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De Anza College · Ethnic Studies

Nate Tan

CETH10 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
99/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
93.75%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want an engaging Ethnic Studies class with and meaningful lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringInspirationalAmazing LecturesGenerous GradingWriting Heavy
  • Students overwhelmingly describe Nate Tan as caring, inspiring, and easy to approach.
  • Most students earn A-range grades, but the course still asks for , and participation.
  • Online reviews are more mixed on workload, while and easier in tone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

A-range grades are common and , but , and participation still require basic effort.

, while online evidence includes more workload complaints.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

The class is approachable and often low difficulty, though some online students describe rigorous reading and thought-provoking material.

In-person reviews describe the course as easy, while online reviews make the content sound more demanding.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Attendance is reported as optional in several in-person reviews but and .

Online reviews are mostly mandatory, while .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and generous while making the subject meaningful.

Both formats are highly recommended, but the .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students repeatedly report A-range grades, generous grading, , and .

Format shift

grading, while online reviews still show mostly A-range outcomes.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

The workload centers on essays, reading, and participation, with one online review calling the reading load excessive.

Format shift

In-person workload sounds moderate and manageable, while online workload has a .

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Students consistently describe him as caring, passionate, inspiring, and strong at connecting course material to real life.

Format shift

Teaching praise appears in both formats, with in-person reviews especially intense and consistent.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Reviews mainly mention essays, papers, readings, group work, posts, and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize writing and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person reviews are extremely positive, , and strong personal connection.

Main concern

Some students mention .

What students said

“You just have to show up and write 4 competent essays throughout the quarter, and you will be fine.”
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“ and .”
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“You need to write a lot but he .”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are mostly very positive about teaching and care, but one review strongly criticizes the .

Main concern

Online students may face substantial reading and writing.

What students said

“If you want to learn and feel empowered to make a difference in the .”
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“Making students read 40-60 pages a week is a great way of showing how lazy this professor actually is.”
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“Professor Tan is an AMAZING instructor.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or .

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

format or closed-book policy.

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove the policy.

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You just have to show up and write 4 competent essays throughout the quarter, and you will be fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

97/100

“Professor Tan is an outstanding person to learn from.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“ if you have the chance”

⚖️

90/100

“ and the scale is 90-100=A, no A- or A+”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Nate Tan is a great instructor.
  • Great teacher! Very dedicated to the lecture, previous admission officer, and gave lots of advice on UC app.
  • Professor Tan is an AMAZING instructor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you are a decent writer, you can pass the class.
  • and .
  • 4 papers but he made the .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • You need to write a lot but he .
  • Making students read 40-60 pages a week is a great way of showing how lazy this professor actually is.
  • The work is fun and engaging and his chill.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is credible because 16 recent reviews are detailed and mostly consistent, though one online review is sharply negative.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CETH1016 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 5 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values