William Medina

HIST101 · HIST100 · HISTORY171 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 76.92%
Difficulty: 2.1

The decision

if you will attend regularly and follow lecture notes for .

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesTake-home examsMandatory attendanceLecture heavyPop quizzes

, and exam-focused if .
and .
few misses.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

, and lecture notes make an A reachable with and basic writing.

Almost ; the one online review led to a drop.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is lecture- and movie-driven history with low conceptual load if .

Difficulty comments .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

or three misses and pop quizzes tied to showing up.

; online attendance not clearly described.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and doable exams despite attendance rules.

Recommendation strength is driven by in-person reviews; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Many As appear, but several call him a tough or .

Format shift

In-person grades skew high; the .

Workload

Light

74/100

Workload centers on a , and occasional papers rather than daily homework.

Format shift

Workload comments .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students , and hilarious, with a minority finding him distracted or movie-heavy.

Format shift

Teaching praise is concentrated in in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grades mainly come and occasional essays.

Format shift

Assessment detail is strongest in in-person HIST101 and HIST100.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Most students , and easy-to-pass structure if they show up and .

Main concern

Strict attendance and .

What students said

“Don't skip class as he drops after 3 misses.”
HIST100

“ . Just show up and turn in exam and leave.”
HIST101

“Super easy class, the 4 exams are take home, 3 questions each exam.”
HIST101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review reports confusing grading expectations and a .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Was told to be descriptive, then told to stick to the scant information in the lecture notes.”
HIST101

Exam style

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lectures, often with a page of notes allowed.

Take-Home ExamNotes AllowedEssay QuestionsGroup Pop Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

notes, sometimes with one page of notes, plus group pop quizzes.

Take-Home ExamNotes AllowedEssay QuestionsGroup Pop Quizzes

“ . of notes.”
HIST100

“ .”
HIST101

“the 4 exams are take home, 3 questions each exam and a full page answer to each of them.”
HIST101

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Great professor, would 10/10 take his class again. If you miss one of his lectures though, make sure to get notes from someone.”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Quality

78/100

“Prof Medina is amazing!! Lectures are straightforward.”

📝

86/100

“ . Just show up and turn in exam and leave.”

📍

22/100

“ , if you miss two classes, youre dropped from the course.”

👍

76/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing lectures
and
straight forward about history

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

This was an easy A class
Super easy class, the 4 exams are take home
His class is pretty easy to pass if you do the work

Theme 3

📍 and Quizzes

Don't skip class as he drops after 3 misses
Beware of pop quizzes
Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews spanning 2014-2020 with , and attendance give strong confidence.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510

4 out of 54

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST10112 reviews

HIST1003 reviews

HISTORY1712 reviews

1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

William Medina

x x if you will attend regularly and follow lecture notes for x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Lecture Quality

📝 x x

📍 x x

👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📍 x x and Quizzes

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will attend regularly and follow lecture notes for .

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📍 and Quizzes