# Sara Hotchkiss — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/SARA_HOTCHKISS--instructor_90aabce3fb6b7bb6fc5a5173) ## Dataset ### search projection #### version 1 #### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 8 ### projection id 7eb94c60c31fe3d8ae732986b7f3d069e1345ae92fd6239119e63b9d2461969d ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-10-01T19:10:41.241229+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ### designations None recorded. ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_90aabce3fb6b7bb6fc5a5173 ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name Sara Hotchkiss ### email SHOTCHKISS\@WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2025-12-03 12:33:41.418072+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 27 #### quality 2.63 #### difficulty 2.93 #### quality count 27 #### difficulty count 27 #### profile id rmp:1142648 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:07:24.341651+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.068164163211317 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/SARA\_HOTCHKISS--instructor\_90aabce3fb6b7bb6fc5a5173 ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:24.341651+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODA2MjAz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1142648", "instructor_name": "Sara Hotchkiss", "course_label": "ECOLOGY460", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2026-04-09 16:56:08 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Good professor who explains things well, but the class is a lot. There's a semester-long group project, student-led discussions, and outdoor labs in any weather. The final is replaced with a big project with multiple parts, which can feel overwhelming. Not hard material, just a heavy workload.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1142648", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:24.341651+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwODkyMjcw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1142648", "instructor_name": "Sara Hotchkiss", "course_label": "ECOLOGY460", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-04-08 14:53:17 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Literally the slowest talking, most monotone speaker possibly ever. I literally could not sit through the lectures because I was so depressed by the time they were over. You can put recordings on 1.5 speed and they sound normal.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1142648", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:24.341651+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk3NDE4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1142648", "instructor_name": "Sara Hotchkiss", "course_label": "BIO152", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2025-01-24 06:49:32 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof. H is not a very good professor, but ecology is very easy, so easy that most will be ok even if they study themselves.\n\nPS: BIO152 is a disorganized class. You will be tricked by the credits, and the IP will force you to work beyond the time designated to 5 credits, messing up all your schedules. Labs are meaningless. Disappointed. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1142648", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:24.341651+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwNDA4Mzg0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1142648", "instructor_name": "Sara Hotchkiss", "course_label": "BIO152", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-21 16:49:22 +0000 UTC", "comment": "cares about the material but has BAD lectures. she doesnt explain concepts well enough and doesnt give you time to write everything down either. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1142648", "quality_rating": 2, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:24.341651+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMTQ0ODc4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1142648", "instructor_name": "Sara Hotchkiss", "course_label": "BIO152", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-07 01:01:38 +0000 UTC", "comment": "She's nice but I felt like her slides were less organized than the other 152 lecturers, maybe because her content is more conceptual", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1142648", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:07:24.341651+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQwMTMyNzE5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1142648", "instructor_name": "Sara Hotchkiss", "course_label": "BOT402", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2024-12-06 06:01:53 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Sara is super friendly and approachable, and extremely knowledgeable about trees on campus. Vey easy to make up points on quizzes. However, the class felt disorganized and she rarely set clear expectations for certain due dates, causing me to almost miss a few deadlines. The grading criteria for weekly tree quizzes was also extremely confusing.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1142648", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 27 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false