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Anthropology

Renee Garcia

ANTH101 · ANTH1H · ANTHRO2 · BIOLOGICALANTH · ANTHBIO · BIOANTHRO · ANTH2 · ANTH1 · ANTH19 · ANTH9 · 336 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
61.59%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can self-manage a and want a grade more than a polished anthropology learning experience.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized CanvasTough discussion graderQuiz retakesExtra creditTypos everywhere
  • Online courses are often disorganized with typos, wrong due dates, and slow or .
  • Many students still earn As , and .
  • and harsh on posts.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

79/100

Many students report easy As via , reopened quizzes, , and light weekly structure despite tough discussion grading.

and easy As more; and take-home options.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is often light or superficial for a science GE, though reading load and .

Both formats call material easy or light, with and shallow.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Online often lists attendance not mandatory, while several .

Online is more flexible; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

, but recent reviews are sharply split between caring easy-class fans and disorganization critics.

Online has more harsh recent warnings; and inaccessible extremes.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

56/100

Overall grades trend high with retakes and EC, yet discussion posts and .

Format shift

Online students report ; in-person comments also cite slow or .

Workload

Light

71/100

; heavier reading and papers appear in some ANTH2/19 sections.

Format shift

Online ANTH1 is especially light; some upper or forensic sections add more reading.

Teaching experience

Average

44/100

Caring and flexible for some, but frequent typos, vague lectures, missing modules, and .

Format shift

Online complaints about typos and silence dominate; some in-person students still find her sweet and helpful.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

58/100

Weekly quizzes, discussions, midterms, and most sections.

Format shift

Online is quiz and discussion heavy; and easier tests.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between sweet, flexible support and , and misleading Canvas announcements.

Main concern

Accessibility and organization still .

What students said

“Professor Garcia is one of the kindest teachers I've taken: she genuinely cares about your success”
BIOANTHRO
“She is basically non existent for the entire semester and not accessible to students”
ANTH19
“the . She lets the ”
ANTH1H

Remote format

Online

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ANTH sections are quiz-and-discussion heavy, often easy for grades, but full of typos, broken links, vague lectures, and slow responses.

Main concern

, and weak lecture-quiz alignment frustrate students who want clarity.

What students said

“ but mention some if not most of the links she gives out are broken.”
ANTH2
“ discussion board. The class is a very easy A+”
ANTH1
“Horrible teacher. ”
ANTH1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and open notes, but and picky items can still sting.

Quiz retakesOpen-note quizzesTimed midtermsDiscussion boards

Assessment risk

Standard

57/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as easy, with at least one section allowing at-home testing; policies are not uniformly detailed.

Easy testsAt-home test optionWeekly writing
“the . She lets the ”
ANTH1H
“ but all open notes”
ANTH1

Online

; midterms can be timed with essays and strict minute penalties.

Two quiz attemptsReopened quizzesTimed midtermOpen-note quizzes
“You get a couple attempts on the quizzes and then she opens up the first 10 later on to retake one more time”
ANTH1
“Midterm has an hour limit, 50 questions with numerous essays. Takes off 1 pt per min over the 60min.”
ANTH19
“The and are open note.”
ANTH19

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“easy enough to get an A, but there is absolutely no interaction from the professor even if you seek her out.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (35 online, 15 in person), balancing recent complaints with long-running easy-grade themes. Credibility rating: High.

🗂️ Organization Pain

28/100

“Everything is C&P from the previous semester and she didn't even bother to change any due dates.”

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

79/100

“The class is a very easy A+, although I don't know how much you will actually learn.”

❤️

70/100

“SO SO SO CARING. I have never had a better or more caring professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching & Organization

  • So many typos in her lectures, typos in her syllabus as well.
  • .
  • Lectures also have spelling errors.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class in particular was ridiculously easy.
  • easy enough to get an A
  • and everything!

Theme 3

💬 About Communication

  • Doesn't answer emails whatsoever.
  • .
  • replys to emails fast

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

336

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across online and , and consistent polar themes support a strong read despite split opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5121
4 out of 559
3 out of 531
2 out of 545
1 out of 580

Course coverage

ANTH128 reviews
ANTH197 reviews
ANTH1H4 reviews
ANTH23 reviews
ANTH92 reviews
Show 5 more courses
ANTHBIO2 reviews
ANTH1011 review
ANTHRO21 review
BIOANTHRO1 review
BIOLOGICALANTH1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

32

A+ 9 · A 21 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1