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MARISA OTEGUI

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Raw average: 3.17/5 from 6 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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BOTANY 300
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Otegui is cryptic and vague with course/content requirements. You have no idea what your grade is until after exams because there is no curve and she uses a ridiculous grading system not outlined in the syllabus. The lectures seem irrelevant to the exams.
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Pr. Otegui has an accent but if you make an effort to understand her its not a big deal. Lecture can be boring but the material was straight forward and fairly easy to understand. Her exam was not very difficult either. Overall not bad.
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BIO152 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
She had a high pitched accent that was hard to listen to while you were taking notes. The slides were packed with drawings that were hard to copy down and understand as she explained them. Overall she seemed like a nice person but I constantly felt rushed with the amount of information per lecture. Highly recommend taking notes ahead of time.
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BOTANY 300
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Overall very good professor. If you put the time into learning the material, you will do fine. Class involves a large group project --choose your group wisely. There are extra credit opportunities too! Definitely go to lecture, but if you miss - slides are posted online.
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Read her slides straight off the Powerpoint; what can I say-this method of "teaching" no longer impresses me.
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BIO151 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
A pretty decent professor. She was a little hard to understand at first because she has a strong accent. Her quizzes and the exam were all pretty consistent with what she taught. She expected everyone to be reading the book, though.
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Classes with MARISA OTEGUI

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2026BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2026BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2026GENETICS 699Special Problems
Fall 2025BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2025BOTANY 960Seminar-plant Physiology
Fall 2025BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2025GENETICS 699Special Problems
Spring 2025BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Spring 2025BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2025BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2025BOTANY 860Plant Cell Biology
Spring 2025BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2024BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2024BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2024BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2024BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2024BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2024BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2024BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2024MOLBIOL 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2023BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2023BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2023BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2023BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2023MOLBIOL 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2023BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2023BOTANY 860Plant Cell Biology
Spring 2023BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2022BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2022BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2022BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2022GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2022BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2022GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2021BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2021BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2021GENETICS 990Research
Fall 2020BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2020BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2020BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2020GENETICS 990Research
Spring 2020BOTANY 499Intermediate Directed Research
Spring 2020BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2020BOTANY 860Plant Cell Biology
Spring 2020BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2019BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2019BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2019BIOLOGY/BOTANY/ZOOLOGY 152Introductory Biology
Spring 2019BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2019BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2019BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2019BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2018BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2018BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2018BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2018BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2018BOTANY 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2018BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2018BOTANY 860Plant Cell Biology
Spring 2018BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2017BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2017BOTANY 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2017BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2017BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2017BOTANY 575Special Topics
Spring 2017BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2017BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2016BOTANY 299Directed Study in Botany
Fall 2016BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2016BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2016BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2016BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2016BOTANY 860Plant Cell Biology
Spring 2016BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2015BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2015BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2015BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2015BOTANY 575Special Topics
Spring 2015BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2015BOTANY 960Seminar-plant Physiology
Spring 2015BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2014BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2014BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2014BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2014BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2014BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2013BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2013BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2013BOTANY 575Special Topics
Spring 2013BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2013BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2012BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy
Fall 2012BOTANY 699Directed Study
Fall 2012BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Spring 2012BOTANY 699Directed Study
Spring 2012BOTANY 858Special Topics in Plant Physiology
Spring 2012BOTANY 860Plant Cell Biology
Spring 2012BOTANY 960Seminar-plant Physiology
Spring 2012BOTANY 996Research-plant Physiology
Fall 2011BOTANY 300Plant Anatomy

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