Samantha Hurst

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AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you will read weekly and hit deadlines—especially online—for a structured, fair anthropology course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardQuiz-heavy anthroOrganized online structureRead the textbookEasy A if you keep upStrict on missed work

, and a few papers
Most students who read get solid grades; non-readers and late work get little mercy
In-person and online both praise passion, organization, and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Students who complete weekly quizzes and papers report easy As; can fail due to sparse high-stakes assignments.

Online most often called easy A with reading; but a few report B ceilings or harsh zeros.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Material is intro anthropology with textbook-driven quizzes; intellectual challenge is moderate if you keep up with reading.

; in-person adds lectures and movies that lighten the load for many.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as mandatory, with missed work counting as absences.

Online treats missed assignments as absences; and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

; praise for organization and passion outweighs repeated tough-grader and inflexibility complaints.

; in-person is warm but includes stronger avoid outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and ; others call her tough with no partial credit and little second chance on missed uploads.

Format shift

; inflexibility on late or missing work appears in both formats.

Workload

Light

68/100

Weekly short quizzes plus a few papers or discussions is light if you read; .

Format shift

; in-person is often described as easy and manageable.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and engaging lectures for most students, with a minority finding her unhelpful or defensive.

Format shift

Online organization is a standout; in-person energy and humor get frequent praise.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Weekly quizzes, discussion posts, and short papers dominate; many online sections have .

Format shift

Online is almost pure quiz-and-paper; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews largely love her engaging, funny lectures and support, with weekly quizzes and manageable assignments; a .

Main concern

Quiz wording and strict zero-tolerance on upload failures or late work frustrate some students.

What students said

“A-Mazing professor! Dr. Hurst is an engaging lecturer. She teaches to everyone.”
ANTH103

“ and don't always clearly align with the book.”
ANTH102

“it was incredibly EASY. she lays out everything you need. I got a perfect score on everything.”
ANTHRO103

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and short papers; many call it an easy A if organized.

Main concern

, and little forgiveness for missed assignments can sink non-majors seeking a free GE.

What students said

“Honestly, it was easier than it should have been. There's one 10 multiple-choice question quiz at the end of each week and then there's only 2 concept discussions and 2 papers.”
ANTH102

“Took her online 103 class, and it was simple and right to the point. Read a chapter, taking a quiz.”
ANTH103

“For every assignment you miss it counts as an absence. After missing a couple of ”
ANTHRO103

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly open textbook-style weekly quizzes and ; proctoring tools are not clearly proven.

Weekly multiple-choice quizzesNo midterm/final (many online)Discussion boardsShort papers

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes easy multiple-choice exams; formal anti-cheating software is not clearly supported in comments.

Weekly quizzesEasy MC examsVocab from book

“go over ppt and vocab in chapter (which weekly quizes are on) right before class youll be fine.”
ANTHRO103

“ . Fun and easy project.”
ANTH101

Online

, and papers without mentioning webcam or Lockdown Browser proctoring.

Weekly MC quizzesDiscussion boardsConcept papersNo midterm/final often

“Very simple and and answer a quiz for the online course.”
ANTH102

“Class is very straight forward - read a .”
ANTH103

“ and and 4 assignments.”
ANTH102

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Honestly, it was easier than it should have been. There's one 10 multiple-choice question quiz at the end of each week and then there's only 2 concept discussions and 2 papers. As long as you're decent at writing, easy A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews (15 online, 28 in , and grading flexibility. Credibility rating: High.

🎯

78/100

“The class was straighforward, no confusion on anything for me, and . Every week we had 1-2 chapter quizzes.”

📚 Read Or Struggle

72/100

“Professor Hurst expects you to read the entire textbook. If you do not read the entire chapter each week and learn all of the key words you will not pass.”

⚖️ Fair But Inflexible

58/100

“One of , and she would not give me even partial credit, and since there are only 4 assignments this made it mathematically impossible to pass the class.”

👍 Strong Recommendation Core

70/100

“Hurst is fantastic. She is wonderful at organizing the material per week, so you never have to scramble to find the assignments.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Dr. Hurst is an engaging lecturer
She is super funny, and puts her funniness into her lectures
She is passionate about cultural anthropology.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Overall easy A and a fun course!
NOT a GPA booster class
trick questions but you have to read the chapters.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

read a
She requires you to

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Lifetime ratings

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Evidence confidence

43 detailed reviews across many years with both online and in-person samples and .

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Samantha Hurst

x x if you will read weekly and hit deadlines—especially online—for a structured, fair anthropology course.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 x x x

📚 Read Or Struggle

⚖️ Fair But Inflexible

👍 Strong Recommendation Core

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online Format

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you will read weekly and hit deadlines—especially online—for a structured, fair anthropology course.

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