AI Rate Professor

Economics

Don Barreta

ECON10A · ECON · ECON01 · ECON2 · ECON001 · ECON100 · ECONA · MACROECON · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
83/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want an engaging economics instructor and can keep up with .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEngaging LecturerCaring But StrictTest FocusedSimple ExplanationsOld Evidence
  • Students usually describe him as , and able to make economics easier to understand.
  • The class can be easy if students keep up, but and homework.
  • Some older reviews describe him as strict or harsh, so the tone is positive but not risk-free.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

An A seems reachable when students keep up because and , but recent evidence is limited.

All evidence comes from in person reviews, with no online reviews to compare.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Students say he simplifies economics well, though the course still requires keeping up with , and quizzes.

All evidence comes from in person reviews, with no online review evidence.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

saying it was not mandatory and one older review saying it was mandatory.

Only in person evidence exists, and it is inconsistent across years.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

, but some warn that he is strict.

All recommendation evidence comes from in person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

because some tests reuse homework ideas, but recent comments say .

Format shift

Only in .

Workload

Light

74/100

Workload sounds manageable, with and .

Format shift

Only in person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Most comments call him engaging, caring, funny, and .

Format shift

Only in person reviews support this teaching score.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades , and a smaller amount of homework.

Format shift

Only in person reviews mention assessment methods.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All evidence is from in person reviews, where students mostly praise his teaching while noting strict classroom expectations.

Main concern

He can be strict, lecture heavy, and test focused.

What students said

“Very sweet guy, cares about his students and .”
ECON-100
“tests and as long as you understand and keep up with the work.”
ECON

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because tests matter, but older comments say exams can be fair or .

Tests And QuizzesHomework-Based ExamsFew Homework AssignmentsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

70/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In , and finals, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or strict proctoring.

Tests And QuizzesHomework-Based ExamsFair TestsNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“Grade and .”
ECON-100
“ and .”
ECON2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Great professor. He does all he can to keep everybody awake, interested and focused.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and evidence age. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“I found economics a lot more interesting thanks to him.”

📈 Easy A Path

78/100

“Easy A class. and .”

⚠️ Strictness Risk

45/100

“Too strict, and will yell at you if you ask questions”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He dumbs it down simple enough for everyone to understand haha.
  • He's a great teacher! Although he teaches a boring subject, he makes it kind of fun by the way he teaches.

Theme 2

📘 About Work And Tests

  • Weekly HW but you can redo them as many times as possible.
  • tests and as long as you understand and keep up with the work.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Fit

  • Just very lecture heavy, doesn't tolerate being on your phone or off task, will cold call.
  • This guy will make your life difficult, he needs to loosen up

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

There are 11 reviews, but most are very old and many lack grades or detailed current course information.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ECON24 reviews
ECON1 review
ECON-1001 review
ECON0011 review
ECON011 review
Show 3 more courses
ECON10A1 review
ECONA1 review
MACROECON1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

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B range

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B 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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