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Clare O'Gara

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 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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CA250 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
This class is so hard, so I'm glad that Clare was my teacher. They helped us understand all the different assignments, which the schedule for the main lecture was kind of confusing. There are a lot of papers we have to write and while peer review makes sense in theory my classmates weren't really helpful. Clare is really funny too!
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COMMARTS100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Clare is so great, they make every class fun and I am actually excited to go. She grades semi-tough on the speeches, nothing crazy though and she gives good feedback. The midterm and final are hard so definitely read the textbooks (which are expensive btw). Overall if you are interested in public speaking I'd definitely take this class with Clare!
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