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Anthropology

Lisa Smolich

ANTH101 · ANTH103 · ANTRO102 · ANTH102 · ANTHR102 · ANTHR100 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Only take her if and ; otherwise pick another anthro section.

Best fit · Effort For RewardUnorganizedPassionate LecturerHard TestsCurves GradesOften Absent
  • Older , and ; later reviews slam chronic absences and chaos.
  • as hard and poorly aligned with study guides or missed lecture time.
  • Zoo project and in-class work are common; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Curves and help, but tests are hard and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Gen-ed anthropology with , but dense tests and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but students say showing up and paying attention is how you pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Early fans call her great and fun; later reviewers .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

Multiple students note curves, , and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Regular lectures, films, assignments, and a .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

When present she is funny and passionate, but missed classes and disorganization drag overall quality down.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of multiple-choice midterms and , and a major zoo project.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ANTH gen-eds mix fun passionate lectures with serious organization and .

Main concern

Frequent absences, late starts, and .

What students said

“ ! The and don't reflect the study guides.”
ANTH102
“Don't come in expecting to be handed an A. You will work and the .”
ANTHR102
“ . Smolich's class.”
ANTHR102

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are mostly multiple choice and often hard, with study guides and .

Multiple ChoiceHard TestsGrade CurveReview Sheets

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

poorly timed when the class falls behind.

Multiple ChoiceHard TestsGrade CurveReview Sheets
“ . She has a couple of assignments one where you go to the ZOO which is really awesome.”
ANTH102
“ .”
ANTH102

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I DO NOT RECOMMEND !”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2011, highlighting passion, hard exams, and organization problems. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“she was a but she was not a great teacher at all”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“ . Smolich's class.”

📚 Hard But Curved

58/100

“ , but .”

⚠️ Organization Issues

30/100

“ . She missed like 8-10 days of class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She totally has a passion for what she teaches.
  • Her lectures are intersting and she adds lots of humor
  • She gets off subject way too easily

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Don't come in expecting to be handed an A.
  • Even if you have crappy exam grades, her makes up for a lot of it.
  • I hate science and still got an A without taking the final!!

Theme 3

🗓️ About Absences & Chaos

  • she called in sick like 9 times with no sub
  • giving us all of our tests for the last 6 weeks on the last day
  • 1 month behind ridiculously detailed syllabus

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty detailed reviews spanning 2005-2011 show consistent themes of passion versus organization problems.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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