AI Rate Professor

Economics

Emilio Gomez

ECON1ECON2 · ECON1 · ECON202 · ECN1 · ECON0736 · ECON2 · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
32.88%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you can fully self-teach econ and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderTest HeavyCheating ObsessionSelf-Teach RequiredGraded By Few Things
  • Most students say lectures and study guides do .
  • He is widely described as obsessed with catching cheaters more than teaching.
  • A few students prefer him in person over online and say effort plus office hours can yield a pass.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students repeatedly say even strong effort and harsh scoring, with rare easy As.

Both online and ; online comments are harsher about failing averages.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content can be standard intro econ, but and .

Online students more often say they learned only from YouTube or the book, not lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

as not mandatory, though some still treat lectures as needed to pass.

Online and mandatory notes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and the bulk of comments urge students to pick anyone else.

A ; online majority strongly warns off.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

; students report zeros on study guides, no partial credit clarity, and pride in low averages.

Format shift

Harsh grading complaints appear in both formats, strongest online.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Graded by few items (quizzes, study guides, exams) but reading and .

Format shift

Online adds long recorded lectures and .

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Most say lectures ramble, complain, or .

Format shift

online.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grade hinges on midterms, final, and .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

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

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person is still hard and test-heavy, but a minority say lectures land better and office hours help if you put in serious work.

Main concern

Still few graded items, tough short answers, and .

What students said

“ .”
ECON1ECON2
“If it.”
ECON2
“Prepare to teach yourself 14 chapters of econ - FUN”
ECON1

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

long unclear lectures, exams that , and heavy anti-cheating focus.

Main concern

and often feel disconnected from lectures and study guides.

What students said

“Absolute worst professor I've ever had in my entire life. His lectures teach absolutely .”
ECON1
“He doesn't care about teaching, he only cares about catching cheaters.”
ECON2
“I made an account just to warn students at SRJC to RUN from Mr. Gomez.”
ECON2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and strong anti-cheating emphasis make exams feel punitive.

Test HeavyHard Short AnswersLittle FeedbackAnti-Cheating FocusStudy Guide Mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

answers and historically low class averages.

Hard Short AnswersLow Class AveragesPoint-Based Exams
“The class average on exam 1 was a 38%, 50% on exam 2.”
ECON1
“Short answer questions have like 15 parts to them LOL”
ECON2

Online

Online exams are high weight, often said to mismatch lectures and study guides, with .

High Exam WeightMismatch With LecturesNo Meaningful FeedbackCheating Focus
“The ... and there is basically no .”
ECON2
“When you get answers wrong he types "Review" and that's it.”
ECON1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Absolute worst professor I've ever had in my entire life. His lectures teach absolutely .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, exams, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

26/100

“This teacher doesn't teach. It's like a math teacher teaching addition in class but .”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“If it.”

📝

28/100

“The quizzes and the material he taught.”

🕵️ Cheating Focus

20/100

“He is obsessed with catching students cheating and covers that more than the Econ material.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Be ready to teach yourself.
  • ; I mostly learned from Jeremy Clifford.
  • , just links to youtube videos, which felt lazy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • No easy A's.
  • you will not get an A in this class no matter what.
  • Class average was below 60 and the highest grade was a 73.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • .
  • Tutorial center even confirms some answers are correct and this professor still marks stuff wrong.
  • He brags about how his class is difficult and most students will earn a C- or below.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

73

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across years and both formats show strong consistency on tough grading, , and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 511
3 out of 511
2 out of 512
1 out of 533

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

7

B 5 · B- 2

C range

12

C+ 3 · C 8 · C- 1

D range

5

D+ 3 · D 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 4