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Economics

Michael Gale

ECON100 · 100C · ECON30054 · MICROECON2 · ECON105 · ECON100AND105 · 105C · ECON100C · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
38.1%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid Michael Gale unless you can teach yourself, tolerate slow communication, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderLots Of HomeworkPoor CommunicationTest HeavySelf Teaching
  • Recent reviews are strongly negative, especially online, , and poor communication.
  • Older in-person reviews are , and grade support through practice or corrections.
  • The course experience varies sharply by format and term, but the dominant recent pattern is high effort with uncertain reward.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Some older in-person students earned easy A grades through homework and study guides, but , and grade drops from small-point tasks.

Online evidence points to hard grading and high effort, while reports.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Economics concepts are manageable when lectures, PowerPoints, and homework align, but and .

Online reviews make the course feel more difficult due to limited instruction, while and easier experiences.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance is not always described as formally mandatory, but , and in-class practice matter.

and practice, while online reviews focus more on keeping up with assignments and proctored assessments.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Most recent students do not recommend him because of , and a feeling that they must learn the material alone.

, while in-person reviews are divided between older strong recommendations and newer negative experiences.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students often describe him as a and small-point grading scales.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially strict on assignment grading, while tough grading.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Reviews frequently mention weekly homework, , and multiple exams.

Format shift

Online reviews describe work-intensive assignments, while , and test preparation.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Teaching quality is inconsistent, with several students praising older in-person lectures but many recent reviews citing weak instruction and poor communication.

Format shift

Online teaching is criticized heavily for lack of lectures and self-teaching, while and serious complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades come from a mix of , and finals rather than exams alone.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize assignments plus proctored quizzes and exams, while , and practice problems.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are split, with and newer comments criticizing communication, workload, and grading.

Main concern

The main risk is inconsistent teaching quality and weak communication outside class.

What students said

“You'll literally find your self trying to piece the class together.”
ECON100C
“He makes learning microeconomics easy.”
ECON105

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are consistently negative, describing proctored quizzes and , and limited instruction.

Main concern

Students say they had to teach themselves while and proctored assessments.

What students said

“You have to teach yourself!”
100C
“ so hard to deal with since each hw and so whenever you do really bad on one thing it'll drop you big time.”
ECON100

Exam style

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The clearest exam evidence shows proctored online quizzes and exams, while as standard homework- or PowerPoint-based tests.

ProctorioProctored QuizzesProctored ExamsFrequent QuizzesMultiple Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention exams, quizzes, pop quizzes, practice exams, and , but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or strict proctoring.

Pop QuizzesHomework-Based ExamsTest CorrectionsPractice Exams
“The and quizzes.”
ECON105
“He will let you correct your exam for an extra 5 points.”
ECON100

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention Proctorio and proctored quizzes and .

ProctorioProctored QuizzesProctored Exams
“Proctored QUIZZES and Exams.”
100C
“He uses proctorio.”
100C

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You have to teach yourself!”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“He didn't teach much of the material, but rather just .”

⚖️

25/100

“He is definitely a detailed enough".”

🚫 Recommendation Risk

34/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • You'll literally find your self trying to piece the class together.
  • He makes learning microeconomics easy.
  • Excellent lectures. .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • so hard to deal with since each hw and so whenever you do really bad on one thing it'll drop you big time.
  • I would spend 4-5 hrs typing up my work and on average I would get 16/20.
  • It was an easy A.

Theme 3

📬 About Communication

  • and if he does it takes him up to a week.
  • Hard to reach him out of class, towards the end, he became a lot less involved.
  • he really sucks at communication outside of class like he hardly read his emails and no office hours too...

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 21 reviews cover both formats and show a and recent negative reviews.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Audit/No Grade 2 · Not sure yet 2