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Econ 1 with Rojas is really just a prerequisite class that you take because you have to.

It's not very interesting, to be honest. There is next to no math and memorization (there's not a lot of it) is the key to success.

Rojas has a textbook (online, not required, but helpful) and his lectures are PowerPoints that I suspect are provided in the educator's version of the textbook. If you want to practically guarantee yourself an A, go to lectures, read the textbook, and do the practice problems and midterms. That is what I did, and in hindsight I think it's overkill.

My suggestion is to pick one: go to class or read the textbook. Be sure, however, that if you choose the class option, that you actually pay attention and take notes. Lecture slides are posted on CCLE so those are always accessible. Doing practice problems and the practice midterms is important. It makes it very likely that you'll be able to avoid the one or two trap questions he puts on each test.

Grading is as follows: 2 midterms (25% each, 20-25 MC questions, not cumulative) and 1 final (50%, 60-70 MC questions, cumulative). There is no homework.

Personally, I would go to discussion just to pick up the TA's note sheet, and then stay if I had questions.

Tip: If you plan to buy MindTap (the textbook), pay for the yearlong subscription, since Econ 2 uses the same book (as long as you take it with Rojas).

I used the Mindtap chapters and questions almost exclusively (lectures were exhaustingly boring) and got an A- on both midterms. I got screwed over when I thought that the final would be the same level of difficulty as the midterms. The final is way harder. Way way way harder. Ended up getting a C on the final which was still higher than the average score. Prank.

Also note to Rojas: asking the class of 200 people "Does this make sense?" and "Anyone confused?" ten times a class aren't a substitute for teaching more clearly and slowly.

It is a very straightforward class. The grades are solely consisted of the 2 midterms and the final, and they are all multiple choices. He explains things very well in lecture, but even if you skip them, reading the textbook would do you just fine. Discussions were not necessary.

This class is a pretty basic prerequisite. The lectures can be very dry and boring, but Rojas does teach you all the concepts you need to know. If you do all practice midterms and lots of MindTap practice problems, then this class is fairly manageable. Your grade is only based on the two midterms and final (all multiple-choice).
Personally, I thought it was easier to attend lecture and take notes than to just read the textbook. I mostly read the textbook to review sections I didn't understand well. I attended the first 8 discussions and had to skip the last two. My TA, Diana Van Patten, gave us an extra practice midterm before the second midterm, which was also very helpful, but you had to go to discussion for it. She's been Rojas' TA for a few years so she also can tell you some of the tricky types of questions she's seen before. I recommend attending her discussion if you don't like your TA.
There are usually about 3-4 tricky questions on the midterms and the rest are similar to MindTap problems and the practice midterm. The final was a little more difficult. This was mostly because it covered the whole year and had more problems, not because the questions were significantly harder. There were 70 questions on the final and 25 on each of the midterms.

The professor seems nice enough but the graphs are difficult to follow and the lecture just feels like he’s going over the slides. The exams are difficult, the final was pretty bad, and if you have no background (or a very small, introductory background) in Econ you’re going to have to pour in a lot of time. I regret not going to office hours or asking for outside tutoring; overall, just put in the effort.

Rojas is the GOAT. Slides and readings were completely related and precise. There were practice tests that accurately represented the midterm and final.
It's a pretty easy class, and Rojas makes it very easy to know what to do to do well.
I couldn't think of a single thing I would have asked him to change about the course.

Straightforward lectures and easy exams and grading policy. All exams are multiple choices, so it should be manageable. 25 questions for each midterm and 70 questions for the final. Overall, Prof. Rojas is a great professor who is really passionate about teaching.

You are going to have to take this class no matter what, but for your own sake try another professor. He's not a bad guy or anything, he seemed nice, but his lectures take place in a mysterious land unbound by normal laws of time and space. He reads off of the slides, which are in turn taken from the textbook. It is painfully hard to focus, and I've never felt stupider doing his exams. Grades are determined by two short midterms and a longer final, all of them multiple choice. The two midterms were easy my year, so they made the final much harder. They told us that very plainly in discussion. They were right. It sucked.

I came out of the class with no self esteem and no zest for life. Not the Professor's fault, again, as he didn't really make any impact on the class, but because I wasn't as smart as I thought I was. Be careful and take care of yourself in this class.

This class is very straightforward and realistically, he just reads directly off his lecture slides which he posts anyways. If you can download mindtap and review from that, you’re set since the practice tests in that program most closely resemble his practice tests.