Reviews of professor Katherine Shatskikh

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is very competent, explains things clearly and well. Her tests were fair and there is a large curve. She writes out comprehensive notes, and answers everyone's questions adequately. Good professor, don't know why she's getting so much hate.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Considering online classes, professor did a fine job explaining concepts simply and she's nice. But most learning comes by yourself in this class. Homework and quizzes weekly! Midterms were rushed and difficult given online format. Easy to fall behind so beware. Practice from homework and practice exams. Requires a lot of effort just to pass!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Neat notes but horrible lecturer. All she does is copy down notes onto her iPad without explaining anything. She always looked annoyed when students asked questions and would laugh at them sometimes. Section was useless and practice problems were nothing like the final. Learned everything from Youtube and Chegg

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
First class Ive been in where everyone was curved down. An 80% was a C+. This was ridiculous.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't vent your frustration with your grades on her. It's likely more about you. Stats is hard but she taught it incredibly well. Just go to class, do her homework/practice exams, and attend her office hours if you need extra help. She truly cares about her students and gives you everything you need to succeed. But it's up to you to work or not.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Just NO. I had to google half the concepts for better thought out explanations. Lectures confused rather than helped. Why am I self teaching when tuition costs so much?? Makes me demotivated in my education ugh.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She removed an entire curve bc apparently there was a grading "error" on gauchospace after final grades had already been submitted. She deleted the course immediately after stating this. The error had seemed to be one that was already fixed 4 weeks prior. But bc she deleted the course, we couldn't necessarily prove that. Would NEVER recommend her

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
As a student who's taken PSTAT 120A with *three* different professors in the stats department, Shatskikh is by far the most clear and concise lecturer. Yes, she's not the most exciting, but her lectures helped me understand things I didn't get when I had previously taken the class. She gives you all the information you need to know.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
GPA killer. Try your best to avoid her class. The test problems are ridiculous.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I dont know why she has bad reviews. She is very accommodating to students needs. Even with the university in a frenzy, she still put the students first. Tests are hard but she gives out practice beforehand that help. Curves are nice and fair. Overall, she is a great professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
worst professor I meet in the college

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
THE WORST PROFESSOR EVER