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VANESSA SCHMITZ-SIEBERTZ

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Raw average: 4.50/5 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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LATIN203 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Schmitz-Siebertz was passionate and cared. She obviously loved her subject and teaching it. She made everything very clear and easy to understand. There was a lot of memorization, but that is to be expected in a language class. The hardest part is that she does have a set number of classes you can miss before your grade is affected.
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LATIN203 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof. Schmitz-Siebertz is passionate about Latin, and wants students to also be excited about Ovid/Metamorphoses. There's lots of HW and quizzes, but they are all fair. I took a year off of Latin before taking 203, but Prof. Schmitz-Siebertz made it easy to jump right back in. Recommended!
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Classes with VANESSA SCHMITZ-SIEBERTZ

Second Semester Latin covers forms and syntax, with translation of easy prose.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Fourth semester Latin focusing on close literary analysis of Roman poets and prose writers.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026LATIN 104Second Semester Latin
Spring 2026LATIN 306Fourth Semester Latin
Fall 2025LATIN 103First Semester Latin
Fall 2025LATIN 305Third Semester Latin
Fall 2025LATIN 401Readings in Latin Literature
Spring 2025LATIN 104Second Semester Latin
Spring 2025LATIN 306Fourth Semester Latin
Spring 2025LATIN 391Elementary Intensive Latin
Fall 2024LATIN 103First Semester Latin
Fall 2024LATIN 305Third Semester Latin
Fall 2024LATIN 401Readings in Latin Literature
Spring 2024LATIN 104Second Semester Latin
Spring 2024LATIN 306Fourth Semester Latin
Spring 2024LATIN 391Elementary Intensive Latin
Fall 2023LATIN 103First Semester Latin
Fall 2023LATIN 305Third Semester Latin
Fall 2023LATIN 401Readings in Latin Literature
Spring 2023LATIN 104Second Semester Latin
Spring 2023LATIN 391Elementary Intensive Latin
Fall 2022LATIN 103First Semester Latin
Spring 2022LATIN 104Second Semester Latin
Spring 2022LATIN 391Elementary Intensive Latin
Fall 2021LATIN 103First Semester Latin

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