AI Rate Professor

Orange Coast College · Accounting

Ed Fratantaro

ACC101 · ACCTG101 · ACCT101 · ACCOUNTING101 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
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Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you and tests; skip only if you need an effortless A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear accounting grandpaHard tests for someWileyPlus homework heavyFinal often optionalHelpful if you ask
  • Many students love his humor and clarity and say he makes accounting doable.
  • A vocal minority report brutal tests, high dropout, and .
  • Doing WileyPlus, using notes, and asking questions early is the success formula.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic with and test prep, but and unforgiving.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Accounting itself is challenging; he clarifies a lot, yet pace and tests still stress many students.

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

68/100

Multiple reviews say attendance is not required, though going helps and .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most call him the best ACC101 choice if you work, while a .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

and dropped exams help, but and some find standards strict.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Online WileyPlus and regular study hours matter; collected.

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Teaching experience

Good

82/100

, and tests or weak lectures.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and occasional extra-credit quizzes.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ACC101 is rewarding with a sweet, clear instructor, but and if they fall behind.

Main concern

and can be long or harsh for unprepared students.

What students said

“ ! great sense of humor and pretty much spoon feeds you everything you need to know.”
ACCT101
“ and based off who knows what.”
ACCT101
“ and Prof Frat takes care of the rest.”
ACCTG101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

hard and time-crunched.

Multiple unit examsFinal sometimes optionalTimed hard finalsWileyPlus practiceExtra credit quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; finals can be long and tough, though strong early tests may exempt the final.

5-6 exams commonTimed finalFinal optional if tests strongHomework not always on tests
“ and we onlyhad 2 hours tocomplete it”
ACCT101
“Do well on the first 5 tests and youre exempt from the final!”
ACCT101
“ and so you don't know what to study.”
ACCT101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He made this difficult class a breeze. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 in-person reviews, balancing praise for clarity with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

82/100

“pretty much spoon feeds you everything you need to know.”

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40/100

“ and based off who knows what.”

👍 Recommendation Split

74/100

“Frantantaro is the best teacher at OCC for Accounting 101.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Such a great guy. It's difficult to make this subject entertaining and interesting, he manages to do both.
  • Ed is like the grandpa you always wanted--ridiculously sweet and adorable.
  • Makes it very interesting. Tells jokes and brings in neat articles.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class started with 85 ppl and ended with 45 ppl.
  • Easy A if you go to class.
  • VERY HARD! If your thinking your getting an easy teacher your not!

Theme 3

📚

  • do the and show up for the lectures and you will get an A.
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Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five reviews across many years give a rich mixed but consistent picture of and .

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 57
3 out of 54
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Course coverage

ACCT10126 reviews
ACC1016 reviews
ACCOUNTING1012 reviews
ACCTG1011 review

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