Julie Browning

ACC1B · ACC1A · A · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 40%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Avoid her online or accelerated sections unless you can solo-grind heavy Cengage homework for hours each week.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLots of homeworkExpensive eBookSelf-teach heavyExtra creditPolarizing

Recent online reviews slam heavy weekly hours, costly eBook, and boring lecture videos
Older in-person comments are mixed—some found her organized and helpful with extra credit
Accounting success is possible with massive homework effort, but many would not take her again

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Some earn A/A+ with massive homework and extra credit, but workload and tough grading make the A costly.

Online feels harder despite some A grades; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Accounting concepts feel like a new language with , and tests.

Both formats call content hard; online short courses intensify it.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Attendance rules differ by section—some mandatory, some optional, online often flexible.

Online often optional; in-person reports are split.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

40/100

About 40% would take again; older fans exist, but recent online students strongly advise against.

Online recent reviews are largely avoid; older in-person reviews are more positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Partial credit on process helps some, but tough-grader tags and unforgiving accelerated pacing hurt others.

Format shift

Online stress is high; in-person partial credit on in-class tests is a plus for some.

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

Students report 30+ hours of weekly homework, endless Cengage work, projects, and no real breaks.

Format shift

Online overload is extreme; in-person still has tons of HW and projects.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some praise step-by-step organization; many call lectures boring YouTube-style videos with poor Q&A.

Format shift

Online teaching quality scores worse than older in-person praise.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Heavy and projects; hybrid often includes in-class exams.

Format shift

Online stacks HW and tests weekly; hybrid notes in-class tests with partial credit.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person feedback splits between organized helpful teaching with extra credit and tough, self-teach hybrid experiences.

Main concern

Heavy homework and projects plus limited question support for some students.

What students said

“She is just AWFUL. She does not want to answer any of her students' questions.”
ACC1A

“I think she was great, I had no idea what I was doing when I first walked in but she assured to teach us step by step.”
ACC1A

“if you can stay on top of it you are going to be fine. Also gives a lot of extra credit if you submit the assignments on time”
ACC1B

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online/late-start ACC1A is widely called overwhelming with 30+ hour weeks, long videos, and costly materials.

Main concern

Homework overload, expensive eBook, and stress that leads some students to drop.

What students said

“If you want to avoid OVERLOAD work and HOURS of your time, do NOT take this class!”
ACC1A

“Assigns 30+ hours of hw each week with textbooks that don't help much.”
ACC1A

“DONT TAKE HER ONLINE SHORT COURSE!! It was extremely stressful trying to crunch in so much information at once.”
ACC1A

Exam style

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Tests are often in-class with partial credit, paired with very heavy weekly homework rather than open-book ease.

In-class testsPartial creditTest heavyWeekly testsCengage homework

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid students describe paper or in-class tests that can be manageable if handouts and homework are done.

Paper testsIn-class examsPartial creditHandouts

“Her paper tests suck, but pretty much all the work on cengage is easy.”
ACC1A

“Exams are fairly easy, but Do her Handouts and you'll be golden.”
ACC1A

Online

Online students emphasize test-heavy weeks and long assignments; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Test heavyLots of homeworkLong lecture videos

“how many hours was needed to complete all the assignments and tests she would give each week”
ACC1A

“All tests are in-class and she gives partial credit if your processes are correct which helped me out a LOT!”
ACC1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want to avoid OVERLOAD work and HOURS of your time, do NOT take this class!”
Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews (6 online, 12 in-person), highlighting workload overload and polarized teaching views. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Overload

16/100

“Assigns 30+ hours of hw each week with textbooks that don't help much.”

👎 Recommendation Split

40/100

“ .”

🎯 Teaching Split

48/100

“She was wonderful, she is very helpful, organize, and detailed teacher.”

💵 Cost Concern

25/100

“you have to buy the eBook, around $160-$180.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures are basically YouTube videos
she assured to teach us step by step
Her lecture videos were super boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Her accelerated course is too advanced, mistakes can't be made
if you can stay on top of it you are going to be fine
Exams are fairly easy, but those HW assignments and

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online & Workload

do NOT take this class!
DONT TAKE HER ONLINE SHORT COURSE!!
TONS of HW and Projects

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews over many years with rich detail and a clear recent negative shift for online sections.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 52

3 out of 52

2 out of 53

1 out of 54

Course coverage

ACC1A16 reviews

A1 review

ACC1B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

B 3

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1