Reviews of professor Seth Rotramel

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Rotramel is so great. I had him for an 8am in a class I wasn't even interested in, and he made it enjoyable somehow. He really roots for his students to succeed and gives great feedback and guidance in paper writing. He will also talk a lot about his wife and chickens and is all around a wonderful person to talk to.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Rotramel is one of my favorite history professors here at GW. Super nice and very well versed in all of the course content- online class was a mix of lectures and group discussions. Final paper was very difficult and tedious but he held a ton of sessions outside of class to help students work through the assignment.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
HIST 3333 with Prof Rotramel was great! He is very accessible outside of class, genuinely cares about his students, and provides clear instructions. He is also such a history nerd and his enthusiasm is evident! Do the readings, participate in class, and closely follow the grading criteria (don't use passive voice!) and you will be fine.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Rotramel assigns 2 book reviews and one large research paper. The class is a book club; you answer 10 discussion questions based on the current book and discuss them. He is very helpful with feedback; he wants short, purposeful papers. The final paper was difficult because you need to use archive primary sources to propose an original claim.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The only bad part about the class was that it was at 8 AM, but no discussions! Prof. Rotramel is extremely knowledgeable, so ask questions and see where it takes you! Participation matters (25% of your grade). There is a midterm, final, and final paper, so be ready to write. If you pay attention in class, you'll be ready for his exams guaranteed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Rotramel is caring, empathetic, and enthusiastic. He is a great professor and gives very interesting lectures complimented by readings and documentaries. He is very clear with his expectations and is a fair grader. I found him to be very encouraging and accessible outside of class. Coursework is interesting, be prepared to work hard.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's very nice and energetic and makes you want to do well in his class. That is really important.

But, he is not super accessible and despite the great lengths to which he goes, he can be unclear on paper recommendations and often did not give good feedback. But, I also didn't put in extra effort for clarification. I just took what he gave.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Rotramel is an AMAZING professor!!! He really emphasizes learning and really wants you to do well. Me personally, I am not a great writer. But, he doesn't care - he gives great feedback and tbh the grade is often higher than what you would expect for the feedback he gives. It just goes to show how much he values learning over grades. Take him!