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Drew Traulsen

S4148 · HIST17A · HIST17B · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid unless you already write at a very high college level and want a brutal history writing filter.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal Writing GraderGraduate-Level ExpectationsFew Graded ItemsEngaging but HarshHigh Drop Risk
  • and are graded at a near-graduate standard.
  • and .
  • Lectures can be engaging or funny, but that rarely offsets the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

A grades are effectively blocked unless writing already meets graduate-level .

Both online and volume, kill As.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

Intro history content is familiar, but extreme writing standards make the course feel far harder than HIST 17A should.

Online and in-person students describe the same writing barrier.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Several in-person reviews mark attendance mandatory with skip-class warnings; but still high-stakes on few graded items.

; online risk sits in graded writing more than presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Almost no one would , and condescending tone.

All formats lean strongly against recommending him.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

Students consistently call him a tough or misses.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report extreme writing deductions.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Homework volume is not always huge, but and .

Format shift

Online notes less daily homework but crushing writing weight; .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

A few students enjoy entertaining lectures, yet overall teaching and weak support.

Format shift

; online delivery is called vague and lazy.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Writing assignments are repeatedly described as basically the whole grade, with few graded items overall.

Format shift

Both formats center papers more than conventional balanced testing.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, but writing standards still feel absurdly high for intro history and wreck grades.

Main concern

first-year history course.

What students said

“I failed because I am not yet a graduate student with that high of a level writing skill”
HIST17A
“the & so .”
HIST17A
“if you cant write at a graduate level, then your not getting that A.”
HIST17B

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students report vague slides, no video lectures, heavy writing weight, and condescending communication that .

Main concern

and discouraging messaging without strong instructional support.

What students said

“He is a and was very condescending to students, consistently telling them all the reasons they would likely fail.”
HIST17A
“ minute detail even if you fully support your writing with the majority of points provided.”
S4148
“If you're not a great writer I would look for a different teacher.”
HIST17A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Success depends on extremely strict writing .

Writing HeavyGraded by Few ThingsTough Writing RubricTests MentionedNo Textbook

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and low average test scores rather than open-book friendliness.

Graduate-Level WritingLow Test AveragesLecture Heavy
“when it came to his writing assignments, (which are basically worth your whole grade) he graded at such a high level it was unbelievable.”
HIST17A
“he thinks its funny that the average score for tests in 65%.”
HIST17A

Online

Online comments emphasize heavily weighted writing assignments and tough .

Heavy Writing WeightMinute Detail DeductionsFew Graded Items
“I received the class on his heavily weighted writing assignments.”
HIST17A
“ .”
S4148

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . The worst professor I have ever had.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, , and limited teaching upside. Credibility rating: Medium.

📝 Writing Gatekeeping

12/100

“if you cant write at a graduate level, then your not getting that A.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

15/100

“Save yourself”

🎭 Lecture Personality

45/100

“His lectures are very engaging, and he's probably a fine person”

⚖️

12/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Me. Traulsen is rad dude with an entertaining personality
  • Very vague, and
  • We were subjected to many examples of his greatness.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • so if you're not a great writer I would look for a different teacher.
  • I failed because I am not yet a graduate student with that high of a level writing skill
  • the average score for tests in 65%

Theme 3

⚠️ About Tone & Support

  • very condescending to students
  • isnt the type of person to work with you
  • Instructions were provided heavily highlighted exclamation marks and discouraging statements.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 8 reviews limit certainty, but they are detailed, multi-year, and highly .

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

HIST17A6 reviews
HIST17B1 review
S41481 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

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Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1