# Megan Bailon — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MEGAN_BAILON) ## 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\_54eb6ac16812a861535320f3 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id bailon ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Megan Bailon ### email BAILON\@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 14 #### quality 3.93 #### difficulty 1.93 #### quality count 14 #### difficulty count 14 #### profile id rmp:2382791 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:19:16.226687+00:00 #### courses ##### course fd5c6d17c6fc8eb3974b7f4f ###### review count 13 ###### quality 3.85 ###### difficulty 1.92 ###### quality count 13 ###### difficulty count 13 ##### course 2ceac5f1a61b460aa58cc474 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.7709916373803507 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_fd5c6d17c6fc8eb3974b7f4f | CHICLA 201 | INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX/E AND LATINX/E STUDIES | 3 | 3 | 3.652 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MEGAN\_BAILON ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | 1272 | course\_fd5c6d17c6fc8eb3974b7f4f | CHICLA 201 | INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX/E AND LATINX/E STUDIES | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_fd5c6d17c6fc8eb3974b7f4f", "course_id": "CHICLA 201", "title": "INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX/E AND LATINX/E STUDIES", "credits_min": 3, "credits_max": 3, "gpa": 3.652, "badges": [ { "id": "grade-outcomes", "label": "Higher grades", "tone": "positive", "evidence": "Spring 2026 · latest released grades before Fall 2026: 3.89 GPA across 74 letter grades, versus 3.62 for UW–Madison (1283 courses). 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She is kind and always asks follow-up questions to challenge students' thinking, though.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2382791", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:19:16.226687+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxOTczMzE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2382791", "instructor_name": "Megan Bailon", "course_label": "CHICLA201", "course_id": "CHICLA 201", "course_uid": "course_fd5c6d17c6fc8eb3974b7f4f", "review_date": "2025-12-01 02:31:55 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. Bailon is a great person! However, the content in the class is way too much. She tries to structure the class way more than it needs to be structured, to the point where it makes things kind of confusing. Tons of readings, and assignments. 90% of the time you will be in discussions during class. Like I said though, she is super nice. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2382791", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:19:16.226687+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxOTI5MDcw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2382791", "instructor_name": "Megan Bailon", "course_label": "CHICLA201", "course_id": "CHICLA 201", "course_uid": "course_fd5c6d17c6fc8eb3974b7f4f", "review_date": "2025-11-21 21:44:45 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Honestly, an average class. Regarding the professor, it is very hard to follow along when she presents or lectures because she says \"um\" every 5 seconds. Can get annoying as the semester progresses. A lot of small discussion which is ok. The midterms are ok but the time she provides is not a lot in my opinion.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2382791", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:19:16.226687+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxODM4Njk0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2382791", "instructor_name": "Megan Bailon", "course_label": "CHICLA201", "course_id": "CHICLA 201", "course_uid": "course_fd5c6d17c6fc8eb3974b7f4f", "review_date": "2025-11-11 01:16:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The content we learn in this course is interesting, but she is not good a lecturing she says umm almost every other word, and it makes it hard to pay attention. There is a lot of busy work that is honestly not necessary but it's all pretty easy. Overall it's an easy class and she is very nice and easy to talk to the class is just boring.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2382791", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 14 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ----------- | | course\_fd5c6d17c6fc8eb3974b7f4f | CHICLA 201 | | course\_2ceac5f1a61b460aa58cc474 | SPANISH 223 | ### matched true ## social Image true