Tara Freitas

ANTHRO121 · ANTH122 · ANTH121 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 14/100
RMP rating: 1.5/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Avoid unless no other option; you and boring lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear ExpectationsBoring LecturesConfusing PromptsHeavy Writing LoadAvoid If Possible

Nearly all students warn of and
Online section had an
Some students still earned A or B grades, but

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

A and B grades appear, but unclear prompts and and self-direction.

Online load was harsher; but .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Subject matter can be simple, yet teaching style and writing demands make the experience feel harder than it should.

Online felt much ; in-person difficulty centered on confusion.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and participation pressure.

; online did not clearly state policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Near-zero take-again sentiment and .

Both online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Some quiz leniency and rare extra-edit help, but unclear writing criteria and .

Format shift

; in-person felt uneven and confusing.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Online demanded huge weekly page counts; , and final.

Format shift

Online workload was extreme compared with in-person.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students repeatedly say , and kills interest.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and heavy writing.

Format shift

Online skewed heavily toward weekly papers.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students describe confusing tangents, hard-to-follow lectures, unclear expectations, and a frustrating classroom tone despite occasional niceness.

Main concern

and leave students unprepared.

What students said

“What makes her a difficult professor is the fact that she does not make it clear what she wants from her students”
ANTH121

“ . and condescending.”
ANTHRO121

“I have never had such a bad teacher.”
ANTH121

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ANTH121 had crushing , and almost no writing guidance until requested.

Main concern

fast.

What students said

“ . 4 weekly papers equaling 10-12 pgs/week!”
ANTH121

“Started off not even giving partial credit on work (all or nothing).”
ANTH121

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments mix quizzes and and final; format is not student-friendly overall.

QuizzesMidtermFinalHeavy WritingPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work included pop quizzes, outline and , and .

Pop QuizzesMidtermFinalWriting Assignments

“She assigns 3 pop quizzes (eventually gave out the date for them- SO STUDY!), an , and final.”
ANTH121

“She is a bit lenient with quizes, but goes for direct writing rather than multiple choice.”
ANTH 121

Online

Online evidence stresses massive weekly papers and all-or-nothing .

Weekly PapersAll or Nothing GradingNo Writing Guidance

“4 weekly papers equaling 10-12 pgs/week!”
ANTH121

“Started off not even giving partial credit on work (all or nothing).”
ANTH121

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Please do yourself a favor and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting confusion, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

12/100

“Please do yourself a favor and .”

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“I have never had such a bad teacher.”

📚 Workload Shock

28/100

“ . 4 weekly papers equaling 10-12 pgs/week!”

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45/100

“she does not make it clear what she wants from her students”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Boring, long lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

This class could've been simple, easy, fun, and interesting but she just kills all of that
The work load is ridiculous!!
She is a bit lenient with quizes

Theme 3

💔 About Classroom Tone

She is also very rude to her students
and condescending
She shuts down every thought or idea you have

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews from 2015-2016 show highly consistent negative themes across courses and formats.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 55

1 out of 55

Course coverage

ANTH1217 reviews

ANTHRO1212 reviews

ANTH 1211 review

ANTH1221 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A 2 · A- 2

B range

B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Tara Freitas

Avoid unless no other option; you x x x x x x x x and boring lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Shock

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💔 About Classroom Tone

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless no other option; you and boring lectures.

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