Ara Khanjian

ECON1 · ECONVO1B · MACROECONOMICS · ECON1A · MACROECON · ECONV01A · ECONB · ECONV01B · ECON · ECONV01 · ECONVO1A · ECON2 · ECON1B · 175 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 76.32%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you can, study hard for the three exams, and expect a fair but .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTest heavyCaringGraded by few thingsLecture heavyFree textbook

Grade is driven by three high-stakes exams (often ~90% of the grade).
In person he is clearer, funnier, and ; and quizzes.
Many report free OpenStax textbook plus a small Knewton Alta fee; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many earn As and sometimes getting a grade rounded up, but exams are ~90% of the grade so .

Online reviews split between easy-A with rounding and harsh no-round policies; in .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Intro econ content is manageable if you read and follow lectures; and short online terms, not advanced theory.

In person feels simpler with live lectures; online short terms .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Most students report ; online is asynchronous with deadlines instead of seat time.

Online is largely asynchronous; in but many .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and clear criteria, tempered by test-heavy grading complaints.

In person recommendations are warmer; online reviews are more mixed on short terms and self-teaching.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Often rounds borderline grades and , but some report no rounding and .

Format shift

Rounding and generosity more common in person; online rounding is inconsistent across terms.

Workload

Light

72/100

Usually little homework outside reading and a few discussions; .

Format shift

Online adds daily or weekly quizzes and discussions; in .

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

and accessibility, though online often lacks recorded lectures and .

Format shift

In person teaching praised as funny and clear; online quality dips without taped lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

88/100

Three exams commonly make up about 75-90% of the grade with quizzes and discussions as small percentages.

Format shift

; online layers more chapter quizzes on top.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person classes are lecture-focused with little or no homework, study guides and practice tests that match exams, and if you show up and .

Main concern

Still almost entirely exam-based, so .

What students said

“Very simple class, show up and listen is basically all you have to do. Only assignments are 3 exams.”
ECON1A

“ . I remember getting a 70% on the and I got an A.”
ECON1A

“Your entire grade is based on two midterms and , so if you are not a .”
ECONVO1B

Remote format

Online

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are heavily self-taught with , and ; some love the flexibility and occasional grade rounding, others hate short-term intensity and lack of lectures.

Main concern

; short summer terms and inconsistent rounding frustrate students.

What students said

“It was one of the harder WEB courses because , so study diligently for exams if you want an A.”
ECONV01A

“I emailed him asking to round my grade up to an 90% and he did. Great class and great professor!”
ECONV01A

“ to pass and does not round up your grade even if its a 89.9”
ECON2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and track textbook or lecture content; friendliness varies with study guides and occasional rounding rather than open-book policy.

Three high-stakes examsMultiple choiceStudy guides and practice testsReading-based questionsNo extra credit often

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice tests that mirror the ; grading is often described as generous.

Multiple choiceStudy guidesPractice tests match examsGenerous grading

“The . He is more interested in you learning the information rather than tricking you.”
ECONV01A

“Provides a and gives online practice tests that reflect the exact same questions on the exams.”
ECONV01A

Online

Online exams are high-weight, reading-based, and sometimes paired with daily quizzes; .

Exam heavyChapter quizzesReading-basedOccasional grade rounding

“The vast majority of your grade is made up of 3 exams, so if you get maybe below an 84% on any of them, an A is out of the picture.”
ECONV01B

“1st exam 30% 2nd exam 30% 3rd and final 30%”
ECONV01B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Very simple class, show up and listen is basically all you have to do. Only assignments are 3 exams.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (27 online, 23 in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

📝

88/100

“The assignments are very easy but collectively, the 90% of your grade.”

❤️

76/100

“your grade is mostly based on test but succeed.”

📚 Free Textbook Tradeoff

70/100

“utilized a FREE textbook which was very concise.”

⚠️ Rounding Not Guaranteed

45/100

“I had a 89.5 and he would NOT round my grade up to a 90.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Super chill class. but nothing on the and he covers all topics in his lectures.
Ara is a great guy and seems to care about his students.
He's as funny and outgoing guy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you lock in it is very possible to get an a!!
No offered so if you're a
and study material and you will pass.

Theme 3

💻 Online vs In Person

This is a professor that should only be taken in person.
, so easy to get an A (I missed some deadlines so I didn't).
no taped lectures, just a and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning years with , and format differences support a high-confidence read.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

49 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 25 · A- 2

B range

B+ 5 · B 7

C range

C 3 · C- 2

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Ara Khanjian

x x x x if you can, study hard for the three exams, and expect a fair but x x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Beginner

Optional

WorthIt

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.

📝 x x x

❤️ x x x x

📚 Free Textbook Tradeoff

⚠️ Rounding Not Guaranteed

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 Online vs In Person

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, study hard for the three exams, and expect a fair but .

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