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I loved his class, his lectures were interesting and so were the books. He's funny and keeps you interested. Tests are essays and identification, lots of writing. If you review the notes you'll do fine.

This guy was awsome. He is great, funny, and very very informative. Takes your questions with a passion of making you understand, and he does a good job.

Great professor that makes Anthropology fun and easy to understand. Not much written assignments in the class. Tests are fairly easy if you attend lecture and take good notes.

great professor. very fun and interesting. test are easy too if you study your notes.

John Collins is the man! He's funny, easy, and very clear. Gets his point across and you learn in the process. One of the best. Go to class (you'll want to go), take notes, study review sheet..easy A

he's funny and intresting. makes you want to listen. the books are kinda wierd but better than a big text book. test are easy, he gives you the review, study it and you'll get a good grade

I LOVE PROF. COLLINS! His class is so interesting. Most of the books were easy to read, yet very informative, kind of like his class! I can't believe I learned SO MUCH while having such a great time! Come on, we even did the samba outside once.. =]

The best anthro class I ever took. Did I also mention he's hot! He makes class interesting. His exams are pretty easy if you come to class. He is helpful, smart and easy going with the work. Not alot of papers just 3 exams and 3 books to read.

Prof Collins is the best in anthro 205. He is very helpful, knowledgeable, and fair. You will learn a big deal. I highly recommend him.

This man is great .. brought an interesting perspective on anthropology and his material wasn't all that bad .....

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John Collins is an awesome professor. He is really passionate about teaching and very helpful. He's also really hot!!!

He is the best teacher I've had in QC. He si clear about everthing he says and as long as you keep up woth the reading and understand the review, you will get and easy A. If he gives you the choice between multiple choice tests or short answer, pick the short answer, trust me.

take this class. hes very interesting, speaks from experience. he lets the class choose btwn short answer and multiple choice...CHOOSE SHORT ANSWER! He likes to give partial credit. Very interesting class, the books are easy to read. Great Professor, one of the best I've had so far. He's hot too!

Knows his stuff, very knowledgeable, make an effort and you will get results. very cool bc he speaks enough portugese and spanish to communicate. pretty hot too. truly a genuinely nice guy

It's worth coming to class just to see him. Probably, the hottest man on campus!

History of Mexico was the name of the course. Collins is very kind and fair, the only annoying thing was he tended to talk past time...too much knowledge to cram in one session? His papers are 6/7 on a 1-10 scale. Very fair grader. Make sure to read all materials.

Very, VERY nice man. Willing to help with whatever confusions you have. Genuinely cares about the students. A bit on the tough side but a worthy LASAR choice.

Go to class, listen, get an A... He does happen to be a bit strange but can be interesting some times

he talks a little too fast and you'll have to keep up to write the notes. the books are interesting, my class was large so attendance wasn't taken, tests were okay. got a 90 on the first exam and midterm and got an 84 on the final, he gave me an A - in the class. I def. would take him for anthro 101.

cares for his students, genuinely nice + easy-going, pretty interesting lectures, crazy-easy exams, had to read a lot of somewhat-interesting material, not much written work

great class, great teacher

the prof really cares about his students he wants you to do well nad hell spend his time discusing things over with u ... if for wateva reason u may not feel confortable with the matireal he teahces u can def discuss it with him and hell werk st out..very intrsesting and sympathizgin guy. i liked him he was a goo dprof... would def recomend him..an

great professor!!!

he's okay. not as great as everyone makes him out to be.

If you're a conservative, do not take him. I personally loved his class and thought his stories were really entertaining, but many of the books, films and lectures could be offensive. He puts huge curves on his tests that are already easy, and you read actual books rather than a textbook, which is great. I definetly recommend him for leftist.

GREAT professor!!!!!! He tells u EXACTLY wat he needs u to know and is VERY helpful. He even had an extra study session before the final exam. Take this professor, u won't regret it!!!

Simply The BEST. You'll love this guy. He teaches you Soooo much!

great teacher...fun class

Great teacher who give fair grade. It's a fun class & give extra review session be4 the final. Also the exames are not so hard

Great teacher enjoyed his class made me want to take more anthro classes

Realllly nice guy, funny and pleasant to sit in class. Not too much work but read the books so you know whats going on in class. Tests are fair but sometimes a little tricky. Overall, good class!

great teacher, strongly recommand taking his class, very easy, test are easy. gives great review sheets. you should do very well especially if you read the books he assigns.

by far the best professor at queens colllege..not too much work..makes you get so interested into his class even if you dont want to..u end up participating and enjoying it..he is very humble and knowledgable..only gave journals entries to do once a week due fridays thru email..and final exam which was take homein which u just write ur thoughts

He was a great professor! His lectures are very interesting and he is not boring. His test are very fair and he does not give too much work. All you have to do is read the books so you could understand what is going on in class.

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great prof, teaches interesting and helps students

Professor Collins is a great teacher. He cares about the subject and people who want to learn. If you don't want to learn then that's your problem! Some people just want an easy A in Anthro 101 but maybe they should do the reading!!!

good professor, cares about his students if you show minimal interest. do min. reading and pay attn and you should get an A.

Prof Collins is a nice guy and a great teacher for 101. Take this class, write notes, and do the reading and you will do well even if you are not an Anthro major

prof collins is awesome!

Prof Collins is thinks in weird ways. But they're cool too. If you go to class and read the books his tests are easy.

loved this class... he is extremely funny so your never going to be bored... disturbingly interesting movies... pretty interesting books that we had to read... but you need to go to his lectures he bases most of his tests on that and wont give you his notes if you miss the class for no good reason...

Pretty laid back. And easy professor. Participate a couple of times and he calls on you a lot. Missed a few classes, but your attendance is recommended. Read one of the books, took lot of notes and got a B. Just make sure to take lots of notes and don't skip out on any of the films!

He is a great professor. This professor is able to expand your thinking in a way a few professors can. He is very challenging and he gives a lot of reading. The reading he assigns is very interesting and enjoyable. He cares about students who want to learn. He is very knowledgeable. He might be forgetful and disorganized but he makes up for it!

His 201 is awesome but hard. If you just wants to come in and learn weird facts about people then Prof Collinsn is not for you. But if you want to understtand what anthropology does and how anthropologists think then he's the best there is.

Prof Collins is the most interesting professor at Queens. This class is hard but you learn a lot.

Read the books and its an easy A.

He gives a lot of reading and expects plenty of writing from his students, but he could possibly be the smartest professor on the entire campus. He helped me notice things i would never even think about while reading anthropological texts! He is very insightful and welcomes new ideas and comments. He really knows his course material well.

if you do your readings, Collins is the best professor at queens. if you dont like study avoid him.

Great class. This man is a genius. Not a hard grader if you do the work and participate.

Hard class because he makes you think a lot and doesnt give you the answers but if you do the work he is actually an easy gradder!

he's pretti good proffessor take it if you can he grades easily and doesnt give alotta of papers. he prepares u for the midterm and he doesnt expect to know anything that he doesnt say. at times he jumps around in lectures with what he says but he ties it up all up in discussion section..take it if u need it or jus wanna kno about anthro

Highly Recommended.

I'm obsessed with him! He is a great teacher, his quirkiness is hysterical, he has a gr8 sense of humor which keeps the class interesting. I loved the Nisa book. He cares about his students. Easy multiple choice tests. He once brought it amazing Capoeira and Samba dancers to class- it was incredible. Don't take Anthro 101 w/ another teacher!

fun class, nice guy. the capeoira class was the best. Tests are not too hard, multiple choice.

he's smart but lazzy...

good class, nice guy but definitely not hot! only fat :/

If you are taking 101, TAKE THIS PROF! The class is so interesting. He teaches based on actual experience. He does not use a boring text book, but still teaches all the necessary concepts. Amazing!!!! Teacher, Probably my favorite, as far as teaching style. All professors should learn from him,if they could match his enthusiasm.

He's a really nice guy and his course is great. He wants you to read and you ned to to get what he talks about in class but you dont need to do it all

he's such an interesting professors, makes you think about things one takes for granted and if you're planning on becoming a cultural anthropologist, he's the most insightful and experienced professor you can talk to. he's amazing!!! he's also very flexible and an easy grader but you need to, at least, be able to keep up with the readings assigned.

It's those types of class where you can cut and mess around with as long as you do your readings. He tends to give out review sheets and go over main topics before a test. Of course you don't want to miss his class, cause their GREAT! His stories are insightful and makes each lesson unique. Sure some of them are off toic, but hey review sheets duh!

Sometimes you tink he's all over the place then he ties it back in if you listen. great class. not hard

This Professor. lol his way of teaching and talking both are very funny and I enjoed his class a lot! Didn't even read the textbooks and the tests had only about 5 out of 50 questions based on the readings. Very easy if you just pay attention on the class discussions which are funny and easy to understnad.

super cool guy. went off on rants a lot but tied it into the lecture eventually. long but easy midterm and final. you can always contact him if you have questions. one of my favorite professors so far.

great class to fill 3 core requirements at queens college. you actually learn something in this class, listen to this guy. he has real life experience and says some philosophical stuff sometimes. enjoys participation so for all you talkers, this is your class. he's a sweet guy that will help if you approach him. too bad he's only in the anth. dept.

HE IS AWESOME! MUST TAKE HIM!!!! he is very down to earth and makes the subject interesting. 3 tests and he gives review sheets before each one. always helpful and wants us to do well. overall there is no bad side to him and its a no brainer

John Collins is a fabulous man. I loved taking his class, I even had my friend go to a class because it was so good. Favorite professor. LOVE HIM!!!

Interesting professor. The course material largely revolves around him and his life experience, but you do end up learning a lot. As long as you come to class and read the books you'll be OK. 3 easy multiple choice tests, no HW. He also shows lots of movies.

He's a good professor. He speaks with gusto. His exams get harder as they go but they are not that bad overall. You should take him!

Nice guy, interesting books and discussion. He asks lots of questions that are difficult to answer but they're interesting

John is the man. He makes class extremely interesting. Loves Brazil, possibly a bit to much. But overall, an amazing professor. Wish i could take him again.

Great teacher u read four mad books

You can tell this man loves Brazil from the way he teaches about it!

Great class. He knows alot about Brazil and he wants us to learn.

This class requires A LOT of reading. If you know you won't be able to keep up with reading 80-100 pages a week then don't take Professor Collin. He's a great conversationalist and enjoys his work. Only thing is he doesn't return papers on time, so throughout the semester you're kinda lost about where your grades stand.

This is a lecture course with 100+ students so participation isn't a big deal. We had to purchase three books he asked us to read but you can buy the used version for a cheap price. We also excluded some classes as a day to watch films so it won't be boring. Professor Collins knows what he is teaching and has a passion for it.

I loved this class even though it was hard and sometimes it felt like he was all over the place. But then it came together. He wants you to think like an anthropologist and he never makes it boring!

Prof Collins cared enough to catch the cheaters who did nothing all semester, except cheat. He's a good teacher. He doesn't put up with garbage but will support you if you do the reading and try

Get ready to read and you will become happy if you read for his class.

Do your work and he'll treat you fairly. I liked the lectures and he was available outside class

I don't know why so many people seem to not like him but he's actually one of my favorite teachers, if you don't like to read or at least aren't willing to, don't take his class because he assigns readings for every class and quizzes us on either the reading or the lecture, anyone who is willing to put in the work will like him vice versa.

Professor Collins got me interested in anthropology. He talks about power and race and sex and class with crazy different sides that I never thought about before. If you do the reading and go to lecture the in-class quizzes are easy and then we have no big multiple choice tests. I liked the last ethnography about hunters in Russia alot.

you just need to do two things with this guy. Read and go to lecture. he gives no multiple choice tests, only short writing assignments in lecture on the reading and what we're talking about. I liked it better than cramming for a big text and a final. His lectures are actually funny and interesting and he's easy to talk to if you need help

I like his way of teaching. He's funny and doesn't rely on multiple choice tests. In class he asks you questions about the readings or the lecture and these are his pop quizzes. He is a sort of quirky professor who loves anthropology and will take the time to help you out if you ask.

While this class does rely on the books most of the time, he does bring up really interesting stories in his lectures. He also announces quizzes randomly, but if you do the reading assigned they shouldn't be hard. If you're genuinely interested in anthropology, you'd enjoy the class.

Decent professor, there are no exams, but the grades are calculated by quizzes based on the assigned reading.

Professor Collins is one of the best professors I have ever had! He is very knowledgeable and always adds interesting commentary on readings and ideas discussed in class. He has really inspired me in my academic career and always makes me think about things in a new way. There is a lot of reading but it is enjoyable. Participate and read!

Professor Collins brings a unique teaching style that really engages you in the material. While the reading load is heavy, his in-class discussions and quizzes make learning enjoyable. unstuckstudy was a game-changer for review prep.

Dr. Collin's anth 101 class inspired me to major in anthropology. He is the best.