AI Rate Professor

Economics

Parwinder Sidhu

ECON100 · MACRO100 · ECON105C · ECO100 · ECON105 · ECON100HC · ECON100C · ECON105H · 147 lifetime ratings

AI rating
51/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
59.78%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take Sidhu mainly if you are genuinely interested in economics and willing if you need strong support.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyPassionate About EconomicsFast-Paced LecturesExtra Credit Available
  • In-person reviews are mixed but often praise her passion, care, and .
  • Online reviews are much more negative, with , and confusing support.
  • Students can earn strong grades, but the course , and independent studying.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A is possible with and practice quizzes, but students repeatedly , and strict attention to grading rules.

In-person students mention more grade help and , while online students and weak support.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The economics content is often described as fast-paced, reading-heavy, quiz-heavy, and difficult to understand without outside study.

In-person students sometimes find lectures clearer, while online students more often say recordings, textbook reliance, and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews mention participation and class engagement but do not consistently prove a .

Online evidence focuses on assignments and quizzes, while as useful for knowing what will be tested.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Students recommend her when they want a serious economics course, but many warn against her online classes and .

In-person reviews are meaningfully more positive, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, though and clear expectations can help prepared students.

Format shift

Online reviews describe stricter and less explained grading, while .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students report lots of , and outside studying.

Format shift

Both formats are workload-heavy, but online reviews make the workload feel more self-directed and frustrating.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

She is often described as passionate and , but online students frequently report poor communication and .

Format shift

Teaching experience is much stronger in person than online.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades , and a smaller set of major graded items.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy, with online reviews especially emphasizing quizzes and content questions.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are more balanced, with many students calling her caring and passionate while still warning that , and .

Main concern

The main risk is fast-paced, test-heavy material with .

What students said

“She's a really caring professor, though the class is challenging and requires you to actually study especially for the quizzes.”
ECON105C
“Just be ready to WORK.”
ECON100C
“The concepts are easy to understand and she simplifies them in her lecture perfectly.”
ECON100

Remote format

Online

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report a much harsher experience with , and limited support.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say the , and hard to manage without self-teaching.

What students said

“ .”
ECON100C
“she uses lockdown browser for quizzes/tests and will not care if you have tech issues.”
ECON100C
“If you want a good grade you need to watch lectures AND read every chapter in the book.”
ECON100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because reviews repeatedly mention difficult quizzes, proctored testing, Lockdown Browser, and .

Weekly QuizzesProctored QuizzesLockdown BrowserCheat Sheet MentionedTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, a cumulative final, and some limited student-friendly aids like cheat sheets or open books.

Weekly QuizzesCumulative FinalCheat Sheet AllowedOpen Book Mentioned
“ but she allows 3x5 cheat sheet.”
ECON100C
“There are 6 exams-4 on ch 1-20 & 2 are the finals.”
ECON105
“ and open books for tests.”
ECON100

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention proctored quizzes, Lockdown Browser, timed tests, and tech issues, making the .

Proctored QuizzesLockdown BrowserTimed TestWeekly Quizzes
“ .”
ECON100C
“she uses lockdown browser for quizzes/tests and will not care if you have tech issues.”
ECON100C
“There is the ”
ECON105

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're expecting an easy A, and complain later that u got a bad grade cuz U didn't grind then thats on you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Her goal is genuinely to teach and make sure students learn the material.”

⚖️

28/100

“She grades horribly and good luck on content response questions.”

📚 Workload Reality

30/100

“If you want a good grade you need to watch lectures AND read every chapter in the book.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Good and caring professor that makes good and exciting lectures.
  • She teaches at a fast pace, which can make it hard to keep up at times.
  • Lectures are hard to understand and prof goes off topic.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You'll be fine if you work hard.
  • Be prepared for and qualitative response questions that are NOT EASY.
  • Nothing is good enough.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • .
  • The textbook was practically our teach.
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

147

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 detailed reviews across several years with , and format differences.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 560
4 out of 526
3 out of 522
2 out of 517
1 out of 522

Course coverage

ECON100C20 reviews
ECON1009 reviews
ECON105C6 reviews
ECO1005 reviews
ECON1055 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 4 · A 11 · A- 3

B range

11

B+ 3 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

4

D+ 2 · D 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1