AI Rate Professor

Economics

Scott McGann

ECON101 · ECON100 · ECON120 · ECON102 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want solid econ foundations and ; skip if you only want an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerEngaging lecturerHard examsPowerPoint heavyMixed reviewsHelpful when you seek him
  • Recent reviews call him engaging with and .
  • Older and .
  • and feel extremely hard for A-seekers.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Multiple students warn against taking him just for an A because and misaligned with slides.

; one older ECON100 review called it a relatively easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Average difficulty near 3.6 with fast lectures, tedious online work, and .

Evidence comes only from in-person reviews spanning intro econ sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

One recent review , but others say you must attend because and tests.

Evidence comes only from in-person reviews with .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Stated take-again rate is high on sparse data, but .

; modern praise is thinner than older extremes.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and warnings that you should not take him just for an A .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

, while older notes mention tedious online work and heavy study for tests.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

, and caring; others call him boring, unhelpful, or the .

Format shift

Evidence comes only from in-person reviews with high opinion split.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Quizzes and ; PowerPoints and homework support exam prep unevenly.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and foundation-building to boring and mismatched with .

Main concern

and can feel extremely hard.

What students said

“Really great lecturer and really engaging professor! Easy class and . !”
ECON120
“His PowerPoint lectures are suppose to prepared you for the tests ,but the PowerPoints.”
ECON101
“the the middle of test.”
ECON101
“Relatively easy A... at least for Econ.”
ECON100

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

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Students repeatedly describe extremely hard exams that often differ from lecture PowerPoints.

Hard examsQuiz and test heavyPowerPoint mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are frequently described as extremely hard and poorly aligned with PowerPoint lectures.

Extremely hard examsQuizzes and testsLecture-test mismatch
“ the PowerPoints.”
ECON101
“the the middle of test.”
ECON101
“Most of the stuff he lectures in class are NOT on the though he says it is.”
ECON101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you just want to get A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews, highlighting polarized teaching quality and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Lecture Quality Split

55/100

“Really great lecturer and really engaging professor!”

📝

28/100

“His PowerPoint lectures are suppose to prepared you for the tests ,but the PowerPoints.”

⚠️ Polar Opinions

20/100

“This IS the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Really great lecturer and really engaging professor!
  • Clear and to the point.
  • I took him for MacroEcon101. He is VERY boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • the the middle of test.
  • if you just want to get A.
  • Relatively easy A... at least for Econ.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Very cool teacher!!! Really cares about the students and will go out of his way to help you.
  • ! really cool guy that helps you out alot.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

but heavily concentrated in 2006-2010 with only one detailed 2023 review, and strong opinion polarity.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 56
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ECON10110 reviews
ECON1002 reviews
ECON1202 reviews
ECON1021 review

Reported outcomes

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