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Maria Cha

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Easiness 4.1 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 4.2 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 4.3 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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March 27, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A+

If you have taken AP Stats and you are looking for an easy A, take Stat 10 with Professor Cha. Besides I have to go to every single lecture due to clickers, this class makes my life so much easier. Her slides are very helpful.

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March 27, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A+

Maria Cha is the nicest professor I have ever had. The material is pretty easy and everything is on the slides. I feel like how well you do on the midterms is dependent on how well you've prepped your cheat sheets. There's no final which is really nice, so you can focus on other finals during finals week. The material on the second midterm is definitely harder than the first just because there's a lot more formulas and scenarios to keep track of, but as long as you pay attention to the lectures and write it all down on your cheat sheet for the midterm you will be completely fine. This was a really calm, relaxing GE to take during winter quarter.

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March 28, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A+

Great class, was kind of a shock as to how easy it was because all of my other classes have required so much studying and work on a daily basis and this one just required some revision before exams and a R studio lab every other week. Definitely lightest, easiest course I have taken so far. The exams were pretty decent plus you got a cheat sheet for them, still recommend going through all the slides and practice problems on slides though. I did not use the textbook once but did study a lot through khan academy stats just for practice. She gave participation points with clickers and was a great lecturer. The labs would have been hard to complete on your own I think but luckily I had a great TA (Sun, Y.) who literally did it step by step for us haha, so it was very simple.

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March 28, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A

Loved Professor Cha. She's really kind and truly cares about student learning. In addition, she had a really calm presence in class that kind of made this class almost feel like therapy after a busy day. Attendance is required (iclickers) but honestly it's better to go anyway because its much easier to learn all the material in class with an actual lecturer as opposed to spending maybe 2 hours self teaching the concepts the night before the exam. Anyway, the class is really easy. There are weekly labs but the TAs pretty much provide the code so all you have to do is attend discussion. The weekly quizzes are really easy as well and are good practice for the midterms. Her exams are nice, they're all multiple choice and don't necessarily have any curveballs. Overall, Stats 10 is a super easy class. If you've taken AP Stats then thats great; if you haven't it's still super super easy. You might have to pay a little more attention during the latter half of the class but the material is still really intuitive. Anyway, if you want to optimize this class as an easy GE, I recommend paying attention in lecture and going to discussion so you won't have to spend any time at all studying outside of class.

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April 1, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B+

pretty easy class. you literally just have to show up and do all the work she assigns. no extra studying because you get a cheat sheet for every exam. got a B+ because i’m dumb

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April 13, 2020
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B

Cha is a good lecturer. The material in my opinion is confusing but if you're good with formulas this class will be fine. If you're not you might struggle because her tests are pretty hard. She is helpful in office hours and she gives you a practice exam and cheat sheet during the exam.

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STATS 10
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Aug. 3, 2020
Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A+

This was the first class I took at UCLA and it was a great one to start with! Even though we only had one live session, I can tell that Prof Cha is nice.
The grading is fairy lenient:
20% lab (3 labs, basically follow along with the TA as they teach you how to code with R)
20% check-ups (8 check-ups, and they're CCLE questionnaires taken for a participation grade)
20% quizzes (4 quizzes, lowest score is dropped)
20% Exam 1
20% Exam 2
There are some textbooks recommended for the class, but I purchased neither of them and I was fine. But, if you feel you need extra practice, you should probably purchase.
Exams slightly mirror the practice exams (which Prof Cha provides). The concepts are the same on each, but the questions aren't necessarily the same type. You can succeed on the exams by taking the practice exams then going back and correcting your mistakes just to make sure you have a solid understanding of everything.
The class overall wasn't too difficult, but that's probably because a lot of the concepts had already been introduced to me in AP Bio and AP Psych. I probably put in around 5 hours of work for each "class" day (more like recorded lecture day lol. It breaks down into 2 hrs of lecture + 1 hr of TA + 2 hrs of condensing the slides into my own notes). I think this time commitment is reasonable for a time-crunched summer session.
Overall, just put in the work and you will get the results!

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Nov. 4, 2020
Quarter: Summer 2018
Grade: A-

Overall, this class is a wonderful class to take as a GE if you are into statistics or math in general. The material covered in this class is very closely related to any stats material covered in high school, an overall great introduction to stats. The professors presentations were very helpful as they covered all of the necessary material. Also, the tests were fairly straightforward, relating homework material with class material. I would definitely recommend this class to another student as it was an easy class for me over the summer.

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STATS 10
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Nov. 7, 2020
Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A+

This was my first class at UCLA. my friends and I loved Professor Cha!! She is kind and her lectures are always so soothing :))) Homework, quizzes, and exams are very easy if you took IB math/AP stats. Definitely recommend taking this class with her please do not hesitate.

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Nov. 19, 2020
Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A-

Professor Cha gives really engaging lectures and her grading scheme is excellent! Most of work is from the write-ups on CCLE and the labs, but other than that, the class is not hard at all. Just watch the recorded lectures, go to labs, and do your homework and you will do well in the class.

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STATS 10
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A+
March 27, 2020

If you have taken AP Stats and you are looking for an easy A, take Stat 10 with Professor Cha. Besides I have to go to every single lecture due to clickers, this class makes my life so much easier. Her slides are very helpful.

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STATS 10
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A+
March 27, 2020

Maria Cha is the nicest professor I have ever had. The material is pretty easy and everything is on the slides. I feel like how well you do on the midterms is dependent on how well you've prepped your cheat sheets. There's no final which is really nice, so you can focus on other finals during finals week. The material on the second midterm is definitely harder than the first just because there's a lot more formulas and scenarios to keep track of, but as long as you pay attention to the lectures and write it all down on your cheat sheet for the midterm you will be completely fine. This was a really calm, relaxing GE to take during winter quarter.

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STATS 10
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A+
March 28, 2020

Great class, was kind of a shock as to how easy it was because all of my other classes have required so much studying and work on a daily basis and this one just required some revision before exams and a R studio lab every other week. Definitely lightest, easiest course I have taken so far. The exams were pretty decent plus you got a cheat sheet for them, still recommend going through all the slides and practice problems on slides though. I did not use the textbook once but did study a lot through khan academy stats just for practice. She gave participation points with clickers and was a great lecturer. The labs would have been hard to complete on your own I think but luckily I had a great TA (Sun, Y.) who literally did it step by step for us haha, so it was very simple.

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STATS 10
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: A
March 28, 2020

Loved Professor Cha. She's really kind and truly cares about student learning. In addition, she had a really calm presence in class that kind of made this class almost feel like therapy after a busy day. Attendance is required (iclickers) but honestly it's better to go anyway because its much easier to learn all the material in class with an actual lecturer as opposed to spending maybe 2 hours self teaching the concepts the night before the exam. Anyway, the class is really easy. There are weekly labs but the TAs pretty much provide the code so all you have to do is attend discussion. The weekly quizzes are really easy as well and are good practice for the midterms. Her exams are nice, they're all multiple choice and don't necessarily have any curveballs. Overall, Stats 10 is a super easy class. If you've taken AP Stats then thats great; if you haven't it's still super super easy. You might have to pay a little more attention during the latter half of the class but the material is still really intuitive. Anyway, if you want to optimize this class as an easy GE, I recommend paying attention in lecture and going to discussion so you won't have to spend any time at all studying outside of class.

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STATS 10
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B+
April 1, 2020

pretty easy class. you literally just have to show up and do all the work she assigns. no extra studying because you get a cheat sheet for every exam. got a B+ because i’m dumb

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STATS 10
Quarter: Winter 2020
Grade: B
April 13, 2020

Cha is a good lecturer. The material in my opinion is confusing but if you're good with formulas this class will be fine. If you're not you might struggle because her tests are pretty hard. She is helpful in office hours and she gives you a practice exam and cheat sheet during the exam.

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STATS 10
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A+
Aug. 3, 2020

This was the first class I took at UCLA and it was a great one to start with! Even though we only had one live session, I can tell that Prof Cha is nice.
The grading is fairy lenient:
20% lab (3 labs, basically follow along with the TA as they teach you how to code with R)
20% check-ups (8 check-ups, and they're CCLE questionnaires taken for a participation grade)
20% quizzes (4 quizzes, lowest score is dropped)
20% Exam 1
20% Exam 2
There are some textbooks recommended for the class, but I purchased neither of them and I was fine. But, if you feel you need extra practice, you should probably purchase.
Exams slightly mirror the practice exams (which Prof Cha provides). The concepts are the same on each, but the questions aren't necessarily the same type. You can succeed on the exams by taking the practice exams then going back and correcting your mistakes just to make sure you have a solid understanding of everything.
The class overall wasn't too difficult, but that's probably because a lot of the concepts had already been introduced to me in AP Bio and AP Psych. I probably put in around 5 hours of work for each "class" day (more like recorded lecture day lol. It breaks down into 2 hrs of lecture + 1 hr of TA + 2 hrs of condensing the slides into my own notes). I think this time commitment is reasonable for a time-crunched summer session.
Overall, just put in the work and you will get the results!

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STATS 10
Quarter: Summer 2018
Grade: A-
Nov. 4, 2020

Overall, this class is a wonderful class to take as a GE if you are into statistics or math in general. The material covered in this class is very closely related to any stats material covered in high school, an overall great introduction to stats. The professors presentations were very helpful as they covered all of the necessary material. Also, the tests were fairly straightforward, relating homework material with class material. I would definitely recommend this class to another student as it was an easy class for me over the summer.

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STATS 10
COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A+
Nov. 7, 2020

This was my first class at UCLA. my friends and I loved Professor Cha!! She is kind and her lectures are always so soothing :))) Homework, quizzes, and exams are very easy if you took IB math/AP stats. Definitely recommend taking this class with her please do not hesitate.

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STATS 10
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Quarter: Summer 2020
Grade: A-
Nov. 19, 2020

Professor Cha gives really engaging lectures and her grading scheme is excellent! Most of work is from the write-ups on CCLE and the labs, but other than that, the class is not hard at all. Just watch the recorded lectures, go to labs, and do your homework and you will do well in the class.

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