AI Rate Professor

Black Studies

Anthony Merritt

BLAS145A · BLAS140B · BLAS140A · BLAS100 · BLAS140 · BLASS155 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
85.19%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if you watch the lectures and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A onlineLecture-based testsExtra creditGraded by few thingsOpen-note friendly
  • Most courses grade on only 3-4 exams with retakes and frequent .
  • ; textbook is often optional.
  • Online format is flexible and low-effort if and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Most students report an Easy A from a , and big .

Both formats report easy As; online evidence is denser and .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

86/100

Content is accessible Black Studies material graded on lectures rather than deep analysis.

Online and ; online adds packbacks in some sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

; in person is mixed but notes matter more than roll call.

Online is effectively optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend him as easy, informative, and fair with .

Strong recommendations in both formats; online dominates recent praise.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

, and high A rates make grades very recoverable.

Format shift

and more than older in-person reviews.

Workload

Light

88/100

Usually only a few exams and ; .

Format shift

Online is featherlight exams-only; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students call lectures informative and inspirational, with .

Format shift

In-person praise focuses on storytelling; online focuses on narrated PowerPoints.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades almost always rest on 3-4 multiple-choice tests plus occasional .

Format shift

; most sections are test-only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, and little homework.

Main concern

, and one writing-heavy section requires textbooks.

What students said

“4 tests all multiple choice; Lectures were easy and interesting. Don't need the textbook.”
BLAS140A
“4 Multiple choice tests which are open notes and some .”
BLAS100
“ . No group work. Just show up and listen to the lectures.”
BLAS100

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online sections are mostly 3-4 multiple-choice exams from narrated lectures, with retakes and ; workload stays light if you keep up.

Main concern

A and poorly structured.

What students said

“EASIEST A EVER!! Only 4 exams, 35ish questions all multiple choice/True or False (3 identical attempts.)”
BLAS140A
“Only had 3 tests all open note + just had to watch his videos.”
BLAS100
“Literally 3 tests that .”
BLAS145A

Exam style

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open note with multiple attempts.

Multiple choiceRetakes allowedOpen notesLecture-basedExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and frequently open note if you attend and .

Open notesMultiple choiceFew tests
“4 Multiple choice tests which are open notes and some .”
BLAS100
“ .”
BLAS140A

Online

Online exams are multiple choice/true-false from narrated lectures, often with 2-3 attempts and open notes.

Multiple attemptsOpen noteLecture-basedNo heavy proctoring mentioned
“You don't need to takes notes in advance since the PowerPoints .”
BLAS140A
“There were only 4 tests with .”
BLAS140B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“EASIEST A EVER!! Only 4 exams, 35ish questions all multiple choice/True or False (3 identical attempts.)”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews spanning online and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Prof. . He offers 4 multiple choice tests, and .”

🅰️ Easy A Path

88/100

“Its an easy A, I would've gotten one but that's my fault for procrastinating taking the last test.”

📚 Workload Lightness

88/100

“Probably spent 1 hour a month on this class.”

👍 Recommendation

90/100

“His class is a !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great guy, great class. Informative!
  • He is a good story teller, which is essential to being a history teacher.
  • The lectures are a little long but are recorded.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A. Very informative class.
  • and and thats pretty much it.
  • . Exams come directly from lectures. Easy A

Theme 3

⚠️

  • IF YOU GOOGLE THE ANSWERS YOU WONT GET A GOOD GRADE ON THE EXAMS.
  • He makes the and tricky

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

32 detailed reviews spanning 2014-2025 with strong grade and format consistency.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
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3 out of 50
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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 4 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 4 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1