AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

Maureen Salsitz

ANTH100 · ANTHA100 · ANTHA185 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Solid option if , and use ; skip if you need dynamic lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyExtra Credit HelpsEssay Exams With Cheat SheetGet Ready To ReadMixed Engagement
  • Grades are often attainable with reading, weekly quizzes, and
  • Lectures are frequently called dry, boring, or
  • and cheat sheets in many terms

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Many report an easy A with and prepared essay exams, but weekly quizzes and .

; in-person stress reading, EC, and cheat-sheet essays.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Material is introductory anthropology but and everyone.

Recent in-person ANTH100 feels easier; older ANTHA185 feels heavier.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while as optional or unenforced.

In-person rules differ by term; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

; praise for caring and EC clashes with dull lectures and .

Recommendation is mixed mainly from in-person reviews; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

Clear criteria and help, but some call her a and quizzes can feel oddly hard.

Format shift

; in-person EC softens outcomes.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly quizzes, long chapter reading, and .

Format shift

; online centers discussion posts.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Students split between engaging caring lecturer and dry outdated lecture-heavy style.

Format shift

Recent in-person reviews are warmer; older ones are cooler; one strong online review.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Weekly quizzes and .

Format shift

and chapter quizzes; online focuses on sourced discussions.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

dry lectures with and essay exams.

Main concern

Boring lectures and .

What students said

“Professor Salsitz was amazing! Her lectures were not boring at all, and the coursework was very easy. The : no tests!”
ANTH100
“Her lectures are very boring, but I'll admit she made anthropology seem very interesting.”
ANTHA185
“ unless you're really interested in humanities”
ANTHA100

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One online student earned an A by sourcing heavily from videos and the textbook for discussion posts.

Main concern

and needs lots of sourcing.

What students said

“She was more challenging , but leaves you good comments on how to do better next time.”
ANTH100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and a cheat sheet, which lowers surprise risk.

Essay ExamsQuestions Given AheadCheat Sheet AllowedWeekly Online Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

given early and often a cheat sheet allowed.

Advance Essay QuestionsCheat SheetWeekly Online Chapter Quizzes
“she gives the exact questions about a week before each exam & you get to use a cheat sheet to outline the essay.”
ANTHA185
“ and those are easy because she gives you the all the topics before and a .”
ANTHA185

Online

Online evidence focuses on discussion posts that must be heavily sourced, not proctored exams.

Sourced Discussion PostsTextbook/Video Citations
“just remember to source a lot from the videos she posted or from the textbook. Always source something in your post, the more the better.”
ANTH100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Very knowledgable about everything she taught. . Powerpoint lectures w good discussion, online quiz weekly, 5 exams (only essay questions), but not too bad bc she gives the exact questions about a week before each exam & you get to use a cheat sheet”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (1 online, 14 in-person), highlighting mixed lectures and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“super sweet professor,lectures r interesting and engaging,offers ”

📚 Reading & Workload

48/100

“Lots of readiing for chapter which are really long”

📝

72/100

“she gives the exact questions about a week before each exam & you get to use a cheat sheet to outline the essay.”

👎 Lecture Drag

40/100

“Very hard to sit through the lectures without getting infuriated.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are straightforward but .
  • lectures r interesting and engaging
  • She's an amazing professor who offered opportunities for extra towards the end of the year.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Took the class on winter intercession and was an easy A.
  • No EC is easy B. .
  • , and 4 essays required all for an easy A

Theme 3

📖

  • Get ready to read
  • just assigns a lot of reading, quizzes, and writing exams. textbook is required
  • Textbook is used to read for each chapters

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

15 reviews spanning many years show mixed but recurring themes; sample is modest and somewhat dated.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ANTH1006 reviews
ANTHA1856 reviews
ANTHA1003 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 6

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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