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Anthropology

Misha Miller-Sisson

ANTH4619 · ANTH101 · ANTHRO101 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.4/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless and can teach yourself from lectures alone.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavySkip class or failSlow gradingUnresponsiveTough grader
  • Most students call him the .
  • because notes and materials are not posted.
  • , and many report failing or retaking.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Grades skew low with , and exams that lock in low scores if you fall behind.

Both online and ; the single A+ came from one in-person student who attended every lecture.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is dense and lecture-heavy with cumulative multi-chapter exams and little support material.

Online students ; in-person students stress content-heavy lectures without notes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

because notes and materials are not posted on Canvas.

; one online section said attendance was not mandatory but still failed many students.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

Six of seven students would not take him again and repeatedly call him the .

; both online reviews strongly advise against him.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students report and C- outcomes, no , and grades that stay low once exams tank.

Format shift

Online and and late score returns.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and content-heavy lectures with constant note-taking.

Format shift

; in-person adds heavy lectures and cumulative exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students say lectures are unengaging, videos sound unenthusiastic, emails go unanswered, and help is rarely offered.

Format shift

Online complaints focus on video quality and response time; in-person complaints focus on disengagement and no Canvas support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams are cumulative, closed-note, multi-chapter, and can lock grades with little recovery path.

Format shift

; online reviews emphasize labs and delayed assignment grades.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes are lecture-heavy with no Canvas notes, , and frequent complaints of disengagement.

Main concern

, and high risk of failing or retaking.

What students said

“Worst professor I've had at Mira Costa. The only class I haven't passed in, and .”
ANTHRO101
“Didn't grade anything till the end of the semester, unclear about assignments, didn't put any resources ( .”
ANTH101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are asynchronous but still demand group labs and heavy work with .

Main concern

Late grading, , and unhelpful video lectures.

What students said

“Literally the worse professor I have ever had, he never responds, and if he does it can be weeks after he grades the ”
ANTH4619
“ and . In person maybe”
ANTH101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

notes and little , so low scores are hard to fix.

Cumulative examsNo notes allowedMulti-chapter examsLecture-dependent

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

no notes allowed and no safety net.

Cumulative examsNo notesNo extra credit
“Exams are cumulative of 4 chapter in one, no notes. Also no so if your grade is low its staying low due to the exams.”
ANTH101

Online

Online reviews ; risk is high from late grading and confusing assessments.

Late gradingGroup lab assignments
“there was a lot of textbook but because it was an online class a lot of the instructions were changed which caused a lot of confusion”
ANTH101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The absolute worst professor I've had in my time at Mira Costa. Didn't grade anything till the end of the even notes) on canvas.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews spanning 2019-2021, , and harsh exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

18/100

“I have no idea how he got this job. His lectures are not engaging, , and he does not respond to email.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

14/100

“Literally the worse professor I have ever had, he never responds, and if he does it can be weeks after he grades the ”

📚 Notes and Attendance

15/100

“Doesn't . Must show up to class in order to get the info needed to pass the class.”

📝

28/100

“Exams are cumulative of 4 chapter in one, no notes. Also no so if your grade is low its staying low due to the exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are not engaging, , and he does not respond to email.
  • His video lectures are all over the place and can tell he is not enthusiastic
  • He's clearly a pup who has no clue what he's doing and your gpa will suffer.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The only class I haven't passed in, and .
  • Exams are cumulative of 4 chapter in one, no notes.
  • Passed the lab class with different professor and but with a diff prof.

Theme 3

📬 About Support and Feedback

  • he never responds, and if he does it can be weeks after he grades the
  • and .
  • Didn't grade anything till the end of the

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed reviews from 2019-2021 are highly consistent on poor support and , though one outlier positive review lowers absolute certainty.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ANTH1015 reviews
ANTH46191 review
ANTHRO1011 review

Reported outcomes

D range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1