# Lydia Ashton — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/LYDIA_ASHTON) ## 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\_335ba5b1c8bbe446da5a6793 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id lashton ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Lydia Ashton ### email LASHTON\@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 13 #### quality 1.23 #### difficulty 3.54 #### quality count 13 #### difficulty count 13 #### profile id rmp:2344040 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:22:27.843520+00:00 #### courses ##### course 9baa906d03690f429f2f980e ###### review count 10 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 3.8 ###### quality count 10 ###### difficulty count 10 ##### course 5c57df5be4f0510ce1caf740 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 63c43e7ac8225e2773df74d8 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 2.702536838513088 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_1a1b45f373cc453845b73a38 | CNSRSCI 999 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 1 | 3 | 3.75 | | course\_486ad90af3fe2c394fbd3a2a | CNSRSCI 299 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 1 | 3 | | | course\_a6ccda1965b5bb77a9bf4cdb | CNSRSCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS | 1 | 12 | | | course\_cb4c49b2c408cfbd5a9b02df | CNSRSCI 699 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 1 | 6 | 3.962 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/LYDIA\_ASHTON ## 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For a 3-credit? This's doing too much. She would not let you make up anything you missed, not even under serious circumstances. Very heartless professor. Would not recommend taking any course with her.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2344040", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:27.843520+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMzg1NDQx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2344040", "instructor_name": "Lydia Ashton", "course_label": "CNSRSCI477", "course_id": "CNSRSCI 477", "course_uid": "course_9baa906d03690f429f2f980e", "review_date": "2024-12-19 20:22:34 +0000 UTC", "comment": "- She was my only teachers that didn't let me make up work or extra credit\n- Used reasons like how I would address her in emails to not give me a certain final grade\n- She always thinks she's right & won't listen to you.\n- She said I could get a C if I got a certain score on my final & I got that score she didn't give it to me\n- Not flexible at all", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2344040", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:27.843520+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3NTIyMTc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2344040", "instructor_name": "Lydia Ashton", "course_label": "CNSRSCI477", "course_id": "CNSRSCI 477", "course_uid": "course_9baa906d03690f429f2f980e", "review_date": "2023-03-21 00:32:27 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She will not respond to any emails or posted canvas questions. Her syllabus was outdated and the TA listed was the TA for the class last year and isn't the current one. The current TA's email was not listed anywhere on her page. Go to class or you'll never hear from this woman.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2344040", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:27.843520+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM0NjU0NDQ4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2344040", "instructor_name": "Lydia Ashton", "course_label": "CS477", "course_id": "COMPSCI 477", "course_uid": "course_5c57df5be4f0510ce1caf740", "review_date": "2021-04-29 04:00:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Ashton is super nice and caring! She loves giving out extra credit so go to class and participate in the activities. She's not a great lecturer but there weren't any exams for online so it wasn't a big problem. Most annoying thing is all the group work, every Thursday was group work and if you have a bad group it sucks.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2344040", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:27.843520+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNzY5OTg2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2344040", "instructor_name": "Lydia Ashton", "course_label": "CNSRSCI477", "course_id": "CNSRSCI 477", "course_uid": "course_9baa906d03690f429f2f980e", "review_date": "2019-05-04 19:51:31 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Do not take this class. She is horrible at teaching.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2344040", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:22:27.843520+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMxNzY5OTc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2344040", "instructor_name": "Lydia Ashton", "course_label": "CNSRSCI477", "course_id": "CNSRSCI 477", "course_uid": "course_9baa906d03690f429f2f980e", "review_date": "2019-05-04 19:50:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "If I would have read the reviews on here first, I would not have taken this course. I can't believe this class happened to me... harder than Econ 101/102. This class moves SO quickly and the exams are impossible to finish in time. I do not recommend this class.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2344040", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 13 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | --------------------- | | course\_9baa906d03690f429f2f980e | CNSRSCI 477 | | course\_5c57df5be4f0510ce1caf740 | COMPSCI 477 | | course\_63c43e7ac8225e2773df74d8 | COMPSCI/MATH/STAT 475 | ### matched true ## social Image true