AI Rate Professor

Economics

Phil Gilbert

ECON · ECON102 · ECON101102 · ECON101 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take him only if you want an easy grade and ; avoid if .

Best fit · Easy A HunterBoring lecturerEasy A if you skipRude to questionsDisorganized gradingMixed clarity
  • Many students call lectures boring and skippable while still earning high grades.
  • Several reviews warn he belittles questions and mishandles grade tracking.
  • but missing class can still hurt if and work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Multiple students say , and still get an A if you show up for tests.

; some comments also mention poor online experiences.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is often called easy or boring, though a few students .

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Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Students repeatedly say attendance is not required and skipping is common, though .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Recommendation is weak overall because rudeness, boredom, and disorganization outweigh the easy-grade appeal for many.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Easy tests and comments like sleeping through class for an A if work is done.

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Light

70/100

Workload is described as light with skippable lectures and .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Avg quality is mediocre and many call him boring, rude, unclear, or .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Students emphasize tests and that .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

some praise clear expectations and easy tests, while many , and .

Main concern

Rude tone toward students and unreliable grade tracking can make an easy class feel hostile.

What students said

“If you want an easy A, . If you want to actually learn something, then don't take econ with Gilber”
ECON101
“he is rude and disrespectful towards his students...he talks to you like you are stupid”
ECON101
“I slept the whole time and got an A.”
ECON101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Tests are often called easy, but reviews do not clearly prove open-book, take-home, or special proctoring rules.

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and skipping non-test days; proctoring details are not clearly stated.

Easy testsSkip lectures except test days
“The class and his tests are really easy. and still get an A in the class.”
ECON101
“gives you all the , and sooo easy”
ECON101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want an easy A, . If you want to actually learn something, then don't take econ with Gilber”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews (2004-2006), highlighting boredom, easy grades, and respect concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Boring Lectures

35/100

“Very boring class. All he does is talk all class.”

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

82/100

“I slept the whole time and got an A.”

😤 Student Respect Issues

28/100

“he'll tell you how stupid you are for asking”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very boring class. All he does is talk all class.
  • Very good teacher but has the power to make you fall asleep in a few seconds.
  • he talk and talks and talks and nothing makes sense.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you want an easy A, .
  • I slept the whole time and got an A.
  • Really, no excuse to get anything below a B.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • he is rude and disrespectful towards his students
  • he'll tell you how stupid you are for asking
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen older 2004-2006 reviews give a usable sample but are dated, thin on grades, and mixed in tone.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ECON10111 reviews
ECON1023 reviews
ECON1011022 reviews
ECON1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

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D range

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