Heidi Anderson

S2654 · HUM70 · HIST17 · HUM2 · HISTORY17B · HIST1B · HIST17A · HIST17B · F0125 · F2002 · HUM2S2654 · HUMANITIES2 · 2014SHUM2 · HIS17A · 60 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 46.67%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you want to learn deeply and can treat a 3-unit course like a near full-time load; skip if you need a light GE.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming WorkloadSo Many PapersLots Of ReadingClear Criteria When FollowedPolarizing Online

, and weekend due dates.
Students who put in serious hours often earn As and .
Many others drop or and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are common if you complete everything carefully, but the A requires a large continuous time investment rather than light effort.

Online reviews emphasize time-for-grade more; a few courses like HUM70 or summer HIST get easier Easy A comments.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content may not be elite theory, but volume of , and citations makes the course feel hard.

Both formats call the load extreme; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

Many , though participation and on-time work still matter.

Online evidence dominates attendance flexibility; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

learners who want rigor recommend .

; older in-person history fans are warmer.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

Follow detailed rubrics and you can score well; some call her reasonable, others harsh or picky on format.

Format shift

Online split between fair/clear criteria and .

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Dominant , and multi-part creative essays for few units.

Format shift

Online and in-person both hammer workload; and first-week assignment piles stand out.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

, and inspiring; many , and confusing instructions.

Format shift

Positive teaching comments appear in both formats but negative communication reviews are heavier online.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and weekly tasks more than classic midterms.

Format shift

/HIST and in-person notes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and mixed communication, with a smaller set of highly positive history/humanities experiences.

Main concern

, and uneven responsiveness still dominate complaints.

What students said

“Get ready to spend your entire week reading and .”
HUM2

“She is the .”
HIST17A

“She assigns way to much work for the amount of credits that .”
HUM70

Remote format

Online

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online HUM/HIST sections are assignment factories with , and frequent busy-work complaints, plus some strong learn-a-lot reviews.

Main concern

Weekly hour load far exceeds unit value and can crowd out other classes.

What students said

“ . , but this class is too much.”
HUM2

“I really loved this class! Honestly, it was one of the more difficult classes I have taken at Shasta College because you have to put in quite a bit of time.”
HUM2

“I saw the list of 25 assignments that were due the first week of school and immediately dropped her.”
S2654

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews rarely detail proctored exams; assessment is mainly papers, discussions, and multi-part weekly work.

Assignment HeavyPapers And DiscussionsMinimal Exam EmphasisDetailed Rubrics

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reading with little specific closed-book exam policy detail.

Heavy PapersReading LoadHomework Focus

“Writing 1000 word essays, instructions are so lengthy and .”
HUM2

“Her class is a lot of work.”
HIST17B

Online

Online students describe endless assignments, essays, citations, and .

So Many PapersWeekly AssignmentsDiscussionsChicago Citations

“ , and write a lot more.”
HUM2

“There is a lot of work in her class. But if very fair.”
HIST17A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“ . I know it sounds harsh, and she is a , but her class is grueling and terrible.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, weighted toward dominant workload and recommendation themes across mostly online humanities/history. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Reality

14/100

“I spent more time on this class, which is only three units, than I ever did on any of my five-unit classes.”

👍 Recommendation Split

46/100

“ as long as you are ready to put in some work!”

🎯 Learning Payoff

55/100

“Take her class if you want to learn the material, not if you're lazy.”

📝 Path To An A

42/100

“Easy A if you put in effort.”

Theme 1

😫 About Workload

Stay away.
First week was over 10 assignments!
The amount of work we have each week is more than any other class I've taken.

Theme 2

📖 About Learning & Grades

You will learn the subject, so she succeeds in that respect.
.
Put in the work & its and easy A.

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

Terrible communication!!
She took forever to respond back to emails, never graded promptly
her message back to me was so heartfelt and really helped me get through the class!

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with strong thematic consistency on workload and a large online sample make the overall picture reliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517

4 out of 58

3 out of 58

2 out of 515

1 out of 512

Course coverage

HUM218 reviews

HIST17A8 reviews

HIST17B4 reviews

HUM704 reviews

HUMANITIES23 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 12

B range

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1

Heidi Anderson

x x x if you want to learn deeply and can treat a 3-unit course like a near full-time load; skip if you need a light GE.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Optional

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Recommendation Split

🎯 Learning Payoff

📝 Path To An A

😫 About Workload

📖 About Learning & Grades

📬 About Communication

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want to learn deeply and can treat a 3-unit course like a near full-time load; skip if you need a light GE.