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Anthropology

Ian Scharlotta

ANTH16 · ANTH9 · ANTHRO1L · ANTH1L · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you want a and fair grades, but expect sarcasm and occasional hard free-response tests.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLaid-backHilariousClear grading criteriaLight workloadPassionate
  • Mostly laid-back with light weekly labs and .
  • but often a small share of , so A grades stay reachable.
  • One and dismissive help; sarcasm is common and not for thin-skinned students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Students report light work, late full-credit turn-ins, , and A because exams are a small grade share.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is approachable with demos and Q&A, but some free-response tests and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

while field or discussion-heavy sections expect participation and punish skips.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students would take him again for humor, passion, and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Tags and comments emphasize clear criteria, few graded items, accepted late work, and not being a .

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Workload

Light

76/100

; tests matter less than steady turn-ins for most of the .

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Teaching experience

Good

80/100

and demos, offset by one complaint of long lectures and dismissive help.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

and weekly work; hard free-response tests exist but are a minority of .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Anthro lectures and labs feel laid-back, funny, and passion-driven with light weekly work and , though and unhelpful responses.

Main concern

Sarcasm, participation pressure in some sections, and .

What students said

“Probably the most laid-back professor I've ever had. He doesn't require much other than consistently turning the labs in”
ANTH1L
“Easy class. He is really laid back and is not a . Work load is light”
ANTH1L
“he takes his sweet time LECTURING for a good hour and a half each class... he laughed in my face”
ANTHRO1L

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

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Tests can be hard 100-point free-response exams, but they and weekly work.

Free-response testsHard tests small grade shareClear grading criteria

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard and sometimes vague, yet only a small percent of the overall grade in lab courses.

Free-response testsHard tests small grade share
“Tests are pretty hard, 100 pts each and free response. However, they are only worth 300 of the 1650 total points.”
ANTH1L
“Some of the and he doesn't really say specifically what's gonna be on them, but they're a small % of grade.”
ANTH1L

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easy class. He is really laid back and is not a . Work load is light, considering there is .”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“Clearly passionate about the subject. He really took the time to demonstrate the various techniques and methods.”

👍

82/100

“ .”

🪶 Light Workload

76/100

“Work load is light, considering there is .”

⚠️

40/100

“I asked if we'll if he could help us out as a class with labs and he laughed in my face.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He was really funny, passionate about his subject, and .
  • Very sarcastic and makes you participate in class.
  • Probably the most laid-back professor I've ever had.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is really laid back and is not a .
  • ... only worth 300 of the 1650 total points.
  • GRADED BY FEW THINGS

Theme 3

🧪

  • consists of 4-6 lab exercises and some critical thinking questions
  • I turned in a full points.
  • if he falls behind he makes u do weeks of as homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed in-person reviews from 2017-2018 mostly agree on light work and humor, but the sample is small, older, and includes one strong outlier.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANTH163 reviews
ANTH1L2 reviews
ANTH91 review
ANTHRO1L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1