AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

William Fairbanks

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AI rating
59/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Take him if you want an anthropology-heavy class and will use study sessions, but if .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerKnowledgeable but polarizingStudy sessions helpTangential lecturesHard-to-read testsAnthropology-focused
  • Students strongly split between loving his anthropology expertise and .
  • because he often gives direct guidance.
  • , and matching his expectations on essays.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A can be reachable through study sessions and memorization, but students repeatedly warn that tests and expectations are hard without serious preparation.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The content is not always conceptually impossible, but , and essay expectations make it feel demanding.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person classes.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as strictly mandatory, but class and study sessions are important for knowing what will be tested.

and study sessions.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

Students recommend him when they value his knowledge and study help, but many strongly criticize his lectures and .

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Study sessions and , but and exact expectations create real risk.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

The , and test preparation rather than constant assignments.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention workload.

Teaching experience

Average

61/100

He is knowledgeable and caring to some students, but others find lectures unclear, biased, boring, or .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Reviews , and study-session test guidance.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All evidence is from in-person classes, where students , and highly uneven lecture clarity.

Main concern

Lectures often wander and .

What students said

“Attend study sessions, he'll give you all the essay wordings and/or multiple choice answers -- take good notes at study sessions, read the materials before hand, and it's an easy A.”
CULTURALANTH
“ unless you memorize the book exactly.”
ANTH3
“He has great knowledge of American Indian culture.”
ANTH1

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 appear test-heavy and memorization-based, but study sessions can make them much more manageable.

Essay TestsMultiple Choice TestsStudy Session HintsHeavy Memorization

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and multiple-choice tests that reward memorization and study-session attendance.

Essay TestsMultiple Choice TestsStudy Session HintsHeavy Memorization
“Attend study sessions, he'll give you all the essay wordings and/or multiple choice answers”
CULTURALANTH
“you must know everything in the books and from his lectures.”
CULTANTHRO

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Attend study sessions, he'll give you all the essay wordings and/or multiple choice answers -- take good notes at study sessions, read the materials before hand, and it's an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and lecture clarity. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

61/100

“He has great knowledge of American Indian culture.”

📈 Grade Strategy

58/100

“if you go to his study sessions he gives you the answers to the tests/essays and the class is pretty easy.”

⚠️ Lecture Risk

45/100

“His lectures are a waste of time, he goes on too many irrelivant tangents.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He has great knowledge of American Indian culture.
  • Lectures can be boring but he really wants his students to suceed.
  • He's a , but and would go off on tangents.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you have to be willing to work hard for the grade.
  • unless you memorize the book exactly.
  • , but if you go to his study sessions he basically gives you the answers!

Theme 3

❤️ About Student Support

  • guides at his house.
  • He invites the whole class at once to his house to give hints on what is going .

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five in-person reviews across many years give consistent evidence of both strong knowledge and recurring lecture or test concerns.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

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