AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Linda Costello

ACCT104 · ACCT361 · ACCT125 · ACCT300 · ACCT301 · ACCT101 · ACCT103 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want a rigorous accounting instructor and can invest serious weekly study time.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate lecturesLots of homeworkTest heavyPolarizing help styleStrict attendance
  • many praise passion and clarity, others call her unhelpful and .
  • time sink.
  • In-person fans value energy and worksheets; online critics cite missing lecture coverage and limited support.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Even successful students , and grades often landing at B/B+ rather than free As.

Some online 101/104 students found As; 301 and 103 more often report hard work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Accounting content plus heavy lecture and test demands make the course intellectually and workload-heavy for many.

Lower-level online classes vary; 301/300/103 frequently called hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skipping class means you will not pass.

Especially strict in person; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

, but strong love-or-hate extremes make fit dependent on work tolerance.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

, and limited redo or recur often.

Format shift

A few recent online sections note ; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Repeated lots-of-homework reports, multi-hour weekly Connect work, and chapter quizzes pile up.

Format shift

; in-person also emphasizes lecture and participation load.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

, but multiple students say help is limited and lectures miss test content.

Format shift

In-person energy praised more; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

but exams and and are often much harder than practice.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; online also has weekly tests some students fail without lecture coverage.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students often love her passion and worksheets, but still warn of , and .

Main concern

Skip class and you will struggle; exams and .

What students said

“TAKE HER CLASS!!! Her energy and passion for a dry subject is unbelievably great.”
ACCT301
“ professor Ive ever had.”
ACCT301
“She's a nice lady and cares about her students but is very hard on grading she's strict on her work the lectures are heavy.”
ACCT300

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise organization and office hours, others report , and .

Main concern

Homework and limited help and little .

What students said

“Her class is well organized, you know exactly what to expect, grading is fair, the workload isn't ridiculous.”
ACCT301
“HW and practice problems are about 5x easier than the ones on the tests and quizzes. STAY AWAY FROM HER!”
ACCT301
“The and convoluted... The videos she provided where from the book nothing that she put in her own words.”
ACCT103

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, with limited review of missed items in some sections.

Test heavyExams harder than homeworkNote cards sometimes allowedOpen-book rare

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture-aligned; note cards sometimes allowed, and one tax class mentioned open-book but .

Hard examsNote cards allowed sometimesOpen-book tax exams (one course)Practice exams unlike real exams
“The .”
ACCT103
“ .”
ACCT300
“ , but fair.”
ACCT125

Online

Online students often say weekly tests cover untaught items and practice is far easier than graded exams.

Hard weekly testsPractice easier than examsLimited answer review
“On the because of the thing that are not taught but are expected to know.”
ACCT301
“Doesn't let you see what you got wrong on test/quizzes which is vital for learning accounting.”
ACCT301

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The subject isn't easy but she makes it so much fun. I love her class so much. Lots of homework but its within reason.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (11 online, 16 in person), highlighting passion, heavy work, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Passion

70/100

“Her energy and passion for a dry subject is unbelievably great.”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“Expect to spend at LEAST 4 hours outside of each class on HW.”

📝

30/100

“HW and practice problems are about 5x easier than the ones on the tests and quizzes.”

👎 Polarizing Help

40/100

“Asked her several times for extra help when I was struggling and she told me to study harder.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Passionate about teaching
  • and understanding students

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of homework
  • Test heavy
  • This class is HARD

Theme 3

⚠️ About Support Gaps

  • Study harder
  • STAY AWAY FROM HER!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven detailed reviews across many courses and years with and negative camps and consistent workload themes.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ACCT30113 reviews
ACCT1035 reviews
ACCT1013 reviews
ACCT1252 reviews
3011 review
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

10

B+ 5 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1