# SHIFRA SHARLIN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### built at

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### term

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## instructor

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### source

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### name

SHIFRA SHARLIN

### first observed at

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### last observed at

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### ratings

#### review count

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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#### quality count

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#### difficulty count

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#### profile id

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#### source url

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#### courses

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### grade statistics

#### gpa

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#### graded

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#### counts

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#### sections

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### current

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                            |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| 1114 | course\_d36506bb8ebe07b832e1c3a3 | ILS 200    | CRITICAL THINKING AND EXPRESSION                 |
| 1114 | course\_7657915c38eebfa637744f1d | ILS 299    | DIRECTED STUDY                                   |
| 1104 | course\_d36506bb8ebe07b832e1c3a3 | ILS 200    | CRITICAL THINKING AND EXPRESSION                 |
| 1104 | course\_7657915c38eebfa637744f1d | ILS 299    | DIRECTED STUDY                                   |
| 1104 | course\_750fcfd0f2be7a39bf52e5df | ILS 372    | INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| 1102 | course\_f746551a7028ddab66e36997 | ILS 490    | RESEARCH IN INTEGRATED LIBERAL STUDIES           |
| 1094 | course\_d36506bb8ebe07b832e1c3a3 | ILS 200    | CRITICAL THINKING AND EXPRESSION                 |
| 1084 | course\_f746551a7028ddab66e36997 | ILS 490    | RESEARCH IN INTEGRATED LIBERAL STUDIES           |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1084 | 1       |
| 1094 | 1       |
| 1102 | 1       |
| 1104 | 3       |
| 1114 | 2       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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    "comment": "Very nice, very helpful.",
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    "comment": "Will change your college experience and, probably, your life. Not to be missed -- the most worthwhile person I've met on campus.",
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    "comment": "I took this class because her ratings were so high.. plainly put: Lecture is worthless but its 30 percent of your grade so you have to go. Discussions are boring and all you read is black civil rights movement texts. If anything, this course should be an ethnic studies credit as well as com b. Skip this class..it's not all it's cracked up to be.",
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    "comment": "This was the best class I have ever taken at Madison or at any institution for that matter.  Whether or not you need Comm B you should take this class and it will change your life.  Don't let the first day intimidate you, its not as difficult as she makes it out to be and you will be happy you stuck it out. Absolutely amazing, TAKE THIS CLASS!!!",
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### page

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### courses

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