AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

Jim Preston

RELS1 · HUMN13 · HUMHUM8 · ANTHR32 · HUMAN1113 · RELS2 · MYTH2434 · HUMAN8 · RS101 · ANTHRO32 · HUM8 · ANTHR2 · ANTH2265 · ANTH2 · HIST7 · ANTHR2265 · HUMAN13 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if and can handle vague lectures for a decent grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMovie Heavy LecturesOpinionatedLots of ReadingVague ExpectationsInspiring for Some
  • Polarizing anthropology and religion-style courses with long lectures, films, and .
  • ; many say they are easy if and side with his framing.
  • Supporters call him brilliant and inspiring; critics call him vague, arrogant, or unorganized.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

Many report easy exams if you attend and , but and not an automatic A.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is readable with films and discussion, yet volume of reading and opinionated framing keep it from feeling easy.

, and humanities.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Multiple ; attendance often marked mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

, but strong love-or-hate split makes fit student-dependent.

Split .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Show-up, notes, and alignment with his study-guide framing often yield A/B; .

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Few graded items but , and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Brilliant storytelling for some, vague and self-focused for others, producing a .

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Grades usually rest on a daily homework.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person anthro, religion, and humanities sections mix rambling lectures with movies and reading; and reactions range from inspired to dropped.

Main concern

Vague expectations, strong opinions, and .

What students said

“an hour of lecture and a video/movie towards the end. Lots of reading. .”
RELS2
“HORRIBLE! He is pompus and arrogant, doesnt teach you anything except how to judge others!”
ANTH2265
“Quite possibly the .”
ANTHR2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are mostly free response with verbal study guidance; difficulty is moderate if notes and .

Free Response ExamsVerbal Study GuideResearch PaperMovie Content Tested

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and films; he often previews tested topics verbally.

Free ResponseVerbal Study GuideFilm ContentResearch Project
“Gives out a verbal , so and show up.”
RELS2
“ , so as long as you know something that relates to the question, .”
RELS1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is brilliant! He is hard, but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 33 in-person reviews spanning religion, anthropology, and humanities. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Quite possibly the .”

⚠️ Polarizing Style

30/100

“HORRIBLE! He is pompus and arrogant, doesnt teach you anything except how to judge others!”

📝

55/100

“Gives out a verbal , so and show up.”

👍 Conditional Recommendation

54/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He rambles a lot but if and the videos he plays, you will ace this class.
  • All we do is watch movies.
  • Extremly insightful and intelligent.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you read and do the research.
  • Not an easy A
  • One of the easiest classes ever

Theme 3

💬 About Personality

  • His jokes/attitude can come off as sexist.
  • he's not afraid to share them and at the same time respects yours.
  • self-promoting and over critical of others.

Data context

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Analysis sample

33

Recent reviews read by the AI

33

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

33 multi-year in-person reviews with detailed praise and criticism provide a stable polarizing picture.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 59
3 out of 56
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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MYTH24341 review
RELS21 review
RS1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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