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Anthropology

Kirsten Olson

ANTHRO140 · ANTHRO140L · ANTHR140 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
98/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
94.44%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Kirsten Olson is highly recommended for , and want an engaging professor with a fair grade path.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaringEngaging LecturesStudy GuidesExtra CreditManageable Work
  • Students overwhelmingly describe her as caring, funny, passionate, and helpful.
  • Grades are very achievable with notes, engagement, study guides, and mild to moderate effort.
  • , but support and reduce the risk.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

87/100

A grades are common and students mention , study guides, and mild effort, but and studying.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

73/100

Students say she makes anthropology understandable and engaging, though lectures and tests can be challenging for unprepared students.

All course and lab reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Attendance and participation appear important for notes, labs, and engagement, but reviews .

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students strongly recommend her because she is caring, engaging, helpful, and .

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and is strongly positive across many years.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

86/100

Students report , , and many A outcomes when they stay engaged.

Format shift

online reviews available.

Workload

Light

80/100

Workload is generally light to moderate, with , and some tedious tasks.

Format shift

In-person lecture and lab reviews describe manageable work, while online evidence is unavailable.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students repeatedly call , and willing to help students understand the material.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely from in-person reviews and remains strongly positive despite a .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Students mention tests, quizzes, study guides, notes, and experience.

Format shift

, lab work, and study guides; there are no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All analyzed reviews are in person, and most students praise her , and manageable workload.

Main concern

Some students say if you do not study and .

What students said

“She is amazing at helping you understand the coursework, and prepares you for the tests and quizzes.”
ANTHR140
“As long as you put in mild effort into the class, you while skipping the final.”
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“ if you don't study.”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard and manageable with notes and study guides, but if unprepared.

Study GuidesTests And QuizzesTough If UnpreparedLabs In Class

Assessment risk

Standard

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and study guides, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, midterm, or .

Study GuidesTests And QuizzesTough If Unprepared
“She provides study guides for each test as well!”
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“ if you don't study.”
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“She has 2 tests and 2 quizzes and 2 primate observations.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“As long as you put in mild effort into the class, you while skipping the final.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“She is amazing at helping you understand the coursework, and prepares you for the tests and quizzes.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

95/100

“I love this professor so much !! She super sweet and !!”

📈 Grade Path

87/100

“If you do the readings and finish the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She makes things easy to understand and even though there are a lot of lectures, I find myself fully engaged which is really rare for me.
  • LOVE HER! Hilarious & she makes topics interesting because of how enthusiastic she is.
  • Amazing teacher. . Cares about teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Very caring and sweet! Willing to give lots of if she knows you need it.
  • if you don't study.
  • Labs are done in class. . and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • she honestly cares about students and looks out for them.
  • She always helps during office hours and works with you to find times to study with her if you cannot attend those hours.
  • will literally help you as much as she can!! :D

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is credible because 18 reviews over many years are detailed, mostly consistent, and tied to specific courses and .

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANTHR14011 reviews
ANTHRO140L4 reviews
ANTHRO1403 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 4 · A 7

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

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