AI Rate Professor

Social Science

Basil Jenkins

HIST104 · HIST101 · HUM105 · HUM104 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you can handle long tangential lectures and study from the textbook on your own.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing lecturerParticipation mattersTextbook testsHeavy readingStory-driven teaching
  • Students either love his storytelling and knowledge or strongly dislike his tangents.
  • Getting a high grade is realistic if students attend, participate, and read the textbook carefully.
  • The biggest risk is that .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

High grades are common if students read the textbook, attend, and participate, but it is not an effortless A.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

The content is not conceptually impossible, but and lecture-test mismatch make the class harder for passive students.

All course and humanities reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

Reviews repeatedly say attendance, participation, or roll matters, and some say skipping class will hurt the grade.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

He is worth it for students who like history and , but if tangential lectures frustrate you.

All and is strongly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some reviews mention and curves, but grades often depend on a as risky.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

The workload is mostly reading, participation, and fall behind.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

57/100

He is praised as brilliant and memorable, but many students say lectures ramble and do not prepare them for tests.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Multiple reviews say grades are mainly or as support.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are polarized, with strong praise for his intelligence and stories but repeated complaints about tangents, mandatory participation, and .

Main concern

The main concern is that tests may .

What students said

“100% of the .”
HIST104
“ but there is .”
41299

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The because and often tied to textbook reading, but reviews do not clearly prove book or proctoring policies.

Four ExamsTextbook-Based TestsNo Study GuideCurved Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Four ExamsTextbook-Based TestsNo Study GuideCurved Tests
“Your entire grade is solely based on 4 exams that are unevenly spaced throughout the semester.”
HIST104
“ but he grades on a curve so its okay.”
HUM105

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you have a passion for history, he's your guy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

57/100

“By far the .”

📖

54/100

“ and you'll do great.”

📝

45/100

“Grade is solely .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He genuinely loves history and can tell incredible stories from the past as well as stories from his own life.
  • His lectures can drag on and be rather tangential, but he somehow manages to bring it back around to the subject matter at the end of class.
  • He's a nice person, but a horrible teacher; and I'm not even exaggerating.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Read and get an A
  • He offers EC.
  • Read the chapters carefully and slowly and .

Theme 3

🧾

  • Participation is key.
  • Your grade .
  • Attendance and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 15 in-person reviews with detailed, , and tests.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

HIST1046 reviews
HUM1043 reviews
HUM1053 reviews
HIST1012 reviews
412991 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 4 · A 5

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1