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Rachel Maina

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Raw average: 1.00/5 from 2 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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AF210 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
She grades like shes a TA at Harvard. Unnecessarily hard. You could do everything right and she still gives you a bad grade. Also RUDE AF when grading/making comments in journal submissions.
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AF210 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
She was a TA for African Storyteller (Folklore 210) - Graded according to her own standards regardless of the rubric. Your grade depends on her moond - she either likes it or she doesn't. You need telepathy to read her mind when doing the 100 assignments in this course. AVOID
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Classes with Rachel Maina

JOURN 201

Introduction to Mass Communication

4 credits

Introduction to mass communication covering the organization, function, technology, economics, politics, and social implications of mass media in modern society.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Michael WagnerRachel Maina+8 more

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

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Fall 2026JOURN 201Introduction to Mass Communication

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