# ANNA PARETSKAYA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/ANNA_PARETSKAYA--instructor_1532f517d551b7d82c8a236b) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_1532f517d551b7d82c8a236b ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4906414 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name ANNA PARETSKAYA ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 18 #### quality 2.44 #### difficulty 2.83 #### quality count 18 #### difficulty count 18 #### profile id rmp:2208253 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:54:48.012580+00:00 #### courses ##### course e98ad79895268d06c19712d3 ###### review count 8 ###### quality 1.75 ###### difficulty 3.88 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 ##### course 30c66c328548389f02e203ef ###### review count 8 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 1.88 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 ##### course e6748dde7d050c512977e530 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.0819398860771554 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.266 #### graded 860 #### counts * 302 * 222 * 150 * 93 * 63 * 15 * 15 #### sections 33 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/ANNA\_PARETSKAYA--instructor\_1532f517d551b7d82c8a236b ## 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timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1114 | 1 | | 1132 | 1 | | 1134 | 1 | | 1152 | 1 | | 1162 | 1 | | 1164 | 2 | | 1172 | 3 | | 1174 | 2 | | 1182 | 4 | | 1184 | 3 | | 1192 | 3 | | 1194 | 3 | | 1212 | 2 | | 1222 | 2 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:48.012580+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NzYzNDUw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2208253", "instructor_name": "Anna Paretskaya", "course_label": "SOC475", "course_id": "C&ESOC/SOC 475", "course_uid": "course_e98ad79895268d06c19712d3", "review_date": "2022-01-17 22:58:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Honestly, Prof Paretskaya is knowledgeable, but this course is 100% terrible. There is a ton of difficult readings that are hard to understand. In the class, she just talks with herself without a useful PowerPoint, so it's easy to distract. There is so-called "participation," and I get nearly 0 even though I try to focus on class and take notes.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2208253", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:48.012580+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1NTIzODQ2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2208253", "instructor_name": "Anna Paretskaya", "course_label": "SOC475", "course_id": "C&ESOC/SOC 475", "course_uid": "course_e98ad79895268d06c19712d3", "review_date": "2021-12-14 21:35:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I can't honestly say I learned anything of use from attending lectures (which is a requirement), everything I learned was from the readings. Participation takes up a considerable chunk of your grade, and she is unfairly tough in grading it, as there is almost no opportunities to speak because she rambles. Trust me, take this class with a diff prof.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2208253", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:48.012580+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1MzM3ODg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2208253", "instructor_name": "Anna Paretskaya", "course_label": "SOC475", "course_id": "C&ESOC/SOC 475", "course_uid": "course_e98ad79895268d06c19712d3", "review_date": "2021-12-01 21:10:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Paretskaya is a nice person but this class is awful. You will be expected to read 50 pages a class and take a quiz on the material. Participation is nearly impossible to get 100% on and greatly impacts your grade. You need to talk in every discussion in order to get the points but there is very little time to get a word in. Good luck :/", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2208253", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:48.012580+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNzkxNTY4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2208253", "instructor_name": "Anna Paretskaya", "course_label": "SOC475", "course_id": "C&ESOC/SOC 475", "course_uid": "course_e98ad79895268d06c19712d3", "review_date": "2019-05-07 02:00:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This professor is VERY lecture heavy, meaning she drones on for an entire power lecture and does not give students much of a chance to talk.. but grades harshly on participation. There is almost nothing put in the grade book, so be prepared to spend all your time on the essays given only a week in advance! Would not recommend to a friend.. or enemy", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2208253", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:48.012580+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNzQ4NzA0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2208253", "instructor_name": "Anna Paretskaya", "course_label": "SOC475", "course_id": "C&ESOC/SOC 475", "course_uid": "course_e98ad79895268d06c19712d3", "review_date": "2019-05-02 18:32:29 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Paretskaya is very sweet and seems to genuinely like the subject she teaches. She loves to hear the students' opinions, but doesn't require it. The class is pretty easy, but the essay tests are pretty harshly graded in comparison to the other quizzes she assigns. It can be VERY hard to pay attention, but it usually pays off during the tests.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2208253", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:54:48.012580+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNTc2NTI2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2208253", "instructor_name": "Anna Paretskaya", "course_label": "SOC475", "course_id": "C&ESOC/SOC 475", "course_uid": "course_e98ad79895268d06c19712d3", "review_date": "2019-04-11 19:54:50 +0000 UTC", "comment": "lecture was in a tiny room with one window. she only talks and barely uses the chalkboard. Participation matters a ton in this lecture but she never stops talking so its a little difficult to participate.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2208253", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 18 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | --------------- | | course\_30c66c328548389f02e203ef | C\&ESOC/SOC 211 | | course\_e98ad79895268d06c19712d3 | C\&ESOC/SOC 475 | | course\_e6748dde7d050c512977e530 | SOC 626 | ### matched true ## social Image false