Professor Ravat is literally the easiest teacher I've ever had. The midterm was exceptionally easy, and she offered 15% extra credit on the midterm since students didn't do as well as she wanted. The final was easy, and shes organized and dedicated to helping her students. The class requires bare minimum study, especially for an upper div course.
Bro I left a good review, don't take her, she's sweet but her tests r evil and everyone did so bad the average was a 50% and she still didn't curve and she said oh the test will be so easy, no it wasn't it ate me and spit me up and no curve just her “generous” 2% extra credit, don't take her unless u can teach urself EVERYTHING
Avoid going to lectures, you won't learn anything. She puts random complex formulas (slides) without properly explaining how they work. To get an A, put the lectures into gpt, ask it what formulas to memorize based on what criteria the problem gives/asks for and how to solve. She is entitled & can't teach (hence the rating) -also didn't curve.
Those who say the comments are racist and biased, there is definitely a reason why among many other professors, Uma is one of the ONLYs being rated at a low score.
Never post or claim anything about the midterm/ final average or median. She acts out being so nice and caring. The so-called extra bonus isn't really boosting anything. She is performing so hard to say "I wish you all succeed", and still making the grade as tough as possible.
Honestly I never EVER write reviews but she is such a sweetie and want to tell anyone that is thinking of her to take her. She is so caring and wants success for u, she offers EC, Online Quizes, HW that was graded easily. Yes her midterm was little hard but she understood we struggled and offered EC and modified grading. TBH people r racist & mean
i dont get the hate on here, its a hard class for sure and she has an accent, but she rlly is so caring and wants to see her students succeed. She doubled the curve for the midterm, and changed the grading system to give 2% extra credit to everyone who did the homework. RAVAT the goat
Good professor with fair grading criteria. Gives practice exams that are similar to the real exams. Kind lady with a real passion for teaching. Brought cookies for our class and gave them to those who participated
Tbh a kind and caring professor. Do not understand the hate on here, she's a very nice lady and definitely cares deeply about her students.
honestly one of my favorite pstat teacher. the first four weeks were hard but got easy at the end. midterm was hard but she offered 10% back and the final was similar to the practice and midterm. hw were hard but doable and she has weekly online quizzes worth 25%. she's so well organized and loves talking to study's. she really cares and sweet
Midterm practice questions were not on the midterm. She is the worst PSTAT professor ever, so please do not take her if you want to pass 120B. Awful grading system, and she sometimes skips trivial steps so it is hard to follow along with her.
Bruh half the questions on her midterm weren't even on the midterm practice Also she's pretty incompetent at almost everything about teaching: course structure, lectures, and just explaining things in general. Materials on canvas are frequently incomplete or removed so it's very difficult to review without AI or ULAs/TAs
last quarter i had her and i dropped her class and it was honestly quite a lot better than this one, at least exam wise but this quarter she's regressed, and her class always has some stupid gimmick like incomplete lecture slides and then her lectures suck anyway because it's just a slideshow of a bunch of abstract formulas no actual context
She has improved significantly in recent years and has made a clear effort to do so. Her rating is so low because of mostly courses from years ago, but her classes are quite approachable now (I've taken 2 recently). Used GPT for lectures instead of attending which worked for me. Homework/quizzes weekly but they're helpful, exams were reasonable.
The homework is good practice for the final exam and she truly wants students to learn. She doesn't post lecture notes for a week or so, so if you dislike going to lecture probably don't take her. But I would say she is a great professor.
She's nice and her midterms and final weren't that bad. Just do the homework and practice it and you'll be more than fine.
Professor Ravat has a unique teaching style, but if you engage with it, the class can be manageable. The exams emulate the homework, and the use of a cheat sheet helps. Unstuck AI and other study tools proved invaluable for preparing.
Besides extra credit not helping, I don't think there's anything to complain about. I think she's actually a really good professor. The practice test is really helpful and the exams are similar to the homework so just make sure you understand hw and you'll be fine.
super nice professor. Midterm easy if understand the HW. really willing to offer help. so nice. Highly recommend
Spends 30+ minutes of each 75-minute lecture wasting time instead of doing examples. Lectures are strictly theory and provide no help with actual word problems. Be prepared to study a lot.
Good professor overall, exams were very fair and similar to the homework. She also made a great final study guide. I understand the frustration of others with the extra credit not really helping anyone's grade, but not sure why the reviews are so negative otherwise. She is an overall good professor. Clearly cares about students if you talk to her.
Many comments here give Ravat a low grade, but I do think she is a good professor. Her lectures are easy to understand. As long as you fully understand the course materials and assignments posed on canvas, you'll find that the mid-term and the final are not that hard to do.
Low quality lecture, don't expect to understand anything in class but take ton of your time ahead exams to understand yourself. Low quality office hour, not even good as ULA or TA. Uncleared grading and fake promise in extra credit. One of the WORST professor I ever had. Stop complaining like a baby in class about the rating you get from students
Disappointed. She acted like a caring professor offering lots of extra credit assignments which was heavy, but they are totally fake that does not helped with your final score. Not telling you how much extra credit will be added. Said will add more credit to midterm but nothing is real. Will never take any course with her and she disgusted me.