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JOSHUA BANDOCH

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 1 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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PS506 · course not matched2015-12-21

Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5

Bandicoot makes everyone guide a class. Maybe this is a good idea--maybe he was too lazy to plan/ outline a class. He's super helpful though outside of class. Obsessed with Montesquieu. You choose your own paper topics but it's unclear what he wants from them. He's elitist about Madison and uses this fact to grade harshly. Good students made it fun

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Classes with JOSHUA BANDOCH

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