SWENSON J S

Julie Swenson

92 reviews
Caring Accessible outside class Clear grading criteria Amazing lectures Skip class? You won't pass. Test heavy Gives good feedback Respected Lecture heavy Tough grader Lots of homework Graded by few things Get ready to read Participation matters Inspirational Online Savvy Tests are tough
Past quarters
PSTAT 5A
249 / 250 Enrolled
Understanding Data
Julie Swenson 4.3
T
08:00 AM - 09:15 AM
32.6% A
PSTAT 130
125 / 125 Full
SAS Base Programming
Julie Swenson 4.3
T
09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
36.1% A
PSTAT 501
23 / 30 Enrolled
Teaching Assistant Training
Julie Swenson 4.3
F
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
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PSTAT 130 Swenson J S Spring 2024 Total: 122
PSTAT 5A Swenson J S Winter 2024 Total: 281
PSTAT 130 Swenson J S Winter 2024 Total: 97
PSTAT 5A Swenson J S Fall 2023 Total: 278
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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S 6 Days Ago

Swenson is super caring and is very accessible if you have questions. If you can, attend office hours for more personalized teaching. The class gets a bit tricky later on with a lot of methods/formulas to memorize but an A is very achievable with good effort.

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 9 Days Ago

Great professor who has classes structured to be efficient and self-taught with many chances for support and help. Overall, I would take it again.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S 11 Days Ago

Lectures are online, section is learning basic Python and doing worksheets based off the (optional) homework. The material itself was moderate in difficulty. Math required for the class is just simple Algebra and factorials, and a good calculator. Midterms/quizzes were very similar to the homework. If you ACTUALLY do the homework, youll be fine.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S 11 Days Ago

Professor seems sweet, but if you don't have a good TA you're screwed. She posts lecture videos then recaps them (at a snails pace) during the weekly lecture, but it feels as though you're expected to teach yourself. Learned practically nothing about Python, the class was math heavy. Can't emphasize enough that your experience depends on your TA.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S 11 Days Ago

great lecturer, extremely helpful online videos, quizzes are basically the same as homework so easy points. The two midterms are easy, the final was a bit hard

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S 12 Days Ago

You can tell the professor cares about her students, but the class is just straight up challenging. There's a lot of material and it moves fast. The midterms and test are hard and you have to rush to get through all of the questions. The final is free response and takes over 2 hours.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S A Month Ago

She is such a sweet lady! Unfortunately statistics was such an easy subject for me in high school, but the hybrid mode just doesn't work for me (or seemingly lots of people in this class). With C or lower averages on every midterm for the class, it seems like the review she does on Thursdays (in person days) just doesn't get the job done.

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PSTAT5A . Swenson J S 5 Months Ago

Professor Swenson is really sweet and extraordinarily clear. There were concrete expectations. There was definitely a lot of work to be put into the class with the flipped classroom technique and two sections per week, but if you keep up with it all there's no reason you won't do well.

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 5 Months Ago

The class is entirely online except for the midterm and final, which are worth 30 and 40% of grade respectively. If you have questions, go to office hours; she is super helpful and really wants to make sure you get the hw correct and understand material. Tests are tough, but if you review lectures a ton, you will do well.

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 5 Months Ago

One of the worst professors in the department. Does NOT care about a student's success, only about TAs getting grades "done." Does NOT help you understand and makes it difficult to get questions answered. Does not teach and releases the same videos every quarter. Shes lying when she says she refreshes the material.

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 6 Months Ago

I had almost 100% for everything except midterm and final, yet still barely made it to B+, and the homework was really different than lecture contents. Both exams are worth 70% of the grade in total, and the things she tests you on are just so pointless. The practice final is 10% related to the real final, and good luck with the rest of 90%:)

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PSTAT130 . Swenson J S 8 Months Ago

Swenson is a sweet person, and explained course content in a thorough and clear manner. While lectures are online asynchronously, I recommend going to her office hours, hosted during class time for help with homework questions. Beware of the detailed midterm and final worth 70% of your grade (I could only get a C+ with a generous curve).

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