Jennifer Savage

ECON185 · ECON100 · ECONA170 · ECON175 · ECON170 · MACRO175 · 158 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
Take again: 40.59%
Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

Avoid Savage unless and and strict proctoring.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHostile communicationExam-study guide mismatchHeavy MyLab homeworkStrict anti-cheatingPolarizing econ gatekeeper

Many students report rude or hostile messaging, poor support, and .
and often poorly aligned with .
A smaller group succeeds with unlimited HW attempts, cheat sheets, and strict study routines.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few students earn As with perfect homework and cheat sheets, but and .

Easy-A claims appear mainly in select online sections; in-person reviews more often report Ds, Cs, and withdrawals.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Material volume, weekly problem sets, and a typical GE econ course.

Both online and in-person students call the course extremely hard; online summer or intersession versions are especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some online and , while others enforce strict presence or timed testing rules.

Online ; in person can include locked doors and rigid classroom rules.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Take-again rate near 41% and a flood of .

Negativity is strong in both formats, with online reviews slightly more extreme on hostility and logistics.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

and study guides fail to match exams.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

Weekly MyLab sets can exceed a hundred questions, with and little late-work forgiveness.

Format shift

Workload complaints are constant online and in person, worse in compressed terms.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

and structure, but many report unhelpful lectures, outdated materials, and demeaning communication.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize hostility and no-Canvas chaos; in person adds classroom control issues.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple large exams drive the grade, with .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person comments , and exams that feel disconnected from lectures or study guides.

Main concern

Strict classroom rules and withdraw.

What students said

“She locks the door like five mins before class n won't let u drink liquids or use the restroom.”
ECON170

“ and she does not prepare you for them and the study guide is way different than the test.”
ECON175

“ !!!!”
ECON170

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

lockdown-style monitoring, huge MyLab loads, and frequent drop advice.

Main concern

, and anti-cheating logistics make the online experience especially stressful.

What students said

“ .”
ECON170

“PLEASE find yourself another professor.”
ECON175

“She's very strict about using zoom for testing .”
ECON175

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

materials, and frequently delivered under strict online or live anti-cheating rules.

Zoom proctoringLockdown BrowserCheat sheet sometimes allowedAnti-cheating softwarePearson MyLab exams

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

rules, confusing note policies, and study guides that do not match tests.

In-person examsStrict materials rulesStudy guide mismatchHeavy exam weighting

“ quizzes.”
ECON175

“Specifically states NO NOTES on exams in syllabus, then in finest of print on her event ticket when you sign up for .”
ECON175

“the study guide is way different than the test.”
ECON175

Online

Online students report Zoom monitoring, lockdown-style testing, scheduled windows, and occasional note sheets that still .

Zoom proctoringLockdown BrowserScheduled test windowsMyLab testingOccasional cheat sheet

“She's very strict about using zoom for testing .”
ECON175

“ just looking at you.”
ECON175

“ cheat sheet.”
ECON175

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (29 online, 21 in person), emphasizing dominant negative themes while noting minority success paths. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Experience

30/100

“Maybe the worst, and certainly the angriest, professor I have ever had in years of college.”

📚 Workload Overload

16/100

“It is at least 40 hours a week of work and even more if you want or grade rounding.”

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28/100

“Professor's homework and study guide do not prep you for the exams.”

👎 Recommendation

34/100

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Theme 1

😠 About Tone & Support

if I wasn't smart enough
Not only does this professor not encourage students and show kindness, she insults them.
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Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You have to be an economics genius to pass.
and its basically a test.
If you spend time making a cheat sheet with formulas from her lectures and .

Theme 3

🧾 About Course Logistics

so there's no way you can see your grade.
Uses MyLab and lots of anti-cheating precautions.
She is vry paranoid n expects u to spend money on anti cheating stuff.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

158

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent and older reviews with high detail and repeated themes of hostility, workload, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 540

4 out of 520

3 out of 520

2 out of 527

1 out of 551

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

C 5

D range

D 4

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 10 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1

Jennifer Savage

Avoid Savage unless x x x x and x x x x x and strict proctoring.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

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 Experience

📚 Workload Overload

🧪 x x

👎 Recommendation

😠 About Tone & Support

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧾 About Course Logistics

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid Savage unless and and strict proctoring.

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