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Anthropology

Javier Barajas

ANTHRO002 · ANTH002 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Take him only if , and a blunt teaching style for an engaging anthro class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEnergetic LecturesPolarizing PersonalityHeavy PresentationMandatory AttendanceWork for Your Grade
  • Students either love his energetic interesting lectures or call him rude and unfair
  • and a major presentation can dominate the grade
  • Course content is challenging but doable if you complete the work

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Students say you can earn an A by doing the work, but , and tough standards make it effortful.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Difficulty ratings are high and students describe challenging content plus heavy classwork and presentations.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Half the and half no, matching the love-him-or-hate-him comments.

Recommendation split is entirely in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Clear criteria help some students, but and the presentation weight is extreme.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Classwork, projects, quizzes, exams, and a very long high-weight presentation create a heavy load.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Praised as energetic and interesting but also called rude and among the .

Format shift

In-person polarization only.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Two exams, quizzes, classwork, and a presentation that can count for half the grade.

Format shift

Assessment details are from in-person ANTHRO002/ANTH002.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All four reviews are in-person ANTH002 with a and complaints about rudeness plus a massive presentation.

Main concern

Rude interactions and a .

What students said

“you will never be bored, the class is super interesting since he is very energetic”
ANTH002
“The .”
ANTHRO002
“Makes you do a presentation that is worth 50% of your grade and you have to speak for an hour and 30 minutes.”
ANTHRO002

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

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Assessment mixes a few exams and quizzes with heavy project and presentation .

Two examsTwo quizzesHigh-weight presentationClasswork with little credit

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes plus a major presentation and classwork that some say earns little credit.

Two examsTwo quizzes50% presentation reported
“ , and a lot of classwork that you don't really get any credit for.”
ANTHRO002
“Makes you do a presentation that is worth 50% of your grade and you have to speak for an hour and 30 minutes.”
ANTHRO002

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“DO THE WORK AND YOU WILL BEFINE”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting energetic lectures versus rudeness and heavy presentations. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Energy

70/100

“he is very energetic and keeps you in your toes”

⚠️ Personality Risk

25/100

“Very rude.”

📊 Workload and Presentation

30/100

“Makes you do a presentation that is worth 50% of your grade and you have to speak for an hour and 30 minutes.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“ be funny and makes you work for your grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • you will never be bored
  • he is very energetic and excited about his job

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • His class is challenging but I got an A by doing my work
  • This class is easy but hard cause of the work he gives
  • makes you work for your grade

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • Very rude
  • The
  • If he is your last option, wait until next semester.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews in one year with strong polarization and limited long-term sample size.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ANTH0022 reviews
ANTHRO0022 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1