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ELSA NOTERMAN

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Raw average: 3.67/5 from 3 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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GEOG 342
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
A very quick email responder and easy on the grades. The learning topics were super interesting! Class layout and expectations are very clear from the start and she is super accommodating. Grades are posted promptly. Overall, I would 100% recommend this class!
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GEO342 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Took this class thinking it would be a fun, easygoing online class to distract from other course work & was sadly mistaken. Ended up doing more work for this class than ones that counted towards my major. Crazy writing assignments every other week and some of them asked for things we never explicitly talk about. Would not recommend this class.
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GEOG 342
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Should be called philosophy of geography. By the end of the semester the reports I was writing became so obscure. Rubrics were not very helpful. 7 grueling papers with never ending readings. She frequently offered extensions & a few opportunities for EC. 2 other professors help with grading, Elsa never graded any of my work.
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Spring 2020GEOG 342Geography of Wisconsin

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