Professor

Erica Cartmill

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Overall Ratings
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Easiness 2.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.7 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 3.3 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 3.1 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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ANTHRO M152P
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June 12, 2020
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A-

I took this class during the quarantine, so my review may be different from other reviews.
When the class began, the professor seemed so nice. The lectures and discussions were fun and engaging, then the midterm came. The MIDTERM was supposed to take 2 HOURS MAXIMUM, but it took me 6 HOURS. The class average was over 8 hours and the professor did not really care about it. After a lot of complaints, (and I think someone talked to the department head), she just changed. She became very helpful and understanding. She gave us extra credit, replaced the lower grade for the test with the higher test, and gave a much easier final.
In the end, I kinda liked her. It was her first time in online teaching so she might not have known the difficulties, but overall, she deserves a higher rating than 2.4 (her rating was 2.4 when I wrote this review)

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June 7, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: I

Mrs Cartmill is extremely boring and hard to learn from. She thinks she is very funny and laughs at all her "jokes", but she just is not. Overall, I am not interested in anthropology so I might be biased but this class is not interesting and has a heavy workload. The midterm is hard, I'm taking the final in a week so I will let you guys know. She also gets very mad if you don’t call her Dr. Would not recommend, not an easy GE.

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ANTHRO M152P
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May 28, 2020
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: B

Took this class during Spring 2020, and her midterm and final were half short answer and half essay questions. She said it was supposed to take 2 hours total, but the class averaged 8 hours taking the exams. We tried to explain our situations during the pandemic but she was unreasonable and uncompromising of our issues. Do not take this class, especially if it is online.

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June 1, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A

This class wasn't too bad but was a the concepts were a bit confusing at times. There were a couple homework assignments that took some time and an easy midterm and final. Overall a bit boring but decently easy.

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June 20, 2022
Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A+

disregard any of the past bad reviews if you are taking this class in person. I was scared because of all the bad reviews but I loved this class and thought the professor was great. All the assignments are manageable and the exams are not difficult if you study (and they typically include extra credit questions). I found the topic super interesting and really enjoyed going to lecture

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April 15, 2016
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A

A great professor, I really enjoyed her class. Wasn't too interested into biological anthropology but she made it fun. There is one paper but it's not that hard. Her review sessions are really useful as well !

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June 19, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A

This was one of the easiest lower divs I've taken here. Dr Cartmill is kind and I found the content in the class to be interesting - it's a mixture between linguistics and anthropology, and as someone who has never taken either subject I thought this was a good intro to both.
The class is divided between section participation, midterm, final, and two parts of a final paper, which is explained in section. Lectures are podcasted and slides are posted, which was great because I stopped going to class the second half of the quarter and caught up on everything during finals week. The textbook is not needed to do well in the class but it does have some useful info for cramming. Midterm and final were doable with a couple of cram sessions. Dr. Cartmill is kind, and her study sessions/office hours are useful. She also creates a study guide for both the midterm and final that covers everything on the exams. Definitely recommend for GE/COMM requirements!

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June 29, 2023
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A

not the easiest class but bearable if you put some effort in. lectures are hard to get through but worth going to most of the time. READ THE TEXTBOOK she gets pretty much all her information from the textbook. it was clear the entire quarter professor cartmill didn't super care about the class and the TAs kept complaining how they hadn't heard from her in weeks. there's a mini fieldwork project you have to do that is kinda a pain in the ass but as long as you follow the template you can get an A. if you put in a little effort its a solid A- but you can get an A if you study and do all the extra credit opportunities.

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ANTHRO M152P
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
June 6, 2020
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A

Prof. Cartmill is very knowledgable about the subject material and explains course concepts well. However, she did not take care to assist us taking this class online during a pandemic. Our exams (half short answer, half essay) and homework assignments (transcript notations and short answers) took longer to complete than she said. When the class asked her about it, she complained and was uncompromising about our issues. The course content is very interesting but organization of the class online during a pandemic made it not worthwhile.

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ANTHRO M152P
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
June 6, 2020
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: B+

Took this class in the middle of a Pandemic and racial injustice protests - mentally this was a tough class to get through. What made it worse is she just seemed to not care. She would give us approximate times it would take to finish an assignment, but would totally miss the mark. For example, she gave us an essay format midterm with short and long answers that was supposed to take 2 hours to complete - the class averaged 8 hours. We sent her an email and she complained about it... but we were supposed to be patient with her posting late lectures. She obviously knows her stuff when it comes to the course and the content was very interesting, but her attitude completely rubbed me the wrong way.

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ANTHRO M152P
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A-
June 12, 2020

I took this class during the quarantine, so my review may be different from other reviews.
When the class began, the professor seemed so nice. The lectures and discussions were fun and engaging, then the midterm came. The MIDTERM was supposed to take 2 HOURS MAXIMUM, but it took me 6 HOURS. The class average was over 8 hours and the professor did not really care about it. After a lot of complaints, (and I think someone talked to the department head), she just changed. She became very helpful and understanding. She gave us extra credit, replaced the lower grade for the test with the higher test, and gave a much easier final.
In the end, I kinda liked her. It was her first time in online teaching so she might not have known the difficulties, but overall, she deserves a higher rating than 2.4 (her rating was 2.4 when I wrote this review)

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ANTHRO 4
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: I
June 7, 2023

Mrs Cartmill is extremely boring and hard to learn from. She thinks she is very funny and laughs at all her "jokes", but she just is not. Overall, I am not interested in anthropology so I might be biased but this class is not interesting and has a heavy workload. The midterm is hard, I'm taking the final in a week so I will let you guys know. She also gets very mad if you don’t call her Dr. Would not recommend, not an easy GE.

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ANTHRO M152P
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: B
May 28, 2020

Took this class during Spring 2020, and her midterm and final were half short answer and half essay questions. She said it was supposed to take 2 hours total, but the class averaged 8 hours taking the exams. We tried to explain our situations during the pandemic but she was unreasonable and uncompromising of our issues. Do not take this class, especially if it is online.

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ANTHRO 4
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
June 1, 2023

This class wasn't too bad but was a the concepts were a bit confusing at times. There were a couple homework assignments that took some time and an easy midterm and final. Overall a bit boring but decently easy.

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ANTHRO M152P
Quarter: Spring 2022
Grade: A+
June 20, 2022

disregard any of the past bad reviews if you are taking this class in person. I was scared because of all the bad reviews but I loved this class and thought the professor was great. All the assignments are manageable and the exams are not difficult if you study (and they typically include extra credit questions). I found the topic super interesting and really enjoyed going to lecture

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ANTHRO 129
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A
April 15, 2016

A great professor, I really enjoyed her class. Wasn't too interested into biological anthropology but she made it fun. There is one paper but it's not that hard. Her review sessions are really useful as well !

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ANTHRO 4
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
June 19, 2023

This was one of the easiest lower divs I've taken here. Dr Cartmill is kind and I found the content in the class to be interesting - it's a mixture between linguistics and anthropology, and as someone who has never taken either subject I thought this was a good intro to both.
The class is divided between section participation, midterm, final, and two parts of a final paper, which is explained in section. Lectures are podcasted and slides are posted, which was great because I stopped going to class the second half of the quarter and caught up on everything during finals week. The textbook is not needed to do well in the class but it does have some useful info for cramming. Midterm and final were doable with a couple of cram sessions. Dr. Cartmill is kind, and her study sessions/office hours are useful. She also creates a study guide for both the midterm and final that covers everything on the exams. Definitely recommend for GE/COMM requirements!

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ANTHRO 4
Quarter: Spring 2023
Grade: A
June 29, 2023

not the easiest class but bearable if you put some effort in. lectures are hard to get through but worth going to most of the time. READ THE TEXTBOOK she gets pretty much all her information from the textbook. it was clear the entire quarter professor cartmill didn't super care about the class and the TAs kept complaining how they hadn't heard from her in weeks. there's a mini fieldwork project you have to do that is kinda a pain in the ass but as long as you follow the template you can get an A. if you put in a little effort its a solid A- but you can get an A if you study and do all the extra credit opportunities.

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ANTHRO M152P
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: A
June 6, 2020

Prof. Cartmill is very knowledgable about the subject material and explains course concepts well. However, she did not take care to assist us taking this class online during a pandemic. Our exams (half short answer, half essay) and homework assignments (transcript notations and short answers) took longer to complete than she said. When the class asked her about it, she complained and was uncompromising about our issues. The course content is very interesting but organization of the class online during a pandemic made it not worthwhile.

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ANTHRO M152P
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2020
Grade: B+
June 6, 2020

Took this class in the middle of a Pandemic and racial injustice protests - mentally this was a tough class to get through. What made it worse is she just seemed to not care. She would give us approximate times it would take to finish an assignment, but would totally miss the mark. For example, she gave us an essay format midterm with short and long answers that was supposed to take 2 hours to complete - the class averaged 8 hours. We sent her an email and she complained about it... but we were supposed to be patient with her posting late lectures. She obviously knows her stuff when it comes to the course and the content was very interesting, but her attitude completely rubbed me the wrong way.

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