AI Rate Professor

Economics

Rob Mandel

MACRO201 · ECON101 · ECON201 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can self-study economics and want a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHit Or MissHuge CurveSelf-Teaching NeededTangential LecturesTough Tests
  • Students sharply disagree on his teaching, with some liking his passion and .
  • as , but tests and course concepts still feel hard.
  • Several reviews say and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

65/100

Curves and known essay questions make grades more reachable, but and .

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The economics content and tests are described as hard, especially because .

, and it leans challenging despite curved grading.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation depends on learning style because the , but many students dislike the lectures and .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they are split between strong praise and strong frustration.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Several students mention easy grading, a , and help with .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Reviews , and a need to study a lot independently.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

45/100

Some students praise his passion, but several say his lectures are confusing, boring, tangential, or disconnected from tests.

Format shift

Only in-person evidence exists, and it is highly mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Comments focus on tests, essay questions, and lack of .

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews show a polarizing professor with but .

Main concern

Students may need to teach themselves because .

What students said

“He's definitely Hit or miss.”
ECON101
“ but not to learn anything”
MACRO201
“ is probably why everyone failed them.”
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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are described as tough and poorly supported, but and .

Tough TestsEssay Questions Given Before TestsNo Study GuideCurve

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

tests, no study guide, and a curve, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctoring rules.

Tough TestsEssay Questions Given Before TestsNo Study GuideCurve
“tells you the ”
MACRO201
“ is probably why everyone failed them.”
ECON101
“He grades on a .”
ECON101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ but not to learn anything”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, , and ; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“Most people have a and grasping the concepts with his teaching style”

⚖️

78/100

“ ”

🧠 Course Difficulty

35/100

“I didn't really learn much from him, I had to study a lot on my own.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's definitely Hit or miss.
  • Terrible teaching style.
  • I learned a lot from Rob, and really liked his teaching style and passion.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He grades on a .
  • it is extremely hard!

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

  • tells you the
  • is probably why everyone failed them.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Five older reviews give specific and recurring themes, but the small sample and split opinions limit confidence.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ECON1012 reviews
ECON2012 reviews
MACRO2011 review

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