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Anthropology

Brandon Lewis

1152ANTHRO · ANTHRO2 · ANTHRO1 · ANTHRO3 · ANTH4 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
40.74%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you can watch every lecture, write everything down, and ; otherwise pick another Anthro section.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLecture HeavyTest HeavyNo Late WorkDetail Trap Quizzes
  • Tests demand near-verbatim lecture notes including personal stories and tiny details.
  • Deadlines are final with no late work and .
  • some call him passionate and fair if you grind notes; many urge avoidance.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible only with exhaustive lecture notes and hours of study; many hard-working students still land B or C because .

Online ; in person also hinges on writing every lecture detail.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content volume, long lectures, and a standard GE.

Both formats report high difficulty; online adds structure for some.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

, while and some online reviews say missing class or lectures tanks your grade.

; in person more often requires presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Would-take-again sits near 41% and a large share of comments explicitly say avoid him unless .

Negative warnings dominate recent online reviews; in person is mixed but still cautious.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

and C-heavy outcomes dominate; few graded .

Format shift

Online and in .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

but , and constant note-taking plus high-stakes tests create real time pressure.

Format shift

Online adds long reading and timed quizzes; in person adds long lectures and essays on some courses.

Teaching experience

Average

40/100

Some praise passionate, hilarious lectures; , and unfair, so overall teaching quality is split.

Format shift

Online draws harsher lecture-quality complaints; in person is somewhat more balanced.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades , and finals with discussions as secondary work.

Format shift

.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person still centers long lectures and ; and catch-up is hard if you miss days.

Main concern

and mandatory attendance for some sections.

What students said

“This prof includes questions on small, offhand details mentioned in class”
ANTHRO1
“I missed a couple days of class & its hard to catch up. So don't miss class!”
ANTHRO3
“If you watch the lectures and ”
ANTHRO1

Remote format

Online

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many report confusing audio lectures, closed-note timed quizzes with no answer review, and , while a minority say heavy note-taking yields an A.

Main concern

Timed closed-note quizzes over tiny lecture details with .

What students said

“Every week you had a and over 40 questions”
ANTHRO1
“He expects you to remember every little personal story he tells you”
ANTHRO1
“I took heavy notes on the lectures and studied 7+ hours for each quiz and could not get an A”
ANTHRO3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and tests that punish small details and often block answer review.

Closed NotesTimed QuizzesNo Answer ReviewTrick QuestionsLecture Detail Focus

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In some courses; you cannot rely on googling and must watch every lecture.

Lecture-Based TestsMultiple Choice And EssaysFew Graded Items
“ so have to watch lectures”
ANTHRO1
“his test are about 10 multiple choice and 5 med-long essays”
ANTHRO3
“Most questions are specifically lecture based”
ANTHRO1

Online

Online students describe scheduled timed closed-note quizzes with 40+ questions, no going back, and no correct-answer review after.

Closed NotesTimed QuizzesNo Go BackNo Answer Key
“these being closed notes and over 40 questions”
ANTHRO1
“Cannot see wrong answers after taking the test”
1152ANTHRO
“The and have a lot of trick questions”
ANTHRO3

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you don't . You won't do well. If you are interested in Anthro and will take extensive ! Difficult but doable”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (14 online, 13 in , and recommendation split. Credibility rating: High.

📝 Note-Taking Or Bust

32/100

“writing everything he said in his lecture”

🎯

28/100

“The the tiniest of details”

⚠️

38/100

“ . He expects everyone to understand when his lectures are not well at all”

🔥 Polarized Passion

40/100

“Professor Lewis is the Gordon Ramsay of Anthropology”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are HEAVY
  • Interesting lectures
  • The
  • Forces you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • It's a very cruel class, but your effort will be graded
  • studied 7+ hours for each quiz and could not get an A
  • If you watch the lectures and
  • graded by very few things

Theme 3

⏰ About Deadlines And Policy

  • he will NOT ACCEPT LATE WORK AT ALL
  • Never provided

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed reviews spanning 2018-2026 with , and toughness support a high-confidence read.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 55
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 510

Course coverage

ANTHRO119 reviews
ANTHRO35 reviews
1152ANTHRO1 review
ANTH41 review
ANTHRO21 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 6