Sana Jahedi

This professor has taught: DATA400, MATH141H, STAT400, STAT410, SURV410

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Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/08/2025	Never in my college experience have I come across a group of people who don't know that they don't know, take no responsibility, and then shit talk the instructor like they know better how to teach the class. If you ever want to know experimental evidence of the Dunning Kruger Effect, take Stat400. Of course, Prof. Jahedi has their shortcomings like any other human would, however, trying to blame and cyber bully her over here when you could talk to her in person and get the feedback you need, even if it means you need to work on your study habits (mind you, the semester is yet to be over!) is the very reason why the educational system in the US is focussed on customer service than actual learning!
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/08/2025	She is evidently a much harsher professor now than she was the previous semester but nothing other than the second midterm was unreasonable in my opinion. She has 5 or so quizzes in the semester and although they aren't group quizzes, they were relatively simple and drops two of them. The homeworks are also not too difficult and she is very open to helping you work through them (also drops some of them). I think that most of these reviews are over the top. You can't go into a 400 level class expecting a free A when you aren't at the very least willing to put in the work for it. The only real critique I have is that the second exam's content was a bit too focused on the stuff we learning the week leading up to the exam and didn't have adequate practice with it, otherwise she does not seem any more difficult than the other professors for this class.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/07/2025	while i didn't expect this class to be an easy A, i didn't expect it to be this unnecessarily difficult. i understand that she may feel jaded or smth from her experience last semester, but completely getting rid of practice material and making the exams completely unrelated to the lecture material just feels unfair. i don't understand how she expects us to learn and fully absorb the material from the very few examples she provides and very little practice. her attempt to make us "learn" only served to make this class unreasonably difficult.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/06/2025	I would assume that the review claiming the negative feedback is false is likely Sana’s burner account. Please understand that the negative reviews reflect genuine experiences, and when 99% of the class agrees on the same issues, it cannot simply be dismissed as untrue. If you actually read those reviews, you'll see that the main complaints focus on her failure to meet basic expectations as an instructor. Not providing practice materials and giving exams unrelated to the taught content are serious concerns and should not be considered acceptable. While some reviews may come across as disrespectful, keep in mind that this is a review section, people are sharing their honest thoughts and experiences. No one is using PlanetTerp to harass her; they are simply expressing what they went through. You can disagree with them, but you can’t just dismiss or invalidate their experiences, and none of this diminishes the credibility of the feedback provided.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/06/2025	The reviews here are the reason why we don't deserve good things - downright cyber bullying!!! She is not that bad, and does genuinely put effort in her teaching. While the class is hard, many will come in expecting to get an A with minimal effort sometimes taking with over 15credits of coursework. It is not an easy class! Using PlanetTerp to harass an instructor, only decreases the credibility of this website! I sometimes worry about the dumbass impression about UMD students that these reviews convey to those outside of UMD (some reviews here downright complaining that this was not an easy A they hoped for, lol) , and god forbid my prospective job interviewers.
Sana Jahedi STAT410 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/05/2025	Overall, I was doing well on the course, maintaining an A. I had a sense of security that I was grasping the concepts being taught in the class. That was until the second exam, which was completely unfair. Just a couple of incredibly difficult "trick" questions have tanked my grade. I did 30% worse on the second exam compared to the first one.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/05/2025	took sana's data400/stat400 class in fall 2024. it was probably my class' fault that the class is so bad now; people would constantly abuse the extremely generous grading and retake system to the point she had to take it away (including straight up leaving after putting their name down during group quizzes), people would gossip and talk in class at regular talking volumes while paying zero attention to sana to the point where she got fed up and sometimes asked students themselves to come up and explain topics for extra credit, and people would openly brag about how they didn't know the content and just memorized the practice exams WHILE IN CLASS/IN FRONT OF HER to the point where she just gave up and put the easiest problems from the problem pool on the final. all of that might be completely justified: why not get the most out of the retake system before its gone? if the lecture wasn't helping you, why not just ask a friend what was going on during class? if the best way to get an A was to memorize, why not just do that? but i think people went about it in such a disrespectful way that fall 2024 was genuinely an awful experience for sana very early on in her lecturing career and probably the reason she is so spiteful/'mean' this semester.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a D+ Anonymous 05/04/2025	I took STAT400 with Sana Jahedi, assuming it would be fair based on PlanetTerp. I was so wrong - despite Sana's smug lecture on how everything is "fair" and it was "all our fault." Let’s start with the facts: Sana is clearly knowledgeable (I'd hope considering she has had a lot of education), but she teaches like she’s trying to keep the secrets of probability secret. Her lectures often feel like you're walking into the middle of a conversation that started without you — and also maybe in another language. Concepts that could be explained with a simple example are instead buried under abstract generalizations and chalk dust. Office hours? Yes, they exist. Will they help? Debatable. Exam prep? There are no practice materials, and the exams themselves love throwing in curveballs and notation you've never seen before — like a pop quiz on a different course. Honestly, I’m just glad Sana’s PlanetTerp rating is now just as low as her exam averages. Balance has been restored to the statistical universe.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/04/2025	his class has been a mental marathon with no water stations. Sana’s lectures feel more like TED Talks than actual lessons—lots of abstract musings and philosophical tangents, but very little in the way of concrete, step-by-step instruction. The notes are a cryptic mix of bullet points and vague definitions, and we’re expected to reverse-engineer the logic behind them on our own. She says the exams are “straightforward” but then throws curveballs that feel like grad-level trick questions. You know it’s bad when the homework feels hard and the exams feel worse. And don’t bother asking for clarification—she rarely entertains follow-ups, and when she does, the answer usually makes things more confusing. There’s no review session, no sample questions, no guidance. If you do poorly, the response is always, “Well, I thought it was fair.” There’s no acknowledgement of any disconnect, just this unshakable insistence that we’re all just not trying hard enough. Honestly, I’ve never felt more gaslit by a class.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a C- Anonymous 05/03/2025	Her lecture problems, quizzes, and homework vary in difficulty, but the exams are significantly harder than any other assessment. The material covered in lectures does not align well with the content or difficulty of the exams or any other graded assignments, making it extremely difficult to prepare. She does not provide practice problems for the midterms, and despite low exam scores, she takes no accountability—refusing to offer a curve and instead placing the blame on students. This class has had a severe negative impact on my GPA. I regret not choosing a different professor, as her final semester of teaching felt intentionally harsh.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a C- Anonymous 05/03/2025	To keep it short, quizzes are easy and are derived from lecture/discussion material. Homeworks are EXTREMELY dumb VERY complex versions of lecture topics. The exams... Imagine being taught how to stand then tested on running. Final hasn't happened yet; I am praying for a miracle man.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/02/2025	Hi Sana. I know you read these. So let me just say: respectfully, this class is statistical warfare. Every time you said “This one’s not too bad,” I knew pain was coming. You’d write 4 lines of gibberish on the board like that meant anything to anyone in the room. It wasn’t obvious. I did every homework. I went to every lecture. I still felt like I was guessing on the exams like it was a personality quiz: Please consider updating your exams so they resemble what you actually teach. Or at least warn us that the exam would actually be the end of us. Anyway, keep a look out for my therapy bill in the mail. Sincerely, A Survivor.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/02/2025	The quizzes lull you into a false sense of security. Then the exams come in like a jump scare. Stat400 with Jahedi is a rite of passage. Like parallel parking or assembling a fan from Amazon — painful, but you grow from it.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an F Anonymous 05/02/2025	I really wanted to enjoy STAT 400 after reading great reviews of Professor Sana, but this class has been a struggle. In lecture she often speaks without a microphone, and I find myself straining to hear the key ideas. Instead of walking us through examples, she’ll share personal stories or life advice—great in small doses, but it leaves us scrambling when it’s time to learn the material. When she does dive into statistics, it’s at lightning speed. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve raised my hand only to see the lecture move on without checking if we understood. Early on she promised that a strong Quiz 2 score would replace our Quiz 1 grade, but that rule was quietly withdrawn later in the term. That kind of last-minute change really shook my confidence. I also wish we had more concrete practice. There’s no sample midterm or review sheet, so it’s tough to judge pacing or question style when the actual exam time arrives. Some homework questions feel vague or unlike anything we covered in class, and when I post on Piazza, I get the participation credit—but the real answers often don’t come until much later, if at all. I know every instructor has a different style, and I appreciate that Professor Sana wants to connect on a personal level. But for me, the balance has tipped too far away from clear, step-by-step teaching. If you learn best with guided examples, regular check-ins on understanding, and plenty of practice materials, you might find this section of STAT 400 frustrating.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/02/2025	For the Spring semester, Sana decided to change up how she ran STAT400 class. Do not trust the reviews from before Spring 2025 because the class has fundamentally changed. The gap in difficulty between different parts of this course is jarring. The content in the homeworks and discussions are sometimes out of the lecture's scope, yet Sana expects her students to be able to extrapolate concepts from the lecture and apply them to harder questions (questions that we've never seen before). She's expecting her students to solve problems on her exams (problems that also barely show up in lectures/discussions/homeworks) as she intended and with a specific line of intuition. Unfortunately, most students taking this class don't have that kind of intuition, and at the very least, there should have been more practice problems and explanation. Instead, the two exams we've taken so far feel far more difficult than the quizzes we get. I don't recommend taking this professor, especially if you need to fulfill your major requirements. The professor asks alot for people who aren't aspiring staticians.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Anonymous 05/02/2025	She refused to provide practice materials for either quizzes or exams, and she explicitly declined to curve grades. Don’t take her class expecting an easy STAT4XX, especially if you're planning to take two CMSC courses that semester (as a CMSC student)
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/02/2025	At first, Sana looks like a decent enough prof. She seems nice enough and even says that STAT400 is not a class meant to vigorously teach statistics, so it's not too complicated. Plus, she doesn't even teach any R coding, so no unnecessary coding projects. But then the problems start already on the first day. Sana said that she wouldn't give us practice exams because, in the previous semester, students copied the answers straight from the practice when doing the exams without changing the numbers. This is a major issue already since previous semesters have an advantage due to having more prep material and she's screwing us over for something we didn't even have a part in. Second, she claims the exams she gives will be straightforward and that we'll do just fine by looking at the lecture and discussion notes plus the homework she gives. No more material to study from, just those three things. This could not have been more false. Exam 1 average: 29.61/39 Exam 1 median: 31/39 Exam 2 average: 30.27/50.5 Exam 2 median: 29.5/50.5 (Yes, the exam totals are nonsense. 50.5? Really?) And after all of this and with so many students complaining, Sana said on Piazza: "There will be no curving to the grades, but people who have achieved extra credit throughout the semester, it will be implemented on their grades, at the end of semester." This class is an absolute mess and the worst thing that could happen to anyone taking STAT for their requirements. Sana did not teach us the material well enough to learn how to properly implement it into our exams. Homework for the most part was fine, and quizzes were also not terrible, but the big part of the grade for the class, exams, are an absolute nightmare. She gives too many problems and expects you to instantly recognize the solution and write it down without second thought. What she calls "straightforward" could not be further from that word's definition than it already is. To top it all off, she won't even be generous enough to curve and became pretty defensive when the mention of it even came up. In the end, Sana proved she should not be teaching students if this is how she treats them after everything they've gone through and is not fit to be a professor. AVOID TAKING SANA AT ALL COSTS.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/02/2025	please bro dont take her. she was fair up until second exam and is being extremely unfair with the exam content. do not take it with her
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a D Anonymous 05/02/2025	Never take Sana Jahedi for Stat400, unless you want to fail. I will preface this with the fact that Stat400's choice of professors isn't exactly wonderful. On one side you have Fernandes, who is a great guy and grades fair, but has a consistent final exam average of 50%. On the other side, you have Mestiyage, who is also good, but his lectures are the most boring thing ever. Then you have Sana. Sana cannot teach Stat400 for her life. Her lectures are confusing. Very confusing. Confusing to the point where self-study is an option you are forced to take, not one that you choose. Furthermore, she acts all high and mighty, acting like each student is another ball on the chain she put on herself. Everything is always our fault, especially when the class bombs a midterm, because she deems the class "easy" and the hell exams "fair". I'm assuming she had the same definition for the past couple of semesters, so she made it "slightly" less "easy and fair". Note that "slightly" is a very, very large misnomer. If she could, she'd set up a dunk tank and trap a student in there if they so much as answer a question wrong. There is zero practice or provided material besides the homework, quizzes, and lecture material, in which I believe she would choose not to provide any if it wasn't required. Not to mention that she puts mistakes in answer keys (as another reviewer mentioned before), which doesn't help with studying at all and only serves to create more confusion within the students. On exams, if your answer is way too long and goes beyond the page, it's usually MORE right than if it stays within the page. This goes against what multiple other professors told me, which is that if you're taking 15 minutes to answer a question, that's probably wrong. For Sana, it's right. Basically, if you had to choose between taking Sana for Stat400 or taking another year, you'd probably want to choose the latter. Save your grade and your sanity.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/01/2025	I think Sana is the worst professor I’ve had so far at UMD. Sana read the past reviews on her class and decided to make her exams extremely difficult and provide no dedicated review materials for them in an effort to make us "learn" and not memorize. She simply tells us to study the lectures, discussions, and homework, but this makes it hard to gauge what the exams will be like since there’s a big gap between the difficulty of the homework and the lectures/discussions. She refuses to curve, despite low averages compared to previous semesters (in the 70s compared to 90 averages last sem), insisting her exams are "fair" and "easy" and that it is our fault we didn't do well. Her lectures are often dry and confusing, and she’s been inconsistent with announcements. For example, after the class did poorly on quiz 1 she said she would unweight that quiz if we improved, then reversed that decision. She also said once in lecture that she would purposefully put mistakes in her answer keys and that if we caught them we would get extra credit. How can we learn from our mistakes if we can't even trust the answer keys? In my opinion Sana's attempt to make her students actually learn and not memorize content resulted in her making the class unnecessarily difficult and frustrating. Do not take her if you value your sanity.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/01/2025	Im not sure what happened over the course of winter break, but these reviews are not accurate anymore. do not take sana. there is ZERO practice exams or problems. she claims exams are straightforward and they are NOTHING of the sort. not only is she a confusing lecturer in class and I never understand the material, but the exams dont reflect what is taught. she refuses to curve or help us. no one thinks this class is easy. stat is supposed to be an easy class and suddenly im more worried about it than my cs classes. on an exam she said that there was a question with no possible information to solve and the answer was "to leave it blank".
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/01/2025	This was supposed to be one of my easier classes this semester while taking CMSC330 and CMSC351 like most other students taking this class. WRONG. She was purposefully trying to make the class harder this semester. No practice exams or practice problems. When students asked for solutions to past quizzes, she refused to post them. Exam 2 was super unfair and pretty much every student could agree. All she told us was that it was easy and we should have done better. Despite the fact that her whole class is struggling, she continues to say there will be no curve.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/01/2025	Jahedi falls somewhere between a mediocre professor and a bad professor. Discussions, homeworks, and quizzes are all helpful and reasonable, however lectures are useless- the notes are useful but you are better off learning the content from the provided textbook. What sours Jahedi’s class experience is her exams, and the attitude she expressed to us in response to our feedback. The first exam wasn’t unreasonable, I came in unprepared and was understandably challenged. The second exam however, was plain unfair. While all but one question apparently were “from homeworks and discussions,” the difficulty of those problems and content emphasized had a clear mismatch between the exam and practice content. When presented with the fact that most students found the exam extremely difficult, Jahedi’s response largely came off as “Sorry, but you should have had no problem. I won’t consider adjusting the grading.” Granted, she already has extended margins for each letter grade (89%-100% nets you some type of A) and she’s within her rights to not adjust exam grades, the apparent attitude of “you guys are wrong that this exam was hard, it’s actually easy” feels incredibly disrespectful. I know she has read these reviews, so please consider re-evaluating your grading policy and how it might not reflect students’ actual understanding of course material. In my experience after four years here, if the resounding majority of the class says an exam is too hard, the exam was too hard.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/30/2025	day 1: "i read all of your planetterp reviews and this class is going to be really hard now" general notes about structure: 5 quizzes throughout semester (they are pretty fair) 2 midterms (2nd one is far too hard and not really representative of material) 7 homeworks (problems are pretty hard in my opinion and some problems are not reflective of lecture material) little to no practice problems before exams teaching is pretty bad so I would recommend watching youtube videos + paying close attention to slides but in my opinion the worst part is probably that every question that is asked is answered in a super condescending, not helpful, and sometimes outright mean way sometimes she can be kinda funny ! other than that i would recommend a different prof
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a W Anonymous 04/30/2025	This class gave me gastritis. This professor switched up from last semester. No practice exams at all anymore. The midterm exams were monstruous. This was worse than CMSC250 with Fawzi. If Fawzi edges to proofs, then Sana Jahedi edges to stats.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a C Anonymous 04/29/2025	Sana has to be one of the worst professors to roam the planet. She has a hard time teaching the material to the class and continually fails to answer questions when they are asked. I've never had a class that caused me to be more confused by the time I walk out of the doors than this one. All reviews about her "easy" exams are old. She pulled a complete 180 on us and now gives 0 practice problems, past exams, or reviews. The class before the 2nd midterm was used to teach new material that was going to be on the exam, rather than as a review session. After the majority of the class failed the exam, she came in the next week and blamed us all for doing badly on the exam. Most of the questions weren't even taught previously for the exam, which made it more difficult. Sana is rude, and condescending which makes you feel even more like a moron. If you're looking for a professor to actually do their job and teach you, then this is not the one. For the sake of your own grade, DO NOT take Sana. You will be in hell more than the classroom itself.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a B Anonymous 04/29/2025	Just horrible. Last semester she great according to reviews due to her very student friendly polices. Yeah none of those exist anymore. She essentially gives 0 study material. You're supposed to use your discussion worksheets and homework as your study material. She is rude, mean and condescending. She acts like students are just there to waste her time. This past exam was possibly the worst exam I have taken at UMD and I would not be shocked if the average is sub 60. In class she essentially blamed all of us for not studying enough and said that it was our fault. So if you take her you are dealing with someone that has 0 accountability. Her lectures are completely a mess and make 0 sense most of the time. I guess she has decent slides that will kinda help you understand the material, but that does not help you at all on the exams. Do not be fooled by past reviews, take anybody else! I could keep going on and on but I think you get the point. Save your GPA and take anybody else
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Anonymous 04/28/2025	Unfair exams, no practice material, and passive-aggressive when asking for help.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/25/2025	Please please PLEASE do NOT take Sana. While the other reviews may convince you otherwise, this semester she has a new policy that she gives out NO practice material at all. This, coupled with her already being an awful lecturer, has made her class hell this semester. I have not finished with below an A in any other math course at UMD, but I am grinding to barely get a B right now. You have been warned.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a D+ Anonymous 04/25/2025	I genuinely didn’t know a person could be this bad at teaching and still be employed. Her lectures are incoherent, her attitude is trash, and her exams are rage-inducing. The only consistent thing about this class was the suffering.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a D+ Anonymous 04/25/2025	If I could rate her zero stars, I would. Actually, negative stars. This class takes away knowledge. I came in knowing some things, and now I know less. A void has opened where my brain used to be. Thanks, Sana.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a D Anonymous 04/25/2025	This class made me reconsider my entire major, my career path, and whether humanity deserves education. I walked in optimistic. I walked out emotionally bankrupt. She doesn’t teach — she torments. Save yourself.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a B Anonymous 04/25/2025	Nothing prepares you for this class — not the lectures, not the practice problems, not even divine intervention. She gives you study material, then tests you on something completely different and acts like you should’ve known better.
Sana Jahedi Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/25/2025	If anyone in a position of authority reads this — department heads, administration, anyone — I sincerely hope you take this as a sign that something is very, very wrong here. This professor should not be teaching. Period. Her exams are completely disconnected from what she teaches. The practice materials? Useless. The lectures? Disorganized and often contradictory. Then comes the midterm — a blindside of obscure questions that seem custom-built to fail students. It’s either incompetence or cruelty. Maybe both. Worse than her teaching is her complete lack of empathy. She treats students like we’re beneath her. Asking for help or clarification? Be prepared for eye rolls, passive-aggressive comments, and icy indifference. There’s no support. No encouragement. No decency. She doesn’t teach — she torments. The environment she creates is toxic. Demoralizing. I’ve seen students walk out of her class visibly upset. I’ve felt it myself — the anxiety, the dread, the frustration of trying to learn from someone who clearly doesn’t care whether you succeed or not. Again: if anyone in this university gives a damn about student well-being, do something. This isn’t just a bad experience. It’s a problem that needs to be addressed.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A- Anonymous 04/25/2025	This professor is a disgrace to education. I have never encountered someone so unqualified, unhelpful, and outright cruel in a position of power. The midterms were a complete joke — not even remotely related to the practice problems or lectures. It’s like she went out of her way to make the test as confusing and convoluted as possible, just to flex her ego while watching students fail. She does not care. Not about teaching, not about students, not about anything but hearing herself talk. Every interaction feels like you're being talked down to by someone who thinks empathy is a weakness. Asking questions? You're treated like an idiot. Asking for clarity? You're met with attitude and passive aggression. This isn’t just a bad class — it’s emotional whiplash. She’s condescending, detached, and deeply unpleasant. I genuinely believe she gets satisfaction from watching students suffer. This was not just frustrating — it was demoralizing. Her attitude is toxic, and her incompetence is astounding. If you value your time, sanity, or basic dignity, do not take this class. I wouldn’t wish this experience on my worst enemy.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a C- Anonymous 04/25/2025	I don’t even know where to begin because this class was an absolute nightmare. The midterms were completely disconnected from the practice problems — as in, studying felt like a waste of time because nothing prepared you for the sheer randomness and cruelty of the exams. It honestly felt like she enjoyed watching students struggle. And don’t expect an ounce of understanding or humanity. This professor is cold, condescending, and completely checked out. She doesn’t care if you’re confused, doesn’t care if the whole class is struggling — she just keeps going like it’s your fault for not being able to read her mind. I’ve never felt so disrespected or demoralized in an academic setting. She has no business teaching, let alone interacting with students. It’s not just bad teaching — it’s actively harmful. This class drained my motivation and made me question why I even try. If I could give negative stars, I would. Run.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a C Anonymous 04/25/2025	This professor is hands down one of the worst teaching experiences I’ve ever had. The midterms were completely disconnected from the practice material, almost like they were designed to trip you up rather than test your understanding. It’s infuriating to prepare based on what we’re told to study, only to be blindsided by questions that feel intentionally misleading or cruel. What makes it worse is the complete lack of empathy or support. Asking for help or clarification feels like an inconvenience to her. It’s honestly shocking how little regard she has for her students — academically and personally. She’s not just a bad teacher, she’s a deeply unpleasant human being to deal with. I wouldn’t wish this class on anyone. Avoid it if you value your GPA or your sanity.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting a B Anonymous 04/24/2025	can't teach. hws are harder. quizzes are not in groups anymore. does not provide a review guide for exams anymore bc students did too well -> exams are harder literally looked at her reviews and and said fuck u guys and made the class harder than it needs to be. generational fall off.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/24/2025	one of the worst professors to ever exist in UMD, I have never in my life met a professor that hates teaching and wants students to fail. Straight up saying things like "I don't care about your grades" is such a nice thing to hear from your own professor. These previous reviews are outdated, this semester she stopped having the practice material being the same as the exam, she stopped providing practice material, past exams, group quizzes all that is outdated. But dont worry! She still doesnt know how to teach!
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a C Anonymous 04/24/2025	DO NOT TAKE SANA JAHEDI ANYMORE. SOMETHING CHANGED INSIDE HER. The old grades and reviews were boosted by exams being just like the practice and being able to take group quizzes SHE NO LONGER DOES EITHER OF THEM. AVOID AT ALL COSTS IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR GRADE.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 04/23/2025	She COMPLETELY switched up this semester. No practice exams, no preparation for her quizzes, adding questions we've never seen before to make sure we dont "just memorize", and she takes forever to upload lecture slides, notes, and even assignment feedback and answers, even after they're graded. We're about to have our second midterm and we havent gotten any solutions for quizzes past our 2nd one (we've had 4 already, quizzes 3 and 4 were after the first midterm, so we have no idea how to solve those problems). The only good thing is that shes helpful in office hours and explains things relatively well in class, but there's barely any resources for studying outside of class. Just do yourself a favor and take this with another prof.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/22/2025	Not a good professor for lectures, exams are easy, but teaches stuff too close to the exam, and then doesn't post notes till very late.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 04/21/2025	one of the worst professors I have taken in UMD, all these reviews saying that the practice problems are like the exams are old reviews. She cancelled all of that now she is providing 0 practice problems, 0 past exams, and the only thing that didnt change when looking at the old reviews is that her teaching is beyond bad.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/06/2025	Sana posts her lecture slides online and they're EXTREMELY helpful. It's very easy to learn everything you need to know for this class and never attend a single lecture. With that said, her lectures aren't very helpful... She's very helpful at office hours!
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/25/2025	Sana is a wonderful woman who cares deeply about her student's success in the class. However, I don't know if she truly cares if you learn anything in the class. She a pretty decent teacher but the main selling point for her is that her practice exams are EXACTLY the same as her tests. Like you don't need to go to lecture at all if you are good at memorizing answers. The exception was the final where she gave us 12 questions to study from and chose 6 of them to put on, but they were still exactly the same. I honestly am not sure how there were people who didn't get an A in this class. The hardest part was the quizzes in discussion as those were not given to us prior but the lowest one is dropped and some were 'group quizzes'. If you're taking this class to really learn about the subject matter than I'm not sure if Sana is for you but if you want an easy A then she is.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/04/2025	such a dub. lovely person. very accomdating. helps you try to learn. but study guides are just like the exams so memorize them. tbh you get what you want out of this class. if you want to learn then learn and ask questions and attend lecture. if you wanna pass, study the study guides but later it might bite you in the butt.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/30/2024	Highly incompetent and cannot speak English. She tries to cover her incompetence by being "sweet". Guess what? we are here to learn from someone who knows what they are doing. We do not come to have a "sweet" instructor who struggles in English and struggles in the material at hand.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/24/2024	Practice problems are very helpful for exams
Sana Jahedi MATH141H Anonymous 12/21/2024	Not a good lecturer.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/21/2024	She has no clue about data or stats. Not sure who gave her this course. folks go learn with someone else.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/21/2024	You get an A even if you don't understand much of the course. If you want to learn, take the course with someone else.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/20/2024	sana is an extremely nice professor so please don’t take advantage of her kindness!! the exams (including the final) were literally copy-pasted from the midterm practice problems, so if you did those you would be fine and pass with a pretty good grade. her homeworks are also really straightforward and help reinforce your understanding of the class. she also posts her notes right after lecture and they have plenty of examples. i’d definitely recommend her for stat400!
Sana Jahedi Anonymous 12/20/2024	This is a class where you can certainly get an A. But also not one that I would love to take again. Sana is an incredibly smart person but not the best lecturer, unfortunately. Because of that, I felt like it was difficult to actually learn the content. The quizzes were generally fairly generalizable from the lecture content but the exams were totally different and ridiculously harder. She remedied this by essentially providing us all of the exam content ahead of time. This guarantees an A if you do this practice but I felt like the jump between lecture/quiz and exam was too vast for me to actually learn and I found myself memorizing material instead. This is probably a deeply unpopular opinion but I'd rather have had simpler exams that weren't given ahead of time so we'd be more incentivized to actually learn. The homeworks were a similar story to the exam, so difficult they didn't seem at all generalizable. Overall, it was an okay course, nothing to write home about but nothing to complain too much about either. Take it for an A but not if you're actually concerned with learning.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2024	I didn’t understand a single thing that was happening in class but still managed to get an A. She curves grades so that a 90+ is an A. She’s a great teacher if your goal is just to get a good grade in the class (especially for CS students), but not ideal if you’re trying to truly understand the material. She says she doesn’t want students to memorize answers, yet her lectures mostly consist of giving us formulas without explaining how they work. I got an A in the class without understanding basic concepts like expected variables or covariance. Her final exam included 6 problems, all taken directly from the 12 problems on the review sheet. I just memorized as much of the review sheet as I could and scored an 80. However, she often skips steps in her own work during lectures. If you’re just looking for an easy A, take her class. If you actually want to learn, look elsewhere.
Sana Jahedi STAT410 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2024	She is a very nice person and thinks from the perspective of students. But to be honest, she DOESN'T CARE much about stat410 students. For example, she often cancels office hours or forgets to give us practice questions for the exam. Moreover, we are just a small class of 30 or so people. Before the first midterm exam, she promised to give us an exercise on distribution, but she didn't upload it in the end. The first two quizzes were very simple, almost like lecture notes, but the difficulty of the quizzes in the following few times was very high. Some students in stat410 had participated in stat400, so the pressure was relatively small, but many people were also exposed to advanced statistics for the first time. The questions she gave were completely irrelevant to what she taught in class. And the quizzes account for 30% of your total score. If you mess up once, good luck. The homework is not particularly difficult, but sometimes she will provide us with some questions that she thinks are "interesting". I know that some questions are from Harvard University. However, because of the performance of most students in the second exam, she should give a good curve, and the final exam is similar to the practice exam. She also said that she doesn't want to put too much pressure on students. In general I don't think she is a bad teacher, but she really should change the content of the exams and quizzes. The questions you give should be closer to the lectures you give, instead of adding some so-called interesting questions.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/17/2024	She's a very good lecturer and provides good notes, practice exams and discussion questions were also super helpful in preparing you for the real thing. Everything was fair and something she's taught us.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/16/2024	Sana is a very fair professor. Things to note: - Discussion had mostly group quizzes - When we don't have quizzes, there are ungraded worksheets, a great way to practice and ask questions from TAs if you need help. - Every discussion problem and homeworks have detailed solution that Sana spend time to provide. - We had only about 6 quizzes and 7 HW. - Everything thing that is graded or provided is fair and on level. (Homeworks and Exams). - Lectures are easy to follow. For those with ipads, she posts pre filled notes so taking notes are easier.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/16/2024	Choosing Sana for STAT400 was one of the best decisions I've made in my academic career. She is a very sweet teacher and wants to see you succeed as a student. She posts great notes on canvas that made it easy for me to learn even after skipping class half the semester. Her exams and homeworks are somewhat difficult but she provides great exam practice. It'd be hard to not get an A on every exam if you put in a little bit of time and go through the study problems that she provides. Only con I can think of is that she doesn't record and there are mandatory discussion quizzes. TAKE HER!!
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/15/2024	Sana is a horrible lecturer and I was extremely disappointed in her Stat400 class. I will say that the course isnt very rigorous and many exam questions are extremely predictable (to the point where memorizing the potential questions was a decent strategy). She does group quizzes in discussion as well as regular quizzes. The quizzes take up a decent portion of every discussion but otherwise you do a useless worksheet you dont understand. Her lectures are where she really falls apart. She isnt a native english speaker (or atleast it doesnt seem like she is) and I often felt she struggled to explain simple concepts because she couldnt find the correct words. Her lectures were disorganized with her literally stating before classes that she hadnt even had time to look at the slides and didnt know what she would be teaching. This definitely showed as it seemed like she was figuring it out as she went and the majority of the class was examples without any explanation of the steps she was taking until she already took them. Her final was literally 6 questions out of a 12 question sheet she gave us the week before. The questions were difficult and if we were seeing them for the first time we likely would have done horribly however you could simply memorize and fake the steps without understanding them to do fine. Overall if you care about actually learning the material this professor should definitely be avoided. If you want to skip lecture and self study and memorize the problems an hour before youll be right at home. 2 stars.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/15/2024	Most free class, exams including the final are just the practice questions
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/14/2024	Shes very understanding and as long as u do the study guide youll do just fine on exams highly recommend her
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/12/2024	HER OUTFITS ARE SOO CHILL COLLEGE CORE CUTE!!!!
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/11/2024	Her teaching in lecture wasn't my favorite, but she is very generous grader and offers very easy extra credit if you need it. She posts good notes and is great at explaining things in office hours. She also is very understanding and flexible if you ask her about anything.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/11/2024	Midterms went over EXACTLY what we learned in class, review practice problems, and discussion (also gives ANSWERS!! to all of them as well, so just remember how to do those and then you're good for the midterms). Posts notes after class and has a piazza for questions (she answers pretty quickly imo)
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2024	The nicest professor BY FAR. I think she’s new, so ofc she’s getting used to scheduling and stuff like that, so don’t be surprised if she moves some stuff around (midterm dates, hw dates, etc). She lives in Canada btw, so like, ofc she can’t be on campus all the time for office hours lol. Her office hours are good though (at night time, where most classes are done). Study and LISTEN TO HER and you should be fine lol
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/11/2024	LMAO for the reviews below me, it seems like everyone that took STAT400/DATA400 gave her 5 stars, while everyone that took STAT410 gave her 1. That is really weird. Anyways, what a GOAT. - No required textbook. - No mandatory attendance (although apparently she gives extra credit sometimes if you attend) - Uses Piazza. Fairly responsive. Other students are very helpful. - She posts all of her lecture material online within a day or two of the lecture. All the discussion questions, discussion solutions, and homework solutions (after the homework is due) are posted online too. Her notes are extremely, extremely helpful. Very concise yet very clear. She shows all of her work. - She says that you should be spending 6-9 hours on the course content outside of class every week. I don't think that's true. Every week, I usually skipped both lectures, went to discussion if there was a quiz, and did the homework. All in all, maybe four hours per week? I'm sure it could've been less if I had actually gone to lectures. And I'm also a very slow worker, just to clarify. - I didn't go to lecture because a) I honestly found the lectures to be a bit too slow-paced for my liking (I could usually learn in about 25 minutes what was covered in the 75-minute lecture just by reading the notes) and b) the material for the first 2/3 of the semester was pretty simple. Once we got to things like joint distributions and conditional expectation, things started to get a bit more complicated, but again, nothing I wasn't able to just learn by reading her notes - No R labs. The "labs" are just group quizzes. The lowest quiz/lab gets dropped. We were supposed to have 7 quizzes/labs. We ended up getting 6; 4 of them were labs (group quizzes), 2 of them were independent. 2 of the quizzes/labs were just graded for completion/attendance. - Homework is simple, just be careful, check your work, and maybe do it with a friend. We were supposed to get 10 homeworks. We ended up only getting 7. Whether or not that's good or bad, that's up to your interpretation. - She had a very short-lived and bizarre retake policy. She abolished it after about the 2nd or 3rd quiz because apparently people were just memorizing answers from the original quiz instead of actually learning. The policy was that you could retake as many quizzes as you wanted to as long as you got less than a 50%. Which meant that if you got a 55%, you couldn't retake. If you got 45%, you could retake and get up to a 100% on your second try, which meant that it was actually better to fail the first time than just barely pass. Very odd. - Every single test question was just taken from discussion, HW, or other practice problems that she gave us. She also gives the solutions to all of those. The tests basically just copy the question and sometimes tweak the numbers a little. Sometimes, the test question was literally the same as the original. She gave us 12 practice problems to prepare for the final. She said that she'll just pick 6 of those problems and give it to us on the final. And she's giving us the answer key too. I kid you not, she literally gave us the answers to the final. - I've heard that she is extremely helpful at office hours. Apparently she'll even email you just to follow up with you and see how you're doing with the material. - The pacing was PHENOMENAL. I never felt behind, but there was also new stuff to learn every week. Never too much content that I felt bogged down, and the pace is just right such that you really get enough time to work with the material and actually understand what's being taught. I never felt rushed or overloaded. And the workload was rather light, too. Just one homework due roughly every other week and studying for quizzes and midterms. Here's the grade breakdown: Homework: 25% - There were 6 graded HWs, lowest gets dropped. Graded for accuracy. That means each HW is worth ~4%, which is a LOT. Quizzes and Labs: 30% - There were 7 quizzes/labs, lowest gets dropped. 5 were graded for accuracy, 2 for attendance. So each was worth 5%. Oftentimes these questions were just variations of questions from lecture. For the quizzes/labs that were graded for accuracy, there were never any surprises. The two that were attendance-based had some stuff we hadn't learned yet but, I mean, it was graded on attendance so it didn't matter. Midterm 1: 15% - Pretty simple just don't make silly mistakes. Midterm 2: 15% - This one was admittedly a bit challenging, but the questions came straight from discussion/HW/other practice problems. Make sure you do those (you might want to do them 2 or 3 times) and really understand what's going on. Final: 15% - Haven't taken yet but apparently the questions will also just come from practice. Extra credit - I don't know how much this is worth Here are the medians from the assignments: HW 1 - 52/54; HW 2 - 46/46; HW 3 - 37/38; HW 4 - ungraded; HW 5 - 84/90; HW 6 - 26/26; Quiz 1 - 29/32; Lab 1 - 40/40; Lab 2 - 31/31; Lab 4 - 20/21; Lab 5 - 5/5; Quiz 6 - 23/26; Midterm 1 - 56/61.5; Midterm 2 - 35.5/44 Overall the medians are pretty good, but honestly you should be able to get at least a 90% on every assignment because, again, she basically gives you all the questions ahead of time. I think Midterm 2's grades were low only because people didn't actually remember what to do for the questions. But hey, now you know :) Overall, great teacher. Skip lecture or don't, that's up to you. Light workload. Probably the chillest class I took this semester. The material can sometimes be pretty confusing at first, but just give it another read-through, do some practice problems, ask questions, join a study group, and you'll get the hang of things in no time. You can certainly get an A if you just put in a little bit of work. I don't know about the other STAT400 teachers, but Sana is certainly a great choice.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/09/2024	Sana is a very caring professor who really supports her students and will go above and beyond to help them with the material. That being said, I feel like the exams were unfairly hard at times and often included material we had never covered. Definitely not a bad professor but the exam material really should be changed.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/08/2024	Very understanding teacher, exams are just like the study guide. An A is basically guaranteed as long as you go to class.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting a C Anonymous 12/05/2024	I really liked this professor. I had a difficult time with the class and couldn't make the office hours, which she unfortunately couldn't work around, but she did the best she could when possible. I wish the homework was more spread out, as that would be more helpful for me personally.
Sana Jahedi STAT410 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2024	I write this review to set the record straight with this professor and this class. I am no genius by any means, however the reviews below me are being unfair and taking things out of context. 1. Organization It is true that this semester Sana has been a bit disorganized and I don't think she is proud of it either. She is incredibly busy herself and has had a ton of personal (career-related) matter to tend to. But in absolutely no way has this disorganization negatively impacted anyone's grade. I mean yeah I was a little stressed at times, but she always ends up compensating for it by extending deadlines or pushing topics to the next exam instead of an upcoming one. 2. That One Homework Problem Set This is a more theoretical STAT400 and everyone taking this class knew it going into it. You can't complain about getting assigned difficult homework as a result. They're not long homeworks but the problems themselves can be quite difficult sometimes I will admit. And the homework set that was deemed 'too difficult' by Sana, ended up being bonus points for every question you correctly answered. 3. Second Midterm If you went to class and did very poorly you must not be telling the entire truth. Sana mentioned in class that we would have a question for solving variance with covariance while we were doing that exact kind of question on the board. The day before the midterm, she did another practice problem solving variance with covariance. So on the day of exam, we have two of those questions, one generalized with variables and one with numbers. Those should have been free questions, as Sana intended. You simply regurgitate exactly what had been written in our class notes on that topic which are posted. We had 5 questions. One was very easy, truly. The two covariance problems we had seen exact one to one copies of those questions beforehand. And two questions were 'new'. Had you gotten the first three I mentioned, you would have baseline 50%. And most people should have been able to get some partial on the last two, bringing your grade to around an 80% if not better. It should be doable in class time but she allowed us to have up to almost 3 hours I believe. That is more of a luxury in my opinion, though some people may see it differently. Sana is not at all unreasonable. She's an incredibly sweet person and does not want anyone to fail. She wants us students to succeed but she also wants us to put in effort to study as well. In my opinion, if you want to take a more theoretical statistics class, then you should be prepared to spend some extra time on difficult problems. There is just no way around that as much as I dislike it as well sometimes. And no, these are not grad level questions lol. I think she takes some of the more reasonable questions from Harvard and/or MIT's first course in probability.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/05/2024	exams exactly like practice tests not too hard. Very easy grader and super nice teacher.
Sana Jahedi STAT410 Anonymous 12/02/2024	I was expecting her to be a good professor; there was only one review when I signed up for class which was 5 stars. She is a kind person, she is flexible with I expected her to be a good professor; there was only one review when I signed up for the class, and it was 5 stars. She is a kind person and flexible with assignments, often extending deadlines for the entire class or reducing the number of questions on homework and other tasks. However, this flexibility is necessary because her assignments are extremely difficult. For example, we had a quiz designed to be completed in 20 minutes in groups, but it took longer than the entire 1 hour and 15-minute class period. Homework assignments are time-consuming, quizzes are hit or miss, and exams take an excessive amount of time. Although she doesn’t impose a time limit on exams, I know people who spent over two hours on them, essentially taking the equivalent of three finals in this class.
Sana Jahedi STAT410 Anonymous 11/27/2024	She is mostly very sweet and will give extensions if you ask. However, she is convinced our homework and exams are easy when they are very much not. For example, our second midterm was deemed “easy,” but the mean was a 48%. She blamed the grades on us not coming to class. I come to every class and still did very bad. Her fix is applying our extra credit that we got for completing a homework that she realized afterwards was way too hard. I would not recommend if you prefer organized teaching either.
Sana Jahedi STAT410 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/25/2024	Exam is impossible. I don't know what she expects of students. I came in with a full understanding of the material and the exam was impossible.
Sana Jahedi STAT410 Anonymous 11/21/2024	She thinks the class is for like grad students or something and gives impossible questions that she’s never gone over. She gives quizzes that take all class then wonders why we’re behind schedule. She changes her mind every day and is very disorganized. She changed our exam date like 3-4 times without telling us.
Sana Jahedi STAT400 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/18/2024	Sana is very sweet! Almost too sweet. Do not take advantage of her kindness (I will find your house). She's not the problem, I am (I don't study lol). PROS: - Her notes are the BEST (she posts "pre-lecture" notes and she posts finished notes after class)!! - Gives A LOT of practice exam questions, many of which are on the exam. - Answers questions and offers help a lot a lot!! CONS: - She has an accent, but it's not that bad. - Hw and exams are hard. - Discussions are usually quizzes (idk if this is a con, they're not that bad if you study).
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/15/2024	She is one of the nicest professors and understands you. Offers help, her exams are just like the practice so if you get the hang of that you should be fine. She is also very sweet. quizzes and labs (which are like group quizzes) every week, you have about 7 of these a semester are super fair but attendance is mandatory in disscussions. 2 midterm exams 15% of your grade each. definately recommend her for stat 400.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/12/2024	She is one of the best stat teachers. She is super lenient, lectures well, gives fair quizzes, and there are a lot of team quizzes. 10/10 would recommend if you need to take this class.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 10/26/2024	Definitely one of the nicest professors I've ever had, especially if you meet her in office hours. She teaches the material really well, down to earth and always willing to follow on with you or meet you privately if you need help. Her exams are mostly easy and her work doesn't destroy you mentally because she gets that you have other classes and whatnot. Would definitely take her for this class.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Expecting an A Anonymous 10/22/2024	She is the goat. Her practice exams is exactly like the exam. She's understanding and nice. Best prof I've had in MATH department, heavily recommend.
Sana Jahedi DATA400 Anonymous 09/27/2024	really good thumbs up emoji (I'm not writing a paragraph)
Sana Jahedi MATH141H Expecting an A+ Anonymous 09/11/2024	Super nice and understanding and really good at explaining problems and helping you with any questions in class
Sana Jahedi MATH141H Expecting an A Anonymous 02/19/2024	Very good professor on the whole. Very willing to answer questions and made a point to provide intuitive proofs for any major theorems/formulas that came up in class. All lecture notes were uploaded to the class website, although the lectures themselves weren't recorded. For each exam there was practice material analogous to what would be on the exam, and quizzes and exams were graded fairly (arithmetic errors incurred minor deductions). I strongly recommend if you want a professor who concentrates more on student understanding than rote proficiency with the tools of calculus.