AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Suren Sahakyan

ACCT01B · ACC1B · ACCT001A · ACCT1B · ACCT1A · ACCT001B · ECON1B · ACCTG1B · 001A · ACT1B · ACCNT1B · ACCOUNTING1B · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating
63/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
76.39%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will attend, practice textbook problems, and ; otherwise look for a less high-stakes accounting option.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavy midterm finalExtra credit for participationAccessible outside classPolarizing lecturesAccounting fundamentals focus
  • Many students , and clear if you read, practice problems, and attend.
  • A large opposing , and bases almost all of the and final.
  • homework and practice help, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible with , and , but midterm and final can decide the course and many report harsh outcomes.

; no online sample.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Managerial and financial accounting concepts plus long problem sets make the content demanding even when lectures follow the book.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and students are warned that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Overall take-again rate is solid and many call him the , but a .

and highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

42/100

Supporters say fair tests and participation ; , and exam-only risk.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

34/100

Frequent Wiley homework, textbook reading, in-class problem sets, and .

Format shift

All workload evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

66/100

He is often called knowledgeable, caring, and available, but many and unhelpful.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Multiple reviews put midterm around 40 percent and final around 50 percent, with .

Format shift

All assessment evidence is in-person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

supporters praise passion, office hours, practice problems, and ; critics call lectures slide-reading, exams unfairly hard, and the .

Main concern

Grade risk from midterm and homework weight.

What students said

“Professor Sahakyan would go out of his way to make sure everyone would understand the material.”
ACCT001B
“Certainly the hardest class I've taken because of him. The class is based on the midterm (40%) and final (50%) so failing one of those tanks your grade so much.”
ACCT1B
“ and . If you want get a good grade, be sure to read the textbook yourself.”
ACCT1B

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

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; some call them fair and book-aligned, others call them hard, different from classwork, and unforgiving.

Midterm about 40 percentFinal about 50 percentTest heavyPop quizzesPractice problems in class

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final carrying most points; pop quizzes and Wiley homework appear but usually weigh little.

Midterm 40 percentFinal 50 percentPop quizzesWileyPLUS homeworkNo clear open-book policy
“He is very test-heavy, mid-term was 40% and the final 50% of the class grade. So, read the book, or you'll fail.”
ACCT1B
“Mid-term 40%, Final 50%. (20 MC 6 Q) Grade is based on 2 tests.”
ACCT1B
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ACCT1B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you put in the , and asking questions, you will succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting polarized teaching quality and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“Professor Sahakyan is a , and passionate teacher. He wants students to succeed and is always available to help students.”

🧪

32/100

“The class is based on the midterm (40%) and final (50%) so failing one of those tanks your grade so much.”

📚 Workload and Reading

34/100

“Lots of homework and .”

👍 Recommendation Split

70/100

“ if you are majoring in Accounting.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • so clearly and you will learn a lot!
  • just reads off of powerpoint slides
  • sounds like Gru

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • and .
  • .
  • Got an A just show up to each class and do the homework.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • , and passionate
  • Unreasonably rude and mean towards his students.
  • very approachable and understanding

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

72

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews with a long time span and exam weight and attendance.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 1 · A 23 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

3

D 3

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1