# KAREN BEST — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

### revision

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### built at

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### courses

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### current instructors

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| SURGSCI   | 33    |
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| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
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## instructor

### instructor uid

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### identity status

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### name

KAREN BEST

### first observed at

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### last observed at

2025-12-21 04:47:46.589081+00:00

### ratings

#### review count

27

#### quality

3.56

#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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#### profile id

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#### source url

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#### observed at

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#### courses

##### course 44c96673fa1edf356243e374

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###### difficulty

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###### difficulty count

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##### course a319b770172ebff195dab987

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### current

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### courses

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## history

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## timeline

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## term

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## courses

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## reviews

### items

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    "comment": "No free mind, No enough feedback, surprisingly low grade. Rises your expectations and then let you down.",
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    "comment": "Prof. Best is amazing! She is so talkative and considerate to her students. We never had lecture, she would just discuss with us during section. She knows her material very well, so she can give clear and respectful feedback. She doesn't make you feel terrible when she grades a paper. My course was online, so I'm sure she is better in person. :)",
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### courses

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