Current instructor

Cecile Ane

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.11/5 from 9 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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What students say

Original student reviews · all captured dates

STAT 699
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Worked with her for Directed Study. Really interested in making sure I genuinely learned material and concepts.
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310 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Overall pretty awful. Very boring lectures with examples that only fall into her field (biology). Lengthy homework, exams not too tough.
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MATH/STAT 310
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Ane is very helpful and obviously passionate about this material. While the material of this course isn't too difficult, the course itself was harder than I expected. Homework was pretty difficult and relied a lot on the statistics program R, of which I had no prior experience. It also seemed to be graded inconsistently or arbitrarily.
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MATH/STAT 310
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Best professor ever! Cecile uses extremely interesting examples, and offers real insight. She is very helpful during office hours, and gives fair exams. She also extremely attractive. So extremely attractive. And she has a French accent, which multiplies the attractiveness by at least ten. It makes a good class that much more interesting.
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STATS371 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Pointless. Haven't been to lecture or discussion in over 4 months. Stats lab is essential for homework, which is worth a big part of your grade. Tests are open book, making it easy to teach yourself most concepts. Try to get the other 371 teacher, I've heard they're better.
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Classes with Cecile Ane

BOTANY 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

BOTANY 681 is a senior honors thesis course involving individual research arranged with a faculty member for Botany majors.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 682

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

BOTANY 682 is a senior honors thesis course involving individual research arranged with a faculty member for Botany majors.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+14 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
STAT 698

Directed Study

1–6 credits

STAT 698 is a directed study course where students arrange and complete projects with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Cecile AneSunduz Keles+6 more

No recorded grade history

STAT 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

STAT 699 is a directed study course where students engage in projects arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Cecile Ane prioritizes genuine conceptual understanding over rote learning, as noted in a Directed Study review. This focus on deep learning is a key strength reported by the student.

Kris SankaranCecile Ane+25 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample
STAT 990

Research

1–12 credits

STAT 990 is an independent research and writing course for graduate students under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Kris SankaranRishabh Dudeja+45 more

No recorded grade history

STAT 998

Statistical Consulting

3 credits

STAT 998 is a consulting apprenticeship course for graduate or professional students.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.46 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

Cecile Ane

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 994Research-plant Systematics
Fall 2026STAT 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026STAT 698Directed Study
Fall 2026STAT 699Directed Study
Fall 2026STAT 990Research
Fall 2026STAT 998Statistical Consulting

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