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Anthropology

Stephanie Etting

ANTH310 · ANTH300 · LEC17830 · ANTH18140 · ANTH301 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
31.82%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless and unforgiving quiz wording; easier .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTrick questionsTough graderHeavy readingTest heavyPolarizing
  • Many students describe confusing, trick-heavy quizzes that feel harder than an intro anthro course.
  • A minority of online sections report , and a straightforward A.
  • Attendance and note-taking matter a lot in person because notes are not posted.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few students coast on notes and , but many work hard and and middling or low grades.

Online has both easy-A and nightmare reports; in person more often demands nonstop note-taking for open-note tests.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and deliberately tricky wording make content feel much harder than intro level.

Both formats emphasize difficulty; a minority of online modules felt easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Skip-class-and-you-won't-pass messaging is common, and notes usually are not posted online.

In person is especially attendance-driven; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and most detailed comments warn students to pick another professor.

A few glowing online and in-person outliers exist, but the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

and complaints about unfair partial-credit multiple choice.

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and lecture-note volume create a heavy load.

Format shift

Online adds nested reading links; in person adds handwriting all lecture notes.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Some praise passion and , but and help is limited.

Format shift

Online summer sections are more mixed; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly quizzes, midterms, and or participation fluff.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; labs add group worksheets online.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person, lectures are note-heavy and often boring; if you write everything, but and too hard for entry level.

Main concern

, and little help.

What students said

“Way way way too hard for an entry level class. Not willing to help. BEWARE”
ANTH300
“ although she barely mentions it.”
ANTH300
“ .”
ANTH300

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call it an easy A with module notes and , while , and no flexibility.

Main concern

, and no makeups.

What students said

“ !”
ANTH300
“If you want an easy A for .”
ANTH300
“She asks trick questions & make things hard for no reason.”
ANTH310

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams often feel adversarial with tricky wording; some sections allow open notes, but .

Trick questionsChoose-all-that-applyOpen notes (some sections)Closed book open notes finalNo makeups

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

if you handwrite everything, though one review notes a and many still find questions unfair.

Open notesClosed book open notes finalTrick questionsTest heavy
“ although she barely mentions it.”
ANTH300
“ .”
ANTH300
“ as trick questions.”
ANTH300

Online

, and full of trick or all-that-apply items, with little makeup flexibility.

Trick questionsChoose all that applyNo makeupsModule-based quizzes
“ as trick questions.”
ANTH300
“ . She makes them up herself and theres so .”
ANTH300
“Her test are super hard, fill in the .”
ANTH310

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Way way way too hard for an entry level class. Not willing to help. BEWARE”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews (12 online, 10 in , and polarized ease. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️

30/100

“I cannot in .”

🧩

25/100

“She asks trick questions & make things hard for no reason.”

📖 Reading Overload

30/100

“Textbook is heavy and required a ton of time to go through.”

🎯 Occasional Easy A

85/100

“If you want an easy A for .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures can be death by PowerPoint, but straightforward.
  • Clearly passionate about her profession.
  • Teaching style unacceptably rigid for an entry-level class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She is very strict and meticulous.
  • She does want students to fail :((
  • The midterms and .

Theme 3

📝

  • her multiple-choice questions include answers that are partially correct, but will get you marked down for choosing.
  • I did all the and still was stumped

Theme 4

🚫 About Flexibility

  • She doesn't allow make ups and .
  • she doesnt let and .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews spanning 2017-2023 with detailed, repeated themes about quizzes and polarity.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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ANTH181401 review
LEC178301 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2