AI Rate Professor

Anthropology & Geo Sciences

Mark Abbruzzese

ANTH101 · ANTHR121 · ANTHRO101 · ANTHRO1 · POLSC101 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
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Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want to learn anthropology deeply and will study hard; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtremely knowledgeableHard but fairExtra credit availableFun lecturesHeavy study load
  • Students praise deep subject knowledge, helpfulness, and passionate fun lectures.
  • Class is consistently hard; daily reading and heavy study are required for a good grade.
  • helps but an A still demands real effort; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Even with , students say you must study daily and may still land a B.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material is hard and dense with high difficulty ratings across reviews.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

Students stress showing up, paying attention, and attending all lectures to do well.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and passion despite the difficulty.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

helps but grades still track real study effort rather than .

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and lots of work for points.

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Praised as , and extremely knowledgeable with one strongly negative outlier.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

65/100

, and dominate the load.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but rewarding with knowledgeable teaching and for those who work.

Main concern

Heavy material and some lateness or tangents can frustrate students seeking an easy pass.

What students said

“The class is not going to be easy nor a joke, so make sure to read and study almost everyday.”
ANTHRO101
“He is a great professor but the class is very hard. Study guide really helps although it is a lot of work.”
ANTHRO101
“extremely knowledgeable of the but makes you work for it”
ANTHR121

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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and essay practice needed for solid scores.

Study GuideEssay QuestionsHard Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essay questions that need advance practice.

Study GuideEssay QuestionsLots of Information
“Study guide really helps although it is a lot of work. satisfying score.”
ANTHRO101
“ because there is sooo much information, but only a little bit is on the test.”
POLSC101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is ridiculously amazing, and I do not think I can get a better professor. The class is not going to be easy nor a joke, so make sure to read and study almost everyday.”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“He is extremely knowledgeable about the subject and will answer every question.”

📈 Course Difficulty

28/100

“This was a difficult class! Took it in the summer and had it rough.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

72/100

“Loved his class and his passion for the subject. !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • his lectures are fun and easy to understand
  • EXTREMELY knowledgeable and class
  • gives but makes you work for it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the class is very hard
  • If you attend all lectures, read the book, and do ALL of the you can probably get a B
  • read and study almost everyday

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews from 2008-2013 with consistent hard-but-good themes and one sharp negative outlier.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ANTHRO1012 reviews
ANTH1011 review
ANTHR1211 review
ANTHRO11 review
POLSC1011 review

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