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Anthropology

Gary Olson

ANTHR101 · ANTHRO · ANTHRO106 · ANTHRO102 · ANTHRO102106 · ANTHRO110 · ANTHR102 · ANT102 · BORING · ANTH01 · ANTHR106 · ANTHOPOLOGY · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Take him for a relatively easy anthropology elective if you can tolerate dry lectures and stay awake.

Best fit · Easy A HunterKnowledgeable but BoringEasy CourseMovie-Heavy LecturesOpen Notes PossibleMixed Student Love
  • Many students call the class easy and say he knows anthropology well.
  • Repeated complaints that lectures are boring, slow, and video-heavy.
  • Older reviews dominate, so current experience is harder to confirm.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Students repeatedly say the class is easy and they breezed through if and stayed awake.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

, and simple work rather than heavy theory.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Limited detail overall; one student says he is understanding about absences, another implies showing up matters.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Fans praise knowledge and ease, but many others call him boring or want him to retire.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Work is described as clear and not hard; open notes or book on tests appear in at least one report.

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Workload

Light

74/100

, and occasional quizzes rather than heavy projects.

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He knows anthropology, but many students find lectures boring, slow, and filled with old videos.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and lecture notes with occasional open-resource use.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person anthro is widely described as easy but often boring, with movies, slow lectures, and .

Main concern

Staying awake through slow, unengaging lectures is the main complaint.

What students said

“Basically you just watch movies all semester and . But he knows his stuff and I found a lot of it very interesting. Breezed through it.”
ANTHR102
“The class was easy if you could stay .”
ANTHRO106
“can use notes and book on testes and quiz”
ANTHR106

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

At least some tests and quizzes allow notes and the .

Open Notes AllowedBook Allowed on TestsQuizzesMovie-Based Class

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One student reports notes and book are allowed on tests and quizzes; .

Open Notes AllowedBook Allowed on TestsQuizzes
“can use notes and book on testes and quiz”
ANTHR106

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Yes his class is a little boring. Basically you just watch movies all semester and . But he knows his stuff and I found a lot of it very interesting. Breezed through it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 mostly older in-person reviews with mixed praise for ease and knowledge versus boredom. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He's isn't all that interesting but knows alot about anthropology.”

😴 Boring Lectures

40/100

“Extremely boring and slow paced.”

📗 Easy Course

80/100

“Breezed through it.”

❤️ Caring Side

75/100

“He was very knowledgable and cared about students. and worked with students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super Cool Guy
  • he's not too exciting but he really know his stuff
  • and helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Breezed through it.
  • The and it's not hard.
  • easy class if you could stay

Theme 3

😴 About Engagement

  • very borring, but means well
  • OMG so lame not interesting at all
  • Staying awake seems to be the hardest thing to do

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews give decent volume, but most are very old (2002-2011) with sparse detail and few recent comments.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ANTHRO1104 reviews
ANTHRO3 reviews
ANTHR1062 reviews
ANTHRO1021062 reviews
ANTHRO1062 reviews
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ANT1021 review
ANTH011 review
ANTHOPOLOGY1 review
ANTHR1011 review
ANTHR1021 review
ANTHRO1021 review
BORING1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

0

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