Julie Holzner

ECON002 · ECON01 · ECON001 · ECO1 · ECO2 · ECON · ECON2 · MICROECONOMICS · 232 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
Take again: 20.43%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

Avoid if you can; if and tolerate expensive materials plus timed quizzes.

Best fit · Self Taught ProExpensive Self TextbookTimed Quiz GauntletSelf-Taught EconomyUnhelpful FeedbackDrop Risk

Students repeatedly slam her costly self-authored textbook as confusing and mandatory.
Canvas quizzes often dominate grades with brutal 10 questions in about 10 minutes.
and can still pass if you grind every weekly task.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Some students earn As by grinding textbook quizzes and retakes, but and .

Online students more often report unlimited textbook yet one-try Canvas quizzes; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Material is intro econ, but and timed critical-thinking quizzes make it feel harder than it should.

Both formats stress self-teaching; online complaints dominate volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Many online sections are asynchronous with weekly deadlines, while .

; in-person attendance reports are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and the comment mass repeatedly says avoid or transfer the class elsewhere.

passable reports from diligent online grinders.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

Tough-grader tags, high quiz weight, and .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and frequent quizzes create a heavy grind.

Format shift

Online volume of weekly work is especially loud across reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Students say she redirects to the syllabus or book instead of .

Format shift

Online unhelpfulness is the loudest theme; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

homework supporting the same loop.

Format shift

Both formats center timed quizzes; online students quantify 50-55% quiz weight often.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person sections still feel dull or and textbook dependency.

Main concern

Lectures add little; and costly book remain the real course.

What students said

“No actual teaching/learning takes place during zoom class. Only "check all that apply" polls the entire time.”
ECO1

“Quizzes account for 55% of the overall grade and they are all 10 questions in 10 minutes.”
ECON001

“Her in person class was very dull and boring... No group work, no engagement, or no 1 on 1 with the professor.”
ECON

Remote format

Online

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online econ is largely self-paced reading and weekly grind, with and .

Main concern

and weak support drive drops and rage reviews.

What students said

“Bad professor, assigns $110 textbook (that she wrote) that is poorly written, convoluted, and overall unhelpful.”
ECON002

“The most because they are 55% of your grade! You have only 10 minutes to answer 10 questions.”
ECON002

“if you do take her watch Jacob Clifford econ professor on YouTube he makes things much clearer”
ECON001

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

grade weight and little forgiveness.

10 Questions in 10 MinutesOne Attempt Canvas QuizzesQuiz Heavy GradeMandatory Self TextbookDrop Without Warning

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid reports still fixate on 10-minute critical-thinking quizzes with little real lecture support.

Timed QuizzesTest HeavySelf-Teach Required

“Quizzes account for 55% of the overall grade and they are all 10 questions in 10 minutes.”
ECON001

“Be prepared to COMPLETELY teach yourself the subject matter and (10 questions in 12 minutes).”
ECO1

Online

Online Canvas quizzes are frequently 10 questions in about 10 minutes, one try, and a huge grade share.

Timed Canvas Quizzes10Q/10MinOne AttemptHeavy Quiz Weight

“You have only 10 minutes to answer 10 questions. It is not enough time.”
ECON002

“as for and they are worth 50% of your grade”
ECON001

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I advise people to take Economics somewhere else because her class is the worst. The most because they are 55% of your grade!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (35 online, 15 , and support themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

26/100

“Be prepared for a completely self taught class... If you ask her a question, she sends you a pic of the syllabus and says to look in book.”

💸 Textbook Cost Pain

20/100

“It's obvious that this professor only cares about making a profit by requiring her students to buy a textbook that she wrote.”

⏱️

24/100

“She gives you 10 minutes to solve 10 long questions that need time to solve.”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“ !!!”

Theme 1

📘 About the Textbook

her textbook is disgustingly expensive for something she wrote herself
I find it hilarious how bad her mandatory textbook for $124 is.
the textbook is just poorly written.

Theme 2

🧪 About Quizzes and Grades

10 questions in 10 minutes. 1 minute a question?!
.

Theme 3

🚫 About Support and Drops

when you e-mail her she is nonexistent.
I was automatically dropped from her class b/c
Does not offer help. Quotes her syllabus constantly

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

232

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent-heavy reviews with highly consistent complaints , and weak teaching support.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542

4 out of 538

3 out of 526

2 out of 536

1 out of 590

Course coverage

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ECO114 reviews

ECON00210 reviews

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

A+ 4 · A 11

B range

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

C 2

D range

D 1 · D- 1

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 8 · Not sure yet 8 · Rather not say 2

Julie Holzner

Avoid if you can; x x x if x x x x and tolerate expensive materials plus timed quizzes.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

💸 Textbook Cost Pain

⏱️ x x x

👎 Recommendation

📘 About the Textbook

🧪 About Quizzes and Grades

🚫 About Support and Drops

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Quality ratings

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Avoid if you can; if and tolerate expensive materials plus timed quizzes.

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