AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

Melissa Medich

BIOANTH1 · ANTH1 · BIOANTHRO1 · ANTH1L · ANTH9 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you can keep up with papers and lectures; avoid if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and passionateExtra credit heavyLots of papersAPA only strictLecture and test heavy
  • Many students love her caring style, lectures, and in ANTH1 and labs.
  • A cluster of harsh , and Fs.
  • Attendance and deadlines are strict; success needs steady work, not last-minute effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

A's are common with notes, study guides, and EC, but , and no late work make an A non-automatic.

Online has more F and tough-grader reports; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro material can feel doable with slides, but , and .

Online ANTH9 feels heavier on papers; in-person ANTH1 often easier with PowerPoints.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Many reviews say , and skipping hurts.

; online still tracks weekly work.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

63/100

About 62% would and EC, tempered by harsh online grading complaints.

In-person recommendation is warmer; recent online ANTH9 reviews are much more negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

and study guides help, but tough-grader and zero-for-wrong-format reports pull fairness down.

Format shift

Online APA enforcement .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and a multi-page research project make the load heavy for many.

Format shift

Online and ANTH9 comments stress papers most; .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Caring, passionate lectures and accessibility stand out, despite tangents and .

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is stronger; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and sometimes a large research paper share the grade.

Format shift

Online emphasizes papers and modules; , and tests.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students often praise passion, study guides, PowerPoint-based tests, and , while noting long lectures and .

Main concern

Long tangent-filled lectures and are fair.

What students said

“As long as and pay some attention to her lecture, you will do great on the tests.”
ANTH1
“Just do the HW, study, and complete the and you'll get a B or higher grade.”
ANTH1L
“it is painful to sit through.”
BIOANTH1

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call modules manageable with EC and clear layout, others report , and failures.

Main concern

Strict format rules, heavy written load, and .

What students said

“She does not accept MLA format and only accepts APA format.”
ANTH9
“Prof. M made this course so manageable that I don't understand how anyone could not pass.”
BIOANTH1
“ if you're disciplined enough to stay on top of the assignments and research paper.”
ANTH9

Exam style

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Tests often follow lectures and study guides; and written work is heavily cited.

PowerPoint-based testsStudy guidesPop quizzesOne try on examsResearch paper

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests track PowerPoint slides and study guides; end-of-class .

PowerPoint-based testsStudy guidesPop quizzes for attendance
“ and theyre easy if you memorize whats on the study guide.”
ANTH1
“A class and she uses that to check for .”
ANTH1

Online

Online reviews , and modules rather than open-book proctoring details.

One try on examsCitation-heavy essaysModule quizzes
“You only get 1 try on the exams.”
ANTH1
“ 7 page research paper at the end!”
ANTH9

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Just do the HW, study, and complete the and you'll get a B or higher grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews (12 online, 12 in-person), highlighting caring teaching versus heavy strict workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Professor Medich is honestly pretty rad. and was very upfront with the information.”

❤️ Caring &

75/100

“She also gives a lot of opportunities too.”

📝

30/100

“She does not accept MLA format and only accepts APA format.”

👍 Recommendation

63/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She clearly has a passion for archaeology that makes her classes interesting
  • goes on extreme tangents and gives minimal breaks
  • Loved this class taught me a lot about archaeology

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There is a total of 40 assignments for the whole course.
  • Taking decent notes on her lectures pretty much guarantees getting A or B on the tests.

Theme 3

📋 About Rules & Workload

  • Does not allow late submissions
  • No late work!
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

24 detailed reviews across online and in-person from 2017-2025 with consistent themes and broad grade data.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 55
3 out of 55
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ANTH110 reviews
ANTH98 reviews
BIOANTHRO13 reviews
BIOANTH12 reviews
ANTH1L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

5

F 5

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1