Literally destroyed my grade by moving the final up by a whole week. Unethical Im so mad

Prof Swenson is so sweet, but I had her at 8 am every TR and she can sometimes talk you back to sleep. Her teaching methods are really clear, but attending tutoring outside of lecture and lab section is what saved me. CLAS on campus was where I learned the material and after my first CLAS session I got 100% on every following quiz. STUDY FORMULAS!

Can't say enough good things on Swenson. She actively participates with the class and makes sure we're all on her pace. She explains all concepts very thoroughly but you have to attend her lectures, and there's no reason not too. She wants to see you succeed and if you have any questions at all, she welcomes them. Simply an amazing professor.

Dr. Swenson is the BEST!! Lectures are super clear and she moves through them at a good pace. Definitely buy the book, it will get you an A in the class. I was able to cram like two nights before each midterm and got an A on both. Tests can be tricky, but they're fair. Definitely do the homework since it's identical to exams. Easy A!!

Professor Swenson is nice and really cares about her students. The textbook it expensive but it helps you SO much. The midterms are not too bad (multiple choice) if you do a bunch of practice problems and exercises in the book but the final was BRUTAL (free response). Just study really hard from the start and you should be okay. iclicker is used

I've never considered myself a math person, but Professor Swenson made me more confident in my abilities! She really does want her students to pass the class, but you have to put in the effort. I didn't use the textbook at all; I redid the homework and lecture practice problems to study. I also went to her office hours weekly, which really helped!

Prof. Swenson is one of the best professors on campus. She gives helpful examples and clearly defines topics in lecture. The tests were very fair and the problems were direct and similar to what we had in lecture and in homework. She clearly cares about her students and is very accessible after class and in office hours.

This professor is so great, and quizzes are easy from homework. Midterms are easy, and final is a little hard but its okay.

Great professor and nice person! Best professor in UCSB ever

She is so nice

I hate any form of math, but Swenson was amazing! She's the sweetest, most understand professor. Super straightforward tests, she teaches you exactly what you need to know. In order to succeed though you have to put in the work. Doing the homework (its always rly short) and going to office hours is a MUST if you want to do well.

Took stats in high school so this was easier for me. I understood the material, but studied too minimally :( It was not difficult, but do the homework and attend lecture/section. Also, the textbook isn't needed for homework, but maybe purchase if you need extra help. Computer programming is taught, but there are only a couple questions on the test

Literally the nicest professor Ive ever had, she genuinely cares about the students and is extremely accessible

Prof Swenson was amazing for stats. Super clear lectures with tons of examples and her test questions were always at the same level of difficulty as her lecture examples. The quizzes are easy as long as you get the hw checked during office hours. Super nice lady and great teacher, highly recommend

Julie is a real sweetheart. If you make an effort to go to her office hours then she is so so helpful. Definitely go check your hw answers at office hours, section quizzes are easy if you did homework right and the tests are really straight forward. i did poorly on the first midterm because i didnt study a lot. good onthe second midterm and final.

She is the BEST! she gives quiz every week (questions on quiz are from homework), which is a great thing to push you to learn. Tests are not hard or tricky, as long as you understand the material you are good. She gives lots of examples, and is super detailed about each solution. SUPER NICE!!!!

YOU DON'T NEED A TEXTBOOK. Just do the homework, those are what the quizzes are based on. As long as you study and do the homework, the class is pretty easy. Go to lecture and I recommend using CLAS. Overall, I'd recommend her for PSTAT 5A, and if you can pick between 5A and 5LS, choose 5A for an easier grade

Swenson is very passionate about teaching (PSTAT 5A). She's always available during office hours and responds to questions via email really fast. If you do the weekly homework and go to section, this class will be a breeze!

Professor Swenson is the best math lecturer I've had at UCSB, if not the best lecturer overall. She presents the material in a way that makes it easy to understand and is very approachable. Her lectures also always start with a little review of the previous lecture, which really helps students learn.

Professor Swenson is a very sweet and helpful professor. Definitely go to lectures, although sometimes she moves very quickly so be ready for that. She offers a lot of extra office hours/review sessions so i HIGHLY recommend going to them if the homework is hard for you. Do lots of practice problems and make use of TA office hours and you'll be ok.

Dr. Swenson was understanding and kind. CLAS was a life saver.

there are a lot of things you can say about julie swenson and being a good stats professor is NOT one of them. personally i disliked her style of lectures, I learned more in a study group at home. this is NOT an easy course so stay on top of all your notes, sections, homework (its optional but DO IT bc you are quized in section), and reviews

She explains things clearly and she gives us a lot of examples to understand the materials. You have to go to every lecture and take plenty of notes because she will not post slides online. Every week we have a quiz based on last week's homework but she will not give us answers to homework until we take the quiz. She replies email very soon.

She's very nice and sweet. This is my second time taking this course and she has made the material a lot easier than before. She provides practice problems as well which will help you on the midterm.