AI Rate Professor

Economics

Charles Hardy

ECON1 · MICROECON · ECON20 · ECONECON · ECONTWTY · ECONMICR · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready for a high-stress econ class where tests feel disconnected from lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTests mismatch lecturesImpossible online quizzesGPA killerNice but confusingTrick questions
  • Students repeatedly say lectures and and exams.
  • and are widely called vague or impossible.
  • He is often described as nice or funny, but many still advise avoiding the class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students call the class a GPA killer with , and .

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material plus unclear assessments make the course feel harder than a standard intro econ class.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most because tests and and disconnected.

Recommendation consensus is from in-person comments only.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Students describe tough grading, trick questions, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Frequent online quizzes plus midterms and .

Format shift

Workload evidence is all in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

He is often called knowledgeable and funny, but many say he cannot teach material that matches assessments.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Online quizzes, in-class quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person econ feels stressful because online quizzes and instructor.

Main concern

, and low grade reliability.

What students said

“Prepare to be screwed by the online quizzes worth 20% of your grade. This class is a nightmare! A real GPA killer for no reason.”
ECON1
“Prepare to be surprised when what you learn in the lectures has barely anything to do with what's on the tests.”
ECON1
“ and , but he gave ample chances to retake them to improve the original score.”
ECONMICR

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments lean hard with vague online quizzes and tests that students say diverge from lectures.

Online quizzesIn-class quizzesMidterm and finalTrick questionsUnclear study guides

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

in-class quizzes, midterms, and finals with surprise emphasis and trick items.

Online quizzesIn-class quizzesMidterm and finalTrick questionsUnclear study guides
“Prepare to be screwed by the online quizzes worth 20% of your grade.”
ECON1
“If something is on this list that does not guarantee it will be on the .”
ECON1
“ lectures yet they make up a large portion of the grade.”
MICROECON

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prepare to be surprised when what you learn in the lectures has barely anything to do with what's on the tests. The and neither do his lectures for the most part. He knows a lot about economics but doesn't know how to teach. !”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 in-person reviews, highlighting assessment mismatch and grade stress. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Test Mismatch

28/100

“The material covered in class is completely different than what is on the tests and quizzes.”

📉 GPA Risk

18/100

“This class is a nightmare! A real GPA killer for no reason.”

🚫 Low Recommendation

22/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is a very helpful teacher.
  • He kept the class interesting and class notes were
  • He knows a lot about economics but doesn't know how to teach.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • lectures
  • and they are IMPOSSIBLE.
  • You seriously have to get A's and B's on the online and

Theme 3

🧩 About Assessments

  • he does like to have a few trick questions on his in-class quizzes
  • the and not the last like he told us.
  • If something is not on this list that does not guarantee it will not be on the

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven detailed same-year and test problems, giving solid qualitative consistency despite missing grade data.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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