Larry Hirota

ECON1 · ACCTG1 · ACCT102 · ACCOUNTING · ACCT2 · ACTG1 · ACCT02 · ACCTG001 · ACCTNGII · ACCOUNTING1 · ACCT1 · ACCT101 · ACCTII · P3003 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 36.36%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you will teach yourself from the book and use office help; do not rely on lectures alone.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTest HeavyConfusing LecturesNice GuySelf Study RequiredExtra Credit

and helpful one-on-one, but and fast.
Course is mostly tests with freebies, , and a ; little real homework.
and self-study outside class; recent reviews trend more negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Freebies, , and dropped lowest test help, but .

All evidence is in person; older reviews sound easier than recent ones.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is manageable with and tests feel tricky.

In-person only; difficulty averages mid-range with wide split.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

38/100

About one in ; fans love his kindness while others say teach yourself elsewhere.

All reviews in person; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

, and dropped lowest test soften hard exams.

Format shift

Leniency themes appear across decades of in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Almost no graded homework, but and .

Format shift

In-person only; many note no .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Kind and helpful outside class, but lectures are often called messy, fast, and .

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Graded almost entirely by a handful of tests; practice HW is optional.

Format shift

Test-heavy design is consistent across in-person accounting sections.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person accounting mixes a force self-study.

Main concern

and lectures jump around, so many students fail without heavy outside work.

What students said

“His lectures are not understandable. I had to read the book to get a .”
ACCOUNTING

“He's very lenient and .”
ACCT101

“ and caring but !”
ACCOUNTING1

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.

, and a dropped lowest score; still not student-easy.

Test heavyDrop lowest examIn-class freebiesExtra creditNo graded homework

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person accounting uses several unit tests, freebies before exams, and .

6 tests drop lowestFreebiesExtra creditTest heavy

“ ; only tests with a total of 6 of them.”
ACCT1

“6 tests drops lowest score, gives you lots of "freebies" in class before test.”
ACCOUNTING1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“As nice as and all over the place.”
Voice snapshots generated from 33 in-person reviews, highlighting kindness versus lecture clarity and test load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

48/100

“His lectures are not understandable. I had to read the book to get a .”

❤️ Character

80/100

“He's a decent professor and probably the nicest person at Pierce College.”

📝 Assessment Style

88/100

“Be aware, ; only tests with a total of 6 of them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

all over the place
lectures are really fast

Theme 2

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Test heavy
gives you lots of freebies

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

super nice and caring
sweetest guy ever
eager to help students

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-three in-person reviews spanning many years with consistent themes on kindness, lecture clarity, and .

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510

4 out of 55

3 out of 56

2 out of 53

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3

Larry Hirota

x x x if you will teach yourself from the book and use office help; do not rely on lectures alone.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

Depends

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🎯 Teaching Clarity

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📝 Assessment Style

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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if you will teach yourself from the book and use office help; do not rely on lectures alone.

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