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Anthropology

Francisco Contreras

ANTH101 · ANTH101L · ANTHRO101L · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
15.79%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are fine teaching yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProMIA and unresponsiveGrades only at semester endTeach yourselfUnorganizedEasy A if you endure
  • Most students say he rarely lectures, grades late or only at finals, and is .
  • Workload is often light with few graded items, so some still earn As while learning little.
  • Online feedback is especially harsh about zero feedback and self-teaching; a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Despite poor teaching, many report A or A+ with few graded items if , and .

Both formats report high grades with little instruction; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is often described as straightforward or a joke, but .

Online students stress untaught test items more; but light.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

, though some lab sections expect presence for handout work.

Online is effectively asynchronous; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Very low take-again rate , and the sense there is no real teacher.

Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Few graded items and eventual high grades for many, but surprise zeros and end-of-term grade dumps frustrate students.

Format shift

Online especially .

Workload

Light

58/100

Labs and intro work are often few assignments plus a long paper, though .

Format shift

Online can pile discussions and a 10-page paper; .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Dominant theme , and no feedback until the course is over.

Format shift

Online is worst for MIA behavior; .

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and a lengthy paper depending on section.

Format shift

Online is more quiz and paper heavy; lab is handout and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

; a minority praise bone-bible study days and approachability.

Main concern

Lack of guidance in lab and .

What students said

“he never lectures, just gives you the handouts.”
ANTH101L
“we aren't getting any guidance in this lab”
ANTH101L
“Easy A if you can endure long, boring classes of "studying"”
ANTH101L

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

slow or and a long paper with little instruction.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Over the course of 18 weeks he did not grade a .”
ANTH101
“you basically have to teach yourself (google will be your teacher)”
ANTH101L
“Terrible online teacher, won't respond to emails, has never graded anything and the semester is almost over.”
ANTH101

Exam style

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Reviews describe quizzes, midterm and final, and a and complaints that tests include untaught material.

Quiz heavy onlineMidterm and final10-page paperUntaught test content reported

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a long paper.

Few assignmentsMidterm and final10-page paperHandout-based
“ . A and 10 page final paper.”
ANTH101L
“he never lectures, just gives you the handouts.”
ANTH101L

Online

Online exams and quizzes feel hard when material was never taught; .

Quiz heavyDifficult testsLate grading10-page paper
“the as he'd add things that he never even taught us”
ANTH101L
“Very quiz heavy class; he did not lectured at all.”
ANTH101L
“There was a , and he had given no information.”
ANTH101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Over the course of 18 weeks he did not grade a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews (11 online, 8 in , and easy but empty courses. Credibility rating: High.

📵 Ghost Instructor

22/100

“it felt like there was no teacher.”

📦 Grades at the End

18/100

“did not grade a single assignment until the semester was over so ”

🅰️ Still Passable

74/100

“Easy A if you can endure long, boring classes of "studying"”

Theme 1

📧 About Communication

  • I never knew where I stood in the class, I haven't heard from him since April 1st.
  • He is by far the at vvc.
  • Plus hes never answered a .

Theme 2

📚 About Self-Teaching

  • google will be your teacher
  • .
  • I don't want to fail because I wasn't taught anything.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades & Workload

  • He does give though and the .
  • class wasn't graded until the end of the semester
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen reviews across online and and weak teaching, with recent dates supporting reliability.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 512

Course coverage

ANTH1019 reviews
ANTH101L9 reviews
ANTHRO101L1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 3