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Accounting

Barbara Croteau

BAD1 · BAD2 · BAD12 · 114 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
21.82%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid if you have any other instructor option; only consider if you need accounting rigor and can absorb harsh criticism.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerRude FeedbackNightmare Group ProjectMcGraw-Hill HeavyUnclear InstructionsTough Grader
  • Recent reviews overwhelmingly call her rude, condescending, and demeaning in .
  • A massive multi-person group project with and grade anxiety.
  • Course content often runs through McGraw-Hill with little live teaching, plus heavy weekly work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Plenty of A grades appear, but the high-stakes group project and and stress.

Both formats report possible ; online complaints are louder.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Average difficulty 4.3 with long LearnSmart work, professional-style reports, and .

Online and in person both describe heavy, professional-level expectations.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Many online sections mark attendance not mandatory, while .

Online is more flexible on seat time; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Only about 22% would take again; dominant advice is run or switch to another professor.

A , but recent online consensus is strongly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and little chance to revise project work.

Format shift

Harsh tone is reported in both formats, strongest online.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Weekly McGraw-Hill homework plus a 30-50+ page group project commonly described as semester-long overload.

Format shift

Overload is consistent; online multi-person groups worsen logistics.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students say she relies on outdated platforms, gives little teaching, and communicates in a belittling way.

Format shift

Older in-person fans disagree; modern online majority is very negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Homework and exams can be straightforward, but a group project worth about 25% often decides the experience.

Format shift

Same project-plus-platform pattern appears online and in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Older in-person reviews sometimes praise her as a tough but excellent accounting mentor; many and harsh tone.

Main concern

Even fans admit extreme difficulty, and and project chaos.

What students said

“Barbara will be one of the most difficult instructors you ever encounter, but by far the .”
BAD2
“Please, for the love of god, DO NOT! take this class. This is the .”
BAD2
“Possibly the . A truly grumpy and angry personality”
BAD1

Remote format

Online

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online BAD1/BAD2 is repeatedly called a McGraw-Hill-run course with , and huge group reports.

Main concern

10-person online group project plus demeaning feedback .

What students said

“AVOID AT COSTS! entire college career.”
BAD2
“She was not only rude and degrading, but downright mean with the comments on our work.”
BAD2
“This instructor uses McGraw-Hill for all the work in this class, with no teaching.”
BAD2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and ; the professional group report is the main risk.

McGraw-Hill HomeworkMultiple Choice ExamsHeavy Group Project Weight

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and redoable physical homework alongside the same project stress.

Multiple Choice ExamsRedo Homework OptionGroup Project Risk
“Good and easy class just participate in the group project and .”
BAD2
“you are .”
BAD1

Online

Online and a poorly instructed high-weight group project.

McGraw-Hill PlatformGroup Project ~25%Hard Exams Mentioned
“ , and exams are straightforward but EVERYTHING for the , and it is worth 25% of the final grade.”
BAD2
“ . She does answer emails quickly & is willing to help.”
BAD1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (35 online, 15 in and . Credibility rating: High.

🚨

14/100

“ be a thing!!!!”

😤

18/100

“ degrading.”

💻 McGraw-Hill Teaching

22/100

“Teaches entirely via McGraw-Hill system, with no prerecorded lectures.”

💎 Rare Hardcore Fan View

90/100

“Barbara is by far the toughest instructor I encountered during college. However, she's the to have.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She should quit. SO RUDE!
  • One of the .
  • Her material and instruction style is so antiquated.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Huge 50+ page project for the semester.
  • Lots of homework but .
  • Passed with a C while having group project deducted 25% of my grade.

Theme 3

💔

  • she is rude, condescending and is belittling to students.
  • leaves terribly rude comments.
  • Even when you are getting A's on the dumb miserable pile of garbage.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

114

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with strong theme consistency on rudeness and and formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 516
3 out of 53
2 out of 513
1 out of 540

Course coverage

BAD239 reviews
BAD110 reviews
BAD121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

40 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 1 · A 15

B range

13

B+ 3 · B 9 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 2