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","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzkxNzA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2025-12-24 13:21:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are not useful ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzE0NTM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2025-12-17 20:26:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor and enjoyed going to class. Teaches the concepts for the exams, but use the practice exams to get a better idea on what will be on the midterm and final.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjA3MzY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2025-08-28 11:18:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lecture materials are not hard, and lectures are recorded. The workload is not large compared to CS programming courses. However, you need to review the materials carefully. Some of his exam problems require a bit of intelligence. The curve is very generous.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNTc2MTMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2025-08-15 17:23:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Gillett is a nice guy and makes the class no more difficult than it needs to be. He makes the class interesting. He does go a bit fast in lecture, but  teaches well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNjA0NTI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2025-01-26 19:17:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"John's course material is very well organized, and you learn useful skills for a future career in basically any quantitative field. He cares a lot about students, both with learning course material and with personal goals and professional development. If you're struggling, ask for help during office hours!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNjAyMjYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2025-01-25 19:59:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"John genuinely cares about his students' success and creates a supportive, approachable learning environment. The course itself is very practical, with numerous industrial-relevant examples that help make complex machine learning concepts easier to grasp. Definitely a highly valuable and insightful course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzUzODE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2024-12-18 00:23:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Honestly, haven't gotten my final grade back but a very fair teacher. If you put in effort and work hard it will pay off which can't be said about every class and every professor. He always clarifies and is always happy to help people if they need it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NjExNDcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2024-07-06 06:58:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's super genuine. Very clear in his work and while he does get confused sometimes its not from lack of effort, and he always makes sure to clarify when he understands.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODUxOTA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2024-01-09 00:50:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Gillett is one of the best teachers I've had. However, his tests were difficult and I felt somewhat unable to prepare well even after attending office hours (I also tried attending the TA's office hours but he came across as both arrogant and fake, and worst of all not qualified enough to provide much help with the harder questions).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODQ4MTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2024-01-08 17:21:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. John provided very inspirational lectures with great demonstrations. His homework was also highly relevant to his teaching. The exams were kind of hard, but if you tried your best for the homework and group project, your overall grade should be okay. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:37.860973+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MTcwMjE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1567077","instructor_name":"John Gillett","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2022-04-27 17:27:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Gillett is fantastic! He did a great job teaching STAT 451, and although there were a few bumps along the way, he overall did a great job. Very caring, fair, and interesting lecturer! I would. highly recommend. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1567077","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:27.808780+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzM1NTE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2528650","instructor_name":"Sebastian Raschka","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2022-01-11 16:35:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Really caring professor with appropriate workload and is good for a new learner of ml","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2528650","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:27.808780+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjQwMjc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2528650","instructor_name":"Sebastian Raschka","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2021-12-23 06:40:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sebastian is easily reachable, responds to emails quickly, and gives great insights about machine learning in general, and he's always patient with our questions. Too bad he's not teaching next semester. This is the best STAT class I've ever taken at UW.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2528650","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:27.808780+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjM1MzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2528650","instructor_name":"Sebastian Raschka","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2021-12-22 21:17:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Seriously one of the best professors I've ever had. Sorry to hear that the UW is losing him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2528650","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:27.808780+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTk5NjI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2528650","instructor_name":"Sebastian Raschka","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2021-12-19 22:01:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Raschka was the most understanding and accommodating professor that I had this semester. His lectures were recorded and he ended up moving most assignments to online to be more flexible for everyone. Take him if you want to have a straightforward class and an amazing professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2528650","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:27.808780+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MjY3NDk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2528650","instructor_name":"Sebastian Raschka","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2021-11-18 18:36:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"The best professor I ever met in UW-Madison. Patient and friendly to answer questions even if the questions are stupid","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2528650","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:27.808780+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjEzMTMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2528650","instructor_name":"Sebastian Raschka","course_label":"STAT451","course_id":"STAT 451","course_uid":"course_64851c516bf8195a88f81cc4","review_date":"2020-12-29 19:00:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is the best professor I've met in UW-Madison. He listens to students' opinions and reflects it directly on the course materials. He responds at least in a day or two. The course contents are inspirational and I was surprised how the class projects could be fun. I'm thinking of studying Machine Learning in grad school after taking his course!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2528650","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0}]