AI Rate Professor

Anthropology

John Otte

ANTHR101 · ANTH101 · ANTH101LAB · ANTHRO101 · ANTHR1L · ANTH102 · BIOANTH101 · ANTHR102 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
78.95%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want a fun, knowledgeable anthro professor and will show up and study.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilariousAmazing lecturesCaringStudy for testsAttendance matters
  • Students love his humor, passion, and and labs.
  • An A is realistic if you attend, study hard from guides, and keep up with .
  • Online cultural sections feel lighter; in-person and and more test-focused.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Many students earn As by studying study guides and doing work, but tests and .

Online cultural classes feel easier As; in-person and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

60/100

Material is interesting and teachable, but , and .

Online reviews rate and lab reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping class can sink you for tests.

; online is more flexible.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

Most students call him funny, caring, and if you put in the work.

Online recommendation is very high; a minority of .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

Clear criteria and help, but .

Format shift

experiences.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

, but labs and .

Format shift

Online cultural is lighter; labs and some in-person sections feel heavier.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly praise humor, passion, clarity, and willingness to help.

Format shift

Strong across formats; a few note dull or dense lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes, midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

; online mixes platform homework with a couple of tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and engaging but and note-taking demands.

Main concern

Skipping class hurts; and careful notes.

What students said

“ .”
ANTH101
“You will have to take a lot of GOOD notes in order to pass.”
ANTH101
“Coming to class is important because he .”
ANTH102

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are mostly straightforward with , and manageable tests.

Main concern

Some lab or bio .

What students said

“In all honesty the class was super easy, we all did the work on cengage which was pretty easy to keep up with.”
ANTHR102
“Just do the work on time and you'll be good.”
ANTH102
“So and lab assignments for this class.”
ANTH101LAB

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are standard difficulty with ; and some tests are in-class.

Study guidesIn-class testsTake-home quizzesMidterm and finalLabs

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams often require studying notes and guides; and .

Study guidesIn-class testsTake-home quizzesPop quizzesNote sheet sometimes allowed
“His texts are pretty hard but he goes over the material beforehand.”
ANTH101
“The and easy. The midterm and final he actually gives you 8 questions to study and uses 5 of them in the test.”
ANTHR102
“quiz is in-class, mid-term has 40 multiple choices and 5 written question.”
ANTH101

Online

Online assessments are mostly platform work plus a couple of manageable tests; .

Cengage assignmentsDiscussion postsTwo big tests
“ as long as you did the assignments.”
ANTHR102
“all his assessments are easy and gives good feedbacks”
ANTH102

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Hands down the so far at Ohlone. He's super passionate about what he teaches and his lectures are very seldom ever dry or boring.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 reviews (7 online, 34 in , and attendance. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Otte is probably one of the entire life! He makes class so much fun and has a great sense of humor.”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“ . Great Professor!”

📚 Effort for the A

66/100

“As long as you study the material on the study guide, you will easily get As on the midterm and the final.”

🚪

28/100

“Coming to class is important because he .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • amazing lectures
  • really funny and makes the class enjoyable
  • extremely knowledgeable and cares about his students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His texts are pretty hard but he goes over the material beforehand
  • Just study hard for a week and its an easy a
  • the class is really easy to get an A in

Theme 3

🧪

  • There is a heavy workload for this class
  • So and lab assignments
  • Uses Norton Inquizative - beware

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-one reviews spanning many years show , and .

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 57
3 out of 55
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ANTH10114 reviews
ANTH10211 reviews
ANTH101LAB6 reviews
ANTHR1013 reviews
ANTHR1023 reviews
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ANTHRO1012 reviews
ANTHR1L1 review
BIOANTH1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 1 · A 17

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Pass 1