Reviews of professor John Strandholm

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Strandholm is a great guy and a great professor. Econ 326 is hard, but he makes its manageable. Come ready to learn and youll get a lot out of the class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Strandholm is known for being a difficult professor. He only has a mid term and a final which are worth 30% each, hw is 25%, participation/quizzes 15%. The HW is extremely hard and could help your grade if you do well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I agree with one of the other reviews stating that he enjoys to see students struggle. The content is so confusing - which isn't his fault. I just wish he was more present and less demanding. Not to mention the "I'm better than you" attitude he has. I would never recommend anyone to take his class. This class is the reason my 4.0 got tainted.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not mistake his good looks for academic kindness. This class will demand more from you than jury duty on a large boat with rough seas and no Dramamine rations.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is by far the toughest professor at USCU. I would only take him if Econ 326 is required otherwise avoid him at all costs or take accounting instead.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The hardest professor ever over half the class dropped after first test do not take if you don't have to.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Make sure to review PPT slides, problem sets and do the supplemental questions before the exams IT WILL HELP A LOT. He gives a notecard you can write anything on it front and back, writing the problem sets and supplemental problems would help alot if ur a bad test taker. Very chill professor highly recommend. Best Econ professor by far!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very nice professor and very understanding through such a difficult time period such as COVID. He strives to look for the success of every student who takes him and is very informative on everything he teaches. Class is not bad at all if you just pay attention and make sure to do your part of studying.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He sets his class up for students to be unsuccessful so goodluck!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Doesn't explain things too well and lectures are so heavy that they don't click and information is hard to process. He reads straight out of the slides too which can just be overwhelming when he moves on slide after slide and doesn't thoroughly explain. Hardest professor I've ever taken, I dropped a few weeks after first exam.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Strandholm was the hardest prof I had and Im an Econ major. Hes a smart guy but does a horrible job explaining the material and is very cut throat. Either you know the material or you dont. Hes an assistant prof who is hardly at school or in his office. Overall, bad experience.