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Frances Laskey

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Raw average: 4.45/5 from 11 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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GB360 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Frances was genuinely amazing. She made everything so manageable and she cares about her students and does a lot to make sure everyone is successful. 10/10 Professor
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GB360 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
This class is awful but Frances is the easiest grader of them all by far. Take her because it will make the workload a lot more manageable and give a grading cushion. The only thing that really sucks is the investigative report but just bs it and the sources. Field specific presentation also blows but the rest isn't bad. It's a useless class though
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GB300 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Grades very easily. Always willing to help. In my opinion, pretty unorganized. Instructions for Portfolio assignments were scattered all over Canvas in different parts. Makes awkward laughs a lot which bugs me lol.
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GB300 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
GB300 isn't the thought provoking class, but Frances is great. Seemingly grades on the more lenient side, tries to make the class more interesting, and definitely cares about her students. Take GB300 with Frances!
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GB300 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Do yourself a favor and take Frances for GB300. She is the easiest grader and is just overall a good person.
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GB300 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
GB300 as a class is just a lot of busy work but Laskey is one of the best profs for it. She is pretty funny and makes the class somewhat entertaining. She's a really easy grader compared to the other profs and she cares about and is very personable with her students. Does take a while to grade things but that didn't really bug me
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Classes with Frances Laskey

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