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Anthropology

Karla Trask

ANTH101 · ANTHROPOLOGY · ANTH101F · ANTH102F · ANTH102 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
46.15%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if and learn heavily from posted materials and lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough gradingReading heavyVague directionsMixed lecturesExtra credit
  • Online reviews are strongly , and .
  • In-person reviews are split between engaging lectures and serious complaints about rudeness, vague directions, and .
  • Students can earn strong grades , and use , but the experience is inconsistent.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic with attendance, studying slides, and , but and tough grading keep it from being easy.

Online evidence points to harder grading and poor feedback, while through attendance and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

Anthropology content is not usually described as conceptually hard, but reading load, vague directions, and .

Online reviews make the course feel harder because students report little instruction, while lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

, and one says attendance stayed mandatory even when class value dropped.

; online reviews do not clearly describe attendance flexibility.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Students are too divided, with recent online reviews strongly warning against taking her and .

Online reviews are consistently negative, while negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Many reviews tag or , though and review materials sometimes soften the impact.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize tough tests and , while and clearer study paths.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

The course often , and projects.

Format shift

Online work is mostly reading and quizzes, while , and attendance-based preparation.

Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

Teaching quality is highly inconsistent, with praise for some lectures but repeated complaints about rudeness, vague instructions, and .

Format shift

Online teaching is described as poor and self-guided, while and sometimes engaging.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades appear to involve tests, quizzes, homework, papers, abstracts, projects, participation, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize quizzes and tests, while , and participation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are polarized, with some praising engaging lectures and others , and .

Main concern

The main risk is inconsistent teaching quality and .

What students said

“Her class wasn't difficult, she's just mean.”
ANTH101F
“Class is fun and engaging.”
ANTH101
“She is enthusiastic and passionate about anthropology and science.”
ANTH101

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students , and poor feedback.

Main concern

Students feel they are expected to teach themselves from posted materials.

What students said

“She has horrible grammar and spelling, to the because it's difficult to discern what she's saying.”
ANTH101
“She gives us little to no direction when it comes to the coursework, simply posting articles and slides and expecting us to understand.”
ANTHROPOLOGY
“She doesn't teach and doesn't even let you see what you got wrong on the test so there is no way of improving.”
ANTHROPOLOGY

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and a final, but do not clearly prove open-book rules, webcam use, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring.

QuizzesTests on readingsStudy guidesFinal exam

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring.

Study guidesSimple tests if studiedFinal exam
“ but you MUST study because she rewords questions for tests.”
ANTH101
“She and copypastes questions from them on the final, so it was the .”
ANTH101

Online

and test questions, obscure facts, and no access to missed answers, but do not clearly prove proctoring or .

Unclear quiz questionsTests on obscure factsNo test feedback
“ because it's difficult to discern what she's saying.”
ANTH101
“ each of the many articles we read.”
ANTHROPOLOGY

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting recurring themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“She gives us little to no direction when it comes to the coursework, simply posting articles and slides and expecting us to understand.”

⚖️

35/100

“She's the on blackboard and tells you to check constantly and then change her whole grading scale at the end of the semester.”

📚 Workload Reality

35/100

“Several abstracts on difficult - but interesting - articles for homework, and an imaginary species project (2 essays).”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Class is fun and engaging.
  • She is enthusiastic and passionate about anthropology and science.
  • I've never met a teacher who makes it as obvious as Trask does, that she doesn't like teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not crazy hard, or super easy.
  • A professor who will pass you IF you attend and do the work assigned
  • She gives review sheets for the exams and her lectures allow to fill up the worksheet, and study for the exam.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Clarity

  • She .
  • Sometimes the , and the directions were pretty vague.
  • She doesn't teach and doesn't even let you see what you got wrong on the test so there is no way of improving.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 21 reviews across many years and both formats, with consistent themes despite polarized opinions.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 58

Course coverage

ANTH10110 reviews
ANTH101F4 reviews
ANTHROPOLOGY4 reviews
ANTH1022 reviews
ANTH102F1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1