Raffi Kassabian
Department of Communication
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3.2
Overall Rating
Based on 31 Users
Easiness 2.4 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.8 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 2.7 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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  • Tough Tests
GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
25.6%
21.4%
17.1%
12.8%
8.5%
4.3%
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48.4%
40.3%
32.3%
24.2%
16.1%
8.1%
0.0%
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A
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

33.3%
27.8%
22.2%
16.7%
11.1%
5.6%
0.0%
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A
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42.3%
35.3%
28.2%
21.2%
14.1%
7.1%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

34.0%
28.4%
22.7%
17.0%
11.3%
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54.5%
45.5%
36.4%
27.3%
18.2%
9.1%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

31.0%
25.9%
20.7%
15.5%
10.3%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

31.7%
26.4%
21.1%
15.9%
10.6%
5.3%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

32.4%
27.0%
21.6%
16.2%
10.8%
5.4%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
Jan. 6, 2020

If you go to all of his lectures, you will get an A.
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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
Jan. 6, 2020

This class was a lot of work, with many cases to cover every class period. It requires diligent work and studying. The tests are not difficult if you study properly. The hardest part for me was learning how to take the test, the professor has specific guidelines. The information learned is really valuable, it just takes a lot of time. The professor was kind of boring, had no excitement in his voice, and kind of felt condescending when you asked a question. Would recommend taking the class in a quarter where the other classes are you are taking aren't as hard.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Dec. 23, 2019

Soooo I took this class to fulfill a comm requirement and it was the worst class I've ever taken at UCLA. Not the worst grade I got, but it's definitely down there. Professor Kassabian was kind of boring and I guess that's also why I never really went to class. To be fair, I only started studying last minute and wanted to pull my hair out because exams were tough and I wasn't interested in the subject very much. Readings were super dense and I just never bothered until a week before exams. Luckily my friend was a sweetheart and shared her notes with me and we studied together which really helped. For midterms i got around a D (lol) but somehow ended with an overall B grade so don't give up if you got a bad grade for the midterm! The final could save u if u did well in that. Overall, yeah, worst class at UCLA and glad that it's over. Should've probably did the readings early and went to class so don't be like me! One thing I learned from this class: I never want to be a lawyer

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: N/A
Jan. 1, 2019

Do NOT take this class! HARSH GRADING. Do not believe the grade distribution. Maybe I just had a bad TA, but I thought this class would just be a fun COM class. Hell no. This class messed up my GPA. I say again, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!!

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Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: A+
March 16, 2018

If you're interested in law/law school then you should definitely take this class!! However, for people not interested in law school then it's definitely a challenging class. You learn a lot and it's not pointless busy work, but the exams are 3 hours of grueling short answer questions where you are furiously writing until the last second. If you want to learn how to think like a lawyer, this class is a great crash course. I got an A because I worked really hard and diligently followed the methods they teach you on how to approach cases, so it's possible to do very well. Bailey Loverin was my TA and she was so thorough and good at explaining. Just don't take this class if you want an easy class you can skip most days.

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Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: N/A
Dec. 27, 2017

This class was one of the worst classes I've taken so far. This man does not know how to communicate to a class with what he wants to teach them. Ironic. Very vague lectures where he basically just reads court cases and how courts analyzed them. But the midterm and final are hard because he'll go over the rules on how to look at a case but grades 80% of it very hard based on your analysis. The tests i feel are open to interpretation since you're writing 3 blue books in 3 hour and lots of room for error. I know most people in the final exam didn't even finish. When we received the midterm back he got mad at the whole class for doing poorly and him having to curve the grade up when he should realize that he's just another poor part-time professor trying to boost his ego. Just take 101 with someone that cares to teach or a different legal communications course to save some headache.

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Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: P
Dec. 12, 2016

I have the textbook in the class. Just finished the quarter for this class and would only take this class if you want to go to law school or have any interest in this topic.

Have the textbook for this class and will sell this for less than the original pricing!!

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Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Dec. 29, 2014

I have mixed feelings about this class. It deals with interesting and important subjects, and teaches you a lot of basics about law. I would highly recommend this class to someone contemplating law school and looking for an intro.

However, if you are a Comm major who just needs to fill the requirement like me, pick another class. This class requires reading a lot of dense court cases every week. The exams are pretty grueling: 3 hours long and you need almost every minute of them.

Bottom line: I knew nothing about law, I went to every lecture, did all the reading, studied intensively, and ended up with a B. If you do all the work you'll be ok, but this class will take up A LOT of your time.

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Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Dec. 22, 2014

Kassabian's 101 class is interesting. It is pretty challenging and all the rules and facts of the cases take a while to understand. If you read, ATTEND lecture and discussion, and memorize all the rules and how they could be applied to hypothetical situations, you can definitely get an A. There is an midterm and a final- thats it.

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Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Sept. 20, 2014

Great professor and great class!
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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
Jan. 6, 2020

If you go to all of his lectures, you will get an A.
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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: A
Jan. 6, 2020

This class was a lot of work, with many cases to cover every class period. It requires diligent work and studying. The tests are not difficult if you study properly. The hardest part for me was learning how to take the test, the professor has specific guidelines. The information learned is really valuable, it just takes a lot of time. The professor was kind of boring, had no excitement in his voice, and kind of felt condescending when you asked a question. Would recommend taking the class in a quarter where the other classes are you are taking aren't as hard.

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Quarter: Fall 2019
Grade: B
Dec. 23, 2019

Soooo I took this class to fulfill a comm requirement and it was the worst class I've ever taken at UCLA. Not the worst grade I got, but it's definitely down there. Professor Kassabian was kind of boring and I guess that's also why I never really went to class. To be fair, I only started studying last minute and wanted to pull my hair out because exams were tough and I wasn't interested in the subject very much. Readings were super dense and I just never bothered until a week before exams. Luckily my friend was a sweetheart and shared her notes with me and we studied together which really helped. For midterms i got around a D (lol) but somehow ended with an overall B grade so don't give up if you got a bad grade for the midterm! The final could save u if u did well in that. Overall, yeah, worst class at UCLA and glad that it's over. Should've probably did the readings early and went to class so don't be like me! One thing I learned from this class: I never want to be a lawyer

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: N/A
Jan. 1, 2019

Do NOT take this class! HARSH GRADING. Do not believe the grade distribution. Maybe I just had a bad TA, but I thought this class would just be a fun COM class. Hell no. This class messed up my GPA. I say again, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!!

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Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: A+
March 16, 2018

If you're interested in law/law school then you should definitely take this class!! However, for people not interested in law school then it's definitely a challenging class. You learn a lot and it's not pointless busy work, but the exams are 3 hours of grueling short answer questions where you are furiously writing until the last second. If you want to learn how to think like a lawyer, this class is a great crash course. I got an A because I worked really hard and diligently followed the methods they teach you on how to approach cases, so it's possible to do very well. Bailey Loverin was my TA and she was so thorough and good at explaining. Just don't take this class if you want an easy class you can skip most days.

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Quarter: Fall 2017
Grade: N/A
Dec. 27, 2017

This class was one of the worst classes I've taken so far. This man does not know how to communicate to a class with what he wants to teach them. Ironic. Very vague lectures where he basically just reads court cases and how courts analyzed them. But the midterm and final are hard because he'll go over the rules on how to look at a case but grades 80% of it very hard based on your analysis. The tests i feel are open to interpretation since you're writing 3 blue books in 3 hour and lots of room for error. I know most people in the final exam didn't even finish. When we received the midterm back he got mad at the whole class for doing poorly and him having to curve the grade up when he should realize that he's just another poor part-time professor trying to boost his ego. Just take 101 with someone that cares to teach or a different legal communications course to save some headache.

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Quarter: Fall 2016
Grade: P
Dec. 12, 2016

I have the textbook in the class. Just finished the quarter for this class and would only take this class if you want to go to law school or have any interest in this topic.

Have the textbook for this class and will sell this for less than the original pricing!!

Text me if you want the textbook **********

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Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Dec. 29, 2014

I have mixed feelings about this class. It deals with interesting and important subjects, and teaches you a lot of basics about law. I would highly recommend this class to someone contemplating law school and looking for an intro.

However, if you are a Comm major who just needs to fill the requirement like me, pick another class. This class requires reading a lot of dense court cases every week. The exams are pretty grueling: 3 hours long and you need almost every minute of them.

Bottom line: I knew nothing about law, I went to every lecture, did all the reading, studied intensively, and ended up with a B. If you do all the work you'll be ok, but this class will take up A LOT of your time.

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Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Dec. 22, 2014

Kassabian's 101 class is interesting. It is pretty challenging and all the rules and facts of the cases take a while to understand. If you read, ATTEND lecture and discussion, and memorize all the rules and how they could be applied to hypothetical situations, you can definitely get an A. There is an midterm and a final- thats it.

SELLING COURSE READER FOR
$40.00/
It's $80 at the store.

Text me ASAP if you are interested:
**********

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Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Sept. 20, 2014

Great professor and great class!
Currently selling the course reader for $30 text me at ********** if interested!

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Overall Rating
Based on 31 Users
Easiness 2.4 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.7 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.8 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 2.7 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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