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i had a problem with the weekly quizes, thank you very much...and the FINAL

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A lot of work. Did more work for his class then all others combined

V. nice guy, but really hard and he thinks his class is your ONLY class.

really nice, and i like his voice. he challenges and inspired me

He's kinda goofy but I learned so much and he tries to make it interesting.

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Good Guy. Class is tough, but interesting. Its not as bad as the other ratings. He makes you laugh and has very easy quizzes every friday.

very interesting class, not so easy though. Abbott rocks, he has the best stutter and erases the blackboard dilligentely

sux....don't take avoid this one

great guy. Erases the board with a passion, and makes you laugh. Easy quizzes every friday. a lot of reading though.

easy quizes but still you gotta read like a chapter a week and answer a lot of questions per chapter. he gives good lectures and loves history. he knows what he's talking about.

Fool don't be jiven my main man Abbott just cause you ain't a history major.

his lifelong goal is to be on the history channel. very demanding, strict on proper grammer in papers, no more quizes though. do not take

Great prof!

Great teacher!

Dr. Abbott really likes history, so he gets really into teaching it. It's a bit of work, but you actually learn in his class. I liked the class, but it isn't for everyone.

He's a really nice guy but he is a really tough grader. He's really rough on your grammar and it almost seems as though that counts more than the content. But overall, he does keep you interested

This class isn't an easy A, but an A is still possible. It's just a challenge. If you're looking to just get a good grade, pick another teacher. But if you're relatively intelligent and want to learn something, Abbott is a fantastic teacher. My fav.

if you're looking for an easy HI 30, keep looking. His life's mission is fighting grade inflation, so no freebies here, but A's are possible and I'm not a history major. Pretend you have good grammar for the tests or he'll nail you.total nerd, but good

I found him to be very approachable and helpful. I found his grading to be very fair. Im not a history major and he made it seem interesting. Bright and very knowledgable. Thank you for a great semester.

very sweet guy, he means well, but expects wayyy too much. Unless you have 5 hours a night to spend doing history work, I would advise you to keep looking.

Good teacher, but hes a ton of work and a very hard grader if you want an easy class def dont take him!!!

He is a very intelligent man who demands alot from his students. A tremendous amount of work for HI 30, but is very helpful..go to his office hours if you are concerned about your grades

great teacher, has to teach a lot of material and tries his best- is very willing to talk to you after class in his office- gets really into what hes doing

You will learn a lot. There is a great deal of work. I found it helpful to pair up with another student to complete study guides for the weekly quiz. Demands strong writing skills.

Brilliant and dedicated to students

So enthusiastic about what he's teaching and more than willing to work with you and answer every and all questions you have. A lot of reading and workbook questions, so don't do it if you have another heavy-load class.

One of the best prof. at Fairfield. if you dont like history, you will at least appreciate it, after taking Abbott. Makes history very interesting, tho it is a lot of work. Quizzes all fridays, but they help for the final. hard grader on papers, specially on GRAMMAR, but you will probably learn more history than what you've ever done in your life.

The weekly quizzes he gives are so much more important in your grade than he gives any implication to... the papers are also very very important, and his final was absolutely ridiculous. I looked at my friends HI30 finals and I would have gotten an A in any of their classes but I got a C+ in Abbotts class. So much material it was impossible.

This guy knows his stuff, he may be a tough grader but he prepares you for the upper level courses. You may not get the easy A you want from the other joke Hi30 sessions, but if your a history major you will want to take his session

definatly a difficult class, but a real nice guy. go to his office hours, he will help a brother out. other raters are being reallllly dramatic.

it's alot of reading, quiz-taking, and not so much note-taking. he's a very informed and intelligent professor that tries to engrave in our heads the importance of being informed. to do so means to read! he does what he can to give an in-depth view of the world. this means looking at events from every different aspect of life.

Abbott's class is a touch nut to crack, but once you do, you will KNOW your history! Believe me, I'm in a 200 level history class now, and it's a cake walk after taking it with Abbott.

Great guy. He loves what he does. He does however think that everyone else loves what he teaches as much as he does. The work load is excessive and requires a significant amount of time and effort. However he is a very fair test/quiz grader, BUT very hard paper grader. You do need to try hard but don't judge a book by it's cover. Great teacher.

this guy is a character. he knows the material very well and is very helpful. the class is not that hard if you enjoy history

He's smart, engaging, and one of the most passionate professors I have ever taken. He will not only teach you about the subject, but will improve your writing skills much more than any English professor. Do your work, participate, and ask questions, and you'll be fine. Great guy

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HARDEST class I have taken here. There is soo much material it is ridiculous. He is a nice guy, but this class was murder for mee. He grades really hard on the essays (best 2 out of 4, so you really only have to do 2). The midterm and final are SO hard...you will study your life away for them. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

Bill Abbott is the man, and not nearly as hard as these people make him out to be.

Pretty tough class, but very helpful teacher. He'll spend as much time with you as you need to help you get the grade you want. Nicest guy. Really great prof.

If you like to read chapters at a time from a textbook, and answer about 50 qustions per chapter about that material, have accumulative midterms and finals, and like a hard grading teacher--take him. After about a month he stops taking attendance. Real nice guy, absolute genius. Lots of reading and questions.

I took him for tudor/stuart history and he was great. He really knew his stuff and exhibited a lot of passion for the topic that kept the class interesting. I'm a history major.

He is a really nice guy. It is obvious that he really cares about his students and has a real passion for history. It makes you happy to see him get so excited over it. If you do the workbook and read the text you'll do fine. The only thing is that he does grade pretty hard on essays but you have a few chances to make up for it.

Everyone said Abbott was impossible and not worth taking. False. Although he is a difficult grader on papers, the weekly quizzes are an easy way to raise your grade. If you fill out the workbook (mine was about 75% done) and are a half decent writer I'm sure you can get a good grade. Seeing him for help also not a bad idea. Very passionate teacher.

He is such a sweetie. Honestly HI30 is hard no matter what prof you get. He tries really hard to get everyone into it. Just do the workbook questions and answer questions and he will love you. Also ask him specific questions and go to his office hours. The exams were tough but not impossible. Hard grader on papers!

Abbott is not as scary as everyone makes him out to be actually I initially HATED history and I learned more in this class than any other one. Given there is a ton of work but in the end you will come out much more well-rounded in history than anything else. If you put the time and effort into the course you will receive at least a B-.

History is a lot of work, no matter who your professor is. Dr. Abbott knows this, and gives you everything you need to succeed. He gets a bad rap because people don't want to work for a good grade. If you do the workbook, you'll be fine. He's helpful and wants to answer your questions! He is not out to get students, though he is a tough grader.

My favorite teacher this semester. His class is a lot of work but I love history, so I love his class.

Based on things I had heard about him, I was scared to take his class and was even considering dropping it, but after the first class, I decided to stick with it and I absolutely love him. He truly cares about his students and loves teaching, and you can tell. There is a lot of work, but its not unmanagable. Definitely my favorite teacher so far.

Professor Abbot is a great teacher. He made history that most of the time is boring interesting. It's true that you have to do three take home essays and you have a quiz every week. However, he gives you all the tools u need to succeed. Great guy who cares about his students. Definitely would take him again!

Hard as hell...but maybe the best professor I've ever had. Absolutely brilliant guy. Really interesting. I won't lie. It's insanely hard. I got an A but I busted my butt. Stay away if you want an A and a social life.

I thought it was a walk in the park compared to AP Euro. Abbott is a sweetheart!

don't let the bad comments scare you. professor abbott is the best professor at fairfield!

His Class is very hard and alot of work, but he is a great teacher and really wants to help his students

Very helpful! Really wanted his students to succeed, but a lot of work for a core course!

Professor Abbot is an extremely passionate teacher. He is very knowledgeable and physically excited about his subject. I had him for the Honors class so we had A LOT of work, but it was an enjoyable class anyway.

I had him for the Honors class. It was a lot of reading and writing, often times unreasonably so. But he was very passionate about his subject, and very enjoyable as a professor. If you are into history I strongly recommend him, otherwise he is probably a bit too demanding.

I took so many APs in high school and this was the hardest class i've ever in my entire life taken. I had no idea a history class could be this hard. He is a great professor though and cares a lot about his students. Really interesting. Go to his office hours. He will always help a lot. If you are looking for an easy A, forget about it.

Took 3 of his classes. Fair grader, not a lot of quizzes or tests, interesting lectures.

Cool professor, easy to talk to. really fair, gives you a rubric attached to the syllabus. for our class we had an essay and quiz every two or three weeks; the essays are easy, the answers are straight from the book, the quizzes are harder and you should study from them. know: maps, terms, big ideas. I got As on the essays and Cs on the quiz.

Great man, tough teacher. Stay on his good side because it is nearly impossible not to be. His knowledge of history is unmatched by anyone i've ever met.

Hard class, but if you put the work in - you will excel. He really cares about each student and is definitely willing to help. This course is textbook heavy and he gives a quiz every Friday on the reading. A wkbk is required, which has numerous questions - and those questions are going to be the SAME ones on the quizzes, midterm,and final.

Professor Abbott is such a nice guy and is an expert in his field. He has his doctorate from Oxford and Undergrad from Berkley. This course is reading intensive and you have a quiz each friday along with 4 essays throughout the semester. He is always available for help and loves when people come for office hours. A really kind man, but hard class.

Professor Abbott is one of the nicest professors at Fairfield, you can tell he's super invested in his job too which means a lot. He is so smart and so funny, and gives you all quiz questions before you take it. Plus makes really thorough study guides for midterm and final. He is always available for extra help and knows history like no other.

Professor Abbott is a person who is willing to do anything to make sure that you understand the content of his class. The class does have a lot of homework, but if its extremely doable and if you do it then you will pass. Be sure to participate in class, and you'll get an A. Don't be a brat and just do the work.

He said he took attendance but he only did so in first few classes. He is sweet, knowledgeable, and respected. He is so enthusiastic in class and you will find him really interesting if you want to study. Please take him he's the most likable professor I know. You should study for the quiz and exam but everything is quite clear!

hardest class ive ever taken in my life. worked my butt off to get an A-. incredible amounts of homework and papers. hes a tough grader too. incredibly nice guy and is an absolute brainiac about history and teaches well, but the workload is overwhelming

Professor Abbott is very knowledgeable and passionate about the history. He gives you a workbook which has questions for each chapter and gives a weekly quiz on the questions in the workbook from that chapter. There are 6 essays throughout the semester but he gives you a good amount of time to work on them. He is very approachable.

I had prof Abbott for honors and he was great! He was a little bit of a harsh grader, but I would take him again. He's so knowledgeable and provides great background information regarding what we discuss since he knows most of us aren't history students. Participation is important, and he welcomes everyone's ideas. Very caring and enthusiastic!

Don't take Professor Abbott's class if you're looking for an easy A. It takes lots of work, but it is one of the most rewarding classes I've ever taken. He cares about his students and has funny lectures; he's an all-around good guy.

I took Professor Abbott's War in Western History class and although it was extremely reading-heavy, he made it worth the time; his lectures are entertaining and cover a ton of material. Be prepared to do the readings he assigns because his quizzes are all based on that. It is manageable but time-consuming. I loved him and would take him again.

Hardest yet most rewarding class I've ever taken! Tests are all questions from reading (LOTS of Reading) and geography of the world from reading. Papers have strict word limits, and he's a TOUGH grader. However, he wants nothing more than for his students to succeed. He's caring, hilarious, and lectures are awesome. Put in effort and you'll be fine

Dr. Abbott is a tough grader, but his class was very rewarding and a very enjoyable experience. He has very fun lectures and is accessible outside of class. His quizzes are pulled directly from his review material and are straight forward. As long as you prepare for them you will do great. My favorite professor this year and I would take again.

Professor Abbott is by far one of the best people on campus - he is so caring and funny, but his class is a nightmare. It's 90 pages of assigned reading a week, but if you look through the quiz questions in advance and take good notes in class you'll be fine just by skimming through the books. You definitely need good time management.

My favorite professor! He made the material very interesting and is clearly very passionate about what he teaches. Many essays and a large amount of reading, but if you keep up with it, you will find that this course is very rewarding. Accommodating when needed, which was extremely helpful to me. I would definitely take one of his courses again.

Hardest yet most rewarding class I've ever taken! Tests are all questions from reading (LOTS of Reading) and geography of the world from reading. Papers have strict word limits, and he's a TOUGH grader. However, he wants nothing more than for his students to succeed. He's caring, hilarious, and lectures are awesome. The class will be rewarding.

Professor Abbott is one of the most passionate teachers I've ever had. He cares deeply about the subject matter and provides great feedback on papers. The course load is difficult, with a quiz every Friday, but if you do the readings and questions he provides in advance you'll be fine. Be prepared to dedicate about five+ hours a week to this class.

I think Dr. Abbott is so nice and understanding with his students. He keeps lectures engaging, and while the work can get heavy(weekly essays, readings, etc.), he doesn't have hard deadlines and he grades very fairly.

Very kind professor and very funny, however hardest grader EVER. Quizzes every week in class that are all writing, literally nothing can prepare you for them. 500 pages of reading a week. Four papers throughout the semester. You have to put in a lot of work to get the results you want and sometimes thats even too challenging.