AI Rate Professor

Economics

James Gilbertie

MACRO · MARCECON · MICROECON · ECON1AB · ECON1B · ECONMACRO · ECONMICRO · ECON1A1B · ECON1A · ECONOMICS1B · ECONOMICS · ECON1AAND1B · ECON101 · ECON · ECO101 · ECON1AONLINE · ECON201 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want practical business stories and an easy grade path, and budget for his new-only textbooks.

Best fit · Easy A HunterReal-world business focusExpensive self-authored textbooksPolarizing egoExtra-credit path to AAttendance can tank grades
  • life-changing real-world econ mentor vs arrogant book-seller.
  • An A , and heavy , sometimes skipping the final.
  • Mandatory-style lateness rules and new-only costly textbooks are the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students report automatic A point thresholds, heavy , and easy online sections if you do the work.

; a few comments describe his online sections as very easy.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is approachable real-world econ with light weekly load for many, not heavy theory grind.

Evidence is entirely from the in-person review set.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

At least one student failed despite A .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Strong recommenders cite useful real-world lessons; detractors cite ego, textbooks, and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

and point thresholds make As common, but .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Workload

Light

78/100

Many describe light weekly work, online-style load around 30 minutes, plus optional .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

clear real-world storytelling for .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and .

Format shift

Based on in-person reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

inspiring real-world teaching for fans, ego and textbook markup for critics; grades friendly if you do and show up on time.

Main concern

Strict lateness penalties and expensive new-only self-authored books.

What students said

“This man gave me more real world knowledge than any teacher I have ever taken.”
ECON
“I got an A on all the tests but he failed me because I was late too many times.”
ECON1A
“It is easy to get the 210 points for the automatic A.”
ECON1A1B

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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; if points are high enough.

Multiple testsExtra creditPossible final skipHomework-weighted

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes skipping the final; no clear proctoring software mentioned.

TestsExtra creditFinal skip option
“If you go to class, do the homework and do enought you can get an A and .”
ECON1B
“after the . The amount of he allows is absurd.”
ECON1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This man gave me more real world knowledge than any teacher I have ever taken. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 in-person reviews spanning 2003-2010, highlighting polarized teaching, easy A paths, and textbook complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“His teaching style gives real world solutions that I feel I can use everyday.”

📈 Easy Grade Path

82/100

“Just pay some attention, do the , and an A isn't hard AT ALL.”

📚 Textbook Backlash

30/100

“require the class to buy your books. Make sure to have the book unresellable at the end of the semester like Gilbertie.”

⏱️

28/100

“I got an A on all the tests but he failed me because I was late too many times.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Teaches so much about real life and not just facts and history
  • over rated motivational speaker

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is easy to get the 210 points for the automatic A
  • easy A with a little effort
  • Really easy online...

Theme 3

💸 About Textbooks & Ego

  • Full of himself
  • hitting a homerun on all students with his book
  • He is also a crook.

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

40 detailed, opinion-rich reviews spanning years show a consistent love-hate split, though most are older.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 57
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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