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DONATA OERTEL

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Raw average: 3.33/5 from 6 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

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PHYS435 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
While she may be a really nice person, she is a really mediocre teacher. She doesn't present the material in a concise manner and her lectures tend to be very boring.
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PHYS435 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Very nice person but not a great lecturer. Tended to include lots of slides that weren't in the notes. Wasn't too knowledgeable about the second topic she taught (respiratory system) but was definitely trying hard.
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BIOCORE323 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
By leaps and bounds the worst Biocore professor of them all. Friends taking a separate neurobiology class and getting A's on tests had no idea were confused about what she was talking about. I'm definitely going to take another neuro class before medical school because I don't get any of it after this.
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BCORE323 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I liked science before (one would hope, with these classes i'm taking) but after my class from Prof Oertel i know i'm in the right field.
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BCORE323 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
A great professor. Helped me a lot during her office hours. I recommend her. Students who don't respect her tend to have a harder time-pay attention, participate in class and learn a lot.
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BCORE323 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Absolutely terrible. Hard to understand. Doesn't answer questions effectively. Writes questions that don't make any sense. Will never admit when she's wrong.
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Classes with DONATA OERTEL

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