AI Rate Professor

Economics

James Barrett

ECON100 · MICROECON · ECON302 · ECONOMICS302 · ECON304 · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
84.38%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

if you want a low-stress econ A; show up for reviews, handle the few graded items, and ignore the tangents.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy AHilarious storytellerFew graded itemsNo textbook neededReview sheets mirror tests
  • Consistently described as one of the easiest econ professors with and .
  • Assessment is mostly quizzes or a ; textbook often unused.
  • Lectures can wander with personal stories; a few late ECON304 takeovers called disorganized, but grades stay easy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Students repeatedly call it an easy A with , and .

Both formats emphasize easy As; online is even lighter on contact hours.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Material is simplified, math is light for many sections, and workload is low.

In-person and online both described as easy; content depth varies but challenge stays low.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

78/100

Often not required after early weeks, but review and .

; in-person optional after first weeks for many terms.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Very high praise and .

In-person recommendations dominate volume; online also strongly positive for GPA padding.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

92/100

Easy grader with , and common in comments.

Format shift

Both formats; recent mid-semester ECON304 still called easy grading despite messy lectures.

Workload

Featherlight

90/100

, and only a handful of graded assessments.

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Often hilarious and ; can ramble or , yet students still succeed.

Format shift

Long-run in-person love is strong; a few recent replacement-teacher reviews are colder on organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grade is mostly quizzes/tests and .

Format shift

Online uses biweekly quizzes plus midterms and a paper; and a short talk.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students love dry humor and ; class is easy if you attend review days and .

Main concern

Rambling, off-topic lectures and occasional disorganization if he joins mid-semester.

What students said

“Easiest "A" and easiest class in California.”
ECON304
“Show up to get an A, do talk, and review for tests.”
ECON302
“All of , and full of nonsensical off-topic ranting. But he's an .”
ECON304

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

posted notes, quizzes, midterms, a paper, and a and .

Main concern

Few graded items mean each quiz or , and .

What students said

“This is the class you take if you need an A!! He is the and a really easy class.”
ECON304
“ . No textbook. He posts notes for you to read and study every week or so.”
ECON100
“Some of his lectures were hard to decipher, but the class was an Easy A!”
ECON302

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Study guides and reviews often match tests; time generous online; .

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

closely track the exam; few tests total.

Review sheet mirrors test3 tests and a finalTest correctionsStudy guides
“Go to class and study the review for an A”
ECON304
“the review are the .”
ECON302

Online

Online quizzes and , and some lost points can be recovered.

Quizzes and midtermsExtra credit recoveryNotes instead of lecturesLow question count
“He also offers you a chance to get 25% of you got wrong on the test.”
ECON100
“The shortest he gave was 1 hour and the longest was 3 hours.”
ECON302

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Easiest "A" and easiest class in California. If you can't get an "A" in his classes then you should see a shrink.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with High credibility from long time span and highly consistent easy-course messaging.

🅰️ Easy A Reputation

94/100

“Take this class!!! This is the class you take if you need an A!!”

😂 Teaching Personality

80/100

“I always looked forward to his lectures because of his dry humor.”

📚 Light Workload

90/100

“This class had NO ASSIGNMENTS! Only quizzes, 2 midterms, a 2-page essay, and a final.”

👍 Recommendation

90/100

“If this professor has a class and you need that class, I recommend 1000% taking the class with him.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He rambles a lot but there is lots to learn from his lectures.
  • He's hilarious and really knows what's he's talking about.
  • lectures were all over the place, and I felt lost a lot of the time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • No stress and easy A!
  • tests were so easy if you study hard enough, you will get an A.
  • But he's an .

Theme 3

📝 About Assessments

  • 3 midterms and a final. Easy if you pay little attention.
  • He provides and goes over the study guides before the exams.

Theme 4

💰 About Cost

  • DO NOT BUY THE TEXT BOOK, IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY.
  • I didn't buy one and passed with flying colors!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

59

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with consistent easy-A, light-work, and humor themes across formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 511
3 out of 57
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ECON30223 reviews
ECON30422 reviews
ECON1003 reviews
ECONOMICS3021 review
MICROECON1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 10 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2