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Jacob Lenerville

POLI1 · HIST2A · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
62.96%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want an engaging instructor and can handle a demanding, assignment-heavy history course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging LecturesHeavy Weekly WorkloadTough Online GradingExtra CreditCaring but Demanding
  • Students often praise his humor, passion, and lecture quality.
  • Online HIST2A reviews repeatedly and .
  • and describe clearer payoff for participation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic with and consistent completion, but and many assignments.

Online evidence is mixed and workload-heavy, while through attendance and participation.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The material is not conceptually impossible, but long lectures, detail-heavy content, and .

Online reviews describe the course as more demanding, while as more engaging and manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Participation matters in several reviews, but the reviews do not prove a .

Online participation appears built into videos, quizzes, and discussions, while and participating.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

63/100

, but many online students warn against the workload and .

online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

but strict and tedious to many online reviewers.

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly mention tough grading, while .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Many online students , and 9 or more assignments per week.

Format shift

Online HIST2A drives the heavy workload rating, while in-person POLI1 and HIST2A sound lighter.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

His lectures are often described as funny, passionate, and clear, but the online workload weakens the experience for many students.

Format shift

, while online feedback is polarized by organization, workload, and grading.

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Assessment appears to mix , and some exams.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize assignments and weekly quizzes, while in-person POLI1 mentions papers, open-book quizzes, and a final.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are strongly positive, emphasizing interesting lectures, leniency, and easier payoff when students participate.

Main concern

Some students still note lecture heaviness and participation expectations.

What students said

“As long as you show up to class and participate you should be able to receive an A.”
POLI1
“Great professor. The lectures were informative, and were explained in-depth.”
HIST2A
“ .”
POLI1

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are split between students who love the engaging lectures and and heavy weekly work.

Main concern

The main risk is high weekly workload with .

What students said

“ and takes hours to complete”
HIST2A
“Lots of assignments but easy and A LOT of opportunities- I ended with 109%.”
HIST2A
“I would never take this professor ever again he gives you 9+ assignments per week”
HIST2A

Exam style

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Exam evidence varies because in-person POLI1 clearly mentions open-book and open-note testing, while online reviews mostly .

Weekly QuizzesOpen-Book QuizzesOpen-Note FinalLecture Video Questions

Assessment risk

Varies

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person POLI1 evidence describes open-book quizzes with several attempts and an .

Open-Book QuizzesSeveral Quiz AttemptsOpen-Note Final
“ .”
POLI1
“Didn't have mid term and provided info for .”
POLI1

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes and lecture video questions, but they do not clearly prove webcam use, .

Weekly QuizzesLecture Video Questions
“have to do a ”
HIST2A
“ that pop up during the lecture videos.”
HIST2A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“There is a lot of work, but that is expected in a compacted 8-9 week class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting teaching, grading, workload, and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“His lectures are very inspirational and he's pretty funny.”

⚖️

42/100

“ and very tedious about how you answer and do your work.”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“9+ assignments a week is discouraging, I spent more hours than normal.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is hilarious and plenty of sarcasm to go along with it.
  • His passion for history is so awesome and he makes it so interesting.
  • Great professor. The lectures were informative, and were explained in-depth.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and it's easy to get an A if you keep up with the work.
  • and takes hours to complete
  • As long as you show up to class and participate you should be able to receive an A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload

  • He gave .
  • Feels like you are taking an additional 5 classes with the amount of .
  • Lots of assignments but easy and A LOT of opportunities- I ended with 109%.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 32 reviews across many years, with detailed and consistent format-specific patterns.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

HIST2A20 reviews
POLI19 reviews
200863 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

2

D+ 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1