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CAITILYN ALLEN

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Raw average: 4.19/5 from 26 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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BOTANY/PLPATH 123
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Allen is an excellent and experienced lecturer and does a great job conveying biological processes to students who are not studying plant pathology. Lab was easy but there were a lot of lab reports which take time. Lecture participation is graded. Very few readings/work outside of the lab(~33% of final grade).
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BOTANY/PLPATH 123
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Easy content, but participation is graded & lectures are on paper, not posted online. Labs are 30% of grade, exams make up the rest--not difficult, but TAs look for specific answers, which isn't always clear in questions. If you're looking for an easy A international studies, look elsewhere unless you test well & know you have time for lab reports.
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Absolutely amazing lectures that are super interesting. Lab is a ton of fun if you have a good group. If not it is not so fun. I loved my lab but I know others did not. The bad thing is the class is graded on a few things. I got a B on one exam and an A on the others and all other assignments and I barely got an AB
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BOTANY/PLPATH 123
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Plant Path 123 is a great course if you need a Bio credit or International studies! The lectures were pretty straight forward and had tons of relations to other subjects that were not science. The exams are difficult, but extremely fair. Professor Allen has a contagious passion for science!
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BOTANY/PLPATH 123
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Lectures are easy but worth going to: frequent in lecture participation checks AND they're just good lectures. Labs are pretty fun, lab reports every few weeks and a semester long project. Over all fantastic class, and I hope to have Dr. Allen again as I start taking higher level Botany/Plant Pathology classes for the major.
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BOTANY/PLPATH 123
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
Great if you're not a huge fan of bio. Ties concepts to historical/social contexts, making the course much more engaging. Tests: relatively easy if you pay some attention in lecture, and don't need much rote memorization. Honors-optional project is easy & flexible: basically just design any project that dives deeper into a course concept.
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Classes with CAITILYN ALLEN

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2025BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2025PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2025PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2024BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2024BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Spring 2024PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2024PLPATH 590Capstone in Plant Pathology
Spring 2024PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Spring 2024PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2023PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2023PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2023BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2023BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Spring 2023CHEM 699Directed Study
Spring 2023PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2023PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2023PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Spring 2023PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2022CHEM 699Directed Study
Fall 2022PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2022PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2022BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2022BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Spring 2022PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2022PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2022PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Spring 2022PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2021MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2021PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2021PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2020MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2020PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2020PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2020PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2020MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2020PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2020PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2020PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2019MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2019PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2019PLPATH 622Plant-bacterial Interactions
Fall 2019PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2019PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2019BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Spring 2019MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2019PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2019PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2019PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Spring 2019PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2018BOTANY 575Special Topics
Fall 2018MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2018PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2018PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2018PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2018MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2018PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2018PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2018PLPATH 923Seminar
Spring 2018PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2017MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2017PLPATH 622Plant-bacterial Interactions
Fall 2017PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2017BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Spring 2017MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2017PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2017PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2017PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Spring 2017PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2016BOTANY/PLPATH 123Plants, Parasites, and People
Fall 2016MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2016PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2016PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2016PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Spring 2016MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2016PLPATH 590Capstone in Plant Pathology
Spring 2016PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2015MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2015PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2015PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2015BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2015MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2015PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2015PLPATH 590Capstone in Plant Pathology
Spring 2015PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2015PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2014BOTANY 575Special Topics
Fall 2014MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2014PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2014PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2014PLPATH 799Practicum in Plant Pathology Teaching
Fall 2014PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2014BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects
Spring 2014MICROBIO 990Research
Spring 2014PLPATH 299Independent Study
Spring 2014PLPATH 590Capstone in Plant Pathology
Spring 2014PLPATH 699Special Problems
Spring 2014PLPATH 990Research
Fall 2013MICROBIO 990Research
Fall 2013PLPATH 990Research
Spring 2013BOTANY/ENTOM/PLPATH 505Plant-microbe Interactions: Molecular and Ecological Aspects

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