AI Rate Professor

Economics

James Smyth

ECON100 · ECONECON · ECON120 · ECONOMICS · ECON121 · ECON101 · ECON · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you will attend every class, read the book, and put in serious study time for .

Best fit · Effort For RewardOld-school sticklerHard tricky testsAttendance point docksHelpful outside classBy-the-book lectures
  • Econ content and exams are hard and study-heavy
  • Attendance and lateness penalties can swing your grade
  • Helpful one-on-one but lectures often feel dry and traditional

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Hard tricky exams and little curve mean you must study heavily and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students consistently describe Econ as hard with , and comprehensive finals.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, lateness, and even cell phones.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

while unless you must take Econ.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

, and grade hits for lateness make grading feel unforgiving.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Reading the book, hard midterms and finals, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Helpful outside class and , but often called boring, hard to hear, and too by-the-book.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades , and timed quizzes more than projects.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Econ feels traditional and strict, with , and mixed views on whether the help outside class offsets boring lectures.

Main concern

Heavy point docks for lateness or .

What students said

“He removes up to 10% of the total just for late arrivals (2-3mins)”
ECON120
“ . You MUST arrive on time (docked for being a min. late).”
ECON120
“The class is HARD but .”
ECON120

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are hard and trick-heavy with large comprehensive finals, so they feel high-stakes rather than student-friendly.

Hard multiple choiceTricky midtermsComprehensive finalUnannounced quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and comprehensive, often described as extremely hard or tricky with heavy material load.

Hard multiple choice50-question midterms100-question finalUnannounced quizzes
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ECON120
“the midterms are HARD which consist of 50 q. and the FINAL is 100 comprehen.”
ECON120
“ .”
ECON120

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The class is hard... because it's ECON! and ask for help and you should do fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 , and mixed teaching tone. Credibility rating: High.

📚

28/100

“This class was extremely hard!!! and kind if you go to him outside of class.”

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18/100

“He removes up to 10% of the total just for late arrivals (2-3mins)”

🎓 Mixed Recommendation

48/100

“Horrible teacher. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The prof is old-school, which is a here.
  • , but he is terribly boring.
  • by the book... cannot hear your questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

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  • I worked my butt off to get an A in that class.
  • Will not grade on cuve and !!!!!

Theme 3

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  • Miss a class grade drops by 1 percent, cell goes off in class 5 percent off final grade.
  • for each one you will use 3 points from your final grade

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show , and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 57
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

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