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G Costello

HIST101 · HIST101H · HIST171 · HIST100 · HIST100101 · HIST102 · HISTORY101 · HIST170 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
90.91%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want a and can handle conceptual, lecture-heavy classes.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and understandingLecture heavyConceptual teachingEasy workloadExtra credit
  • Most students describe Costello as caring, funny, and willing to work with student schedules.
  • The course is usually easy to pass or earn an A in if , and complete short writing work.
  • The main risk is an unstructured lecture style with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Getting an A is usually realistic with , and steady participation, but it is not always a free A.

Online evidence mentions weekly , while showing up and doing the work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

The workload and , but the conceptual lecture style can confuse students who need clearer structure.

The online review sounds highly supported, while in-person reviews are split between easy content and organization.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

67/100

and success, but comments also describe her as flexible with student schedules.

Online Zoom meetings were optional, while .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend her because , and makes history manageable.

The single online review is strongly positive, and most in-person reviews are also positive despite organization complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Students frequently report easy grading, , and high grades, though a few .

Format shift

Online mentions weekly , while in-person reviews show lenient grading with .

Workload

Light

80/100

Work is usually limited , and occasional essays.

Format shift

Online work appears supported by videos and , while but lecture dependent.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

She is often praised as caring, funny, and passionate, but and .

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is very positive, while but more mixed on lecture structure.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Grades come from weekly writing, quizzes, tests, notes, participation, and .

Format shift

Online assessment details are limited, while , and finals.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly positive, with easy grading and and lectures.

Main concern

Some students find her lectures unfocused and her notes .

What students said

“Costello is lecture-heavy, but she's never boring and cracks jokes frequently.”
HIST101
“Her notes and and hard to read most of the time”
HIST171

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Budget First

The one online review is very positive, emphasizing optional Zoom meetings, free materials, extra support, and weekly .

Main concern

Only , so confidence is limited.

What students said

“our ”
HIST101
“she added extra videos to help with our assignments, and gave weekly”
HIST101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence is student-friendly where described, with open-note support and a , but .

Open Book QuizzesOne Sheet of NotesTake-Home FinalReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Online Exam Policy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention book-supported quizzes, a , and short-essay tests.

Open Book QuizzesOne Sheet of NotesTake-Home FinalShort Essay Tests
“she'll let you use the book/work together for the quizzes”
HIST100
“ .”
HIST100
“ essays, but you get to have a page of notes”
HIST102

Online

The online review does not clearly prove .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easy A if you do the work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“ , and passionate.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“ .”

⚖️

82/100

“Grades very easily, give so much feed back.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Costello is lecture-heavy, but she's never boring and cracks jokes frequently.
  • She teaches in a conceptual way.
  • She mainly just paces the classroom and talks with no structure or direction.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Classwork is extremely easy, all you and write a weekly essay.
  • Easy A if you do the work.
  • The , and the and easy.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • and willing to work with her students.
  • She's willing to work with you to pass her class.
  • she was able to find a free online book for her students so we did not need to purchase it

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

There are 25 reviews across many years with , and uneven organization.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

HIST1717 reviews
HIST1006 reviews
HIST1015 reviews
HIST1001012 reviews
1001 review
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HIST101H1 review
HIST1021 review
HIST1701 review
HISTORY1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 7 · A 3

B range

4

B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values