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Natalia Savelyeva

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Raw average: 3.56/5 from 9 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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What students say

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ASIANAM/SOC 220
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Lectures were boring and slides were disorganized, but the content was pretty interesting. There are a lot of assignments and writing tasks though.
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C&ESOC/SOC 211
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
So nice and sweet! This class was lecture and reading-heavy, but the content itself was pretty interesting and easy to understand. Make sure to participate, and I would recommend sitting in front. Also take notes because while most of the content are on the slides, there is some of what she is saying on the test.
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220 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Lectures are pretty pointless as she just reads off the slides. Information needed is just whats on the slides posted on canvas. You could skip every lecture and you would have no trouble getting an A in the class. Overall pretty easy class with online lectures and 2 papers
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220 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
I really enjoyed Natalia's lectures, she was quite knowledgeable about the content and so she was excellent to learn from. Reading was pretty light, and assignments were also usually not very intensive — some short essays might have asked for about just 300 words or so. I wish there was more work but I still got a lot from the lectures.
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220 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Can't really understand why her ratings aren't higher - took her for Soc 211 and it was so easy. No in person exams, 1 small assignment a week that would never take me more than 30 mins. Shes sweet and would let me leave class early when I had chem exams after. Sometimes the long lectures were boring but if ur interested in soc they're not bad.
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220 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Took her for sociology 211. It seems as if during lecture all you need to do is copy down what is on the slide, but you need to be writing down what she is saying. There are weekly quizzes or essay (rarely essays). Midterm tests, essays, final test, and final essay are all worth 70% of your grade.
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Classes with Natalia Savelyeva

Sociological analysis of ethnic/racial conflict and movements in the U.S., covering relations among major groups and others.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Natalia Savelyeva

Natalia Savelyeva delivered disorganized lectures and boring slides, though the content remained interesting. Students completed numerous assignments and writing tasks.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

The Sociological Enterprise covers basic principles of sociology, including perspectives, individual and society, groups, stratification, organizations, power, demography, and social change through readings and discussion.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Natalia Savelyeva

Natalia Savelyeva taught a lecture and reading-heavy course where the content was interesting and easy to understand. While most material appeared on slides, students noted that some specific verbal explanations appeared on the test, making note-taking essential. The reviewer recommended participating actively and sitting in the front row.

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027ASIANAM/SOC 220Ethnic Movements in the United States
Spring 2027C&ESOC/SOC 211The Sociological Enterprise
Fall 2026ASIANAM/SOC 220Ethnic Movements in the United States
Fall 2026C&ESOC/SOC 211The Sociological Enterprise

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