AI Rate Professor

Economics

Theresa Laughlin

ECON100 · ECON102 · ECON101102 · ECON101MACRO · ECON101 · ECON115 · ECON101HYBRID · HISTOFUSECON · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you want an engaging econ teacher and will study for ; skip pure online if you need live lectures.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and funnyHard testsProblem setsExtra creditSelf-study online
  • In-person students often love her energy, humor, and willingness to help, while .
  • Online and hybrid sections lean textbook-and-assignment driven with little lecture support.
  • do problem sets, use , and study lecture notes plus the book for an A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As are attainable with consistent work, rewrites, and , but .

Recent short online ECON100 looks easier; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is standard intro econ difficulty, lightened by humor in class but and problem sets.

; some in-person GE courses feel easier.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

but strongly advised because missing class makes material and tests harder.

; online usually has no live attendance requirement.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Strong praise for put in the work.

In-person recommendations are warmer; online recommendations split between easy GE and no-lecture frustration.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Fair overall with and paper rewrites, but some call her a and exams.

Format shift

; online .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

, and but usually manageable load.

Format shift

Online Connect work and problem sets can feel heavy; .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and student-focused in person, with weaker delivery in pure online formats.

Format shift

In-person teaching shines; online is more facilitator than lecturer.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and a .

Format shift

Both formats use problem sets and exams; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews paint her as funny, caring, and but fairable exams, problem sets, papers, and .

Main concern

Tests and problem sets can feel much harder than lectures suggest.

What students said

“ and in an entertaining, fun way.”
ECON101102
“the exams are on the harder side; however, ”
ECON102
“ so simply during her lecture, but and the 3 big assignments it would be extremely hard”
ECON102

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are largely self-taught from the textbook with , and a few exams; quality ranges from easy GE breeze to tough no-lecture grind.

Main concern

Little to explanation and .

What students said

“The . Took 4-week ECON100 with her and it was sooo easy.”
ECON100
“Class consists of learning on your own from a textbook and ”
ECON102
“ , no explanations of difficult concepts. She's an and the .”
ECON102

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often few but worded hard; studying notes and book plus keeps them standard rather than cruel.

Hard examsMultiple choice plus writtenExtra creditProblem setsFew total tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with points added back, and paired with rewriteable papers.

Hard testsClasswide point addsPaper rewritesStudy notes and book
“the ; however, she will add back points to everybody's test for each problem that is missed by an unreasonable amount of students”
ECON102
“ ”
ECON102

Online

Online tests are few, multiple choice in some courses, and sometimes described as hard with tough wording; .

Few examsMultiple choiceHard wording
“3 tests, all multiple choice. 3 easy problem sets with 5 questions each.”
ECON100
“the ”
ECON102

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She's a very friendly, caring, knowledgeable professor. and in an entertaining, fun way.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Absolutely amazing teacher. and she answers everyone's questions.”

📝

48/100

“ ”

❤️ Student Support

80/100

“Professor Laughlin really cares about her students. ”

🌐 Online Tradeoff

50/100

“Class consists of learning on your own from a textbook and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hilarious
  • she made the class not only interesting but fun
  • Welcome to ECON where the fun never stops

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She also gives out opportunities
  • An A is attainable if that is your goal

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • it was sooo easy
  • , no explanations of difficult concepts
  • class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and formats give a stable picture despite older comments and polarized online experiences.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 511
3 out of 513
2 out of 58
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

4

B 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1