BSLW 2604
Law for the Entrepreneur · 1 instructor on record · 2 sections
Boston College's ratings are bunched at the top — the median instructor averages about 88 out of 100 on the raw scale, and 44% of them clear 90 — so a raw score cannot separate anybody. Every figure here is ranked against BC classes and that rank is re-expressed out of 100, which is what turns a raw 88 — the middle of the university — into a figure that says where somebody actually stands. On this scale 77 is the median, 84 the top quarter and 91 the top tenth. Workload is then an adjustment on top of that, worth nothing at all for an ordinary one. Lighter work than 22% of BC classes.
The class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it — who taught it is the board below.
How is this worked out?
That is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between: the board carries each instructor's own score for this class, and the score above is the class averaged across all of them.
Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question. It is not a measure of difficulty, grading or workload.
How is this worked out?
Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.
One of Boston College's five workload bands, not a number of hours. Higher means more work, not worse.
How is this worked out?
Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.
An elective built to explore legal questions and challenges faced by entrepreneurs and those supporting the success of entrepreneurs. Structured as an experiential and collaborative course, students will have the opportunity to explore legal issues presented throughout a company lifestyle. Starting with the inception of an idea, students will survey the considerations and processes required for forming an entity, protecting intellectual property, structuring incentive compensation for founders and employees, drafting agreements for service providers, vendors and customers, and preparing for an investment round. With the assistance of guest speakers and evaluation of case studies, students will have the chance to inquire about and access industry-specific considerations. The final project will consist of a mock conversation with interested investors, requiring the delivery of due diligence of the company, a snapshot of the companies pre- and post-round capitalization, and a presentation of the expected use for the financing. Final assessment will place heavy weight on class participation and group work.
| Instructor | Curve | Easiness | Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily KaiserBusiness Law Provisional | 8896 raw · 2 records | 68−2 to the score | 93rd |
There is no ranking to read here: Emily Kaiser is the only instructor with evaluation records for BSLW 2604, so the number is a record, not a position. It rests on 2 records, which is thin — read it as provisional.
Other BSLW classes
All of them| Class | Instructors | Course score |
|---|---|---|
| BSLW 1021Law I--Introduction to Law and Legal Process | 12108 records | 88 |
| BSLW 3345Managing for Social Impact and the Public Good | 524 records | 85 |
| BSLW 6001Leading for Social Impact | 619 records | 79 |
| BSLW 2299Real Estate Field Projects | 115 records | 97 |
| BSLW 2208Urban Action Lab | 313 records | 85 |
| BSLW 1185Topics: Law and Economics | 110 records | 95 |
The line
All 13 items · means across 2 recordsBars are ranks, not raw scores. Nothing here is graded good or bad.
What each item asks
- Explains Clearly
- The instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
- Available
- The instructor was available for help outside of class.
- Motivating
- The instructor motivated me to do my best work.
- Sparks Interest
- The course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
- Organized
- The course was well organized.
- Clear Goals
- The learning objectives for the course were clear.
- Useful Later
- What I learned is applicable beyond this course.
- Assignments
- Assignments and exams contributed to my learning.
- Fast Feedback
- I received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
- Useful Feedback
- The feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
- Workload
- How much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
- Challenge
- The course was intellectually challenging.
- Attendance
- Attending class was necessary to do well in this course.
Why these numbers are curved
Both the number and the bar are the rank against every comparable record we hold, printed back out of 100. BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so on the raw scale every cell here would read in the high eighties and every bar would be nearly full — thirteen numbers that tell you nothing. Each cell prints its raw BC figure and its percentile underneath, so nothing is hidden by the transform. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.
Game log
2 sections · newest first| Instructor | Term | Sec | Instr | Course | Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Kaiser | Fall 2025 | 01 | 97 | 94 | 60 |
| Emily Kaiser | Fall 2024 | 01 | 96 | 96 | 60 |
How to read this board
Instructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.