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Economics

Malkiat Sandhu

ECON1A · ECON001A · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Take him if you will do Cengage weekly and use notes plus ; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Cengage homeworkTest heavyExtra credit availableTake-home examsTangent-prone lectures
  • and easy to fall behind on.
  • Midterms and ; some are take-home if .
  • and funny, others say emails go unanswered.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Many earn A with notes, homework consistency, and , but and uncurved.

Online emphasizes ; in-person emphasizes notes and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Econ concepts are standard but , and .

Both formats rate difficulty around medium-high.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and warn that showing up is needed to understand material.

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; success tracks closely with and exams.

; in-person is mixed.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and homework makeups help, but exams are hard and .

Format shift

Online students highlight more than in-person students.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

if you fall behind.

Format shift

Heavy Cengage/Aplia load is consistent online and in person.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Can be funny, caring, and open to questions, but .

Format shift

Online reviews are warmer; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterm and weekly online homework.

Format shift

Both formats stress test weight; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and test heavy with mixed lecture clarity and .

Main concern

, and tangents that waste class time.

What students said

“Lots of HW on cengage... Take notes during class!!! if you do!!”
ECON001A
“He gave 150 questions on the . HE gives you 3 hours to complete the exam”
ECON1A
“ . There is .”
ECON1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students like his kindness and but and heavy Cengage work.

Main concern

Office-hour accessibility and long exams.

What students said

“The but he does allow you to make it up if you do not get to it in time.”
ECON001A
“ , but he gives a lot of opportunities so if you're trying to pass, you will!”
ECON1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often long and hard, but and make the overall style more student-manageable.

Take-home midterm/final optionsLong multiple-choice examsExtra creditNotes-based success

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

timed multiple-choice exams that can feel under-timed.

Take-home midterm/final150-question midtermReview sessionsNo curve
“ if you do!!”
ECON001A
“He gave 150 questions on the . HE gives you 3 hours to complete the .”
ECON1A

Online

Online midterm and ; strong notes plus improve outcomes.

Long examsExtra creditCengage homework
“The midterm and but if .”
ECON001A
“ , but he gives a lot of opportunities so if you're trying to pass, you will!”
ECON1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Take notes during class!!! if you do!! Don't ignore Cengage HW, it's overwhelming if you have to play catch up”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews with 2 online and 5 in-person, highlighting homework, exams, and mixed support. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Professor Sandhu is one of the funniest professors I have ever had”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“The but he does allow you to make it up if you do not get to it in time.”

📝

45/100

“He gave 150 questions on the .”

🎁 Path

70/100

“he gives a lot of opportunities so if you're trying to pass, you will!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He can be very inaccessible to remember to go to his office hours!
  • He wasted time on crazy tangents nearly every class
  • , but does go on tangents.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Your grade is mostly the midterm and final
  • and .
  • Lots of HW on cengage

Theme 3

🧰 About Resources

  • There are review sessions for midterm... plus opportunities
  • you buy your book... on cengage
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

7 reasonably detailed reviews from 2018-2024 cover both formats, but the small sample limits confidence.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ECON1A4 reviews
ECON001A3 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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