# CARA TORRES — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### repository

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### schema version

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### built at

2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00

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### term

1272

### departments

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## instructor

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### name

CARA TORRES

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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##### course b746261d47b9e1943fd016d7

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#### graded

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#### counts

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#### sections

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### current

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### courses

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### revision

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### instructor url

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                             |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------- |
| 1224 | course\_b746261d47b9e1943fd016d7 | FRENCH 101 | FIRST SEMESTER FRENCH             |
| 1222 | course\_607a846def9845ba701eb77d | FRENCH 204 | FOURTH SEMESTER FRENCH            |
| 1204 | course\_c9ea7f229f197dc5f8eb22c9 | FRENCH 228 | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE |
| 1202 | course\_a6c76848bc7e89d65eb3f037 | FRENCH 203 | THIRD SEMESTER FRENCH             |
| 1192 | course\_c9ea7f229f197dc5f8eb22c9 | FRENCH 228 | INTERMEDIATE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE |
| 1184 | course\_6312bcb19f18fc7dc0fc756a | FRENCH 102 | SECOND SEMESTER FRENCH            |
| 1182 | course\_b746261d47b9e1943fd016d7 | FRENCH 101 | FIRST SEMESTER FRENCH             |
| 1172 | course\_b746261d47b9e1943fd016d7 | FRENCH 101 | FIRST SEMESTER FRENCH             |
| 1164 | course\_a6c76848bc7e89d65eb3f037 | FRENCH 203 | THIRD SEMESTER FRENCH             |
| 1162 | course\_a6c76848bc7e89d65eb3f037 | FRENCH 203 | THIRD SEMESTER FRENCH             |
| 1154 | course\_6312bcb19f18fc7dc0fc756a | FRENCH 102 | SECOND SEMESTER FRENCH            |
| 1152 | course\_6312bcb19f18fc7dc0fc756a | FRENCH 102 | SECOND SEMESTER FRENCH            |
| 1144 | course\_6312bcb19f18fc7dc0fc756a | FRENCH 102 | SECOND SEMESTER FRENCH            |
| 1142 | course\_6312bcb19f18fc7dc0fc756a | FRENCH 102 | SECOND SEMESTER FRENCH            |
| 1134 | course\_b746261d47b9e1943fd016d7 | FRENCH 101 | FIRST SEMESTER FRENCH             |
| 1132 | course\_b746261d47b9e1943fd016d7 | FRENCH 101 | FIRST SEMESTER FRENCH             |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1132 | 1       |
| 1134 | 1       |
| 1142 | 1       |
| 1144 | 1       |
| 1152 | 1       |
| 1154 | 1       |
| 1162 | 1       |
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## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "Many language students say that there is one professor they encounter who really makes them fall in love with the language... Cari is hands-down this! She grades easily, cares about each and every student, and genuinely WANTS you to succeed. In my 5 years of french, she was the best teacher I ever had. Learned more in one semester than 2 years!",
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### page

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### courses

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| course\_b746261d47b9e1943fd016d7 | FRENCH 101 |
| course\_6312bcb19f18fc7dc0fc756a | FRENCH 102 |
| course\_a6c76848bc7e89d65eb3f037 | FRENCH 203 |

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