Reviews of professor Patrick Van Horn

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really cool class materials and topics discussed. Lectures can go on for a while and be long so it can be difficult to stay engaged. Pretty chill guy and class overall. Lots of freedom with papers.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He goes on far too many tangents and we were always behind in classsometimes 2 or 3 lectures behind. He's an incredibly harsh grader on tests/PS and they're all free response. Seems chill bc he's young and cracks jokes, but his scattered teaching style and sense of humor do not match his difficult grading style. He is accessible outside class tho.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This review is for ECON102.
Never graded psets on time, and I doubt he even looked at the psets because there was never any feedback. Claimed that exams were simple so long as we reviewed psets and the practice exam, but were significantly harder. Every lecture was copied straight from a textbook. Didn't feel like I'd learned anything substantial.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Van Horn is the funniest guy, and he's an amazing econ professor as well. His classes are usually lecture based, and have a lot of work required, but he explains concepts very well, and is very accommodating and available outside of class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Patrick is definitely a hard grader but if you go to office hours the class is not that bad. Clear expectations on the difficulty. Can go off on tangents but it keeps the class interesting. I would take a class with him again now that I am used to his style of teaching.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really like Van Horn! If you do well on the problem sets and pay attention in class, you will do well on the exams. If you're confused, his office hours are super super helpful and he also gives info on cool econ events going on at the 5Cs for those interested. Personally loved macro with him and didn't have to put in a lot of work to do well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's young and relatable but goes on a lot of tangents so we're often behind. Tests are pretty difficult but if you put in the work on the problem sets and show up to office hours/ study sessions you'll do fine. The expectations for work are clear, he doesn't throw any curveballs and his lectures are pretty straightforward.