Instructor record · Economics · Fall 2021 – Spring 2025

Yuanchen Cai

Economics · 6 evaluation records across 3 classes

On each class's board

ECON 110114th of 46 instructorsECON 337210th of 10 instructors ProvisionalECON 115120th of 27 instructors Provisional

What the overall is made of

69BC evaluations6 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

Sources are averaged by how much we trust each one and by how many records sit behind it, so a handful of reviews nudges the number rather than replacing it.

What the challenge rank is made of

25thMore challenging than 25% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Intellectually Challenging”6 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question — 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.

What the workload rank is made of

26thMore work than 26% of BC instructorsranked against every one we hold

40BC — “Workload”6 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload 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.

The line

All 13 items · means across 6 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

787th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

828th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

765th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

776th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8319th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8420th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8010th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8424th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

7911th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

767th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow 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.

4026th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8425th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

715th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. 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.

Class by class

3 classes · 6 sections

How each position is worked outPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

ECON 1101 Principles of EconomicsOvr80Chal18thWork25th

On this class's board14th of 46 instructors

3 sections on record · course itself rated 81 out of 100. See the full board for ECON 1101.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2021	16	80	80	40
Fall 2021	19	74	83	—
Fall 2021	21	85	80	40

All 13 items for ECON 1101

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

8614th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

8715th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

816th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

847th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9253rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9363rd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

8512th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8728th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9251st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8418th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8418th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

754th pctl

ECON 3372 International FinanceOvr55Chal14thWork25th

On this class's board10th of 10 instructors Provisional

2 sections on record · course itself rated 54 out of 100. See the full board for ECON 3372.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Spring 2025	01	55	54	40
Fall 2024	01	54	55	40

All 13 items for ECON 3372

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

670th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

741st pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

680th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

660th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

682nd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

712nd pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

731st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

796th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

601st pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

641st pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow 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.

4025th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8314th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

651st pctl

ECON 1151 StatisticsOvr63Chal—Work—

On this class's board20th of 27 instructors Provisional

1 section on record · course itself rated 59 out of 100. See the full board for ECON 1151.

Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Fall 2023	04	63	59	—

All 13 items for ECON 1151

Nothing reported

None of the evaluation questions were reported for these records.

How to read this pageScores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Almost every class scores high on that scale (the median is about 90), so challenge and workload are shown as a rank against every instructor we hold rather than as a score; the raw figure is in the breakdown above. Neither describes quality, and neither is ever marked better or worse anywhere on this site. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero. The position printed against each class is this instructor's place on that class's own board, computed from the same records the board itself is built from.