AI Rate Professor

Economics

Matthew Taylor

ECON05 · ECON005 · ECON10 · ECON010 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
36%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you can stay focused through long lectures and tolerate not knowing .

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture heavySlow to gradeTest heavyHidden grades until lateLong dense lectures
  • Lectures are long, dense, and often boring or
  • and grades stay hidden until late term
  • Exams and few graded items dominate the grade; some find an A if they study guides hard

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some students earn A with study guides and , but many report midterm averages low and .

Online students sometimes get A despite chaos; in person ranges from easy A claims to failing stress.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Material and dense lectures feel hard for a GE econ class; and tests hard.

Both formats call content lecture-heavy and challenging; online adds organization issues.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Many say and long lectures imply showing up or watching recordings is needed.

Online often not mandatory; some in-person sections list mandatory or .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

About 36% would take again; many warn not to take due to boring lectures and .

Polarized in both formats; and audio, in person on lecture style.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

and occasional curves help, but and low test averages offset leniency.

Format shift

Online mentions ; in person notes curves and .

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Often few graded items but , and heavy lecture load.

Format shift

Online has weekly MCQs and intensive assignments; in person is lecture heavy with .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Nice and sometimes clear, but , and weak organization.

Format shift

Online adds muffled audio and inconsistent modules; in person stresses non-engaging multi-hour lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterm and final dominate; .

Format shift

Both formats stress tests; online also has essays and MCQ exams on Canvas.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person he is often seen as a nice person but lecture-only for hours, not engaging, with grades delayed and .

Main concern

Long non-engaging lectures and few graded items make many feel unprepared for .

What students said

“ !! very little actual work but SLOW to grade.”
ECON010
“ if you have a decent attention span and you'll get an easy A”
ECON010
“By far, one of the so far.”
ECON005

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections suffer muffled , and intensive every-other-week work with MCQ tests.

Main concern

You may not know your grade until the last week and communication is weak.

What students said

“Doesn't grade till like last week of school so I was stressed”
ECON010
“all the lectures are recorded videos with slides but sometimes the audio would be muffled”
ECON010
“This professor does not communicate, grade any assignments that ”
ECON010

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often multiple choice with study guides; reviews.

MCQ midterm and finalStudy guides mirror testsCanvas quizzes with retakesFew graded items

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes; material can feel uncovered and averages mid-60s to 70s in older reviews.

Study guide focusedMidterm and final heavyPossible curve
“His study guides/quizzes were really like the ”
ECON010
“For the !!”
ECON005

Online

and final described as MCQ on Canvas; basic questions but high weight; .

Canvas MCQ examsWeekly MCQsEssay component
“Midterm and ”
ECON010
“ few written but are pretty basic questions but ”
ECON010

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !! very little actual work but SLOW to grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews with , and . Credibility rating: High.

🐢 Lecture Fatigue

35/100

“he talks for so LONG. bring coffee or an energy drink to stay awake for sure!”

⏳

30/100

“Doesn't grade till like last week of school so I was stressed”

📉 Recommendation Split

36/100

“I dont understand the bad reviews! I took Matthews class fall 2021 and and accommodating”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The class
  • he is genuinely a nice person
  • Not engaging at all either.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you'll get an easy A
  • his average for all his tests are around 60-70%
  • You wont know if .

Theme 3

⏱️

  • SLOW to grade
  • he
  • he takes forever to respond, give him about 2 weeks.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

25 reviews across years with detailed recurring , and exam weight provide strong consistency.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 56
2 out of 55
1 out of 58

Course coverage

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ECON051 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5