AI Rate Professor

Economics

Bill Cummings

ECON7048 · MICROECONOMICS · ECON120 · ECON120MACRO · ECON121 · MICRO · ECON101 · ECON110 · ECONOMICS · ECON · ECON120121 · MICROSECT · 169 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you already love economics and want a brutal, no-hand-holding challenge.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBrutal ExamsLecture-Test MismatchPolarizing PersonalityHigh Drop RateHardcore Econ Theory
  • Many students say lectures wander into politics and stories while .
  • A minority call him a brilliant, funny mentor for serious learners.
  • Multiple reports of , and offensive classroom comments.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students repeatedly , and As.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Content and pacing feel university-hard with little spoon-feeding of fundamentals.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and lectures are the main contact, though policy is not fully uniform.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Recent take-again is 0% and many urge others to pick a different professor despite a vocal fan minority.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; few pass and midterms wipe out large parts of the class.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Little daily homework, but and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Fans praise brilliance and humor; many more say he rants, confuses, and .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

; midterm and and decide who survives.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

hard, theory-heavy tests with .

Main concern

, and harsh classroom tone.

What students said

“Hands down the .”
ECON121
“Hardest class I've ever taken. But I believe that this should be the college level.”
ECON120
“Lectures have almost nothing to do with actual exams.”
ECON121

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

High-stakes, very difficult exams that many say do not match lecture content.

Very Hard MidtermsLecture-Test DisconnectFew ExamsStudy Guides Sometimes

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals are described as ridiculously hard with mass failure and .

Hard Midterm/FinalMinimal HomeworkTheory-Heavy
“Only 3 exams, barely any homework and the .”
ECON120
“then comes the midterm. were he'll tell you one thing will be on it, then it isnt on there and 2 people get a grade above a C on the midterm.”
ECON120
“the .”
ECON121

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Hands down the . All he does is rant about his liberal ideology and he expects you to magically understand econ.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and a polarized genius-vs-disaster split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

34/100

“Doesnt teach material. Leaves everything up to the student to figure out coursework.”

📉 Recommendation

22/100

“ .”

🔥 Hardcore Praise

70/100

“If you'd like a chance to learn from an absolute genius, don't miss it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • goes off on tangents
  • He's intimidating; get past that you might find yourself crediting him 20yrs later
  • He makes economics quite interesting

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class started with 68 (I believe) and ended with 17
  • Hardest class I've ever taken

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • constantly humiliates minorities and women
  • makes very inappropriate comments about girls bodies
  • he's openly racist and sexist

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

169

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with a and high risk, plus a consistent pro-genius minority.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 534
4 out of 521
3 out of 521
2 out of 522
1 out of 571

Course coverage

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MICRO2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

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5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1