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E Halcomb

HIST17B · HIST17A · HIST17 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself from the book and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear ExpectationsBoring LecturesExam HeavyInconsistent GradingSelf-Study Required
  • Many , and .
  • ; grade rests .
  • A minority say easy A with attendance and outlines, but .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

Several students report easy grades with if you use her outlines, while .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

58/100

Material itself is not advanced, but make the experience feel harder than the content.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

60/100

and lecture notes, but policy is not described as strictly enforced.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most , and not worth recommending despite a few easy-A comments.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

; tests dock for missing detail and .

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Workload

Light

78/100

Multiple reviews and the .

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Dominant theme is dull, wandering, unclear lectures that leave students teaching themselves.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

; nearly all of the grade .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person history lectures are often called boring and unfocused, with and .

Main concern

and dull, wandering lectures.

What students said

“ . so inconsistent and unclear. Her lectures are beyond dull”
HIST17
“ . Bottom line is you kind of end up teaching yourself but the class is not hard.”
HIST17A
“she is the . her class is so boring and useless.”
HIST17A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams demand memorized detail from outlines and text, with .

Detail-Heavy TestsTest OutlinesEssay Questions ProvidedID Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Tests are hard and detail-focused; she provides outlines and essay questions but still docks for missing detail.

Detail-Heavy TestsTest OutlinesEssay Questions Provided
“ because she expects you to know just as much as she does.”
HIST17
“study EVERYTHING that's written on the . .”
HIST17
“She gives you the and gives you hints on the IDs.”
HIST17A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . so inconsistent and unclear. Her lectures are beyond dull and she is all over the place when she is teaching.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person , and split grade ease. Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Lecture Quality

32/100

“never met someone so unclear and so boring.”

📝

88/100

“ so ALL of your grade is based on how well you do the tests.”

⚠️ Recommendation

28/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are beyond dull and she is all over the place
  • she often wanders off the subject
  • This lady, while enthusiastic, doesn't really convey the subject well.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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  • you'll get at least a B.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • ALL of your grade is based on how well you do the tests
  • She gives you the

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight in-person reviews from 2008-2013 are mixed but and .

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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Course coverage

HIST17A5 reviews
HIST172 reviews
HIST17B1 review

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