AI Rate Professor

Economics

Shafin Ali

ECON100 · ECO101 · ECON101 · ECON102 · 168 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
84.44%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you will watch long lectures and use quizzes as .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLong lecturesQuiz-to-exam pipelineDrop lowest midtermFunny and caring2x-speed online
  • Most students get solid grades if they watch lectures and .
  • Lectures run very long and polarize people .
  • Online and in-person both work, but online rewards self-pacing and outside resources.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many call it an easy A if , and study from lecture materials.

Online students stress practice quizzes and 2x lectures; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Concepts are intro-level econ, but long lectures and .

Online difficulty spikes in short summer terms; in-person feels more standard.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Online often optional; .

Online is more flexible; as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

and fairness despite lecture length complaints.

; online praise mixes with boredom critiques.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and many A or A+ outcomes when work is done.

Format shift

Both formats report fair grading with a .

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and multiple exams create steady work without pure overwhelm for most.

Format shift

Online summer and compressed terms feel heavier than full-term in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

80/100

Many call lectures amazing and funny; a sizable minority finds them boring, long-winded, or .

Format shift

In-person charisma scores higher; online audio and length draw more criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, multiple midterms, and a and discussions.

Format shift

; online adds frequent pre-quizzes.

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

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and several midterms; attendance often expected and grade heavily exam-driven.

Main concern

A few reports of harsh moments or feeling lost in pure lecture format.

What students said

“Assigns homework every week or so and to be dropped.”
ECON102
“He's such a good professor that he made me seriously consider switching my major to econ”
ECON101
“ whole class for asking a question”
ECO101

Remote format

Online

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Long pre-recorded lectures, weekly quizzes and ; many use 1.5x-2x speed.

Main concern

, and mixed reports on communication or emergency flexibility.

What students said

“Hmk: +quizzes for video lectures due before midterm.”
ECO101
“Easy class for online would take again but .”
ECON102
“The only way to fail is not to try at all here.”
ECON101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams usually mirror quizzes and lectures, with a and standard closed-structure testing.

Practice quizzesDrop lowest midtermLecture-aligned examsWeekly quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; homework prepares you for tests.

Three or four midtermsDrop lowest midtermHomework prep
“your grade is super dependent on the four midterms and and the 13 hw's”
ECON102

Online

Online exams and and practice quiz content; .

Practice quizzesLecture-based examsInfinite practice attempts (sometimes)
“ as quizzes.”
ECO101
“ they cover what we covered other times it's topics we brushed over.”
ECON102

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Simply, do the work, watch the lectures, and class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (29 online, 21 in person), balancing praise and lecture-length critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

80/100

“He's such a good professor that he made me seriously consider switching my major to econ since he makes it so easy and interesting to understand.”

📚 Lecture Length Tax

45/100

“HE'S SO BORING!! He spent 15 minutes basically saying a shoestring stretches more than a piece of .”

🅰️ Grade Path

78/100

“Incredibly easy to get an A , but .”

👍 Recommendation Split

82/100

“ if youre an econ major and you acc need to know this stuff well”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures long, but well-explained.
  • funny star wars and matrix references in his lectures
  • Super super long lectures where he goes off on unnecessary tangents

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy-ish A if you apply yourself a bit.
  • to be dropped
  • if it is a short term 6 week course.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • Lectures get long but 2xspeed is fine.
  • use outside sources like those for AP microecon
  • Canvas was so organized and easy to understand.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

168

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent and multi-year reviews with rich detail and consistent core themes despite polarized lecture opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5117
4 out of 526
3 out of 514
2 out of 59
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

34

A+ 11 · A 21 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1