# SARA GOLDRICK-RAB — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
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### name

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### last observed at

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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    "comment": "Sara is a great professor! However she is one of those professors that will make you buy her book to read for class. The entire class is based around the book so if you don't read you won't pass. She only comes to class sometimes but there is always a TA. Overall, a decent professor.",
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    "comment": "Rather than being an intellectual super-force she is more focused on the applications of her work. And for that, and her courage, I admire her. She is accessible, quick to reply and really honest. Her comments are useful and she is entertaining as a lecturer. I have learned more in other courses, but it is worth taking still.",
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