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Anthropology

Frank Araujo

ANTHR310 · ES500 · ANTHRO310 · ANTH310181 · ANTRO1192 · ANTHR341 · ANTH310 · ANTH300 · ANTH330 · ANTH341 · ANTHRO341 · ANTHR300 · 93 lifetime ratings

AI rating
53/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
45.45%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take him only if you can handle a blunt, lecture-heavy style and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing professorLecture heavyFunny but bluntUnorganized onlineCourse depends heavily on topic
  • Student experience is highly split between funny expert and .
  • Online reviews are much more negative, mainly citing disorganization and poor clarity.
  • ANTH310 often sounds easier, while ANTH341 linguistics is repeatedly described as difficult.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Some sections offer easy grades, curves, and open-book online work, but ANTH341 and newer and .

Online evidence is less favorable for easy A claims, while in-person evidence ranges from easy ANTH310 to difficult ANTH341.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

ANTH310 can be easy, but linguistics material is repeatedly described as , and hard to learn.

Online reviews emphasize confusion and poor structure, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Several reviews mention required attendance, sign-ins, or a strict missed-class limit, even though some older reviews suggest flexibility.

Online attendance is mixed but includes mandatory cases, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Students recommend him when they like his humor and expertise, but many warn against him because of , and rude responses.

Online reviews are mostly negative, while evidence.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Curves, , and easy ANTH310 grades help, but and stressful exams keep grading from being clearly lenient.

Format shift

Online reviews include tough-grader complaints, while and easy A reports.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

and online quizzes to multiple quizzes, papers, projects, midterms, and finals.

Format shift

Online , and discussions, while in-person workload varies strongly by course.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is knowledgeable and funny, but many students report , and harsh interactions.

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is notably weaker, while and confusing lecturer.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Many comments mention quizzes, midterms, finals, tests, and also present.

Format shift

Online reviews list quizzes, papers, midterms, and finals, while and online exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with many older students praising his humor and knowledge while others criticize tangents, rudeness, and hard linguistics material.

Main concern

The and exams cover poorly explained material.

What students said

“Easy pass, very stressful A.”
ANTH341
“He is very passionate and knowledgeable about his subject but answers being very debatable.”
ANTH310
“One of the easiest classes I have taken. He assigned very little hw and .”
ANTH310

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mostly negative and cite , and poor communication.

Main concern

Students often felt unsupported and had to teach themselves from PowerPoints or notes.

What students said

“From the start of my fall 21 .”
ANTH341
“There's no recorded lectures-only printed notes which can be vague and confusing.”
ANTH310
“ as we did not discuss much of the subjects.”
ANTH310

Exam style

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online or take-home formats and other exams described as hard or poorly aligned with lectures.

Online QuizzesMidterm And FinalTake-Home ExamsOpen Book EvidenceNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Varies

66/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence includes take-home , and , so the policy is mixed.

Take-Home ExamsOpen BookOnline TestsCurved Grades
“ but mostly not covered in class.”
ANTH341
“all open book and open lecture, which he keeps posted up on D2l.”
ANTH310
“Grades on a curve, and seems friendly enough except when he's making fun of someone.”
ANTH341

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes, papers, midterms, and finals, but do not clearly .

QuizzesMidterm And FinalNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“5 quizzes, 2 papers, one midterm and a final.”
ANTH310
“Also the because he worded everything so much different from the lecture.”
ANTH310

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easy pass, very stressful A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and course difficulty. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He is very passionate and knowledgeable about his subject but answers being very debatable.”

👍 Recommendation Level

45/100

“ .”

⚖️

62/100

“Grades on a curve, and seems friendly enough except when he's making fun of someone.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very knowledgeable and you can sense his experiences which mixed with his education and training, he is a guy to learn from.
  • Nice guy, but rambles for minutes at a time with .
  • Lectures are very boring and he just reads from the slides

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • This class is EXTRMELY difficult.
  • One of the easiest classes I have taken.
  • His linguistics course ain't no joke.

Theme 3

🧭 About Online Experience

  • .
  • You're pretty much on your own.
  • I don't know how he's in person, but .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

93

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

There are 50 analyzed reviews across many years and courses, with consistent signals about polarization, format differences, and course-specific difficulty.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 522
3 out of 516
2 out of 512
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 2 · A 14

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

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