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Joel Palhegyi

HIST109 · HILD2A · HIST100 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
63.16%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if and attend lectures, but beware if you dislike long writing or AI scrutiny.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyEssay FocusedEngaging PersonalityAI WatchdogDiscussion Posts
  • Many students love his energetic lectures and say history becomes interesting.
  • Grades often rest on weekly .
  • Recent reviews warn about AI suspicion and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Many say doing discussions and , though AI crackdowns can block that path.

In-person students report easy-to-pass writing paths; online voices report AI-driven fail risk.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is approachable history storytelling, with challenge coming mainly from long writing volume.

In-person feels manageable; online comments call organization and expectations overcomplicated.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, but lectures are the backbone of so showing up matters.

In-person comments dominate; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

Majority praise passion and fairness, tempered by a vocal minority on AI policing and essay fatigue.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

64/100

Many report clear criteria and pass-friendly writing, but recent .

Format shift

In-person leniency is common; online and late HILD2A comments show harsher AI enforcement.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly discussions are light, yet multiple 1200-1800 word essays make the writing load real.

Format shift

Both formats center writing; .

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Energetic, humorous, and passionate lectures are the strongest draw despite organization and AI concerns.

Format shift

; online reviews criticize rambling and scattered structure.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Discussion posts and long essays replace traditional quiz and multiple-choice testing.

Format shift

Consistent across formats with .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students often call him passionate and fair if you show up, participate, and write the essays.

Main concern

Long essays and occasional AI-based strictness can still surprise students.

What students said

“it is impossible to fail this class. You have to try and fail in order to fail.”
HIST100
“If you know how to write a .”
HIST109
“ his assumption that students might have used AI on the midterm.”
HILD2A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are sparse and , and picky grading.

Main concern

AI accusations and scattered structure make online sections feel high-risk.

What students said

“Even if you don't use AI, he assumes you did. He won't let you pass the class.”
HIST100
“His structor of the class is scattered all over and .”
HIST109
“ and expects a lot.”
HIST109

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and discussions, friendly if you write, risky if AI is suspected.

Unit EssaysDiscussion PostsOpen Class SourcesAI Scrutiny Risk

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and multi-essay unit finals drawn from class content rather than classic closed-book tests.

Weekly Discussion Posts1200-1800 Word EssaysClass-Based Sources
“"Exams" were 4 long 1200-1800 word essays.”
HIST100
“ an essay (1-1,600 words) as a final of a prompt based on the units.”
HIST109

Online

and instead stress AI assumptions and .

AI SuspicionPicky Essay Grading
“Even if you don't use AI, he assumes you did.”
HIST100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I took history 101 with him and let me say it is impossible to fail this class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews, balancing strong in-person praise with newer AI and online concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Lecture Energy

70/100

“Every class consisted of thought out lectures filled with examples and images.”

✍️ Essay Reality

48/100

“Endless essays, not exaggerating. and reading.”

🤖 AI Warning

30/100

“Obsessed with AI and the positive reviews of him on this website seem fake.”

👍

66/100

“Mr. Palhegyi is the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He loves to talk so get ready to listen or put your headphones on lol.
  • radiating with energy. You know that he loves his career.
  • He teaches more on the cause and effect of history rather than the facts themselves.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The class is super easy if you just do the work.
  • You will get great grades if you are not lazy and willing to do the work.
  • his assumption that students might have used AI on the midterm.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • and essay at the end of the unit.
  • The only long and exacerbating thing is that you have to write a 1300 word essay about 3 times.
  • All sources for the essays are content from class so you don't need to research.

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen reviews provide useful detail but opinions split by era and format, with only three online samples.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

HIST1009 reviews
HIST1098 reviews
HILD2A2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

2

D 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1