# Laura Schechter — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/LAURA_SCHECHTER) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_eec6d55bdbd333b24f342d28 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id lschechter ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Laura Schechter ### email LSCHECHTER\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 11 #### quality 3.64 #### difficulty 3.27 #### quality count 11 #### difficulty count 11 #### profile id rmp:1089239 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:24:17.185308+00:00 #### courses ##### course 955535bf63b310ab27c52534 ###### review count 7 ###### quality 3.57 ###### difficulty 3.14 ###### quality count 7 ###### difficulty count 7 ##### course c0b1911e2031b4a470e6f4f7 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course da2dd94b893ac9e89828dbf2 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.33 ###### difficulty 3.33 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 #### bayesian quality 3.6527005055139323 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_dd021203873e6ff009f09a4e | ECON 899 | RECENT ADVANCES IN ECONOMICS | 1 | 3 | 3.876 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/LAURA\_SCHECHTER ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_dd021203873e6ff009f09a4e | ECON 899 | RECENT ADVANCES IN ECONOMICS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_dd021203873e6ff009f09a4e", "course_id": "ECON 899", "title": "RECENT ADVANCES IN ECONOMICS", "credits_min": 1, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.876, "badges": [ { "id": "lecture-size", "label": "Small lectures", "tone": "neutral", "evidence": "Fall 2026: median 11 enrolled students across 4 recorded lecture sections. 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Includes jointly taught sections." }, "reviewFiles": [] } } ] ``` ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:17.185308+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQzMTA4NDU2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089239", "instructor_name": "Laura Schechter", "course_label": "AAE474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2026-05-12 21:47:41 +0000 UTC", "comment": "This course is set up well. She is very clear on grading expectations, and they were very fair. Attendance isn't mandatory, but there are EC opportunities based off of questions asked in lecture. She isn't super warm and fuzzy but she is a great professor. This class isn't a walk in the park, but if you put in effort, it's definitely doable. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089239", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:17.185308+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNDM2Njk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089239", "instructor_name": "Laura Schechter", "course_label": "AAE474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2025-06-16 09:08:56 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Schechter is unconfident in front of a class room. I assume she knows the concepts, but she seems to question herself with every other sentence. It is not clear what is important to remember and what is not. Grading frequently felt arbitrary, especially on homework assignments and the exams.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089239", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:17.185308+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2NDczNTk1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089239", "instructor_name": "Laura Schechter", "course_label": "AAE474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2016-05-05 01:49:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Schechter is one of the best professors at UW-Madison. She is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about development economics and wants you to learn lot about the field. I strongly suggest you take this course if you want to get a general insight into international development and how it works.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089239", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:17.185308+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzNDUyMDkw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089239", "instructor_name": "Laura Schechter", "course_label": "AAE474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2014-07-17 10:32:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I would choose another professor teaching the class if i could go back. Very confusing at times, and lacks the confidence of an experienced professor at UW-Madison. Lectures are confusing. A lot of students would restate and clarify some of her answers in class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089239", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:17.185308+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIzMjY0ODkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089239", "instructor_name": "Laura Schechter", "course_label": "AAE730", "course_id": "AAE 730", "course_uid": "course_c0b1911e2031b4a470e6f4f7", "review_date": "2014-05-16 15:49:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "One of my favorite all-time professors. Extremely kind and genuinely humble. She keeps it real.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089239", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:24:17.185308+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIxODMzMzM5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1089239", "instructor_name": "Laura Schechter", "course_label": "AAE474", "course_id": "AAE/ECON 474", "course_uid": "course_955535bf63b310ab27c52534", "review_date": "2013-05-27 22:37:06 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Everything you need to know for a problem set or exam is either in lecture or a specific reading. Very nice- she makes an effort to learn everyone's names. I was very interested in the subject and the class did a great job of covering a wide variety of issues (mincrofinance, poverty, health, etc.).", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1089239", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 } ] ``` ### total 11 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | -------------------- | | course\_c0b1911e2031b4a470e6f4f7 | AAE 730 | | course\_955535bf63b310ab27c52534 | AAE/ECON 474 | | course\_da2dd94b893ac9e89828dbf2 | AAE/ECON/INTLBUS 462 | ### matched true ## social Image true