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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 matched2026-04-06

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 matched2025-10-21

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

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Recorded teaching history

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2026	AFRICAN/FOLKLORE 210	The African Storyteller
Fall 2025	AFRICAN/FOLKLORE 210	The African Storyteller
Spring 2023	AFRICAN 334	Fourth Semester Swahili
Fall 2022	AFRICAN 333	Third Semester Swahili
Spring 2022	AFRICAN 334	Fourth Semester Swahili
Fall 2021	AFRICAN 333	Third Semester Swahili

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Instructor identity & provenance

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