AI Rate Professor

History

Jay Hargis

HISTP123 · HIST101 · HISTP117 · HISTO119 · HISTP101 · HISTORY104 · HIST117 · HIS105 · HIST108 · HIST17B · HISTB17A · P118 · HISTP118 · HIST109 · HISTP102 · HIST118 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
18.18%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you love history reading and , and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy ReadingTough GraderLate GradingLecture HeavyTextbook Driven
  • Recent , and grades posted very late.
  • Older students who did all reading and writing sometimes found the class fair or even easy.
  • ; many urge picking another history professor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

As are possible if and paragraph work, but late grades and tough standards make high marks feel costly.

; recent online and in-person reviews report Fs and drops.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Long chapters, weekly paragraph answers, and heavy lectures make the .

Online is pure textbook grind; in person adds long lectures and participation quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and warn that skipping hurts passing chances.

In-person is clearly mandatory; online still expects weekly participation boards.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again sits near 18 percent with .

Recent online reviews are especially negative; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

28/100

, and complaints of unfair or opinion-biased scoring.

Format shift

Online complains of ; in person also reports late and .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Weekly chapter readings, paragraph answers, discussions, and .

Format shift

Both formats hammer reading volume; online adds no-late-work rules.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

He knows history well for some students, but many find lectures boring, rambling, or textbook-only.

Format shift

Online teaching feels minimal; in-person knowledge is praised but delivery is polarizing.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Chapter questions, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online is assignment and discussion heavy; in person mixes lectures with paragraph HW and some open-note tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and opinionated with lots of reading and homework; outcomes range from easy A for diligent students to failed or dropped for others.

Main concern

Boring or rambling lectures, tough or , and .

What students said

“take another professor.”
HISTP102
“He also didnt grade any of .”
HISTP102
“this class requires a lot of reading and he likes paragraphs for every single question that you answer.”
HISTP102

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online history , and delayed grading with little teaching.

Main concern

No late work, , and .

What students said

“He gives out so much work and does not allow late work to be turned in at all, he doesnt grade until the end”
HIST101
“ of each chapter in paragraph form. It's a lot of work and there's little actual teaching”
HISTP101
“He didn't grade a single thing until the .”
HIST108

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments emphasize written paragraph answers and reading-based work; some older classes allowed notes on tests.

Paragraph AnswersOpen Notes SometimesNo Multiple ChoiceReading Based

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

paragraph homework; some tests allow notes and are not multiple choice.

Open Notes On TestsParagraph HomeworkLecture Heavy
“he does not give multiple choice tests. The and "no wrong answer" type stuff, including all of the .”
HISTP101
“You can use your notes on the test.”
P118

Online

Online grading centers on weekly chapter questions and ; no clear proctoring details.

Chapter End QuestionsDiscussion BoardsNo Late Work
“ of each chapter in paragraph form.”
HISTP101
“A discussion board and a few questions per chapter/week.”
HIST101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“if you guys can take it with any other professor please do so”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 reviews (6 online, 23 in , and polarized outcomes. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“take another professor.”

📚 Heavy Workload

22/100

“He gives out so much work and does not allow late work to be turned in at all”

⏱️

25/100

“He didn't grade a single thing until the .”

🎯 Subject Knowledge

55/100

“He really knows his history & will show it in every lecture during his classes.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • teaches straight from the textbook
  • lectures get sort of long and boring
  • knows his history like the back of his hand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but
  • If you do the work and read the book it's pretty much an easy A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustrations

  • he doesnt grade until the end
  • I had to practically
  • Look into other professors if you want an easier history class

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

29 reviews across years with and consistent workload and .

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 511
3 out of 54
2 out of 54
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

3

F 3

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2