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MELANIE JONES

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 19 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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PSYCH 205
Quality 4/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Jones seems really short via email, but in class is very outgoing and caring. Psych205 should be taken by any and all freshman psych majors--it allows you to meet professors, learn what they're studying, helps prepare you to be involved in research, and solidifies the love of psychology.
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PSCYH205 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
I recommend Psych 205 to every first-year psych major. This class is light on homework and super interesting. Each class a new researcher presents their work and it is legitimately interesting every week. She also has a lot of advice for class enrollment and teaches how to get involved in labs, research, service, etc. Super helpful.
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PSYCH412 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
This class was such a great experience to get me started off in the psych field. Mostly online discussions, weekly field reports, placement evaluations, and 1 project proposal due at the end of the semester. It'd be hard to not get an A.
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PSYCH560 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Good teacher. Received a 77% in the class a C. A BC is a 78% and she wouldn't even talk to me about my grade at the end. Good teacher but can seem stuck up
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PSYCH560 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Class isn't too bad, but there is a lot of assigned reading that isn't covered in lecture but is on exams. One easy paper and lots of extra credit offered. You should't skip class because lecture slides aren't posted online and there is pop-up extra credit offered at times.
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PSYCH560 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Melanie was very enthusiastic and lively during lectures. She seems a little snarky at times but is very nice outside of class. The 3 exams are tough but you'll do fine if you read the textbook and attend lecture.
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