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Anthropology

Giovanni Magginetti

ANTH101 · 101C · ANTH107C · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
40.63%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can handle disorganization, heavy writing, and self-teaching while staying on top of .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing teacherHeavy workloadDisorganized communicationTough gradingEngaging when good
  • Reviews are highly polarized, with some students loving his engaging style and many others warning against taking him.
  • The biggest recurring complaints are heavy , and slow communication.
  • Grades can be possible with effort and , but the experience often feels stressful and inconsistent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A is possible, but students often , and heavy effort for a GE-level class.

, while in-person evidence is mixed between easy with effort and unnecessarily hard.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

The course content is not always intellectually hard, but disorganized lectures, unclear instructions, and .

Online reviews emphasize workload overload, while and confusing delivery.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance and participation appear important because , and consequences for missing class.

, while online evidence shows required discussions and responses rather than physical attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

39/100

Recommendation depends heavily on section and tolerance for workload, because reviews swing from enthusiastic praise to direct avoidance.

Online students mostly advise avoiding him, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Many students call him a , though some reviews mention late credit and .

Format shift

Online grading is described as tougher, while on the class.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of papers, worksheets, quizzes, discussions, projects, and busywork.

Format shift

Online reviews are consistently heavy, while and overwhelming paper or worksheet loads.

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

He can be engaging and passionate, but many reviews , and rude feedback.

Format shift

Online teaching feedback is mostly negative, while and very poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

36/100

Assessment appears driven by papers, discussions, quizzes, worksheets, group projects, and occasional tests or finals.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize videos, assignments, quizzes, papers, and , while , and tests.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are split, with strong praise for fun lectures and caring moments but many , and disorganization.

Main concern

Students , and a teaching style that varies sharply by term.

What students said

“He made his lectures interesting and related it to the real world.”
ANTH101
“He is a difficult person more difficult than the class ever could be.”
ANTH101
“Passionate for sure, but and .”
ANTH101

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are strongly negative, emphasizing excessive workload, poor communication, hard grading, and .

Main concern

The main concern is an overloaded and poorly managed online course with .

What students said

“Assigned way too much for this being a 100 level course.”
ANTH101
“ ”
ANTH101
“ and short essays and a hard grader.”
ANTH101

Exam style

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Exam style varies by section, with and others describing hard tests, quizzes, or .

Multiple Choice TestsShort Essay TestsOnline QuizzesGroup Project FinalNo Final Exam In Some Sections

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

project final, no final in some sections, and one final test, so policies vary by section.

Hard TestsOnline QuizzesGroup Project FinalNo Final Exam In Some SectionsOne Final Test
“ !”
ANTH101
“The final isn't too well explained, but .”
ANTH107C
“ but so it makes up for it.”
101C

Online

Online reviews mention multiple-choice and short-essay tests, quizzes, and changing final project requirements, but do not clearly .

Multiple Choice TestsShort Essay TestsOnline QuizzesFinal Project
“ and short essays and a .”
ANTH101
“Final was a group project (8-10 page paper, presentation, and handout.”
ANTH101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Passionate for sure, but and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Passionate for sure, but and .”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“He assigns so much work for this being a GE class.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

39/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes the material super fun and engaging and he most definitely cares a lot for his students.
  • Will put on documentaries for the majority of the class meetings and give you a worksheet.
  • His lectures really depend, sometimes it's exciting but sometimes it's pretty boring, depends on what chapter you are learning.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Very essay heavy about 2-3 short .
  • So much busy .
  • There are a and but they're super short, easy to knock out in 20 mins.

Theme 3

⚖️

  • He is tough on EVERYTHING except the value of OUR time.
  • but if you do well on everything else you still have a chance for an A.
  • He took late work and gives lots of when deserved.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The 32 reviews include detailed recent comments across both formats and consistently show a polarized but credible pattern.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 514

Course coverage

ANTH10123 reviews
ANTH107C5 reviews
101C4 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 3 · A 9 · A- 3

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 5