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Jenni Kim

ECON1A · 1B · ECON1A1B · ECON1B · 159 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
51.22%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if ; avoid if you need strong lectures or a safe A without heavy exam performance.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExtremely test heavySelf-study requiredDrop lowest examPolarizing lecturesOnline often easier
  • and a few exams; lowest exam often dropped and .
  • Recent online sections frequently call it an easy A; many and teaching weak.
  • Success depends on self-study and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Online many report easy A with few assessments, but and tough-grader tags make a high A .

Online evidence leans Easy A; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Concepts are intro econ, but and weak lecture support make the course feel harder than the subject alone.

Online students often call content easy; in-person students more often call the class unnecessarily hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Many online sections mark attendance not mandatory, while and mandatory attendance.

Online is usually flexible; and pop quizzes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

51/100

great for self-motivated test-takers, a trap for students who need teaching.

Recent online reviews recommend more; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Few grade items and and dropped lowest in some terms.

Format shift

Online grading often feels more lenient; .

Workload

Light

62/100

; time goes into reading and prepping for a few high-stakes tests.

Format shift

Online students especially report minimal weekly work outside exams.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

some call her fun, caring, and clear; many say lectures are disorganized, off-topic, or useless versus the book.

Format shift

Online COVID-era complaints about no Zoom and only slides are especially harsh.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Nearly all grades come from quizzes and a handful of exams; .

Format shift

True for both online and in-person across many years.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

supporters say effort plus earns an A; critics report , and high drop rates.

Main concern

and can tank the whole grade.

What students said

“Easy class. All and four exams. And ”
ECON1A
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ECON1B
“An A is perfectly doable in her class if you study for it”
ECON1B

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online ECON1A/1B is often labeled easy A with quizzes plus four exams, dropped lowest, and light total time—but and teaching hands-off.

Main concern

Almost no teaching support; .

What students said

“Super easy A class. and 4 exams”
ECON1A
“Literally spent like 3 hours on this class the entire semester lol”
ECON1B
“ unless ”
ECON1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Course is test-centric MCQ exams and and ; not clearly open-book or Lockdown Browser based on comments.

Test heavyMultiple choice examsDrop lowest examOptional final sometimesPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

weekly quizzes, multi-week tests, sometimes free-response or pop quizzes; one older note of . Not clearly Lockdown Browser.

Weekly quizzesMultiple-choice testsSome free responsePop quizzesExtra credit
“Nothing but test and quizzes”
ECON1A
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ECON1B
“ ”
ECON1A

Online

Online exams and ; some mention Quizlet/practice tools. Reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring or open-book policy.

4 examsQuizzesDrop lowestOptional final sometimes
“Grade consists of quizzes and 4 exams, all multiple-choice”
ECON1A
“Grade is entirely based on 4 exams and ”
ECON1B
“the exams are long (50 questions, mcq, mostly graphs)”
1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless ”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (13 online, 37 in person), capturing the split between easy online test paths and . Credibility rating: High.

📝

88/100

“Your grade is pretty much only 5 exams, the lowest gets dropped”

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“She put the least amount of effort out of any professor I've ever had”

📈 Easy Online Path

78/100

“Super easy A class. and 4 exams”

💥

30/100

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Theme 1

📝

  • An A is perfectly doable in her class if you study for it

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • doesn't spend a lot of time preparing lectures
  • , and all over the place
  • and understandable

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • If you're looking for an easy economics class, this is it
  • She did no zoom meetings, only posted PowerPoint and khan Academy links
  • Literally spent like 3 hours on this class the entire semester lol

Theme 4

⚠️

  • unless
  • Read the book and do the practice problems!
  • you were left to study 100% on our own

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

159

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years, both formats, with and polarized teaching quality.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 553
4 out of 532
3 out of 522
2 out of 523
1 out of 529

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 9 · A 12 · A- 2

B range

6

B 6

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Not sure yet 1