AI Rate Professor

Anthropology Geo Sciences

Mary Hardy

ANTHRO · ANTHRO102 · ANTHRO161 · ANTHRO101 · P4973 · ANTHRO121 · P4907 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
86.36%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Worth taking for Anthro GE if you will do the readings and but real work, especially in person.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringLots of readingClear criteriaLate work friendlyPassionate about anthro
  • Kind, organized anthropology professor who wants students to succeed and often accepts late work.
  • High grades are common if you read, follow rubrics, and and projects.
  • Workload and clarity vary by course; ANTHRO121 draws more complaints about volume and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many As and A+s appear when students complete readings, quizzes, and projects, but comments say it is not a free A and you must work for it.

Online summer and async sections feel easier; in-person ANTHRO121 requires more essays and reading.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

Intro material is approachable with passion and resources, yet frequent reading, papers, and .

Online comments call content easy; in-person ANTHRO121 and compressed terms feel more intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and sometimes mandatory depending on term and course; participation is often valued.

; many in-person ANTHRO121 and ANTHRO102 mark yes.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students would take her again for kindness, clarity, and learning, though a few .

Online recommendations are mostly positive with ease; in-person has stronger love and a few strong avoid reviews for ANTHRO121.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Late work is often accepted without penalty and grades reward following rubrics and putting in effort.

Format shift

Online students stress clear criteria and feedback; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly readings, quizzes, discussions, papers, and group or .

Format shift

Online still has weekly work; in-person ANTHRO121 is frequently tagged lots of homework and papers.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Majority describe passionate, kind, organized lectures with ; minority find lectures and .

Format shift

; in-person teaching praise is stronger overall.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and projects more than high-stakes pure exams.

Format shift

Online features weekly quizzes and discussions; in person adds ethnography and group teaching projects.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person sections emphasize passion, participation, group projects, and reading; most love her while a minority find lectures and .

Main concern

, and group work; some ANTHRO121 clarity complaints.

What students said

“A great professor who lets you turn in late work ”
ANTHRO101
“Show up, READ, do the work, study the PWPT, follow the RUBRIC and you will get an A.”
ANTHRO121
“She is one of the gems out there.”
ANTHRO102

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online Anthro is usually straightforward with , and free or PDF texts; .

Main concern

Self-teaching in async formats and .

What students said

“Very easy, you got this.”
ANTHRO101
“Very straightforward and easy. Just put in the work and you'll be fine.”
ANTHRO101
“ . Tons of reading, but manageable.”
ANTHRO121

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and ; reviews do not clearly prove strict proctoring or open-book policies.

Weekly quizzesMidterm and final with study guidesProject-heavyReading-based

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

guides, papers, and group projects; exact closed-book policy is not clearly proven.

Study guidesMidterm and finalEssaysGroup projects
“ and study guides to help with the Midterm and Final.”
ANTHRO101
“A lot of assignments and 2 long essays, quizzes are not online so make sure you READ!”
ANTHRO121

Online

Online work emphasizes weekly discussions and quizzes based on readings; .

Weekly quizzesDiscussionsProject-based
“I took the summer 5 week course so and .”
ANTHRO101
“ of your grade.”
ANTHRO102

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Not an easy A, you have to work for it, and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 reviews across online and in-person anthropology courses, balancing praise for kindness with workload notes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“What I love about hardy and .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Reality

48/100

“THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK FOR THIS CLASS BUT I ENJOYED IT AND FELT SHE IS A .”

❤️ About Character

85/100

“Professor Hardy is one of the kindest spirits I have come to meet.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She loves to put on videos for the lecture, and she is very into class participation.
  • Her lectures are long but that's the only way to learn the subject.
  • She models the work of an Anthropologist in her class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class was very easy and so were the assignments and quizzes.
  • Just do what you can and you will be fine.
  • If you attend class and complete the .

Theme 3

⚠️

  • .
  • asking for clarification is a waste of time because you'll get the most non- answer answer ever.
  • Took her for summer, she seems annoyed of the class and the subject.

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

31 reviews from 2015-2026 with mixed but and solid grade reporting yield high-medium to high credibility.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 510
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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ANTHRO1217 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 6 · A 15

B range

4

B+ 3 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1