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Anthropology

Jessica Amato

ANTH200 · ANTH131 · ANTHR131 · ANTH120 · ANTHR120 · ANTH145 · ANTRH121 · ANTH120L · ANTH122 · ANTHRO120 · ANTH121 · 83 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you want a passionate teacher and will stay on top of weekly work; skip if you need tight organization and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate Energetic LecturerGet Ready to ReadLots of HomeworkCaring but DisorganizedHilarious but Off-Topic
  • Strong passion and engaging lectures help many students love anthropology and feel prepared for harder classes.
  • Workload is heavy with weekly reading, labs, and homework; keep current or grades suffer.
  • , and class cancellations are the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

Many students earn A or and homework, but and falling behind is costly.

Online students more often call it easy if work is turned in; and denser labs.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro content is interesting and well explained, yet dense reading and .

; in-person bio-anthro labs add memorization load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping makes passing unlikely.

In-person is clearly mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and learning, tempered by organization and workload complaints.

Recommendation is strong across both formats when students keep up; negatives cluster around disorganization online and digressions in person.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Clear criteria and help, but few high-stakes items and .

Format shift

Online labs often auto-credit completion with late penalties; .

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Weekly readings, labs, and .

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online adds continuous module load.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Students call lectures inspiring and funny, though off-topic talk and absences hurt consistency.

Format shift

; online quality swings with organization and email speed.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

and , and finals.

Format shift

Online leans assignment-heavy; and labs.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students praise fun energetic lectures and caring support, while critics cite off-topic rambling, heavy work, and .

Main concern

Disorganization, digressions, and heavy weekly assignments can overwhelm students who need focused lectures.

What students said

“I .”
ANTH120
“she tends to get off track a lot, you don't know when she is off and on topic”
ANTH200
“Stay current with the work and it is an easy A.”
ANTH120

Remote format

Online

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online modules can work well with and weekly work, but slow email replies, late posts, and .

Main concern

Slow communication and uneven organization can leave students guessing until late in the term.

What students said

“ , and worked for me even with my busy schedule.”
ANTRH121
“She refuses to grade, provide lectures, or stay on top of literally anything.”
ANTH121
“Do the weekly readings and you'll be just fine.”
ANTH120

Exam style

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Exams track readings and lectures and can be tough if you .

Weekly QuizzesDifficult TestsReading-Based ExamsLabs Help Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

reading; lectures alone often do not cover exams fully.

Difficult TestsReading RequiredQuiz Reviews Helpful
“The and you really really really gotta diligently read through the material”
ANTH120
“ .”
ANTH120

Online

and labs that help more than the textbook alone.

Weekly TestsReading HeavyLabs Support Exams
“ .”
ANTH120
“there is a .”
ANTH120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dr. Amato is a ridiculously smart person who wants her students to do well in a hard subject.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Energy

74/100

“her lectures are so passionate and full of information that sometimes we will go over time”

📚 Workload Reality

34/100

“This as if we dont have a life or other classes.”

👍

72/100

“I thoroughly enjoyed this class. u and dr. j will keep the party going.”

⚠️ Organization Risk

45/100

“ . She takes forever to grade things.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • She so much patience with us and she gives us a lot of help.
  • yaps most of the time about random things

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Stay current with the work and it is an easy A.
  • It IS a tough class.
  • Easy A if you turn everything in.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she really cares about us learning the material
  • treats her students like they are on the same level

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

83

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews span many years with consistent themes on passion, workload, and organization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 555
4 out of 510
3 out of 57
2 out of 56
1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 1 · A 18

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

8

Not sure yet 5 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 2