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Ray Buyco

104A · HISTORY117B · 117A · 117B · 177A · MUS123 · MUS125 · HIST104B · HIST117A · HIST104A · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
79.31%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want lively history lectures and will keep up with weekly work; slackers should pick someone lighter.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesLots of HomeworkCaring and AccessibleGet Ready to ReadWork Hard Get an A
  • Engaging passionate lectures that many call the
  • and if you fall behind
  • Grades are achievable with

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students earn As by finishing weekly work and quizzes, but and .

Online comments stress short weekly papers; and midterms.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard college history with solid reading and .

Evidence is similar across formats; compressed short terms feel harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

because lectures feed quizzes and discussions.

In-person reviews more often say mandatory; as no.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students praise passion and clarity and .

In-person praise is stronger and more .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Clear criteria and occasional bumps for near-passing work, but and .

Format shift

Online students note ; in-person students more often call him fair.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent tags for lots of and .

Format shift

Online short-term classes often feel paper-heavy; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students repeatedly call lectures amazing engaging and inspirational with real care outside class.

Format shift

Both formats praise passion; a minority online call lectures boring or quizzes inconsistent.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of weekly homework lecture quizzes papers and focus.

Format shift

Some online terms lean essay-heavy; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and Zoom-era classes are praised for ; workload is real but most dedicated students earn As.

Main concern

and some hard midterms that punish poor time management.

What students said

“Prof. Buyco really made US history come alive!”
HIST117A
“Really easygoing professor that cares about his students.”
117A
“Final and if you study and pay attention.”
177A

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online and reading; and a few students found the paper load heavier than expected.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Lots of homework but its not hard I just slacked off. Lots of essays but theyre all 1-2 pages so theyre easy.”
HIST104B
“i have no idea why most of the reviews never mentioned a single paper but you have a lot of work to do for this class.”
117B
“He is an and , but sometimes the directions can be somewhat vague.”
Mus123

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and can feel college-hard, but they are only part of the grade.

Lecture-based quizzesMidterm and finalOne page notes allowed sometimesEssay final in some sections

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some allow one page of handwritten notes and finals may not be cumulative.

Lecture objectives on examsOne page notesNon-cumulative finalHard midterms for some
“ , and you get to use one page of handwritten notes.”
117A
“Yes, the , but they were each only worth 15% of the grade.”
HIST117A

Online

and paper finals rather than proctored webcam exams.

Canvas quizzesPaper finalInQuizitive
“Final is a 4 page paper worth 20% of your grade”
HIST104B
“there are , and the because they are directly from the lecture and textbook.”
117B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Buyco is one of the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“He is a really engaging lecturer, even on Zoom.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“ !”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“This class requires a lot of reading and and can feel dreadful to do if you're not into history.”

⚖️ Effort for the A

62/100

“So, it's a work hard, get an A course.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • He weaved in
  • made US history come alive

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • work hard, get an A
  • , but they were each only worth 15%
  • heavy workload but he does post the modules early

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Really easygoing professor that cares about his students
  • Very understanding and he's just a nice guy
  • met with me on Zoom over the weekend for help

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning 2017-2025 with consistent themes on lectures and workload support strong confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 554
4 out of 510
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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117B4 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 4 · A 21

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1