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Anthropology

Lindsay Donaldson

ANTHROPOLOGY2 · ANTH2 · ANTH1 · GS20 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you can self-manage readings and tolerate uneven organization.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate anthropologySweet but disorganizedReading and discussion heavyEasy A if you show upSlow grading complaints
  • Many students love her passion, kindness, and engaging cultural anthropology content.
  • A sizable , and rigid online paper policies.
  • attendance and readings; recent online experiences are more mixed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students say showing up, doing readings, and , though organization and .

In-person easy-A comments dominate; online recent reviews and grade bumps.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Material is interesting and accessible, but , and .

; online challenges and summaries can pile up if delayed.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Attendance is often mandatory or strongly rewarded, .

; many online reviews list attendance as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

and kindness, tempered by recurring organization and .

critiques.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

74/100

Students often report fair or and curves, though a few call her stubborn on AI similarity and tiny grade adjustments.

Format shift

Online paper and grade-bump complaints .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload centers on readings, discussions, quizzes, and a major project rather than constant busywork, but .

Format shift

Some online and hybrid-style weeks feel heavier with movies, articles, and challenges together.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

She is widely praised as passionate and sweet, offset by repeated notes that .

Format shift

; online comments focus more on grading logistics.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Grades mix attendance or participation, quizzes, readings-based work, exams, and a larger ethnography or project.

Format shift

Online leans quizzes and challenges; , and attendance.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and an easy path if you attend, read, and participate, with occasional notes about falling behind schedule.

Main concern

Class can drift off schedule and classroom management is uneven for some.

What students said

“This class is pretty much an easy A. Just show up and do your work and you will be fine.”
ANTH2
“ and ”
ANTH1
“Our class always fall behind and never on schedule.”
ANTH2

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections can be straightforward with quizzes and discussions, but recent , and unsupportive grade disputes.

Main concern

and hard lines on similarity or tiny grade bumps frustrate some online students.

What students said

“It is an easy A with fascinating lessons!”
ANTH2
“She requires your final paper to have a 15% similarity score or below on Turnitin or she will give you a zero.”
ANTH1
“ ”
ANTH2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and readings, with moderate risk and some student-friendly attendance policies.

Quizzes and challengesMidterm and finalPowerPoint-based reviewAttendance can waive finalTurnitin paper checks online

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams draw heavily from reviews and readings, and .

Midterm and finalExam reviews from powerpointsAttendance can skip finalPop quizzes tied to reading
“If you have perfect attendance .”
ANTH2
“80% from Reviews, 20% from Readings.”
ANTH2

Online

, and strict similarity checks on final papers more than classic proctored exams.

Weekly quizzesChallengesTurnitin similarity threshold
“ , and discussions.”
ANTH2
“She requires your final paper to have a 15% similarity score or below on Turnitin or she will give you a zero.”
ANTH1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is pretty much an easy A. Just show up and do your work and you will be fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews, weighing long-run passion and easy-A themes against organization and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Engaging and passionate teacher. I learned a lot from her cultural anthropology class.”

⏱️ Organization Issues

45/100

“These professor is sweet . Our class always fall behind and never on schedule.”

👍 Easy A Path

78/100

“If you literally show up you can get an A easily.”

💻

40/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lecture was engaging and fun.
  • She is obviously very passionate about the topic
  • lectures are so fun and entertaining

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and
  • You seriously have to be the biggest idiot and slacker to fail this class.
  • There's a lot of and .

Theme 3

⚠️

  • Ms. Donaldson doesn't grade work in a timely manner.
  • and the .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

43 reviews over many years show a stable positive core with a and .

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 57
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ANTH230 reviews
ANTHROPOLOGY27 reviews
ANTH15 reviews
GS201 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 6 · A 20 · A- 2

B range

5

B+ 5

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2