AI Rate Professor

Economics

Malkit Sandhu

ECON1 · ECON1A · ECON001 · MICRO1B · ECON10B · ECOEC01 · ECON010B · ECONO1A · MICRO10A · ECON1B · EC1 · ECON10 · MICO10B · MICRO · MACRO1A · MACRO · MACRO10A · ECONO10B · ECON10A · ECON101 · ECON · MICROECONOMICS · MICRO10B · 85 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
76.92%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

homework, and use his review sessions for a solid A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny Real-World LecturesWeekend Review SessionsLots of HomeworkExtra Credit BufferMandatory Attendance
  • In-person students praise humor, real-world examples, and weekend review sessions that make As reachable.
  • Workload is heavy with and final.
  • Online sections are much more mixed, with complaints about weak help and brutal timed exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

As are common if and attend, and , but lazy students fall behind.

Online has both easy-A and hard-exam reports; most easy-A evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Intro econ content is doable with notes and problem sets, though lectures can move fast and use jargon.

In-person reviews dominate; online students more often call content hard when support is weak.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping means you will not pass.

; online attendance is less central.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

, and fair path to good grades when you work.

Strong in-person recommendation; several .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

74/100

is frequent and many call him lenient if homework and lectures are done.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly Aplia/MindTap homework, readings, and .

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students repeatedly praise funny lectures, real-world examples, weekend reviews, and care for success.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is strong; online quality scores are much lower.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

and final, with participation and .

Format shift

and in person.

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

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person he is widely liked as funny, caring, and ; students who attend and do Aplia/MindTap generally pass with high grades.

Main concern

Lots of homework and ; missing class means catching up alone.

What students said

“As long as you show up to lectures youll pass the midterm and final.”
ECON010B
“easy A w some effort.”
ECON1B
“Give it up for the best public college Econ teacher in the South Bay Area.”
ECON10B

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some report an easy A with MindTap work, while , and harsh uncurved exams.

Main concern

Limited instructor support and and homework.

What students said

“ !”
MICROECONOMICS
“ . He will not help you out”
ECON010B
“pretty easy A! all you need to do is do the ”
ECON10A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

while finals are harder in-class or long timed online tests.

Take-Home MidtermIn-Person FinalLecture-Based QuestionsTimed Online Multiple Choice

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, exams track lectures and homework; and tougher in-class finals are common.

Take-Home MidtermIn-Class FinalLecture-Based ExamReview Sessions
“ and . one part Multiple choice,T/F take home other in class short ansewr”
ECON1B
“The questions are pulled from the lecture.”
ECON010B

Online

little curve and heavy self-study.

Timed MidtermMultiple ChoiceNo CurveOnline Exam
“He gave 150 questions on the .”
ECON010B
“ and ”
ECON10A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Amazingly funny guy. and knowledgeable. and Professor Sandhu gave us two review sessions out of his own weekend.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting teaching, workload, and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“ ! Class lectures are very interesting and differ from the textbook.”

📚

32/100

“If you are lazy, this is not a class for you as he offers lots of examples from real world.”

⭐ Easy A Path

78/100

“easy A w some effort.”

⚠️ Online Risk

40/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • this dude funny lol
  • He incorporates a lot of real-time situations
  • he made me love economics

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you show up to lectures youll pass the midterm and final
  • Tons of so if you fail its your fault
  • pretty easy A!

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Lots of homework
  • Use ebook called MindTap for most of the online work
  • Keep up on Aplia b/c they due every week

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

85

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years show consistent themes on homework, humor, and review sessions, with a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 565
4 out of 514
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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