Is this an easy A?
HardWork
28/100As and high grades are rare; even strong students report Cs, grade surprises, and major effort for average results.
Both online and and limited A pathways.
ECON0101 · ECON102 · BIO100 · ECON60300 · MICROMACRO · ECON101 · BADM103 · ECON0102 · 138 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
As and high grades are rare; even strong students report Cs, grade surprises, and major effort for average results.
Both online and x x x x x and limited A pathways.
Is the course easy?
x x x x x x, and long papers make the course feel hard beyond intro expectations.
Online often feels self-taught platform work; x x x x and x x.
Is attendance flexible?
x x x x x and warn skipping hurts, while x x x as not required.
Online policies vary by semester; x x x x x x.
Is this professor recommended?
x x x and most comments urge students to take Economics elsewhere if possible.
Online reviews are especially negative; x x x x x x.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
22/100
Tough grader tags dominate, with reports of x x x x x, and grade disputes.
Format shift
Online students often cite discussion and paper deductions; x x x x x.
Workload
Overwhelming
18/100
Students report piles of x x x and exams, and 10-15 page research papers.
Format shift
x x x x x and papers; online adds platform requirements.
Teaching experience
Poor
30/100
A large share of reviews say he does not teach effectively, is hard to reach, and leaves students self-teaching.
Format shift
Online is especially criticized for x x; in-person is mixed but still mostly negative.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
72/100
Tests, quizzes, and a x x x x x x x and discussions also weighted.
Format shift
Online stresses quizzes, exams, discussions, and long papers; x x x x x.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
x x x x x x x and tests hard, though a minority praise passionate teaching when students fully engage.
Main concern
x x x x x x, and being the only Econ option for many students.
What students said
“x x x x x x x x x and when he does he's sarcastic.”
“Prof. Young does not teach you at all, was unclear about assignments, randomly assigns a ton of hw, & grades harshly.”
“His class was hard but x x. He works with you and x x x x”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online reviews are largely negative, citing no real lectures, heavy Aplia or x x x x x, and x x.
Main concern
x x x x x and hard-to-reach instructor support.
What students said
“He x x x x x and offers little to leniency”
“He did not teach at all. He had x x, notes were screenshots of the book”
“If you have a lot on your plate this is definitely not the class for you.”
Exam style
Exams are frequently described as hard and misaligned with lectures, plus a long research paper requirement.
Assessment risk
Strict
28/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x x and quizzes that may not match lectures, plus heavy homework and papers.
“Buy the book with online code and x x x x x x x... work on the online practice problems.”
“the x x x x x x x.”
“Prepare for a 10+ pg term paper in advance.”
Online sections feature many quizzes and x x x x, and a long research paper; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.
“Class consisted of x x x, and homework as if that weren't enough there's a 10 page research paper”
“the final is a 15 page paper from work you taught yourself.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“x x x x!!!”
“you really do have to teach yourself.”
“x x x x x and midterm and I'm at a B-.”
“He def makes you work for your grade!”
“x x x x!”
Theme 1
Theme 2
Theme 3
Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
138
Lifetime ratings
90/100
Evidence confidence
Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show highly x x x x x, and self-teaching.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
37 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1
B+ 5 · B 9 · B- 1
C+ 3 · C 6
D+ 1
F 1
Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1