Barron Yanaga

ACCT01B · ACC1B · ACCOUNT1B · ACCT104C · ACCT1B · ACCT104 · ACCT1A · ACCT001B · ECON1B · ACC1A · ACCT1AB · ACCNT1B · ACCOUNTING1B · 124 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 44.62%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you already handle tough accounting and ; most students should pick another professor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyTough graderExtra credit via presentationsRude superiority complexKnowledgeable but polarizing

Many students call him rude, belittling, and hard to learn from despite industry knowledge.
Course is test-heavy with .
A minority thrive by reading, attending reviews, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

presentations, make-up options, and , but tests dominate and many still struggle.

Online students report more mental-health strain; and EC.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Accounting 1B is repeatedly called hard, fast, and .

Both formats rate difficulty high; online adds Zoom confusion.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

35/100

and dominant comments urge avoiding him for rude teaching.

In-person minority raves; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

though some A rates and EC presentations exist.

Format shift

Online and in ; EC presentation path is shared.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of reading, homework, group projects, and .

Format shift

Online students also report 2-hour Zoom sessions and self-teaching.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Deep field knowledge is offset by belittling, lazy lecturing, and .

Format shift

Online reviews are harsher on Zoom quality; in person is more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Homework often ungraded or EC-only while .

Format shift

test heavy with EC presentations.

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

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and EC helps; critics say he mocks presenters and teaches poorly.

Main concern

Belittling during homework presentations and .

What students said

“Rude, unprofessional, arrogant, often remind students how stupid they are.”
ACCT1B

“IF YOU WANNA GET AN A, HIS CLASS IS THE .”
ACC1B

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and Zoom terms amplify complaints about scattered lectures, poor audio, forced cold-calling, and demeaning comments.

Main concern

Rude tone plus unclear Zoom teaching and .

What students said

“ .”
ACC1B

“He insulted me when I commented that something was complicated I drooped him right away RUN”
ACC1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams drive the grade; reviews and if you can handle the classroom tone.

Test heavyReview nights mirror examsExtra credit presentationsMake-up exams under 70Excel-based problems

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

changed; some allow a cheat sheet and heavy EC.

Review night almost same as testCheat sheet sometimesExtra credit homework presentationsFive tests

“BEFORE THE AND PUT EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE TEST.”
ACC1B

“You even get , as well as if you do optional HW.”
ECON1B

Online

Online exams stay hard and test-centered; one student says reusing the class Excel sheet with new numbers can yield an A.

Test heavyExcel on examsGroup projectsExtra credit

“Use the same Excel sheet on the and you will get an A no problem! Also, do EC!”
ACCT01B

“homework isn't graded so the are an option if you scored under 70”
ACCT1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“ .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (11 online, 39 in , and EC paths. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“Yanaga is one of the worse teacher there is, PERIOD! He will make sure you know how stupid you are and how superior he is.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

35/100

“Do yourself a .”

📚 Knowledgeable Fans

70/100

“He's the reason I'm changing my major to accounting!”

📝

48/100

“Use the same Excel sheet on the and you will get an A no problem! Also, do EC!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He makes fun of .
Lectures are incredibly boring, but as long as you force yourself to stay awake and copy what he does on his end of Excel, you will be fine.
Does not help students and lets them figure it out.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Test heavy
so the
lots of and test review is 90% of the test

Theme 3

💔 About Character

Superiority complex
drags students down and makes them feel inadequate
I asked for help & he said It's common sense, if you don't understand this you deserve to fail

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across several years and both formats show a consistent polarized pattern.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 519

1 out of 538

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 9 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Incomplete 1

Barron Yanaga

x x x if you already handle tough accounting and x x; most students should pick another professor.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

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

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Knowledgeable Fans

📝 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💔 About Character

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 already handle tough accounting and ; most students should pick another professor.

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