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PILAR OSSORIO

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Raw average: 1.83/5 from 6 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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LAW 715
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Ossorio should not be teaching torts. She's disorganized and a poor communicator. She cannot bring herself to clearly answer student questions. Lectures are dull, unfocused rambles. She often ends up launching into incoherent tangents. The terrible textbook - written by her friend - only adds to the confusion. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
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LAW 715
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
She's a lovely kind lady but not great at teaching torts. I learned the most by teaching myself with my classmates at the end of the class. She's good in office hours though so make sure you go to those. Exam was fair based on what we had learned. She cancelled class with no make-up sessions which made it hard for us to get through important units.
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LAW 715
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
This Professor did nothing to advance my understanding of the subject matter. She cancelled class multiple times with no option to have a make-up session. She did not organize course material in an efficient way, and she would often go on tangents that had little to do with course material and seemed more about her opinion.
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LAW 715
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
This professor does not have confidence in the subject matter she is teaching. She does a poor job of presenting materials with clarity, and does not correct or defend student statements to elucidate the substance needed to be derived from the book. It is a great disservice to our University to have her teaching this course.
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PHYS48392 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
She is very opinionated, and professes more opinion than fact in her lectures. She didn't give out the topic of the "semester long" research paper until a month into class. Your grade for the class comes out at least 1 1/2 months before she actually gives your paper back (how do you get a grade before she actually grades your paper??).
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PATENTLAW · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5
Dr. Ossorio is such a great "teacher" not just a professor. I thank her for her encouragement
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Classes with PILAR OSSORIO

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026LAW 715Torts
Fall 2025BIOMDSCI 801Biotechnology Regulation and Ethics
Spring 2025LAW 715Torts
Spring 2023BMI 738Ethics for Data Scientists
Spring 2023LAW 715Torts
Spring 2022LAW 715Torts
Spring 2020BMI 826Special Topics in Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics
Spring 2020LAW 715Torts
Spring 2020LAW 991Directed Reading
Fall 2019LAW 991Directed Reading
Spring 2019BMI 826Special Topics in Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics
Fall 2018LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2018BMI 826Special Topics in Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics
Spring 2018LAW 715Torts
Spring 2018LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2018LAW 991Directed Reading
Spring 2017BMI 826Special Topics in Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics
Spring 2017LAW 715Torts
Spring 2017LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2016LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2016LAW 715Torts
Spring 2016LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2015LAW 751Patent Law
Spring 2015LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2015LAW 991Directed Reading
Fall 2014LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2013LAW 751Patent Law
Spring 2013LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2012LAW 715Torts
Fall 2012LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2012LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2012LAW 991Directed Reading
Fall 2011LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2010LAW 715Torts
Spring 2010LAW 751Patent Law
Spring 2010LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2009LAW 715Torts
Spring 2009LAW 751Patent Law
Spring 2009LAW 990Directed Research
Fall 2008LAW 715Torts
Spring 2008LAW 751Patent Law
Spring 2008LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2008LAW 991Directed Reading
Fall 2007LAW 715Torts
Spring 2007LAW 751Patent Law
Spring 2007LAW 990Directed Research
Spring 2007LAW 991Directed Reading

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