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Earth Science

Janice Austin

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AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want an outstanding, rigorous physical anthropology experience and are ready to study hard.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate anthropologistHard but fairInfectious enthusiasmClear organized lecturesLab-heavy science
  • Course is legitimately hard with heavy memorization and lab practicals
  • Effort is rewarded; not an Easy A class for most

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Many say work hard for a good grade and that it is not an easy A for most students.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Average difficulty near 3.9 with heavy memorization, labs, and .

Course challenge is consistently described in in-person comments.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

while some lecture days are more flexible with online notes.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Overwhelming praise as best-at-SMC and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, but few and rare easy A's.

Format shift

and consistent.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of reading, memorization, labs, and multi-part exams fill the term.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Clear, organized, passionate lectures that convert non-majors into anthro fans.

Format shift

Teaching excellence dominates the in-person sample.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Multiple , and .

Format shift

Assessment structure is detailed only in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Decades of in-person anthro students call her one of : passionate, clear, and demanding with .

Main concern

Heavy content load and science.

What students said

“Janice Austin is an incredible teacher and a really sweet woman.”
ANTH5
“Anthro 5 is one of the longest, hardest classes I have ever taken, but taught me an incredible amount about humanity.”
ANTHR5
“ IF YOU DON'T NEED A LAB!”
ANTHR05

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and lab practicals are demanding but fair and usually announced in advance.

Multiple choice with essayLab practicalsLecture-based examsSome curveNo easy extra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams mix multiple choice, essays, and .

Multiple choice with essayLab practicalsLecture-based exams
“3 tests (1 essay in ) and 2 lab tests.”
ANTHRO5
“Tests are multiple choice with 5 possible answers.”
ANTHR5
“ , but I studied hard.”
ANTHRO5

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This woman made me an anthro major. Lectures are very straightforward.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews spanning many years, highlighting passion, rigor, and fairness. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Excellence

94/100

“Definitely the .”

🔥 Passion That Spreads

93/100

“She is very and i mean VERY PASSIONATE about the subject.”

📚 Hard But

36/100

“Don't expect easy A! ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and her enthusiasm keeps the course very interesting
  • and easy to practice and undertand

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is extremely hard
  • Work hard and you will do well
  • it is NOT an easy A for most

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is SO sweet and incredibly helpful
  • Truly such an inspiring teacher
  • She loves Anthropology and really knows her stuff

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

60

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with highly consistent praise for teaching and difficulty yield strong confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 550
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1