AI Rate Professor

Economics

Eduardo Alvarez-Vargas

MACRO · ECO120 · ECON120 · ECON121 · MICRO · ECON123 · ECON101 · MACROECONOMICS · ECONOMICS · ECON · ECONOMY · ECON110 · 76 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-teach from the textbook and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to UnderstandBrutal ExamsSelf-Teach RequiredNice but ToughAccent and Clarity Issues
  • Many students struggle with accent, soft voice, and
  • and grade-heavy with
  • A and seeking help outside class

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting a high grade usually means heavy textbook study for .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Economics content plus hard detailed exams make the course feel tough for most reviewers.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Several students and some only went for points, so policy is loose but lecture value is debated.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

A large share of reviews urge students to stay away due to clarity problems and crushing tests.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

complaints of misgrading and little .

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

, but required reading and .

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Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Many students cannot understand lectures and feel forced to self-teach despite him being called a .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

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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 Self Taught Pro

, and exam-brutal, while a minority say he is a if you read and study hard.

Main concern

, and reports of missed classes or .

What students said

“I would aviod taking Alvarez. He cancelled a lot of classes due to illness. .”
ECON121
“you can tell he knows a lot about the subject, however ”
ECON120
“I got A's in 120 and 121, both by wide margins. My secret? I read the book and asked questions”
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

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and are repeatedly described as very hard, detailed, and sometimes poorly aligned with lectures.

Hard ExamsExam-Heavy GradeLittle HomeworkStudy Guide Helps

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

the grade, with little homework buffer.

Hard ExamsExam-Heavy GradeLittle HomeworkStudy Guide Helps
“your entire grade is based on 2 midterms and the final...the ”
ECON121
“ . Some of the material on them came out of nowhere.”
ECON120
“There are no hidden questions on the tests. The negative comments posted do not really reflect his teaching method”
ECON120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I would aviod taking Alvarez. He cancelled a lot of classes due to illness. . You must plan on teaching yourself because he does NOT teach the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, , and polarized sentiment. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Clarity

30/100

“I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD HE WAS SAYING! STAY AWAY FROM THIS GUY!”

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28/100

“ . You must plan on teaching yourself”

👍 Recommendation Split

32/100

“if you get the so”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hard to understand him due to his quiet and heavily accented voice
  • There is will not be able to understand one thing the man says

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • your entire grade is based on 2 midterms and the final
  • I spent 1 hour studying for every hour of lecture

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • , but a terrible teacher
  • He's a really nice teacher and tries to make class fun
  • . Can be dry at times

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

76

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years show recurring themes on accent, boring lectures, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
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3 out of 514
2 out of 520
1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

D range results lead the reported letter grades.

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D range

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