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Ethnic Studies

Alberto Gutierrez

ETHNS34 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
45.83%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Only take him if you love dense reading and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy reading loadPolarizing personalityTough graderLate feedbackParticipation mandatory
  • Huge reading and writing load for ETHNS34 with high-academic articles and videos.
  • In-person can feel engaging and community-building; .
  • and limited email response frustrate .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible with effort, but , and delayed feedback make an easy A unrealistic.

Online feels harsher and more stressful; polish.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Weekly high-level readings, long videos, and and academically dense.

; summer online can be lighter but .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Attendance and participation are repeatedly required in person and often listed mandatory online as well.

and speaking up are strictly enforced; online still expects weekly participation posts.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

; lovers praise community and growth while .

In-person has more strong endorsements; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

, and slow score entry dominate student complaints.

Format shift

Harshness appears in both formats; online adds zero-for-missed-reading and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Immense weekly readings, videos, discussions, and multi-page writing for .

Format shift

Online reports more writing-plus-quiz weeks; .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

some find lectures inspirational and structured, others call him hostile, biased, or unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is higher; online communication and Canvas design drag ratings down.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Readings notes, discussions, papers, quizzes, and .

Format shift

In-person emphasizes participation and groups; online leans quizzes, written discussions, and papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call him top professor with interactive activities; others cite hostility, harsh grades, and culture criticism.

Main concern

, and delayed grades can tank experience for quieter or busy students.

What students said

“One of the top two professors I've had. Professor Gutierrez created a structured, engaging Chicano Studies course that built real community.”
ETHNS34
“It's safe to say he is the . and late.”
ETHNS34
“If you're lazy and don't do anything, don't want to speak or show up to class then this class isn't for you.”
ETHNS34

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

- and writing-heavy with , and frequent advice to take anyone else.

Main concern

, and poor email responsiveness.

What students said

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ETHNS34
“Never responded to emails, suspicious of the students who were actually good writers.”
ETHNS34
“Does not set you up to succeed. Will never extended an .”
ETHNS34

Exam style

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Assessment centers on reading-based quizzes and writing more than high-stakes proctored finals.

Multiple choice quizzesWritten quiz responsesHeavy reading assessmentsGroup projects

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person relies more on participation, group projects, and activities than traditional exams; .

Participation-heavyGroup projectsActivities over tests
“He has an unconventional teaching and activities rather than writing and tests.”
ETHNS34
“If you go to class & arrive on time & participate it's a fairly easy class.”
ETHNS34

Online

Online uses multiple-choice and written quizzes tied to dense readings and videos; .

Multiple choice quizzesWritten response quizzesReading-heavy modules
“For the summer course (probably not the same as a regular semester), we were and all the .”
ETHNS34
“One week had a AND a quiz that was another 2 pg paper single spaced.”
ETHNS34

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you're lazy, move on. If you're serious about school, the workload is average. It's not hard but it is alot of reading and some writing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews (12 online, 12 in , and format split. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Reading Load

28/100

“This class required an immense amount of reading and tons of videos. You have to put in the work to succeed.”

⚖️ Polarized Teaching

48/100

“One of the top two professors I've had. Professor Gutierrez created a structured, engaging Chicano Studies course that built real community.”

🚫 Online Warning

30/100

“ !”

⏱️

25/100

“You never truly know what your grade since he never inputs the score for weeks after its due.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • uses a non-traditional teaching method so expect the unexpected
  • He is funny and outgoing but will call you out if u sit in the back
  • Very hostile and unprofessional
  • He's funny and maybe that's because I appreciate sarcasm

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of reading and writing for small amount of points
  • and late
  • If you try and listen to the
  • Finished all work near full credit except for one and got A-

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • can be tough and stern but over all means well
  • kind and will help you if you need it just talk to him
  • Will never extended an
  • Was very rude in one a submission comment

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

24 reviews with and consistent workload themes, but opinions are highly polarized.

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

ETHNS3424 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 4 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

7

B 4 · B- 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2