AI Rate Professor

Economics

Joe Silverman

ECON102 · ECON101 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself econ from the book and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLectures miss examsTest heavyTough graderLots of readingSelf-study required
  • and rarely match lectures or slides.
  • Students succeed and self-study.
  • Many call the class disorganized with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough grading, exam-heavy setup, and self-study.

Online has one A+ via textbook work; and comments skew harder.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

, and abstract expectations make the content feel much harder than a typical intro econ class.

Both formats call the material challenging; in-person stress is louder.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Attendance is often listed as not mandatory, but and another penalized lateness.

In-person evidence is mixed; online is inconsistent.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and repeated warnings about poor teaching and .

One recent online praise .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and hard-to-earn A comments dominate, with few graded items focused on brutal exams.

Format shift

Online A+ outlier .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and high-stakes tests create a constant study load with weak payoff.

Format shift

Both formats stress reading and ; online also reports lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students say he is smart but unprepared as a teacher, with off-topic lectures and .

Format shift

One online student found him caring; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

, with and frequent graded-by-few-things feedback.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

you for exams and the class feels disorganized and overly hard.

Main concern

and poorly aligned with what is taught.

What students said

“Lectures do not match the exams, which are like 80% of your grade.”
ECON101
“He doesn't prepare you for .”
ECON101
“The man couldn't teach a fish to swim.”
ECON102

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one student thrived with textbook self-study and a and ungraded work.

Main concern

Unreliable communication and .

What students said

“I while using lectures when I couldn't understand the book.”
ECON101
“Did not show up to over six weeks of class and I had to file a complaint with the school.”
ECON102

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

High-stakes, often confusing exams poorly aligned with lectures make assessment feel strict and unforgiving.

Exam heavyConfusing questionsLecture-exam mismatchTimed quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

grade, questions are confusing, and lectures fail to prepare them.

Exam heavyConfusing test questionsLecture-exam mismatch
“Lectures do not match the exams, which are like 80% of your grade.”
ECON101
“The way he structures his questions for .”
ECON101

Online

Online comments say success depends on textbook study more than lectures; .

Textbook-driven prep
“I while using lectures when I couldn't understand the book.”
ECON101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Econ 102 with another professor was a dream vacation compared to this hellscape.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (2 online, 8 in , and difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“you can easily tell he is EXTREMELY intelligent, but he does not teach well. AT all.”

📝

25/100

“Lectures do not match the exams, which are like 80% of your grade.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he does not teach well. AT all.
  • His lectures are long and often off topic
  • all he does is reads the

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very hard to get an A unless you love ECON
  • Be prepared to work hard with little in return
  • Moves WAY too fast through the material

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • just lots of reading & studying
  • Get ready to read
  • and his questions are tricky

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews span many years with consistent difficulty and teaching complaints, but small online sample and sparse grade detail limit certainty.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ECON1015 reviews
ECON1025 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1