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Anthropology

Janine Pliska

ANTH100 · ANTH100L · ANTH185L · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

unless you are strong in science and ready to teach yourself; lecture may be okay with steady study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard LabsSelf-Taught RequiredLittle LectureMixed Lecture vs LabPainful 1-Unit Lab
  • and often do not line up with it.
  • Students report little lecturing and .
  • ANTH lecture can be manageable if , and study definitions.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students report Cs , so an A takes serious science skill and grind.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Labs feel advanced and dense, with limited lecture and lots of material to learn on your own.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly state an .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Two of three reviews call the review.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Students who study hard still report C or .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and long study hours for .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Lecture can be fine, but as under-taught and misaligned.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Grades lean on a and lab work.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and painful for the unit load, while the main lecture is more standard if you put in the work.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“You WILL spend the majority of your time teaching yourself from a poorly written book because Pliska believes this class is a supplement and doesn't even lecture half of the classes.”
ANTH185L
“Even with study guide and torchurous hours of study a C is the .”
ANTH100L
“Read the . Lots of definitions.”
ANTH100

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.

A small number of and do not guarantee good scores.

Few Hard TestsStudy GuidesQuizzesLabs

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but very hard; labs and .

Hard TestsStudy GuidesLab-Based Assessment
“Even with study guide and torchurous hours of study a C is the . (2 tests)”
ANTH100L
“A few quizes worth 10 points, special projects and 2 tests.”
ANTH100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Awful class and difficult for just 1 unit.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews, highlighting lab difficulty and self-teaching. Credibility rating: Low.

😓

38/100

“doesn't even lecture half of the classes”

📉 Grade Reality

28/100

“a C is the ”

📚

30/100

“spend the majority of your time teaching yourself from a poorly written book”

Theme 1

🧪 About Labs

  • Painful experience
  • does NOT correlate with the lecture
  • Awful class and difficult for just 1 unit

Theme 2

📖 About Lecture

  • Read the
  • I enjoyed the class, get involved you will do better

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

and limited grade detail.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ANTH1001 review
ANTH100L1 review
ANTH185L1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values