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Economics

Sandra Camarena

ECON310 · ECON302 · ECON300 · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
85.37%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will stay on top of weekly modules and ; skip only if you want a light, hands-off econ class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra Credit LifelineCaring & AccessibleHeavy Online HomeworkClear FeedbackAI Accusation Risk
  • Most students praise her as , and and feedback.
  • Workload is consistently heavy with , and papers.
  • A minority of recent reviews warn about AI plagiarism flags and harsh structure in some sections.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Many As with and , but heavy weekly work and some tough-grader or AI-flag friction keep it from being free.

Online evidence stresses plus heavy modules; and structure complaints.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Intro , but , and multi-chapter weeks keep content at a standard college load.

Both formats report reading-heavy modules; and occasional confusion.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most reviews mark attendance mandatory and and passing.

; online attendance is mixed and often not applicable.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Roughly 85% would take , and despite workload and a few harsh outliers.

Online and ; the sharpest avoid advice is recent and mostly in-person ECON302.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

and clear criteria help many students, though tough-grader and AI-flag reports pull leniency down.

Format shift

Online students often call grading fair with ; .

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Lots of , and papers are the dominant theme across years.

Format shift

Online modules are especially time-consuming; and .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students , and real-world, with a minority calling structure confusing or harsh.

Format shift

and accessibility; recent negatives cluster more in in-person comments.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grades blend online homework, discussions, quizzes or multiple exams, papers, and a final.

Format shift

Online leans homework-quiz-essay; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students highlight engaging lectures, real-life examples, office hours, and AI enforcement and structure.

Main concern

and a few recent reports of AI accusations and .

What students said

“SO so so sweet, really trusts her students and made this class (I hate econ) really easy to follow along!!”
ECON300
“ . She has a big ego and will accuse you of using AI even if you didn't”
ECON302
“if you never miss a class, .”
ECON302

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections run on Waymaker/Connect/MindTap with heavy weekly reading, quizzes, essays on The Economist, and frequent ; .

Main concern

Paid online access plus long chapter work and .

What students said

“There is a lot of work, but if you submit all of it on time you should be fine.”
ECON302
“The horrible thing is that the final was remotely proctored, as in we .”
ECON302
“Lots of .”
ECON302

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

quizzes and as a safety net.

Extra CreditQuizzesFinal ExamRemote Proctoring (some online)Multiple In-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments describe multiple exams, finals based on prior tests, and .

Multiple ExamsAttendance-Linked FinalExtra CreditOnline Homework
“7 exams total including the final, but if you never miss a class, .”
ECON302
“Everything on final is based on all 6 exams”
ECON302

Online

, and some remotely proctored or recorded finals with no notes.

Module QuizzesRemote ProctoringRecorded FinalExtra CreditEssays
“Youll be recorded while . No notes or .”
ECON302
“The finals 10% and one try too. Lots of .”
ECON302

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Camarena is AMAZING. Tough class no doubt, but she works so hard to give us everything we need to do well.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (20 online, 30 in person), highlighting care, workload, , and . Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

78/100

“Cares greatly about her students, their wellbeing, and their learning.”

🎁 Safety Net

72/100

“ so !”

📚 Heavy Workload

38/100

“She gives lots and lots of work though. expect , and .”

⚠️ AI Enforcement Risk

35/100

“She has a big ego and will accuse you of using AI even if you didn't and will get you in trouble with your school.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures economics while keeping the math distant at first so you understand the concepts
  • really made it easy for me to understand all material
  • and provides updates about office hours

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you submit all of it on time you should be fine
  • Get ready to study and work for your grade!
  • as long as and stay on top of your work it should be an easy A

Theme 3

💻 About Online Platforms & Cost

  • Uses "Waymaker" which has studyplan, text and weekly quizzes
  • be ready to pay $100 if
  • Spend at least 1 full day from morning to night to complete one chapter

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

62

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning 2014-2026 with strong theme consistency on care, , and heavy workload, plus some recent negative outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 516
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

24

A+ 5 · A 17 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

4

C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 3