# Mitra Sharafi — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/MITRA_SHARAFI) ## 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\_834c91c1e96b473321cc806e ### source enrollment ### source instructor id sharafi ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Mitra Sharafi ### email MITRA.SHARAFI\@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 9 #### quality 5 #### difficulty 3.78 #### quality count 9 #### difficulty count 9 #### profile id rmp:2004586 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:16:44.880847+00:00 #### courses ##### course a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a ###### review count 4 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 4.075645367963169 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a | LAW 711 | CONTRACTS | 4 | 4 | 3.119 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/MITRA\_SHARAFI ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | | 1272 | course\_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a | LAW 711 | CONTRACTS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1272 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses ```json [ { "course_uid": "course_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a", "course_id": "LAW 711", "title": "CONTRACTS", "credits_min": 4, "credits_max": 4, "gpa": 3.119, "badges": [ { "id": "grade-outcomes", "label": "Lower grades", "tone": "negative", "evidence": "Fall 2025 · latest released grades before Fall 2026: 3.20 GPA across 96 letter grades, versus 3.63 for UW–Madison (1320 courses). 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The analytical skills for this class are set at a higher bar then I was expecting but it really pushes you to be a better reader and writer. Wonderful professor to work with would recommend.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2004586", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:16:44.880847+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM3NDAwMTI4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2004586", "instructor_name": "Mitra Sharafi", "course_label": "LAW711", "course_id": "LAW 711", "course_uid": "course_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a", "review_date": "2023-02-01 23:16:39 +0000 UTC", "comment": "So sad she only teaches one law school class. Very passionate about what she teaches - it's infectious. Her final exam is tough but fair. She's absurdly smart, detail-oriented, and a joy to be a student of. Everyone respects her a lot and she makes you want to do well. Lucky you if you get her your 1L year! 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", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2004586", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:16:44.880847+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM1OTczMzE2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2004586", "instructor_name": "Mitra Sharafi", "course_label": "LAW711", "course_id": "LAW 711", "course_uid": "course_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a", "review_date": "2022-03-24 21:55:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Sharafi is a great law professor. You can tell she genuinely cares for all of her students. Contracts is a hard class to teach but she made it bearable and even enjoyable. She sets out expectations very clearly and follows the class curriculum so that you prepare with time. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2004586", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:16:44.880847+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTMwMzc3MDYz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2004586", "instructor_name": "Mitra Sharafi", "course_label": "LS510", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2018-07-26 19:05:33 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Professor Sharifi is the best professor I have ever had. She clearly wants all students to succeed. You definitely need to do the readings when they are assigned or you're screwed. The midterm and final make up a majority of the grade, but she prepares you really well. If you attend lecture and take good notes and do the readings it is an easy A!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2004586", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:16:44.880847+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI5MjkwMjcx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2004586", "instructor_name": "Mitra Sharafi", "course_label": "LAW711", "course_id": "LAW 711", "course_uid": "course_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a", "review_date": "2017-12-20 12:03:07 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Sharafi is by far my favorite professor. It is the one class that I felt like I actually knew what was going on during the semester. She teaches the material very well and makes class interesting. Her personality is great! I wish I could take more classes with her.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2004586", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 } ] ``` ### total 9 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_a7fc43aef7766df73d14bf1a | LAW 711 | ### matched true ## social Image true