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Anthropology

Jayne Smithson

ANTHR1LAB · ANTHROPOLOGY1 · ANTHR140 · ANTH07 · ANTHR1 · ANTHR130 · ANTH3A4 · ANTH3 · ANTHRO3 · ANTHRO7 · ANTHR3 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Take only if you love anthropology and can handle a .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing presenceHeavy reading loadStudy-guide focusedTough recent graderEngaging storyteller
  • Older reviews praise her as a life-changing, theatrical anthropology teacher who gives useful study guides.
  • Recent and unprofessional classroom comments.
  • Expect lots of , and ; notes or study guides sometimes help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many students earn As with study guides and , but and picky deductions keep an A from being free.

Online reviews more ; older in-person reviews sound more forgiving.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Content is interesting anthropology with and .

Both formats cite lots of reading; difficulty ratings cluster around medium.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

as and recent sections.

Online attendance is mixed; as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; glowing older praise clashes with .

Older online and in-person fans are enthusiastic; post-2020 reviews are far more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and study guides help, but and reports of docking for small mistakes pull leniency down.

Format shift

Recent online and reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Expect , and multiple tests rather than a light survey class.

Format shift

; summer online intensives feel especially packed.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many students call her knowledgeable, organized, and theatrical, but recent reviews describe unprofessional and uncompassionate behavior.

Format shift

In-person historical reviews are glowing; recent reviews in both formats are sharply critical.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and several exams with study guides.

Format shift

Online comments detail tests and papers; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Many in-person students call her fun, theatrical, and deeply knowledgeable, though a few recent reviews slam her as uncompassionate and unprofessional.

Main concern

and zero mercy on grades.

What students said

“Jayne is awesome, she is super fun and makes the material come alive with her unique and very theatrical method of teaching.”
ANTHR140
“ ... She shows no mercy to her students and is truly the most uncompassionate, annoying professor.”
ANTHR1
“she replied with "life's tough, chew harder"”
ANTHR1LAB

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections range from well-organized summer gems with prompt email replies to complaints , and picky grade deductions.

Main concern

Some students report poor online organization and .

What students said

“Lots of reading, but she did allowed notes for the !”
ANTH07
“She lowers your grade for very little things. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
ANTHR130
“I suggest taking her class in person and not online as she post outdated links and has poor online organization.”
ANTHR1

Exam style

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Exams are moderately hard but often paired with study guides, and .

Study guidesNotes allowed on some testsOpen-note lab testsModerately hard examsExtra credit

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

if you read and use the study guide, plus open-note lab tests.

Study guidesOpen-note lab testsChapter reading before tests
“The as long as you have read the chapters before and do the study guide!”
ANTHRO3
“ and she makes anthro really interesting.”
ANTHR1LAB

Online

Online students report multiple tests with study guides and occasional open notes, though some call exams hard and guides weak.

Study guidesNotes allowed on testsModerately hard exams
“Lots of reading, but she did allowed notes for the !”
ANTH07
“The ; the study guides she provides are decently useful so make sure you use them.”
ANTHR1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . I am a student who can take a class, do the work, and not have many complaints. But Jayne is genuinely the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews spanning online and in-person formats, highlighting polarized . Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Engaging Teaching Style

72/100

“Jayne is awesome, she is super fun and makes the material come alive with her unique and very theatrical method of teaching.”

📚

48/100

“Lots of reading, but she did allowed notes for the !”

⚠️

48/100

“She lowers your grade for very little things. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

👍 Polarized Recommendations

52/100

“I wish I could take all of my classes with her.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes the material come alive with her unique and very theatrical method of teaching
  • intelligent and very helpful
  • Life changing professor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She lowers your grade for very little things
  • Always do the

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • allowed notes for the
  • she post outdated links and has poor online organization

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three detailed reviews span 2010-2024 with and consistent themes on reading load and polarized tone.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values