HILTON S (HIST)

Grading History

The grades listed below are the actual grades assigned by this instructor over the last few semesters, based on official records from LSU.

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Course Average W A B C D F Enrolled
HIST 2057 B (2.808) 7% 27% 42% 21% 6% 4% 708
HIST 4140 C (2.346) 11% 7% 44% 33% 7% 8% 107
HIST 4066 C (2.217) 11% 24% 17% 28% 17% 13% 46

Review Summary

52% recommended (25 of 48 reviews)

Category Average A B C D F Reviews
Overall Instructor C (2.273) 16 7 5 5 11 49
Overall Course C (2.043) 4 17 11 5 9 49
Communication Skills C (2.234) 16 10 3 5 13 47
Personality B (2.723) 21 9 7 3 7 47
Course Content B (2.681) 21 9 6 3 8 47
Exams and Grading C (1.915) 11 7 10 5 14 47
Time Required C (2.213) 9 9 16 9 4 47
Grade You Earned B (2.929) 14 13 13 2 0 42

Courses Taught in Spring 2010

Section Course Days Start End Enrolled Avail Type Average W-Rate Distro Instructor Room/Building
4 HIST 2057-4 TTh 1:40p 3:00p 149 26 2.000 14% HILTON S 0006 LOCKETT
1 HIST 4140-1 TTh 12:10p 1:30p 91 59 2.346 10% HILTON S 0010 LOCKETT
6 HIST 8000-6 TBA TBA 99 RES HILTON S
6 HIST 9000-6 TBA TBA 99 RES HILTON S

Reviews

Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #1 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton is great, interesting, informative lectures, willing to work with you outside of class etc. etc. One of my favorite history professors at LSU. However, be warned, it is IMPOSSIBLE to get an A in this class. You can read all the books, go to every class, and take perfect notes, but the TA, Buzz, absolutely will not give a grade higher than an 88. So, take the class, unless you want to make an A, in which case, look elsewhere.
Posted: 5/5/2011 5:48:08 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
C Personality
F Course Content
D Exams and Grading
F Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #2 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
No review provided.
Posted: 11/8/2010 2:40:19 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/B Course
F Communication Skills
F Personality
C Course Content
F Exams and Grading
C Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #3 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
I love history (especially American) and I HATED this class. Hilton is absolutely horrible. He grades essays ridiculously hard. Our first test had only 4 A's and 18 B's out of a class of about 200. I was glad I came out of this class with a B. Also the way he talks about politics is extremely aggravating. Oh and he takes roll everyday but then does nothing with it in the end. No reason to attend class.
Posted: 5/18/2010 9:26:56 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/B Course
D Communication Skills
D Personality
C Course Content
F Exams and Grading
D Time Required
D Grade You Earned
Review #4 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
No review provided.
Posted: 4/3/2010 6:09:09 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
F Personality
F Course Content
F Exams and Grading
F Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #5 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
This guy failed me on my last semester. You don't learn anything new because everything he says is listed in Lyons' book : A Short History of WWII. The worst instructor I've ever had in my four and a half years at LSU.
Posted: 12/17/2008 11:51:24 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
F Personality
F Course Content
F Exams and Grading
C Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #6 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
This guy is super boring. He lets his ta grade tests which consists of two essay questions. This makes it impossible to get an A because she always finds some little detail that you left out. Seriously 3 out of almost 200 people got an a.
Posted: 11/6/2008 9:54:11 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
D Communication Skills
F Personality
F Course Content
F Exams and Grading
D Time Required
D Grade You Earned
Review #7 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
ONLY C in college, he is TERRIBLE, and doesnt curve like he promises. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!
Posted: 11/2/2008 4:21:55 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
F Personality
B Course Content
F Exams and Grading
C Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #8 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
I have never made a D before in my life. He was a total nightmare. There were about 200 people in my class and he announced after the 1st test that 3 made A's. Says he curves but doesn't make a difference!
Posted: 5/10/2008 3:25:24 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/D Course
F Communication Skills
C Personality
D Course Content
C Exams and Grading
D Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #9 / Course: HIST 4140 / Instructor: HILTON S
I love history. I HATE Hilton. This was the first history class at LSU I've actually dreaded going to. Hilton wastes the ENTIRE semester justifying his beliefs about Vietnam War. I had an A in the class, but I was one of 5 out of 150 students.
Posted: 4/24/2008 3:51:16 PM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Recommended/C Course
D Communication Skills
B Personality
C Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
C Time Required
D Grade You Earned
Review #10 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
TA's grade harsh. Only 2 Exams comprising of one essay & a Final. Usually hints what the essays will be the day before. Use LOTS of detail & memorize the possible essays the night before the test. READ THE BOOK! he gives no visual notes or outlines.
Posted: 1/15/2008 2:59:59 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
C Personality
F Course Content
C Exams and Grading
F Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #11 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton is such a bore! I could hardly stay awake in class! Jumps around in his lecture so it's very hard to understand what he wants you to know! Class is cross enrolled with MILS but there is absolutely NO history involved - ONLY military science!
Posted: 12/19/2007 11:11:11 AM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/C Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
B Course Content
B Exams and Grading
C Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #12 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
WWII History is interesting but DO NOT take this class if you think it will be a piece of cake and learn about the Holocaust... WWII was much more than that! You will basically be learning more in military strategy..Hilton is nice and funny!!!
Posted: 12/14/2007 9:47:27 AM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
C Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
C Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #13 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton can come off arrogant, but is actually a really interesting a good teacher for history; don't ever come late!
Posted: 7/2/2007 7:10:37 PM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Recommended/C Course
D Communication Skills
B Personality
B Course Content
D Exams and Grading
C Time Required
D Grade You Earned
Review #14 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton likes to talk on and on about everything at one time. Confusing to follow at times. Grader was SO harsh! Not an easy class at all!
Posted: 1/18/2007 2:12:31 PM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Recommended/C Course
D Communication Skills
B Personality
B Course Content
D Exams and Grading
C Time Required
D Grade You Earned
Review #15 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
No review provided.
Posted: 1/18/2007 2:11:35 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
C Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #16 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton was awesome, but the TA was too tough on grading. Hilton was more than willing to compensate for this, however, resulting in many disappointed students eventually becoming happy with the end results.
Posted: 12/29/2006 6:28:46 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/C Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
D Exams and Grading
C Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #17 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
Great class, Hilton gives great lectures and keeps it interesting (and humorous!). His TA was not as high of a quality as I've expected.
Posted: 12/20/2006 2:01:07 AM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/C Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
C Exams and Grading
C Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #18 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton was a great teacher and I really enjoyed the class...but the TA was a horrible grader. I got a b in the class, one of three b's I've gotten in all my college courses. Short answer questions are really mini essays; grades way too intensely.
Posted: 12/19/2006 1:56:39 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
B Exams and Grading
C Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #19 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Stan is a fantastic teacher - perhaps one of the best I've ever had - very likable and very smart. Be prepared for study for long essay tests. He's very objective when it comes to history and presents the facts. Take Hilton!
Posted: 12/14/2005 12:57:53 PM
Recommended/C Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
C Communication Skills
C Personality
F Course Content
D Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #20 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Tests are all essay, class is boring!
Posted: 12/7/2005 8:26:08 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #21 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
he is very passionate about the material taught in the course, it really helps
Posted: 7/13/2005 9:15:06 AM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
F Personality
C Course Content
C Exams and Grading
D Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #22 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
HORRIBLE professor. He promises to curve everyone's grade a letter grade at the end of the semester and FAILED to do so. He has too much on his plate at once and doesn't care about teaching this class. If you have him GET OUT NOW!!
Posted: 5/19/2005 12:52:31 AM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
B Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #23 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
He's very interesting, but his tests are pretty hard. They get easier as the semester finishes out though.
Posted: 4/27/2005 7:59:27 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #24 / Course: HIST 4140 / Instructor: HILTON S
Awesome class!! I learned lots in this class... one of my fav classes so far. I love Dr. Hilton! I've had him for 3 semesters and I can't say enough good things about him. He's a great lecturer!!
Posted: 3/18/2005 2:39:32 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #25 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
By far the best class I've taken in college. Doc Hilton is awesome!! He loves WWII and it shows in his lectures. Very Very interesting class!!
Posted: 3/18/2005 2:37:04 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #26 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton is the best teacher I've had at LSU. He does go off on tangents during his lectures at times but it makes the class intereting. He's really nice and willing to help students in anyway he can. And, the TA Buzz does not grade hard at all.
Posted: 3/18/2005 2:20:45 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/C Course
B Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
C Exams and Grading
C Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #27 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton is a great teacher, his tests are very tricky though so make sure you study the content in and out. The books are a breeze and the questions about them are extremely straightforward.
Posted: 1/18/2005 2:06:08 AM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
B Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #28 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
I was sick for much of the first 1/2 of the semester and Hilton was very caring and helped me in catching up and getting credit. So far as lectures and the class go, take him only if you like US history (I do.) Grad assistants seemed a little slow.
Posted: 1/8/2005 2:29:12 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #29 / Course: HIST 4140 / Instructor: HILTON S
This was the best history class I have ever taken! Dr. Hilton is a great teacher and really funny too. The content was very interesting! People fight to get in this class every semester - now I see why! Great Class!!
Posted: 12/7/2004 9:53:31 PM
Not Recommended/C Instructor
Recommended/C Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
B Course Content
C Exams and Grading
C Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #30 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
No review provided.
Posted: 11/30/2004 10:11:53 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
C Exams and Grading
B Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #31 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
No review provided.
Posted: 11/5/2004 10:25:58 PM
Not Recommended/C Instructor
Recommended/F Course
C Communication Skills
A+ Personality
F Course Content
F Exams and Grading
C Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #32 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton does not use a fair grading system and is unclear in what to study for exams.
Posted: 6/29/2004 11:49:36 AM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/D Course
F Communication Skills
D Personality
B Course Content
F Exams and Grading
D Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #33 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
History is my best subject, but I made a C. Why? Because Hilton's class is not a straightforward objective class like History should be. You never know exactly what to study, and what you do study and know well twisted on the tests.Don't take him
Posted: 5/19/2004 11:42:46 AM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
B Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #34 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Probably the best teacher i have had at LSU
Posted: 4/27/2004 5:32:39 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
B Course Content
B Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #35 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Stan Hilton was one of my most favorite teachers I've ever had, he's funny and is really willing to help. He also talks about interesting things not just whats in the book
Posted: 4/19/2004 11:14:22 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #36 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
This class is really interesting and Hilton makes it even better.. Tues/Thurs classes are really long for a history lecture, though. 3 exams/final..
Posted: 3/26/2004 2:23:43 AM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
C Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #37 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
AWESOME class, Hilton is a tough one though on grading though- very meticulous, so remember stuff to the exact dates!!
Posted: 3/25/2004 7:40:35 PM
Recommended/C Instructor
Recommended/B Course
C Communication Skills
B Personality
A+ Course Content
B Exams and Grading
B Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #38 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Doc Hilton is probably the best teacher I've ever had...very interesting and witty man; not much outside time required but you really should go to class; grading is somewhat unfair, but the averaging system works out in the end
Posted: 6/29/2003 11:05:25 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/C Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
B Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
D Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #39 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Dr. Hilton is great... his lectures are interesting... he gives the essay questions for each exam and tells you exactly what he wants on them... it takes a lot of work but anyone can do good in this class... very interesting man
Posted: 5/31/2003 1:02:16 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
B Personality
F Course Content
F Exams and Grading
D Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #40 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Do NOT take this man...he is boring, he talks too low, jumps around from era to era...Buzz, his TA, gives low grades as if his life depended on it. If you want to have a miserable time with Hist and fail beautifully, go for Hilton...take OUTLAND!
Posted: 5/16/2003 6:12:04 PM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Recommended/D Course
B Communication Skills
D Personality
C Course Content
F Exams and Grading
D Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #41 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
I enjoyed listening to him lecture but he was really unfair on exams! I read everything and studied everything and still did poorly.
Posted: 4/7/2003 4:26:12 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
C Personality
D Course Content
F Exams and Grading
D Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #42 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
I thought the way the grader graded the tests was very unfair. if you missed one little thing he took off like 20 points.
Posted: 2/7/2003 1:02:30 AM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/C Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
A+ Course Content
F Exams and Grading
C Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #43 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
He said 'read the book or pass with a 'C' at best. i read the book, and made 2 c's. test 3 I did not open the book and got a 99%. Do not read the book or take notes on his many tangents. write what he writes on the board and get to know the TA.
Posted: 12/17/2002 11:30:37 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/C Course
F Communication Skills
C Personality
B Course Content
F Exams and Grading
B Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #44 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
The exmas were graded entirely too hard and it seems neither hilton nor his sidekick buzz who grades them cares to help.
Posted: 10/31/2002 2:11:36 PM
Not Recommended/C Instructor
Recommended/D Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
C Course Content
F Exams and Grading
B Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #45 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
I like Dr. Hilton but his T.A. Buzz Leblanc grades exams extremely hard and is inconsiderate and unfair!!
Posted: 10/31/2002 1:49:55 AM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
C Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #46 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
Hilton grows on you. His stories become more interesting more into the semester.
Posted: 4/22/2002 4:52:13 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/D Course
F Communication Skills
F Personality
D Course Content
C Exams and Grading
F Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #47 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
I feel that he expects more of the students than he takes the time to teach. I had a hard time taking notes because he spoke too quietly and gave too much information that he'd later say was irrelevant.
Posted: 12/12/2001 2:53:44 PM
/F Instructor
/F Course
Communication Skills
Personality
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Grade You Earned
Review #48 / Course: HIST 4130 / Instructor: HILTON S
No review provided.
Posted: 10/1/2001 5:13:29 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
Communication Skills
Personality
Course Content
Exams and Grading
Time Required
Grade You Earned
Review #49 / Course: HIST 2057 / Instructor: HILTON S
No review provided.
Posted: 10/1/2001 5:13:29 PM

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