Nice guy..but literally you have 60-70 pages of notes for each exam (of 3) and on top of that he gives u 4 five paragraph essays to memorize and 20 articles from the text..if u can write it all WORD FOR WORD..then you are golden

very hard, stay away!!!

EASY A!!!!!

Tough Class but very interesting. I learned more from his class than all other classes this year. If you want a tough but interesting class, take anything with him!!!

A damned difficult teacher who's called Testy Estey for a reason. Still, I learned so much from him that I still remember 13 years later.

He is a very smart man and you learn alot in his class. If you do not do the reading and don't study then u will be in trouble. If u take the class seriuosly then u will learn alot. Take the class if u are seriuos a/b it...if not then drop it.

He is very pssionate and knowledgeable about the subject but he forgets sometimes that his is not the only class student's are taking. He is a nice guy though. Take him if you like challenges. I got an A in his class but will never take him again

Very nice guy, very helpful. But he's got some difficult assignments and exams. Large workload for this class, but I can say that I definitaly learned alot. If you like a challenge or are interested in history there is no one better.

so easy. gives u essays for test and tells u what to write for them and then he will let u write an outline for essay and he will review it and tell u what else to put in. He gives u 4 essays and he always puts the big one on the test. Just go to class + take notes! skim reading and contribute!!!

This guy does not play,starts early finishes late.Tests & quizes are hard and extensisve, they cover more material then most people can memorize for an B+.I'm a good student-ended up with a C.If you have a tough work load, I dont recomend him unless,If you dont try him, but be prepared to WORK!!!!!

Very tough class. Expects you to know every single word he recites in class, and then put all that information on tests and quizzes. quizzes are 15 minutes of crazy writing. Very passionate about the subject. I won't take him again though.

Nice guy, talks a lot and makes you take tons of notes. Tests are very hard. Be prepared to write a lot!

i thought he was good...but then i like history so....

If you put the effort into your work you'll get a good grade.He challenges you and is a good teacher, the others above are just lazy and expect to get a good grade doing nothing.

Horrible Teacher. Can't answer you if you ask him why he works his students to the bone. More work than any other professor at bryant. Daily homework + weekly quiz = bad time. Does not give back test grades. Does not let you keep your quizzes after you take them. AVOID THIS GUY !!!

Estey is great. He is very rigorous and you have to remember a lot, but he's fair. If he grades you poorly it's because you performed poorly. Great professor if you're interested in the subject

Great guy, really helpful, easy tests and quizzes as long as you listen to him in class. NOT a hard grader, if you listen to him and take notes in class you can write essays with great details, which is what he expects.

Estey should not have gotten the bad reviews he did. He has a great personality, is very warm and jolly and is always willing to help. he is a happy and funny man and is extremely intelligent. his clases are informative and enjoyable if your into history. goto class and take good notes so you can wite in DETAIL and youll do fine. He isa hard grader

Awesome teacher. The people complaining are the ones who were too lazy to take good notes and therefore got a bad grade. With good notes, participation, and studying any person can get an A in his class.

I was going to switch out when I read these reviews, but I got there and loved the class! It's really interesting and he's a good guy. It was my biggest workload but it was also my favorite class. Take good notes, memorize those good notes, and you'll be fine.

Be careful! This guy is very vandictive! If you cross him, he will take it out on you, and your grade will suffer. If you want to do well with Estey, you have to play "the game". Be very sweet to him, because if you dissagree with him on ANYTHING, your grade will suffer.

Nice, funny, personable teacher. Class is very demanding. If you aren't willing to spend the whole class period writing notes non-stop, don't take him. You will be writing a TON. Probably the hardest grader I've ever had. Don't take this class unless you have interest in history, many people in my class have already dropped.

Good guy who really knows his stuff. But doesnt realize that not everyone has the same knowledge as him. Expect alot of note taking and classes to run overtime. Quizzes for the most part were multiple choice, test essays are hard and he expects alot.

He is a really nice guy and a good professor. You will take lots of notes and do a lot of reading. The tests are indeed hard but they aren't too bad once you learn how he grades, learn to write fast because he doesn't give nearly enough time. Tough class but manageable.

A good professor. Be ready to take lots of notes and read many pages. Quizzes aren't bad as long as you know the material. Three exams made up of one essay, which he gives you ahead of time to prep, and 50 mc. Only downside's he's slow at getting grades back (still waiting on my final grade which was supposed to be due 3 days ago).

This professor is HARD and this class is gonna be tough. Get ready to feel the burn in your hand as Estey BLASTS through his lesson plans crazy fast and you will be hard pressed to keep up (also, don't expect to get out of class on time). Lots of textbook reading (its a history course). To do well, you will have to memorize class notes(don't skip!)

Professor Estey is extremely hard, but you will learn more than you ever have before. Be ready to take a GPA hit, but also be ready to gain so much knowledge.

If you don't want to put effort into this class, stop reading right now. There is non-stop note taking and you always get out late. However the notes (which are given verbally) are actually structured very well if you PAY ATTENTION. ATTEND all classes and put EFFORT in and you will get a GOOD GRADE. Notes are structured in outline form (I,A,1,a)

Great professor and really enjoys teaching. He will help you out whenever you need it and will tell you most of the things on the test. Take good notes, do not skip and read over your notes again and again. Worth taking because it is very interesting.

Brilliant teacher, who really knows his stuff. Be prepared to take notes, a lot of notes in class (easily fills a notebook or more). His tests are a bit hard, but not impossible. If you go to extra help, he can really really help you. If you hate history don't take him. And make sure you have at least one (it can be small) thing to say every day.

He really knows history well and presents a balanced point of view on all issues. His quizzes and tests are not easy because he requires a lot of detail. This is definitely a class where you have to think. You will take a lot of notes but the content is very interesting and he makes it relevant. If you're not a fan of history then DO NOT TAKE HIM.

Ridiculous amounts of notes taken. You literally take notes the entire class without stopping and he expects you to memorize it all word for word. He always lets you out at least 5 minutes late just rambling on making you take notes. The quizzes all have 2 or 3 good answers per question. Very difficult class.

Exams are impossible! Admin says he gives too much time for tests and he thinks its the students fault when really only about 1 kid is able to finish in the time given. So he doesnt bother to shorten his test. Jams soo much into exams always scrambling for time. Expects 8 paragraph essays(makes up only1/2 the test) and every essay is unsatisfactory

Notes will be your life during class. No breaks means no breaks. Good guy, but makes his tests way too hard and long, so dont expect any A's on them unless you study AT LEAST 10-15 hours and even then he'll find something wrong with your writing. In a class of 25 only 1 person will be getting in the A range which is sort of rediculous

He literally knows the history of everything. There's nothing he doesn't know. He's incredibly smart and incredibly interested in helping students do well. It was a really difficult class, but definitely worth it.

omg...it was a suicide attempt for me to take this class. I withdrew as soon as I saw the first test which involved over 20 mult. choice. 15 fill ins. identify 30 significant locations and name 3 unique facts about each.....oh and a long essay which will be chosen randomly from 4....you got and hour and 15 minutes....good luck.

Professor Estey is amazing but his exams are challenging. However, he gives you the entire structure of the essay beforehand so all you have to do is make an outline and you can't go wrong. He knows a lot about history so you will definitely learn the subject well.

This is a truly brilliant professor. He is a genius, but expects his students to be as well. You will learn SO MUCH, and his class is very interesting, but it is hard to finish the tests and I put a solid 10 hours of studying in before each test. Read the book. it helps!

Requires a lot of his students. As others have said, he is a genius and he grades tough. In order to do well in the class, you almost need to know the material well enough to teach it. He encourages students to meet with him more than most professors. I really like him as a person and he is a very good teacher, just be prepared for tons of work

He is one of the best professors in the university. Truly knows the subject that he is teaching. A very kind and nice person however BE WARNED his classes are extremely hard and will require loads of work and thinking if you want to get at least a B. getting an A will require and exceptional amount of work!

Very smart guy, knows everything about history. Always willing to help students, just ask. The course does require a lot of work. Do the readings, go to class, ask questions and study hard. He is a pretty tough grader but if you show up o every class and ask questions you will do well. I got an A in the course.

Well he is a nice guy and he waits till after the add drop peorid to give his first exam. Well he honestly tells you everything you need to know, and thats everything. He flyes through suff in class and you will write 4 pages per class, all fair game on exams. If you have a gifted memory easy A. If not like me a D is what you should expect.

Really nice guy, leaves no questions as to what you'll be tested on. Workload really isn't that bad, reading assignments are usually really short. My only gripe is how tough he grades essays. It seemed like no matter how much I wrote about, he still wanted more. I write essays well, but he was impossible to satisfy, given the time we had to write.

Estey is a nice professor, but brutal grader. 3 exams total, gives you 4 possible essay topics and chooses one randomly so you have to study all 4 before the exam and on top of that you have 50 MC questions, it's a race against the clock to finish his exams and if you want a B or higher, study until you know it all, and then study more.

HHEAestey is a really nice guy. go to his office hours a lot if you're not sure about smth!

I have taken Estey twice now and have gotten B's in both classes. I am a history minor at Bryant. If you have a passion for learning about history, take him. You will walk away from the class feeling accomplished and most likely remember lots of cool things. If you do not enjoy learning about history then I highly suggest not taking him.

Great person! Enjoyed his lectures and learned a lot. However, by far the hardest class I have ever taken. The tests are impossible! Do not recommend taking this class.

This was the second class I took with Estey. There is a lot of reading but if you keep up with it and go to class, you will do fine. He is always available for extra help and willing to go over what will be on the test. If you don't go to class, you will fall behind, but if you show up, it will be easy to stay on track.

He expects you to write 3, 5 page papers for ever quiz but only gives you 15 minutes to do so. Talks very fast and will always keep you 10 minutes after class. Great guy, really nice but his class is impossible to get an A in and a struggle to get a B in.

Every single class you'll take an average of four pages of notes. He gives you weekly quizzes based off of 3 days of classes.. essentially means you have to know 12-15 full pages of notes for a quiz which accumulate to only 12% of your grade. Test's you don't have time to think.. must know every little detail before you walk in. Don't take.

Very difficult, but if you take notes and pay attention you'll do well. Exams are tough but he is very clear about what he expects, which is a lot by the way.

He expects you to write a 12-15 pages essay ,50 mcq another 100-150 sentences only for the in class final exam .

Excellent instructor. I had Estey for US History in 1984! Glad to see he is still inspiring students today!

Estey is a hilarious and great guy but his class is so hard. He gives you everything you need to know but his expectations are unrealistic. His quizzes should be 45 mins long but are 15 and his tests are 50 mc and you study 4 really huge essays but only get one. On top of that he is the world's hardest grader, he expects you to know everything.

Great, enthusiastic professor. If you like history I recommend taking his class. He rewards improvement and is always willing to help. Don't take his class if you don't want to participate at all, because participation will get you at least a letter grade higher. Tests are hard, but you know what are on them. Asks you what kind of A you want!

I got to thinking about Prof. Estey and wanted to see if he was still around as he was the best professor of any kind I ever had! When I see that he had some poor reviews I was livid. Sure he's tough but I remember things about the courses I took with him to this day and I graduated in 78! Exams are essays that he gives you before so PREPARE!

Would not have survived if I had not studied like crazy and consulted the notes of students who passed his class. But he is one of the professors that makes the class worth the money you are paying for it. The chance of a Bryant student being a history major is slim but any student would benefit from the skills he teaches.

Professor Estey, while quite difficult, is not as hard as people say. He is always willing to help and rewards improvement. Not many do well, but those who show him that they put in a huge amount of effort and time will get As. Grading is arbitrary so you won't know where you stand, but generally higher, not lower, than expected (88 can be an A).

Very passionate about what he teaches and is engaging during lectures (which are basically the whole class). Expects a lot, but you will learn a lot. Highly recommended for anyone willing to work that wants to actually learn in college.