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Yiqiao Zhong

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Raw average: 1.89/5 from 9 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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STAT 453
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
dont even bother going to lectures since he cannot lecture at all. The project worth 40% of your grade will have no rubric and incredibly vague instructions that he will not clarify but will still hold you to. Bro didn't even put the project grades or the final exam grades on canvas so I don't even know how I scored. Dont take this class
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STAT 453
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Honestly the professor himself is pretty nice; however, when it comes to the exam, I had no clue what is going in while studying for it. Not much workload for the whole semester, and if you understand the concept in the lecture it is not too bad. I wouldn't say highly recommend this class, but if you really want to take it it's still doable.
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STAT 453
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Really not good at giving lectures. You will be more confused after listening to him. Also grading is arbitrary and not clear. Avoid.
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STAT 453
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Arbitrary grading: did not ever give us a rubric for the group project even when people asked him too on Piazza. His syllabus looks like he made it in 5 minutes on google docs. Lectures were impossible to follow and instead of ever explaining himself he would always say "check the slides". Worst professor I've had in my 4 years at UW.
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Classes with Yiqiao Zhong

COMPSCI 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

Senior Honors Thesis is an individual study for seniors completing theses for honors in the Computer Sciences major, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Fred SalaMing Liu+20 more

No recorded grade history

COMPSCI 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

Directed study projects for Computer Science juniors and seniors, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Fred SalaDan Negrut+49 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027COMPSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2027COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Spring 2027STAT 699Directed Study
Spring 2027STAT 990Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026COMPSCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2026COMPSCI 799Master's Research
Fall 2026COMPSCI 899Pre-dissertator Research
Fall 2026MATH/STAT 709Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2026STAT 699Directed Study
Fall 2026STAT 990Research

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