AI Rate Professor

Economics

Darrel Gualco

ECONOMICS1 · ECON1 · MACRO101 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you can self-teach from textbooks and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProExam-heavy gradeLots of readingUninspiring lecturesHarsh quizzesPolarizing
  • Many students call lectures weak and say and finals.
  • A minority report caring help and even an easy A, creating a sharp split.
  • Online and missing Canvas grades.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

A few students call it easy A, but and .

Easy A claims appear only in older in-person reviews; the online review and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

High difficulty ratings and comments , and tough midterms and finals make content feel challenging.

Evidence is almost entirely in person; the one online review focuses on logistics rather than concept difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and others do not, with limited overall detail.

In-person reviews mix mandatory and optional; the online review .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Despite a 75 percent take-again statistic, the bulk of detailed comments warn students to stay far away.

The online review is strongly negative; than praise.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Grades often rest on hard quizzes and two major exams; some students feel set up to fail.

Format shift

Online stresses missing grade visibility; , and picky quizzes.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and large essay exams create a heavy load.

Format shift

and quizzes; online mainly reports assignment submission chaos.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Many call lectures uninspiring, inaccurate, or uninterested in teaching, though a few find him caring.

Format shift

Positive teaching comments are mostly older in-person; online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Midterm and and a major book essay on the side.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize that final and .

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews mostly describe uninspiring teaching, hard quizzes, and and finals, with a few positive easy-A reports.

Main concern

Entire grade and final while lectures feel unhelpful.

What students said

“Your entire grade pretty much hinges on the Midterm and . DO NOT TAKE GUALCO'S CLASS DON'T DO IT.”
ECONOMICS1
“Awesome professor , easy A class .”
ECON1
“two take-home tests, about 10 HARD quizzes, and .”
ECON1

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review strongly advises against the class over unreliable email submissions and .

Main concern

Assignments emailed to the professor get lost and grades .

What students said

“ . He makes you turn in and which is very unreliable cause he always loses it.”
ECON1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes and often difficult; some terms use take-home tests that still demand heavy textbook copying.

High-stakes midterm and finalTake-home tests in some termsHard quizzesTextbook rehash essays

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments describe extremely difficult midterms and finals, hard quizzes, and .

Difficult midterm and finalTake-home testsHard quizzesCopy from the book for essays
“Your entire grade pretty much hinges on the Midterm and .”
ECONOMICS1
“Midterm and out of the book for the essays.”
ECON1
“two take-home tests, about 10 HARD quizzes, and .”
ECON1

Online

Online review says final and midterm determine the grade but .

Final and midterm determine grade
“Final and mid term determines what you get in that class.”
ECON1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This was perhaps the life... DO NOT TAKE GUALCO'S CLASS DON'T DO IT.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews with sharp positive-negative split and limited online evidence. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Not a very good lecturer. Slow yet not very enlightening. Many inaccuracies in the lecture.”

🚫 Recommendation

30/100

“ ... STAY FAR AWAY.”

📝

35/100

“Your entire grade pretty much hinges on the Midterm and .”

📚 Reading Load

30/100

“Lots of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Gualco is such an uninspiring, unenthusiastic instructor and acts as if his students are beneath him.
  • He is not interested in teaching at all.
  • great teacher ! Dont believe the negative feedbacks , not true at all . and helpful :)

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Awesome professor , easy A class .
  • A is possible, but not around the corner:)
  • There are . A mid Term and a Final.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Logistics

  • He makes you turn in and which is very unreliable cause he always loses it.
  • The only and no grades at all

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

15 reviews span many years with vivid detail but strong polarization and only one online review, so credibility is Medium.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 56
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ECON111 reviews
ECONOMICS13 reviews
MACRO1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

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