AI Rate Professor

Economics

Xiaochuan Song

ECON120121 · ECON120 · ECON12021 · ECON121 · 122 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
80.49%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

econ As on campus; skip if you need strong lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A OnlineMultiple AttemptsExtra Credit MachineHands-OffPearson MyLab
  • Online sections are a free A with , and piles of EC.
  • to accent, but grading stays very forgiving.
  • Pearson; weak if you want active teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

, and large EC make an A nearly automatic if you submit work.

Online is the free A path; in-person is still lenient but .

Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Content is basic econ with short HW sets; challenge is mostly self-pacing and occasional tricky wording.

Online called breeze; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Online is asynchronous; in-person attendance varies but weeks.

Prefer online if you want zero seat time; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Roughly 80% would take again, almost all praising the easy grade path online.

Online love is near universal; and clarity.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

92/100

, and EC make failing nearly impossible.

Format shift

Both formats lenient; online even more so with MyLab retries.

Workload

Light

78/100

Short weekly HW/quizzes; volume is low if you use multiple attempts smartly.

Format shift

Online 4-8 week terms still called easy; .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Hands-off online and accent-heavy in person, yet caring and .

Format shift

Online almost non-existent instructor; in-person tries to teach but clarity suffers.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly HW and and EC.

Format shift

Online fully on Pearson; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Accent and confusing lectures are common, but , and .

Main concern

Hard to understand lectures; online is clearly easier.

What students said

“his accent is so heavy you can barely understand what he is saying”
ECON120
“impossible to fail, unlimited attempts on the homework, 5 attempts on quizzes/exams”
ECON120

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

weekly HW and quizzes, multi-attempt exams, heavy , almost impossible to fail.

Main concern

You teach yourself; little real instruction if you want deep learning.

What students said

“Easiest A of .”
ECON120
“There is . I had to from the book.”
ECON120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and and generous EC buffers.

Multiple AttemptsUnlimited HW TriesExtra CreditOpen Book MentionsPearson MyLab

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Multi-attempt or dropped exams/quizzes; one open-book remark; accent makes lectures hard but grade remains soft.

Dropped ExamPop QuizzesOpen Book RemarkHeavy Curve
“as an your book”
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“The only reason I passed the class was because .”
ECON120

Online

MyLab exams and quizzes with 3-5 attempts, .

5 Attempts on ExamsUnlimited HWExtra CreditNo Lecture
“Unlimited tries on hw, 5 on quizzes. Lots of .”
ECON120
“you get 3 attempts to take the exams online.”
ECON121

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easiest A of .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A Machine

94/100

“Believe me when I say that there is absolutely no way you should fail this class.”

🔁 Multiple Attempts

88/100

“Unlimited tries on HW. Quizzes and Exams have 5 attempts and the highest score is taken.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

86/100

“If and want an easy A, !”

🎧 Accent & Hands-Off

58/100

“his accent is so heavy you can barely understand what he is saying”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is virtually non-existent in the class though
  • I often forgot he was there
  • Passionate about economics, he wants you to learn

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You have to try to fail this class
  • impossible to fail, unlimited attempts on the homework
  • Even if you get and

Theme 3

💻 About Online vs In Person

  • Everything was online on Pearson which made everything very easy
  • If you just want to pass take him online. If you want an .
  • online class is easier, you will have more time on the exams

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

122

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across years and both formats show very consistent easy-A and MyLab patterns.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

33

A+ 15 · A 18

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

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