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History

Filipe Melo

HIST101 · HIST1A · HIST4 · HIST7 · HISTORY1 · HIST8 · HIST31 · HIST1 · HIST3 · USHISTORY · HISTORY7 · HISTOONE · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
47.83%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you will read the book and write weekly; if you want a light or guaranteed easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy readingEssay heavy onlinePassionate lecturesTricky examsParticipation matters
  • Passionate, insightful lectures for students who care about history
  • Online and , and reading
  • and grade success tracks effort, not luck

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible with , and participation, but lazy paths and As.

Online A ; and tests.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and detail-based exams make the intellectual load above average for intro history.

Online challenges writing stamina; and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

; missing class hurts both learning and grade.

Online often has no live attendance but weekly discussion presence; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Loved by history-interested hard workers and avoided by students seeking easy GE credit.

Recommendation rate is split in both formats, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

, while exams and unclear rubrics frustrate others.

Format shift

Online essays get mixed lenient vs unfair feedback; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly essays or long discussions online plus dense reading and .

Format shift

Online workload is paper-heavy; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many praise passionate, insightful lectures and strong historical knowledge despite personality and clarity complaints.

Format shift

; online students value feedback and email speed more than lectures.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of essays, discussions, quizzes, and exams; online tilts to writing while .

Format shift

Online is essay and discussion heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students split between love for engaging lectures and hate for , and reading-centered exams that ignore PowerPoints.

Main concern

and lectures that .

What students said

“ . Sac. 4 essays, 1 source paper, 3 exams and a final.”
HIST7
“Easy A if you do the required work.”
HIST1
“Probably the worst class I have taken. Do NOT take this professor. The tests.”
HIST1

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online is writing-heavy with weekly essays or , and mixed views on grading clarity and trick tests.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“He's a but .”
HIST8
“About 1 essay per week but you can half-ass it. As .”
HIST1
“Save yourself and . and then gives a C for not answering questions he didn't even include in the prompt”
HIST1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard-to-tricky, often textbook-based with study guides, not open-book student-friendly formats.

Tricky multiple choiceTextbook-based examsStudy guidesEssay components

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and T/F from the book; lectures help but .

Multiple choice and T/FBook-basedStudy guidesParticipation points
“Grade is based almost entirely off of .”
HIST1
“ but NEED to read. the questions are so simple, all multiple and tf questions.”
HISTORY7

Online

Online midterms and help; weekly writing carries much of the grade.

Tricky midterms/finalsQuiz and essay heavyTextbook driven
“Be prepared for tests with difficult trick questions. However, the , and he is lenient in .”
HIST3
“So .”
HIST1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are lazy and looking for an easy A then you are taking the wrong class, be ready to study, read and work.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting lectures, workload, and grade path. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Lecture Quality

72/100

“He's extremely knowledgeable and very insightful. He really makes you critically think about history in a way that makes it interesting.”

📝 Workload Reality

32/100

“Expect to write 4 essays the last 3 weeks including a 5-7pg source essay.”

👍 Split Recommendations

48/100

“ . Sac.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are entertaining and engaging.
  • his lectures are very thorough, insightful and well-organized.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you do the required work.
  • He's a but .
  • The .

Theme 3

📚

  • Definitely read the textbook as and ESSAY INFO.
  • About 1 essay per week but you can half-ass it.
  • YOU HAVE TO READ!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across online and and and consistent polarized themes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 543
4 out of 518
3 out of 512
2 out of 56
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 3 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values