AI Rate Professor

Economics

Paul Sarvis

ECON · ECONECON · ECON2ECON4 · ECON4 · ECON25 · ACCT2 · ECON02 · ECON2 · ECON20 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

unless you are comfortable self-teaching economics and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedUnclear LecturerHeavy ReadingLong ExamsSlow Grader
  • Most students describe him as , and slow to return grades.
  • Grades can be manageable because of and quizzes, but students .
  • The main risk is a , and unclear expectations.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A , and , but many students still report heavy work, unclear grading, and self-teaching.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Economics is treated as difficult material, and it needs to be.

All difficulty evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Reviews , but students suggest showing up helps because exams and quizzes depend on class and reading.

, and none clearly describe a strict attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most students do not recommend him because , and delayed grading.

The recommendation evidence is entirely in person because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

62/100

Several students mention fair , though grading delays create uncertainty.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and a workload heavier than expected.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Most comments say he knows economics but teaches unclearly, rambles, writes illegibly, and .

Format shift

All teaching evidence is from in-person courses, with no online evidence.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, and study guides more than projects or papers.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, with repeated complaints about , and long tests.

Main concern

because lectures and .

What students said

“He knows his stuff, but just can't make it understandable.”
ECON25
“ .”
ECON2
“Generally, this guy is an easy A, but you may have to consult YouTube to actually learn economics.”
ECON2

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.

Reviews describe long and frustrating exams, but they do not clearly prove closed-book rules, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser use.

Long ExamsFinal Over 100 QuestionsTests Based On Reading And NotesWeekly Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews report long exams and a final with over 100 questions, but .

Long ExamsFinal Over 100 QuestionsTests Based On Reading And NotesWeekly Quizzes
“Ridiculously long tests (the final requires TWO scantrons (over 100 questions).”
ECON25
“ .”
ECON2
“the .”
ECON25

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Generally, this guy is an easy A, but you may have to consult YouTube to actually learn economics.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He knows his stuff, but just can't make it understandable.”

👍 Recommendation Level

25/100

“ .”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“He demands huge amount of work, You have to read the the material a week later so if u don't understand the text, u're screwed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Cannot explainrelate coarse material!
  • His handwriting and charts are very hard to read.
  • He pauses constantly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Generally, this guy is an easy A, but you may have to consult YouTube to actually learn economics.
  • A lot of !
  • so doing well is pretty easy.

Theme 3

📝

  • Ridiculously long tests (the final requires TWO scantrons (over 100 questions).
  • He assigns a lot of work and expects you to read the book and material.

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 37 in-person reviews over many years show consistent themes despite some positive outliers.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 510
2 out of 59
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1