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Ethnic Studies

Jorge Cruz

ETHSM40 · ETHSM01 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
76.19%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

ethnic studies class; online works for a free A if .

Best fit · Easy A HunterCaringEasy AClear grading criteriaAmazing lectures (in person)Self-taught online
  • In , and fun with and redo chances.
  • Online sections are easy A but and weak videos.
  • Grades skew heavily to A/A+ with low content difficulty.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Nearly all reported grades are A or A+, with rewrites, late work flexibility, and .

Both formats report easy As; online often needs less teaching but .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

Content is introductory ethnic studies with low conceptual difficulty, though readings and writing can pile up online.

In person feels clearer and lighter; online is still easy but and self-study.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

while , so flexibility depends on the section.

In ; many online sections list it as optional.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

and easy As, with stronger enthusiasm for in-person sections.

In person recommendations are warmer; online has more mixed quality scores despite high grades.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students report rewrites, , and lots of A or A+ grades.

Format shift

Online still grades easy but a .

Workload

Light

72/100

In person often means few assignments or in-class group work; online adds weekly readings, discussions, and papers.

Format shift

; in person is lighter week to week.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

In person praise is strong for caring lectures; online teaching is weaker with and self-teaching.

Format shift

In person teaching quality is clearly higher than online.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and group projects rather than high-stakes exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize assignments; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Caring lectures, group work, clear criteria, and .

Main concern

Some lectures run long or boring and a few find the class disorganized.

What students said

“Professor Cruz is genuinely one of the .”
ETHSM40
“his lectures were ”
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“ .”
ETHSM40

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Easy grades with readings, discussions, and papers, but lectures and and low-value.

Main concern

Self-teaching load, weak recorded lectures, and .

What students said

“ but do not expect anything more.”
ETHSM01
“I taught myself everything in this class.”
ETHSM01
“ . Expect smooth sailing.”
ETHSM40

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is assignment and exams.

Group final projectReflection papersFew high-stakes examsClear assignment criteria

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person finals and graded on effort.

Group projectsIn-class workReflection grading
“The and it encouraged you to apply what you have learned”
ETHSM40
“We wrote one 250-word reflection a week-ish, which is graded by thoughtfulness”
ETHSM40

Online

Online evidence points to weekly assignments, discussions, and .

Weekly assignmentsDiscussion postsFinal paper
“one assignment and , and a ”
ETHSM01
“ and you'll have an easy time.”
ETHSM40

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Cruz is genuinely one of the . I was worried going into this class, but coming out of it I can say that and easy!”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting format splits in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Instructor

90/100

“Mr. Cruz is an incredibly kind and ”

🎯 Easy A Pathway

88/100

“Good professor, easy A”

💻

45/100

“I taught myself everything in this class.”

👨‍🏫

85/100

“Took him in person spring semester and his lectures were really fun imo”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

  • He's a and the class is very casual.
  • He is so kind and amazing
  • I loooooove Professor Cruz! He's literally the nicest professor ever.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but do not expect anything more.
  • easy class
  • . Expect smooth sailing.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • Materials are unorganized, .
  • The recorded video lectures were a huge letdown.
  • I taught myself everything in this class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

21 recent reviews across online and in person show consistent easy grading with a .

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ETHSM4011 reviews
ETHSM0110 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 9 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

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