AI Rate Professor

History

Aaron Rietkerk

HIST1 · HIST103 · HISTORY1 · HIST7 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you want a solid history teacher and can accept that an A takes real study and you may still land a B or C.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderLecture HeavyClear Grading CriteriaCaringSkip Class You Won't Pass
  • Caring, serious history lecturer who wants students to succeed
  • ; hard to earn an A
  • Attendance and attention matter; study guides help but grades still trend mid-range

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Students study heavily, get study guides, and still report C or B grades with little and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

History content is name-and-date heavy, lecture-paced, and rated difficult by most students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most students say and skipping hurts because exams track class material.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most would take him again for caring teaching and and one no-vote.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and reported C/C- grades show strict, few-item grading with little .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Few homework items but lecture-heavy with , and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students call him interesting, caring, and , though some find lectures long and boring.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

mainly exams, papers, and class .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and final; interesting but long lectures and strict grading.

Main concern

Hard to get an A despite effort; lectures can feel long and boring to some.

What students said

“The grading and but he does give out study guides.”
HIST103
“I studied a lot for the 3 exams but still got C's and he doesn't offer any .”
HISTORY1
“you pretty much have to pay attention and study if you want an A.”
HIST1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and finals are hard but study guides are provided; .

In-Person ExamsStudy GuidesMidterm and FinalPapers

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and papers with study guides; and content-heavy.

In-Person ExamsStudy GuidesMidterm and Final
“The grading and but he does give out study guides.”
HIST103
“ , and a final.”
HIST1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ because he is a good teacher but i would not because it is hard to get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person , and attendance. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“His lectures are really interesting. He really cares about this topic and wants every student to succeed.”

⚖️

28/100

“I studied a lot for the 3 exams but still got C's and he doesn't offer any .”

👍 Recommendation

78/100

“ because he is a good teacher but i would not because it is hard to get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are really interesting.
  • He explained things pretty thoughly and encouraged discussion.
  • Powerpoint lectures, in class debates, and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • hard to get an A
  • I studied a lot for the 3 exams but still got C's
  • you pretty much have to pay attention and study if you want an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • though and occasionally cracked a good joke.
  • He really cares about this topic

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed in-person reviews from 2016-2018 with and caring themes, but small sample and older dates.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST13 reviews
HIST1032 reviews
HIST71 review
HISTORY11 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values