Steve Rappaport

MICRO · ECON1A · MARCO · PHIL07 · ECON2 · PHILO7 · PHIL7 · MICROECONOMICS · ECON1MACRO · ECON02 · ECON01 · MACRO · ECON1 · ECON001 · MACROMICROECON · MACROECON · ECON1B · ECON102 · ECON100 · ECONMACR · 111 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 53/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.9

The decision

if you want to learn deeply, but if your main goal is an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely Hard TestsKnowledgeable LecturerNot Easy ACurved GradingBest For Serious Learners

Students , and passionate about economics or philosophy.
The dominant warning is that , and bad for GPA protection.
This is a learning-first professor, not an easy-grade choice.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Many comments say A grades are rare because , and sometimes only a few students get A grades.

, and they repeatedly warn against taking him for an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The , but economics concepts, formulas, reading, and tricky test wording make the course challenging.

Only in-person evidence exists, and .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

55/100

Students recommend him for serious learning but often .

Only in-person evidence exists, and recommendations depend heavily on whether the student values learning over grades.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

and repeated reports of very few A grades make the .

Format shift

, and the pattern is strongly strict.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

, but students describe heavy studying, reading, and test preparation.

Format shift

studying rather than assignments.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

He is often described as , and passionate, though some students find him boring or unclear.

Format shift

, and the teaching feedback is polarized but often positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Grades are repeatedly described as depending .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessment, and they strongly focus on tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All evidence is from in-person reviews, where students strongly agree that he is knowledgeable but exam-heavy and risky for grades.

Main concern

The main .

What students said

“If you are looking for an easy A .”
PHILO7

“ and no matter what only 3 people will get an A...tops!!!”
ECON1

“ if you're a GPA nut.”
ECON1

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.

The exam risk is high because reviews .

Hard TestsTricky Multiple ChoiceCurved TestsFew A Grades

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Hard TestsTricky Multiple ChoiceCurved TestsFew A Grades

“Your grade comes from your scores on 4 tests he gives through the quarter.”
ECON1

“ so tricky.”
MACROECON

“grades with a ”
ECON1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you are looking for an easy A . If you are looking for an educational adventure sign up now.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and grade risk. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“Rappaport made it as clear as possible.”

📈 Grade Difficulty

18/100

“ and no matter what only 3 people will get an A...tops!!!”

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25/100

“ if you want easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Great teacher.
Very knowledgeable but a stickler for punctuality.
and in .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you are looking for an easy A .
if you're a GPA nut.
only 7-15% top marks got an A.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

111

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

The large review count gives strong pattern confidence, but most reviews are old and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 515

1 out of 521

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

No reported values

C range

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D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Pass 1

Steve Rappaport

x x if you want to learn deeply, but x x if your main goal is an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

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

📈 Grade Difficulty

🧪 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 About Exams

See exactly what the AI read.

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 want to learn deeply, but if your main goal is an easy A.

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