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Ramon Vasconcellos

HIST117 · 118HIST · HIST101 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
54.55%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if and can handle tough grading and dense reading.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCritical thinking focusLecture heavyTough graderPolarizing organizationParticipation required
  • Engaging history teaching that pushes critical thinking and participation.
  • Workload and ; many B grades even for hard workers.
  • Reviews are polarized on fairness, organization, and classroom climate.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many solid students report B grades despite effort; and .

; the one online review still describes a punishing midterm.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and critical-thinking demands make content and pace college-rigorous.

and writing load; in-person adds lectures and presentations.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and tags warn skipping hurts your grade.

In-person nearly always mandatory; the single as yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; fans love depth while others cite unfair grades and chaos.

; online sample is too small to shift the split.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and B grades for high effort .

Format shift

In-person complaints about grade appeals and scale clarity dominate; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and large midterms create a high time cost.

Format shift

Online highlights reading and ; and last-week cramming.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Strong subject passion and inspiring lectures for many, offset by rambling, unorganization, and fairness disputes.

Format shift

In-person reviews are highly polarized; one online review is lukewarm on tone and load.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Essay midterms, research-paper exams, presentations, and .

Format shift

and presentations; .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students either praise inspirational critical-thinking lectures or warn about unorganization, grade disputes, and .

Main concern

and end-of-term crunch for presentations and papers.

What students said

“He not only asked you to "think" but would apply his lessons to contemporary issues.”
HIST117
“ . We had a final and 5 presentations on the last day of school.”
HIST117
“ .”
118HIST

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Single , and a large multi-essay midterm that is time-intensive but rewarding.

Main concern

and long multi-topic midterm essays with limited time.

What students said

“The material isn't hard to understand but .”
HIST101
“The mid-term exam required about 2 essays and 2 paragraphs for 15 topics.”
HIST101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams emphasize essays and research writing rather than simple multiple choice, with and timing pressure.

Essay midtermsResearch paper examsPresentationsStudy guides may not match tests

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

/essay work, sometimes packed with end-of-term presentations.

Research paper examsEssay midtermsGroup presentations1000 pt mid-term reported
“ .”
118HIST
“1000 pt mid-term. Study guides that don't relate to the .”
HIST117
“We had a final and 5 presentations on the last day of school.”
HIST117

Online

One online review describes a large midterm with multiple essays across many topics and .

Multi-essay midtermHeavy readingTime pressure
“The mid-term exam required about 2 essays and 2 paragraphs for 15 topics.”
HIST101
“ ”
HIST101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He teaches history as though you were living in the time period. His class will make you use critical thinking skills.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, capturing the split between inspirational teaching and strict, heavy assessment. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Depth

70/100

“AWESOME professor! I loved the way this professor taught. He really encouraged us to learn...and to become lifelong learners”

⚖️

32/100

“I completed all his assignments with 90%+ and still got a B.”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“The material isn't hard to understand but .”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“Would love to have this guy again!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He lectures quite a lot and puts notes on the board as a guideline
  • By far one of the
  • , overall just all over the place

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Hard teacher. No online grades, doesn't grade fairly
  • This professor was pretty fair. He only asks that you participate, read the assignments, and study
  • He gave me an

Theme 3

📝 About Exams and Work

  • The mid-term exam required about 2 essays and 2 paragraphs for 15 topics
  • We had a final and 5 presentations on the last day of school

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

15 reviews with recent strong opinions help, but the sample is polarized and only one online review limits format balance.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

HIST11711 reviews
118HIST2 reviews
HIST1012 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 8

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values