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Chris Vancil

HIST1017 · HISTLOTS · POLS1001 · HIST1018 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
53.85%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want strong lectures and , but be cautious with online sections.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExcellent in-person lecturesHeavy readingStrict online gradingTest and quiz heavyFormat-dependent experience
  • In-person students often praise Vancil as passionate, knowledgeable, funny, and strong in lecture.
  • Online reviews are sharply more negative, and exams, webcam testing, and textbook problems.
  • Success depends heavily on reading, showing up, and accepting a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A good grade is possible, but students repeatedly , and surviving tough grading or tests.

Online reviews make the A feel much harder because of and difficult timed assessments, while .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The material is reading-heavy and with the textbook and lectures.

Online sections are described as especially challenging, while but still academically demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

Reviews connect success to showing up, participating, and keeping pace, with one severe complaint about absence during bad weather.

Online reviews include the harshest attendance-related complaint, while and reading are important for success.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

but many online students strongly warn others away.

Recommendation is split by format, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Many reviews describe him as tough, strict, and demanding about quality work, especially online.

Format shift

as harsh and unforgiving, while but often seen as fair by prepared students.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students frequently mention a lot of , and detailed writing expectations.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize heavy weekly reading and tests, while in-person reviews still warn that .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Teaching quality is split, with strong in-person lecture praise offset by severe online complaints about clarity, strictness, and policy handling.

Format shift

In-person teaching is praised as passionate and engaging, while online teaching receives several severe negative reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

76/100

Assessments lean toward quizzes, tests, midterms, finals, and and discussions also present.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize quizzes, exams, and timed tests, while , and writing.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mostly positive, praising lectures, passion, knowledge, and class discussions while still warning that reading and quality work are required.

Main concern

In-person students still need to read heavily and produce specific, quality work.

What students said

“Very good teacher in person.”
HIST1018
“Lectures are amazing.”
HIST1018
“He is not an , but you will learn a lot.”
HIST1018

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are high-risk and and tests, textbook access issues, and webcam-based testing.

Main concern

Online students face strict , and difficult timed assessments.

What students said

“ but him.”
10171018
“you will literally have to buy a because he .”
10171018
“ .”
10171018

Exam style

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Exam evidence points to strict online testing, difficult quizzes, and .

Webcam TestingOpen Book Timed QuizzesShort Time FramesLong Midterm And FinalChallenging Quizzes And Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

26/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quiz or test preparation, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules, webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or strict proctoring.

Exam Preparation From LecturesWeekly Quiz Or Test Mention
“You'll probably see it on the exam!”
HIST1018
“ .”
HIST1017

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention webcam testing, open-book quizzes with short time limits, challenging quizzes, and and .

Webcam TestingOpen Book Timed QuizzesShort Time FramesLong Midterm And FinalChallenging Quizzes And Exams
“you will literally have to buy a because he .”
10171018
“multiple "open book" quizzes with such short time frames that it averaged out to less than 2 minutes per question.”
10171018
“Midterm and and challenging.”
HIST1017

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very good teacher in person.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting the and strict online workload and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“Lectures are amazing.”

⚠️ Online Risk

26/100

“ !”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“There is a TON of reading, and you'll struggle on the quizzes/exams if you don't do it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫

  • Vancil is a fun teacher who cares about the subject he teaches.
  • Very good teacher in person.
  • He is such a good professor.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty And Workload

  • I've had to read a LOT.
  • .
  • Great teacher, but you really have to work hard by reading all the assigned text to keep up with his powerpoint lectures.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Concerns

  • .
  • and told me to purchase one after I missed the deadline for the first 3 assignments.
  • Wish I had looked here first before taking his class, because I would have ran the other way.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 21 reviews span both formats and many years, with a clear and repeated online-versus-in-person split.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 55

Course coverage

HIST10189 reviews
101710186 reviews
HIST10174 reviews
HISTLOTS1 review
POLS10011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2