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Anthropology

Mark Abbruzzese

ANTH1 · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
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Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you want a hard Anthro challenge and will study hard; not for easy grades.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard courseInspirational but unevenLong study guidesExtra credit availableMandatory attendance varies
  • one excellent teacher who wants you to succeed, one who cannot teach and is condescending.
  • Both agree ANTH1 is hard; study .
  • exists; grades reported include B and F.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Students warn against easy grades; hard class with grades from B to F despite .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Described as one of the hardest classes at the school with heavy study demand.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; another says attendance was not mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Excellent if you study hard; avoid if you want easy grades or dislike harsh delivery.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

and F; helps but does not make it easy.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Long 200+ word study guides and substantial study time required.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Knows material and can inspire, but one student says he cannot teach and is condescending.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Tests are central; study guides are long and may not align with exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Split in-person ANTH1 experience: excellent for and harsh mismatch with study guides.

Main concern

High difficulty and study guides that ; possible condescending tone.

What students said

“Professor Abbruzzese said himself that this is one of the hardest classes within IVC. However, if you pay attention and study for a fair amount of time, then you will pass”
ANTH1
“If you are looking for an !! He is a very inspirational professor; he knows his stuff, but does not know how to teach it.”
ANTH1

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.

Hard exams with study guides that some say do not match tests; .

Long study guidesTests may not match guidesExtra creditHard exams

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Study guides of 200+ words reportedly mismatch tests; reviews .

200+ word study guidesTests mismatch guidesExtra credit available
“The 3 study guides are 200+ words long and have nothing to do with the tests. A lot of available.”
ANTH1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are looking for an !! He is a very inspirational professor; he knows his stuff, but does not know how to teach it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 polarized in-person reviews in 2016. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Prof. Abbruzzesse is an excellent teacher. He wants you to succeed as a student.”

🔥 Course Difficulty

28/100

“this is one of the hardest classes within IVC”

📚

30/100

“The 3 study guides are 200+ words long and have nothing to do with the tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He wants you to succeed as a student
  • knows his stuff, but does not know how to teach it
  • Curses all the time and is very condescending towards religious people

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • one of the hardest classes within IVC
  • !!
  • A lot of available. GOOD LUCK!!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

2

Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only two opposing reviews from 2016 limits reliability despite vivid detail.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ANTH12 reviews

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

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values