AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Sam Etemad

ACCT201 · ECON121 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
68.18%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Prefer his older-style in-person accounting class if available; yourself.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Teach McGraw HillStrong In-Person LecturesNo Online LecturesConnect Homework HeavyBusiness Experience
  • Older in-person ACCT201 reviews praise clear lectures, real-world experience, and fair structure.
  • Recent online sections are widely criticized for no teaching and forcing students onto paid McGraw Hill.
  • , and exam prep more than live instruction online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

As are common if you complete Connect work and study, but many land in the .

Online students report near-A grades with and self-teaching; in-person comments say .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Accounting concepts plus weekly Connect work and .

Both formats treat ACCT201 as tough; online difficulty spikes when are provided.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Many reviews say attendance is not mandatory, though .

Online and ; a minority of in-person reviews still stress showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Strong for self-starters or traditional lecture seekers, poor for students who need an active online instructor.

In-person recommendations are warm; recent online reviews urge avoidance.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

Criteria are often clear and appears in some terms, but exams can be heavy and .

Format shift

In-person students mention fair structure and ; .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Weekly Connect homework, quizzes, SLOs, and .

Format shift

Both formats cite lots of homework; online adds self-teaching time on top of McGraw Hill work.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

In person he is praised as clear and experienced; recent online offerings often provide almost no instruction.

Format shift

In-person teaching scores are strong; online reviews call him disengaged or absent as a teacher.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and online homework rather than open-ended projects.

Format shift

Online and and Connect work; some online comments also note late-posted midterms.

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

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and worth taking if you attend, do Connect work, and study for exams.

Main concern

Accounting is still demanding with , and limited for some.

What students said

“If you get the .”
ACCT201
“His lectures r long, takes up the whole class time w/ lecture.”
ACCT201
“Wonderful professor and the .”
ACCT201

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ACCT201 often means little to no professor teaching, a required McGraw Hill purchase, and and tests.

Main concern

and expensive platform-only learning make the class feel abandoned.

What students said

“ !!!! he doesn't do anything besides post things on McGraw”
ACCT201
“ are provided, making obtaining a passing grade extremely difficult.”
ACCT201
“You essentially teach yourself, if you can even make sense of it.”
ACCT201

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect and ; difficulty is standard to hard with occasional open-note aids.

Multiple ExamsConnect QuizzesHomework PlatformFlashcard Sometimes Allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses and quizzes, and sometimes a flashcard or .

Three ExamsConnect HWFlashcard AllowedExtra Credit
“There are 3 exams with a flashcard allowed for all 3.”
ACCT201
“The exams and quizzes were straightforward, just make and chapter overview videos.”
ACCT201

Online

Online assessments run through McGraw Hill or similar platforms with quizzes, tests, and limited instructor-made lecture support.

McGraw Hill TestsOnline QuizzesSelf-Study Heavy
“This class will require to to buy the online mcgraw hill program to do the and tests.”
ACCT201
“including midterms, completely online, with no assigned lecture videos or readings.”
ACCT201

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He shouldn't even be a professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, contrasting older in-person lecture praise with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

48/100

“HE HAS NEVER MADE A LECTURE VIDEO OR TAUGHT.”

📚

30/100

“If you enroll in this class, you are just paying to teach yourself.”

👍 In-Person Value

80/100

“If you get the . Sam is very experienced and knowledgeable about the work field”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and interesting examples
  • he did not teach a single thing
  • Loved his lectures, made topics that were difficult to understand seem much clearer

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and quiz. and final and you will get an A.
  • The average on our last test was a 67%.
  • and Heavy Quiz.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Platform

  • spend $160, you are left to learn the material on your own
  • made all of us use McGraw-Hill
  • no learning material besides the portion you buy on McGraw Hill

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews across several years show a consistent pattern: and sharp recent online complaints.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ACCT20121 reviews
ECON1211 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 8 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 4 · B 6

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2