AI Rate Professor

Finance

Darron Elrington

FIN8118 · FIN002 · FIN8069 · MGM001 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want practical finance insight and can handle heavy weekly writing; expect mixed online support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardReal-world casesHeavy weekly writingCaring mentorFlexible late workMixed online communication
  • In-person finance students love trading games, real-life application, and his caring style.
  • Online sections can , and long review sets.
  • Communication and class, and take-again rate is only about one-third.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Grades around A- to B appear with real study; late work is sometimes accepted, but weekly load is heavy.

Online reviews provide most grade and effort detail; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is useful and sometimes tough; average difficulty sits mid-pack with and tests.

Online sections feel tougher on weekly volume; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

Some online sections report mandatory attendance, others none; .

Online evidence conflicts between mandatory and optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Many call him impactful and caring, but would-take-again is only about 33% and one .

; online reviews are split.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and flexible late submissions in at least one online class, not overall.

Format shift

Leniency notes come mainly from recent online FIN002.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly 20-question reviews, textbook questions, discussions, and .

Format shift

Heavy-load complaints are concentrated in online FIN/MGM courses.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Strong real-world cases, trading practice, and personal investment in student growth, offset by online communication issues.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is consistent; online quality swings from excellent to poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Weekly review sets, papers, textbook questions, discussions, plus some 50-question tests.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person finance students highlight caring help, trading simulations, and immediately useful material.

Main concern

Older .

What students said

“The trading game we played during the semester and his wonderful and .”
FIN8118
“ students understanding of the material”
FIN8069

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and chill late policies, others cite endless weekly work or .

Main concern

Heavy weekly and weak online communication.

What students said

“there's review assignments with 20 questions every week that ”
FIN002
“This professor has the lowest level of communication I have ever experienced.”
MGM001

Exam style

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Assessments mix long weekly written reviews with .

50-question testsWeekly review setsTextbook questionsClass discussions

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews emphasize trading games and applied .

Trading simulationApplied concepts
“The trading game we played during the semester and his wonderful and .”
FIN8118

Online

Online work includes lengthy weekly review assignments, textbook questions, discussions, and 50-question tests.

50-question testsWeekly 20-question reviewsTextbook questions
“50 q's test, answer .”
FIN002
“review assignments with 20 questions every week that ”
FIN002

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Elrington is one of the most impactful educators I've had the privilege of learning from!”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (4 online, 3 in person), balancing real-world praise with workload and communication risks. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Impactful Teaching

76/100

“He used real-world examples, case studies, and .”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“This class was more work weekly than my 4 other classes and those were actually for school credit.”

📡 Communication Risk

40/100

“over six items are still not graded, hard to know where you stand grade wise.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • went above and beyond to help me understand the concepts
  • wonderful and caring personality
  • genuinely interested in his students understanding

Theme 2

📈 About Workload & Grades

  • chill in terms of due dates and being allowed to submit work that was insanely late
  • a lot of work

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Support

  • lowest level of communication I have ever experienced

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews across many years show useful themes but small sample size and .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

FIN0022 reviews
FIN80692 reviews
MGM0012 reviews
FIN81181 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values