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MARLENA HOLDEN

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Raw average: 1.00/5 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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CP125 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Class consisted of Madison Propaganda (i.e. why is Madison the best school?), and grading is utterly arbitrary. Class was easy, but she assigned papers and other pointless assignments and then proceeded to mark off points with no indication of why. Fellow student didn't turn in paper, got 8/10. I turned in, 8/10. Horrible at communicating. Avoid.
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Classes with MARLENA HOLDEN

A seminar for first-year students exploring the transition to UW-Madison and the Wisconsin Experience through texts and assignments.

No offering record · Fall 2015

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Spring 2011–Fall 2015

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Fall 2015COUNPSY 125The Wisconsin Experience Seminar

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