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Ron Fitzgerald

ACCTG1 · ACCTG4002 · ACCOUTING1 · ACC1 · ACCTING1 · ACCTG1006 · ACCTNG1 · ACCTG · ACCTACCT · ACCOUNTING1 · ACCT1 · ACCTG15 · ACCT · 45 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you will study accounting steadily; do not expect an easy A or .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful but unevenHard multiple choiceLots of homeworkFunny dry witTimed quizzes sting
  • Older , and helpful; newer and grade shock.
  • , and final.
  • , so expect effort without a guaranteed GPA boost.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

An A is possible with serious weekly study, but and grades disappointing.

Online timed quizzes and an A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Accounting basics become understandable in good lectures, yet concepts and volume still challenge many beginners.

Both formats require reading and practice; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

, while others online treat attendance as not mandatory.

Online attendance is often optional; in-person comments .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

Long-run fans praise clarity and humor, but a and strong negative grade experiences pull the score down.

A few online reviews are positive; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Study guides help, yet multiple-choice wording and tough scoring make high grades hard to protect.

Format shift

Online students also report strict tests; .

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Weekly homework, timed quizzes, projects, and many.

Format shift

Online platform work is constant; .

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

and extra help; at his worst students feel rushed or put down.

Format shift

Teaching praise is stronger in older in-person reviews; but often competent.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and projects outweigh pure practice; multiple choice is a .

Format shift

Online explicitly uses weekly quizzes plus midterm/final; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students either love his humor and clarity or and jokes can feel belittling.

Main concern

and perceived grade harshness are the main risks.

What students said

“He really makes his class alive, and makes accounting fun.”
ACCT1
“Ahh yes, the wonderful Mr. Fitzgerald who will make you wish you never entered college.”
ACCT1
“ so hard and he makeit even harder”
ACC1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Acc1 uses platform homework, quizzes, and exams; some call and pacing strict.

Main concern

Timed quizzes and delayed responses frustrate students who need fast support.

What students said

“Used an online , and .”
ACC1
“This was a great class, everything was straightforward and easy to understand. .”
ACCOUNTING1
“ and the .”
ACCTG1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are traditional and often timed or dense; preparation helps but still feels high-stakes.

Timed quizzesHard multiple choiceStudy guides before examsPlatform homework and examsProjects

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; study guides help but many still struggle for an A.

Hard multiple choiceStudy guidesMidterm and finalQuiz heavy
“ !!! But if you study from all MC, you will do just fine.”
ACCT1
“he shows the course is easy but the ”
ACC1

Online

Online Acc1 uses a learning site for , and .

Online learning platformTimed quizzesMidterm and finalHomework online
“Used an online , and .”
ACC1
“Very!Short limit on time to take quizes, have often been short on time.”
ACCTG1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Youll come back to this board and cry because you didnt get the grade you thought you deserved.”

Voice snapshots generated from 45 reviews spanning online and in-person Accounting 1. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Helpfulness

70/100

“He actually cares if you are getting the concepts or not.”

📝

36/100

“his mutipul choice is insainly hard...confusing...bad word choice”

📚 Workload Reality

38/100

“Lots of work; quizes once a wk, hw once a wk, 1 mid-term, 1 final”

👍 Recommendation Caution

40/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes accounting fun
  • he follows the book but isnt so clear
  • the exam

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • if you want to get A.
  • His class is way easy, not that hard to get an A in it.

Theme 3

💬 About Personality

  • , and will probably get tougher over time.
  • he will bash u...and make u feel stupid....but he tries to make himself funny
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

45

Recent reviews read by the AI

45

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-five reviews over many years show a durable pattern of detail for a stable blended score.

Inside 45 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 57
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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ACCOUNTING17 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1