Stephen Zill

MICROECON · ECON002 · ECON1 · ECON2 · ECON001 · ECON1A · ECON1MACRO · ECON02 · 182 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 57/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 56.1%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you are comfortable learning from lectures, notes, and readings, but if you need fast support or highly structured guidance.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavyIndependent learner friendlyExtra creditEmail response issuesExam focused

Students often get high grades, but many say the class depends , and exams.
Online reviews are more split, with strong easy-A reports and strong complaints about email response, textbooks, and .
and note-taking matter much more than the official attendance policy implies.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

High grades are common and helps, but many reviews say an A , and exam preparation.

Online reviews include more easy-A claims with , while and steady note-taking.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The economics content is manageable for prepared students, but lecture-heavy delivery, readings, and .

Online students report harder self-study and reading demands, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

, but comments repeatedly say skipping lectures makes passing or getting an A much harder.

Online attendance is mostly flexible, while and copying lecture notes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

Students recommend him for independent learners who can follow lectures, but not for .

Online reviews are more polarized, while and as the key condition.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

, redos, curves, and , but others report tough grading and quiz-heavy grade pressure.

Format shift

Online reviews mention and redos more often, while in-person reviews mention fair but .

Workload

Moderate

46/100

, and exams, but some students describe long lectures and heavy note-taking.

Format shift

Online workload depends more on readings and , while and exam notes.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is often described as knowledgeable and funny, but many students .

Format shift

Online reviews criticize response time and lecture clarity more, while and board-note teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

, and lecture-based exams, with homework and discussions as support.

Format shift

, though online reviews mention quizzes and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a and note-taking can make the course manageable, but and boring lectures are a recurring complaint.

Main concern

The main concern is that missing lectures or .

What students said

“Zill's macro class is super easy IF you attend his lectures.”
ECON001

“You can get an A, but it wont be easy.”
ECON001

“lectures are so boring and confusing.”
ECON001

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed, with some students calling it an easy A with and others , and quiz-heavy grading.

Main concern

The main concern is , and delayed communication.

What students said

“If you are more of an .”
ECON002

“ all.”
ECON02

“All of his grades were based on quizzes making it very hard to score well in this class.”
ECON001

Exam style

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Exams are usually lecture-based and doable with preparation, but and difficult exams; reviews do not clearly prove proctoring rules.

Lecture-Based ExamsThree ExamsQuizzesProblem SetsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

final, homework, and tough but fair tests, but do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring policy.

Lecture-Based ExamsTwo MidtermsFinal ExamTough But Fair Tests

“2 midterms 3 homework 1 research paper 1 final(not comprehensive)”
ECON001

“ .”
ECON001

“ but fair”
MICROECON

Online

Online , and lecture-based exams, but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or proctoring rules.

Three ExamsLecture-Based ExamsQuizzesProblem SetsExtra Credit

“3 Midterms total which are based mainly off his lectures.”
ECON002

“There are 3 exams which each account for 25% of your grade, but they are definitely doable and actually not that hard at all.”
ECON2

“There was a and multiple exams.”
ECON001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you are more of an .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He is indeed a good professor, but not for my type of learning style.”

📈 Easy A Path

62/100

“As long as you put some effort in, it's a pretty easy A.”

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52/100

“You can get an A, but it wont be easy.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Fun teacher with lots of personalitu.
lectures are so boring and confusing.
He is a nice guy, but his teaching techniques are all over the place.

Theme 2

📈 About Grades & Effort

If you are more of an .
I had to work my ass off for an A and so many notes, and analyzing graphs but that's expected in Macro!
Barely scraped by with an A in this class.

Theme 3

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3 Midterms total which are based mainly off his lectures.
All of his grades were based on quizzes making it very hard to score well in this class.
Zill's macro class is super easy IF you attend his lectures.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

182

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The evidence is credible because it uses 50 reviews across online and , though older reviews and format changes add some uncertainty.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 599

4 out of 536

3 out of 526

2 out of 511

1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

D 2

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 5

Stephen Zill

x x if you are comfortable learning from lectures, notes, and readings, but x x if you need fast support or highly structured guidance.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Easy A Path

🧪 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Grades & Effort

🧪 x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you are comfortable learning from lectures, notes, and readings, but if you need fast support or highly structured guidance.

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