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Economics

Claudia Garcia-Szekely

ECON002 · ECON1 · ECON01 · E1 · ECO1 · ECO2 · ECON2 · 182 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
29.82%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you are highly self-directed and ready for .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture quizzes mismatchSelf-taught requiredTough graderUnresponsive emailsTest heavy
  • and frequently do not match slides.
  • Many students say you teach yourself from long PowerPoints with little live teaching.
  • A minority find it manageable with notes, worksheets, or Quizlet; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

An A is possible with heavy outside study, but and .

A few online students call it easy with Quizlet; in-person and many online reviews say you work hard for a pass or A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

High difficulty ratings and repeated claims that quizzes and feel harder than it should.

Online is self-paced but ; and lecture-confusing.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

Most modern reviews mark attendance not mandatory, especially online asynchronous sections.

Online is largely optional/self-paced; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again near 30% with a flood of stay-away comments about teaching quality and GPA risk.

; a minority of in-person and older online reviews are positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

24/100

Tough grader is a dominant tag; and .

Format shift

; helps only a minority.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Lots of homework, weekly discussions, and .

Format shift

; in-person also reports heavy outside work.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Common theme is PowerPoint dumps instead of teaching, errors on slides, and unresponsive support.

Format shift

; recent online teaching quality is widely panned.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Lecture quizzes plus finals often total 50-80% of the grade, with .

Format shift

True for both formats; online is especially quiz-weighted.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Older in-person reviews sometimes praise patience and open-note quizzes, but recent , and tests that do not match teaching.

Main concern

Silent or confusing PowerPoints and .

What students said

“terrible teacher. No actual teaching, just slides that because of animations”
ECON1
“You can get an A, but only if you do A LOT of work outside of class.”
ECO2
“in the start of the semester I thought this class was going to be my hardest class turns out it was is the easiest.”
ECON2

Remote format

Online

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are often self-paced with , and frequent Do not take warnings; a few students still earn A's with notes and Quizlet.

Main concern

, and almost no useful instructor support online.

What students said

“Lecture quizzes=40% of grade and final 40% of grade. which was absurd.”
ECON1
“ if you want to pass and its a requirement!!!!!”
ECO1
“I'm surprised with the ratings on here. The class was really easy online, all multiple choice.”
ECO2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is quiz- and match taught material.

Lecture quizzes heavyTests mismatch lecturesMultiple choice onlinePop quizzesNo helpful feedback until late

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests; some older classes allowed notes or cheat sheets.

Weekly quizzesOpen notes in some older sectionsTest heavyLecture mismatch
“Lectures are power point slides that don't teach you anything you need to know for her quizzes and tests.”
ECO1
“she lets you use all your notes for her quizzes.”
ECON2

Online

Online grades and finals that many say do not align with slides.

Lecture quizzes 40-60%Multiple choiceSelf-paced deadlinesQuizlet for some textbook quizzes
“Lecture quizzes=40% of grade and final 40% of grade. which was absurd.”
ECON1
“The answers for the .”
ECO2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ ! I really wish I would have checked this site first, this class is an easy way to mess up your GPA.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (30 online, 20 in and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“No actual teaching, just slides that because of animations”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“STAY AWAY! I should have searched here before taking her class.”

📝

24/100

“50% of your . So if you do badly once your grade is already messed up.”

📚

30/100

“This class was a lot of work, and by that I mean you will teach yourself everything.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • four years
  • You will teach yourself to understand wth's going on
  • If you meet her in person she's great at explaining things but she should not be teaching online

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class average for all quizzes was legit barely above 60%
  • You can get an A, but only if you do A LOT of work outside of class
  • Lecture quizzes were 50% of my grade

Theme 3

📧 About Support

  • Unresponsive to emails
  • She also NEVER gets back to your emails!!
  • Very cold and harsh responses to honest questions

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

182

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many years with and self-teaching, despite a minority of positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 521
3 out of 519
2 out of 527
1 out of 579

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 3 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 7 · B- 2

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1