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Jessica Cattelino

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3.8
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Easiness 2.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 2.5 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.1 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.1 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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ANTHRO 3
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Jan. 21, 2021
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A+

Prof. Cattelino is an amazing professor! I took this class because it was a pre-req for my major but afterwards, I enjoyed it so much that I decided to pick up an anthropology minor! She is extremely understanding of these "unprecedented times" and allowed students who missed quizzes (for whatever reasons) to make them up often, and she even gave everyone a 5% grade boost at the end of the quarter because she knows this was a rough few months for everyone. The readings are a lot of work and very time-consuming, so if you don't want to dedicate a lot of time to this class, maybe don't take it- but I found the readings super interesting. The essays may seem very daunting and vague at first, but my TA was extremely helpful and broke down the prompt/how to write an anthropology paper in section. I think the grade breakdown was 25% for both midterm and final papers, 30% for weekly quizzes (lowest dropped), and 20% for participation during section. Highly recommend this class!

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April 12, 2024
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A

I took this as a hopefully easy GE because it seemed interesting and let's just say I learned my lesson! Professor Cattelino is definitely a kind, funny, passionate, and truly knowledgeable professor, however the course is (in my opinion) not the easiest or best GE out there.

The grading breakdown was:
- Discussion Participation, 15% (you get one absence per quarter)
- Two 5-page Papers, 25% each
- Nine quizzes, 15%
- Final exam, 20%
- Minor extra credit from mid-quarter feedback form

The papers really stressed me out. I felt like the expectations from my TA were far higher than they should have been given our limited ethnographical writing experience, and I got docked for a lot of random things on the rubric (which was also really confusing). I went to my TA for help before the second paper and it was probably the most unhelpful conversation I have ever had in my life!

There are a LOT of readings to do, and I didn't really do them well, though it probably would have helped. They honestly were pretty interesting but this was my GE class and the amount of work was a lot in comparison to the 4 other STEM classes I was taking. The quizzes are mostly just about lecture and the readings though.

Lectures themselves were so long, and honestly most of the content felt like glorified common sense. Professor is really nice and asks questions but I honestly stopped going and started watching them on like 3x speed later on.

The final was difficult to gauge because she didn't give us any topics or study guide with the reasoning that part of good studying is figuring out what we needed to know by ourselves..... but it was not bad, definitely doable with studying key buzzwords (literally all I did) and the readings/specific situations and themes.

Averages for everything (papers and exams) were in the mid 80's. I got mid 90's for the second paper and final which is I think what pushed me into an A, but was fully expecting to not get an A. This was definitely a tough GE with very high expectations from my TA that made me feel really confused and defeated at times. I would take this if you have some sort of interest in the concepts, but then again I did too and here I am... :)

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April 9, 2024
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A

I would never take this class as a GE. Expect 60 pages of reading a week. I don't think the professor does a good job fleshing out concepts. She also provides you with no study guide even though lots of things are briefly talked about so it becomes hard to tell what to focus on. You can't get away with not reading.

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March 15, 2024
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A

First off, this was the course I used to determine on whether I wanted to pursue a minor in anthropology, and needless to say, I'm convinced. Professor Cattelino was great, and every reading was interesting.
I really enjoyed discussing topics in discussion during class, but felt like there was not enough of that. I feel as though it is easier to grasp concepts when people share their own experiences. I thought lectures were pretty engaging and full of great material.
Overall I really enjoyed this class. A lot of people said that there were too many readings, and while I agree that it was a lot (each week's readings took a good chunk of my weekend), they were almost all worth it. I thought that the essay prompts were kind of fun to write almost, and were very thought provoking.

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March 15, 2024
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A

I'm sure a lot of people liked this class, but for me it just wasn't it. I thought that a lot of the topics were very surface level and not explored in sufficient or satisfying amounts of depth.

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March 12, 2024
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A

Cattelino is a pretty organized professor, who regularly reaches out over email with announcements and assignment guidelines. The course is very easy, with weekly quizzes about the reading to check your knowledge. It did feel like the course was very general and sometimes self-explanatory if you've taken other humanities classes with themes about intersectionality, etc., however.

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April 1, 2014
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

Selling the book "Wisdom sits in places" for anthro 9 for $15. No writings or highlighting. Also selling "The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea" book for anthro 9 with no writings or highlighting, only $15. You need both for the class. Call/text me at (818) 669 - 8152 or email at ************* if interested.

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March 28, 2016
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: N/A

It was a really interesting class and professor cattelino was super helpful if you go to her OH. selling both books: Trobrianders of papa new guinea by Weiner and Lives in Limbo by Gonzales. email me at *************

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Nov. 13, 2013
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

Cattelino is a good professor compared to most GE professors. She is very nice and willing to help. The class is pretty straightforward and easy... exams were easy and I scored As on them without much work. The essays were the most difficult part... talk to your TAs about your ideas beforehand to make sure you are on the right track. Overall, a good, interesting, and fairly easy course.

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Dec. 3, 2014
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

Dr. Cattelino is amazing! I loved her class. She is a great lecturer, and the class is very interesting. If you are looking for an interesting GE than you have found your class! This class helped me to look at the world differently and though the reading can be a bit intense at times, the class is totally worth the effort and Dr. Cattelino never fails to make lectures awesome.

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ANTHRO 3
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A+
Jan. 21, 2021

Prof. Cattelino is an amazing professor! I took this class because it was a pre-req for my major but afterwards, I enjoyed it so much that I decided to pick up an anthropology minor! She is extremely understanding of these "unprecedented times" and allowed students who missed quizzes (for whatever reasons) to make them up often, and she even gave everyone a 5% grade boost at the end of the quarter because she knows this was a rough few months for everyone. The readings are a lot of work and very time-consuming, so if you don't want to dedicate a lot of time to this class, maybe don't take it- but I found the readings super interesting. The essays may seem very daunting and vague at first, but my TA was extremely helpful and broke down the prompt/how to write an anthropology paper in section. I think the grade breakdown was 25% for both midterm and final papers, 30% for weekly quizzes (lowest dropped), and 20% for participation during section. Highly recommend this class!

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ANTHRO 3
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
April 12, 2024

I took this as a hopefully easy GE because it seemed interesting and let's just say I learned my lesson! Professor Cattelino is definitely a kind, funny, passionate, and truly knowledgeable professor, however the course is (in my opinion) not the easiest or best GE out there.

The grading breakdown was:
- Discussion Participation, 15% (you get one absence per quarter)
- Two 5-page Papers, 25% each
- Nine quizzes, 15%
- Final exam, 20%
- Minor extra credit from mid-quarter feedback form

The papers really stressed me out. I felt like the expectations from my TA were far higher than they should have been given our limited ethnographical writing experience, and I got docked for a lot of random things on the rubric (which was also really confusing). I went to my TA for help before the second paper and it was probably the most unhelpful conversation I have ever had in my life!

There are a LOT of readings to do, and I didn't really do them well, though it probably would have helped. They honestly were pretty interesting but this was my GE class and the amount of work was a lot in comparison to the 4 other STEM classes I was taking. The quizzes are mostly just about lecture and the readings though.

Lectures themselves were so long, and honestly most of the content felt like glorified common sense. Professor is really nice and asks questions but I honestly stopped going and started watching them on like 3x speed later on.

The final was difficult to gauge because she didn't give us any topics or study guide with the reasoning that part of good studying is figuring out what we needed to know by ourselves..... but it was not bad, definitely doable with studying key buzzwords (literally all I did) and the readings/specific situations and themes.

Averages for everything (papers and exams) were in the mid 80's. I got mid 90's for the second paper and final which is I think what pushed me into an A, but was fully expecting to not get an A. This was definitely a tough GE with very high expectations from my TA that made me feel really confused and defeated at times. I would take this if you have some sort of interest in the concepts, but then again I did too and here I am... :)

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ANTHRO 3
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
April 9, 2024

I would never take this class as a GE. Expect 60 pages of reading a week. I don't think the professor does a good job fleshing out concepts. She also provides you with no study guide even though lots of things are briefly talked about so it becomes hard to tell what to focus on. You can't get away with not reading.

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ANTHRO 3
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
March 15, 2024

First off, this was the course I used to determine on whether I wanted to pursue a minor in anthropology, and needless to say, I'm convinced. Professor Cattelino was great, and every reading was interesting.
I really enjoyed discussing topics in discussion during class, but felt like there was not enough of that. I feel as though it is easier to grasp concepts when people share their own experiences. I thought lectures were pretty engaging and full of great material.
Overall I really enjoyed this class. A lot of people said that there were too many readings, and while I agree that it was a lot (each week's readings took a good chunk of my weekend), they were almost all worth it. I thought that the essay prompts were kind of fun to write almost, and were very thought provoking.

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ANTHRO 3
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
March 15, 2024

I'm sure a lot of people liked this class, but for me it just wasn't it. I thought that a lot of the topics were very surface level and not explored in sufficient or satisfying amounts of depth.

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ANTHRO 3
Quarter: Winter 2024
Grade: A
March 12, 2024

Cattelino is a pretty organized professor, who regularly reaches out over email with announcements and assignment guidelines. The course is very easy, with weekly quizzes about the reading to check your knowledge. It did feel like the course was very general and sometimes self-explanatory if you've taken other humanities classes with themes about intersectionality, etc., however.

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ANTHRO 9
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
April 1, 2014

Selling the book "Wisdom sits in places" for anthro 9 for $15. No writings or highlighting. Also selling "The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea" book for anthro 9 with no writings or highlighting, only $15. You need both for the class. Call/text me at (818) 669 - 8152 or email at ************* if interested.

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ANTHRO 9
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: N/A
March 28, 2016

It was a really interesting class and professor cattelino was super helpful if you go to her OH. selling both books: Trobrianders of papa new guinea by Weiner and Lives in Limbo by Gonzales. email me at *************

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ANTHRO 9
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Nov. 13, 2013

Cattelino is a good professor compared to most GE professors. She is very nice and willing to help. The class is pretty straightforward and easy... exams were easy and I scored As on them without much work. The essays were the most difficult part... talk to your TAs about your ideas beforehand to make sure you are on the right track. Overall, a good, interesting, and fairly easy course.

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ANTHRO 9
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Dec. 3, 2014

Dr. Cattelino is amazing! I loved her class. She is a great lecturer, and the class is very interesting. If you are looking for an interesting GE than you have found your class! This class helped me to look at the world differently and though the reading can be a bit intense at times, the class is totally worth the effort and Dr. Cattelino never fails to make lectures awesome.

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