Paul St. John

ACC101 · ACCT00AF · ACCTG101B · ACCT101F · ACCT104F · ACCT107 · STUDYABROAD · MANAGERIALACCT · ACCOUNTING · ACCOUNTING100 · ACCT101AONLINE · ACCT101A · ACCT101AF · ACCT101 · ACC101A · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 29/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
Take again: 38.46%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you can self-teach accounting and handle a heavy workload with limited guidance.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy HomeworkSelf-Guided LearningConfusing LecturesFair But Costly GradingWeak Communication

Students repeatedly describe the course as homework-heavy and time-consuming.
Many reviews say they had to teach themselves because lectures or .
Some students earned A grades, but usually through heavy effort rather than an easy path.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

A grades are possible, but students repeatedly , and persistence.

Online evidence is especially workload-heavy, while but with more variation.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Accounting content is often made , and reliance on self-teaching.

Online reviews stress self-guided confusion, while and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some reviews mention participation or class attendance matters, but .

Online reviews focus , while in-person reviews include participation and lecture concerns.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Most negative comments advise avoiding the class because the workload is heavy and .

Both formats include warnings, but online reviews are more consistently negative about workload and independence.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Some students call grading fair or mention curves and , but and strict deadlines limit leniency.

Format shift

Online reviews mention fair grading and , while but also hard finals.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly describe lots of , and hours of weekly assignments.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially severe about busy work, while .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

He is sometimes helpful and knowledgeable, but many students describe him as , and hard to reach.

Format shift

Online teaching is often described as self-guided, while .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and a heavily weighted final.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize assignments and finals, while , and class activities.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are sharply mixed, with some students praising helpful examples but and unclear.

Main concern

Many students say his teaching style makes accounting harder to understand.

What students said

“His lectures are confusing cause he doesn't know how teach accounting well.”
ACC101A

“I thought he was very easy to understand.”
ACCT101A

“He knows the subject but .”
ACCT101

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews describe a mostly self-guided course with , and mixed help from the professor.

Main concern

The online format often feels like independent study with too much busy work.

What students said

“The online version of this class with this professor is terrible.”
ACCT101A

“ , self guided, but cengage is easy to navigate and has enough practice for you to follow and learn.”
ACCT101AF

“His ACCT101 was the .”
ACC101A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and finals with high grade weight, but reviews do not clearly prove proctoring rules.

Heavily Weighted FinalMidtermsNo Open Book MentionedNo Take-Home Quiz Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and one explicit no open-book or take-home quiz comment, but do not clearly prove full exam policy.

Final ExamMidtermNo Open Book MentionedNo Take-Home Quiz Mentioned

“There is only a multiple ppl asked”
ACC101A

“ .. etc”
ACCT101A

“Midterm and as he gives no notes or instructions for the final.”
ACCT101AONLINE

Online

Online reviews mention midterms, in-class tests, and heavily weighted finals, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

MidtermsHeavily Weighted FinalIn-Class Tests Mentioned

“The final is worth 40% of the grade, so everything matters.”
ACCT101A

“ makes the course hard to pass”
ACCT101AF

“In .”
ACCT101A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“DO NOT TAKE ACCOUNTING WITH THIS TEACHER.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“He knows the subject but .”

📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

“20 HOURS OF .”

👍 Recommendation Level

34/100

“ if you care about what you're studying.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are confusing cause he doesn't know how teach accounting well.
He knows the subject but .
I thought he was very easy to understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

I got an A but I worked my butt off!!!
Easy class if you do the work.
Not an easy class, effort needed to understand the concepts.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

There's A LOT of homework.
The online class has too much busy work.
20 HOURS OF .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is credible because it uses 50 reviews across many years with consistent themes about workload, clarity, and self-teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

B 2 · B- 1

C range

C- 1

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Paul St. John

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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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 Quality

📚 Workload Pressure

👍 Recommendation Level

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

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