Julia Holzner

ECON002 · ECON1 · ECON01 · ECON02 · HECON02 · ECON001 · ECON101 · ECON2 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.2/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you can self-teach from the book and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProMonotone lecturesTest heavyStrict attendanceTough graderMust buy her textbook

Lectures are widely described as dry, monotone, and hard to sit through.
Tests and , and often hide results.
and many say skip class and you will not pass.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some get an A by grinding the book and homework, but and .

Online stress timed Canvas quizzes and reading; and pop quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is intro econ but lectures are dry, pace feels hard, and .

Both formats call it hard; online adds weekly reading load while .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

closely and skips tied to failing.

Online and in-person both report mandatory or .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most recent and long-run reviews urge avoiding her for monotone lectures, unhelpful demeanor, and unfair tests.

; online and most in-person reviews are negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Tags and comments , and confusing wording that tanks grades.

Format shift

Online notes clear criteria but ; .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and frequent tests or pop quizzes pile up.

Format shift

Online emphasizes weekly chapter quizzes and midweek deadlines; and test weight.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Majority describe monotone, unhelpful, rude or dry lectures with rare older positive outliers.

Format shift

; online and most in-person reviews call her unkind or unhelpful.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and timed quizzes dominate grades, often around 60 percent, with weekly quizzes and .

Format shift

Online uses Canvas timed quizzes; and pop quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person classes emphasize dry lectures, strict attendance tracking, pop quizzes, and .

Main concern

Monotone unhelpful lectures and .

What students said

“The tests are 10 mins to answer 10 questions. They're worded in a way to confuse you”
ECON1

“She is by far the and rude”
ECON1

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and timed Canvas quizzes; students must buy her textbook and track midweek deadlines.

Main concern

Tricky short quizzes, heavy reading, and .

What students said

“trying to communicate with this prof for clarification w/ class material was futile”
ECON101

“you are required to take a 10 ”
ECON02

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are timed, tricky, high-weight, and .

Timed Canvas quizzesShort 10-question testsResults often hiddenPop quizzesTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

hidden results and pop quizzes.

10-minute 10-question testsResults hiddenPop quizzesTest heavy

“The tests are 10 mins to answer 10 questions. They're worded in a way to confuse you”
ECON1

“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
ECON001

Online

Online courses use weekly chapter quizzes plus timed 10-question Canvas quizzes that require full reading.

Timed Canvas quizzesChapter quizzesTest heavy

“you are required to take a 10 ”
ECON02

“You can't guess on the CANVAS quizzes. You've got to have read the material”
ECON001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ !!! she makes the material harder than it is. She is very unhelpful and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews spanning online and in-person , and exam stress. Credibility rating: High.

😴 Dry Monotone Lectures

30/100

“She is by far the and rude”

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28/100

“The tests are 10 mins to answer 10 questions. They're worded in a way to confuse you”

🚫 Low Recommendation

28/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very dry. Repeats herself so many times
Monotone, yet the easiest class of the honors society
Doesn't like to be asked questions

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

23 reviews span 2006-2024 with consistent themes , and .

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 50

3 out of 56

2 out of 57

1 out of 57

Course coverage

ECON18 reviews

ECON0014 reviews

ECON1013 reviews

ECON23 reviews

ECON022 reviews

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ECON0021 review

ECON011 review

HECON021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

A 3

B range

B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

Julia Holzner

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

😴 Dry Monotone Lectures

📝 x x x

🚫 Low Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can self-teach from the book and .

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