AI Rate Professor

Economics

John R. Saxton

ECONB · ECON1A · MACROECON · ECON1B · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Consider him for a potentially easy econ grade if you can tolerate dry lectures and self-manage the .

Best fit · Easy A HunterLecture heavyGroup projectsHomework-lecture mismatchEasy tests if you take notesCan be boring
  • Material is often not hard and some students earn easy As by taking notes
  • Lectures can be boring, off-track, or and tests
  • Group projects and participation show up often; recommendation is split

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

, and success mainly from notes and light presentations.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is often described as not super hard, though some struggle when lectures and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and note participation matters, so showing up is expected.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; praise for easy grades is offset by complaints about boring or unfocused teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Students who took him again often earned As, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload is not extreme, but , and and may not match lectures.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He can make econ understandable and kind, but lectures are often boring, tangent-heavy, or unengaging.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades mix homework, group projects, presentations, participation, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and grading fair, while others say lectures wander and .

Main concern

Homework and , and some students learn little from class.

What students said

“ . Just pay attention in , and you'll probably get an A.”
ECON1A
“ in class, he goes off on tangents daily”
ECON1A
“He can be boring but he makes economics easy to understand.”
MACROECON

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 easy if , though a few students say questions missed the lecture material.

Tests described as a breezeStudy class notes for testsHomework answers sometimes provided

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, several students say tests are easy if you study notes; .

Easy tests from notesPossible lecture-test mismatchHomework answers given
“ . Just pay attention in , and you'll probably get an A.”
ECON1A
“For , so . made 98 on midterm”
MACROECON

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Just pay attention in , and you'll probably get an A. There are 2 presentations you have to do, but they're super easy and . It is kinda boring, but he is a and wishes for u to succeed”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting easy grades, lecture quality, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Easy Grade Potential

80/100

“ . Just pay attention in , and you'll probably get an A.”

😴 Teaching Engagement

55/100

“So hes not the most exciting lecturer but he does try and tell stories to make things interesting.”

⚠️ Content Disconnect

40/100

“ in class, he goes off on tangents daily”

👍 Split Recommendation

50/100

“he is great teacher...very fair with grading.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • So hes not the most exciting lecturer but he does try and tell stories to make things interesting.
  • He can be boring but he makes economics easy to understand.
  • knows a lot but never learned anything from him

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • he is great teacher...very fair with grading.
  • Good professor, the only issue is the .

Theme 3

🧩 About Course Work

  • get ready for group projects and current events
  • There are 2 presentations you have to do, but they're super easy
  • he doesnt keep all grades in canvas

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

60/100

Evidence confidence

and some grade detail give a usable but not highly consistent picture.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ECON1A3 reviews
ECON1B2 reviews
ECONB1 review
MACROECON1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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