Karen McNeill

HIST117 · HIST117A · HIST105 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 82/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
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Difficulty: 2.3

The decision

if you want a knowledgeable, passionate history teacher and are willing to show up and study.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate HistorianLecture-HeavyStudy Guides HelpKnows EverythingKeep A Skip Final

Extremely knowledgeable and passionate about history with .
Course is manageable if you attend and study notes; keep a .
A minority find lectures dense and demanding with heavy memorization.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Most say the class is easy if you attend and study her lectures; keeping an A , but some need heavy memorization.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Average difficulty is low and many call content easy with , though lectures can feel dense and fast.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

86/100

Strong majority praise her passion, expertise, and teaching; only a few find her demanding.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

if you study; keep a semester A , but pass-or-fail depends on memorizing lecture content.

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Workload

Light

72/100

Main load is attending lectures, online readings, two essays, and ; .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call her amazing, passionate, and deeply knowledgeable with interesting lectures.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and a couple of essays aligned to lectures, plus study guides.

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

; most students call her amazing and easy if you attend and use study guides.

Main concern

Dense lectures and memorization can overwhelm if you fall behind.

What students said

“ . Her class is so easy. No textbooks, just listen to her lectures and do the online readings”
HIST105

“Try to keep and A in the class through the semester, If so you ”
HIST117A

“She lectures ALOT, and you can only retain so much info.”
HIST117A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

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Exam style

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ahead; strong semester grades can waive the final.

Study GuidesMidterm and FinalLecture-BasedSkip Final If Keep A

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; study guides given early; keep an A .

Study GuidesLecture-Based ExamsSkip Final Option

“she lectures what is exactly on the exam.There are only 2 essays+ a midterm/final+she gives you study guides 2 wks before”
HIST105

“Try to keep and A in the class through the semester, If so you ”
HIST117A

Online

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Top student voice
“Professor McNeill is nothing less than amazing. There are some professors that forget some of the things they teach, but she knows dates, names, events.. EVERYTHING.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 in-person reviews (2012-2013), highlighting expertise, lecture load, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Her teaching style is awesome, and you can tell she is passionate about what she teaches.”

📚 Lecture Depth

70/100

“She lectures ALOT, and you can only retain so much info.”

👍

86/100

“ . Her class is so easy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

she knows dates, names, events.. EVERYTHING
Her lectures are so interesting!!
Interesting to listen too, she knows so much about history

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you study and attend the lectures, this class will be EASY
Try to keep and A in the class through the semester, If so you
memorize history from the 1400's untill 1800's

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Nine detailed in-person reviews from 2012-2013 show consistent praise with some difficulty variance; older sample limits confidence.

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Karen McNeill

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