Manfred Keil - Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA

Professor: Manfred Keil

Department: Economics

College: Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best classes at CMC. Keil is a respected professor and you will learn a great deal.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I highly recommend Prof. Keil! His lectures are humorous, but precise; He tells stories besides theories, but never got side-tracked. In his class you will never be sleepy, instead you feel your brain is stimulated and turning fast. His lecture has a ton of information, but he seldom needs to read from PowerPoint slides or his notes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Keil is the best Metrics/Stats Prof at CMC. Period.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Good professor despite the reputation. Take stats with him and you will learn a lot. He is a fair grader, and though lectures are challenging tests and projects are easy.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

You start off liking him, go on to hate him, and end up loving him. He's a pretty reasonable grader despite his reputation. That said, you learn a lot in class not because he teaches you but because he forces you to teach yourself. Would recommend if you want a stats class where you learn more than you would taking it with anyone else.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON120
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The worst professor I've had here. Flipped class; great to know I'm paying 65k to teach myself (still better than him b/c his few lectures were abysmal). Never learned my name & I went to office hours often. Backloaded final paper & presentation. I wonder if he even read his own syllabus. He doesn't care. He even stopped posting lectures. Avoid.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Keil is intimidating but he is the best professor you can have for stats at CMC- no doubt. He works his students hard and makes his students learn the material- but thats exactly the role of a professor. You won't regret taking his class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Keil can VERY intimidating at first, but he is not to be feared. He is uber intelligent and truly cares about his students. He is super helpful in office hours and will give each student whatever attention they desire outside of class. His lectures can be long and boring sometimes, but he wants his students to know why and not just what.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Tough class but Keil sense of humor makes it okay. Weekly quizzes but he doesn't really care if you miss class when there is a quiz. Tests are very manageable.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

he isnt the best professor... not always clear and I did not find his office hours to be that helpful. He has you watch videos outside of class which can sometimes take a long time. I could not keep up with the work load.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures were so unclear. Moves very quickly and expects you to keep up on STATA. Assumed you had taken Macro, which was not actually a pre-req. Gives 40 (tough) questions out early in the semester and picks five of them for the final; you can do well if you prep, but I learned literally nothing. I'm completely unprepared to do an Econ thesis.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hands on the best in this school. crystal clear. extremely helpful. and care immensely about students. profs like him lift cmc to its place today

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

GREAT GREAT professor!! Undoubtedly my favorite in CMC. Very clear, extremely helpful, and unyieldingly fair. Fun, want to get to know you and very encouraging. He goes into extra depths with the material but dont get intimidated bc he wants to help and at the end curve you up to like 115 percent for a single midterm. BEST EVER you learn real stuff

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is really a great professor. He may intimidate you at first but he repeat the important materials over and over again so you won't miss it. I generally work less than 3 hours per week for this class except for the week before midterms. You are also going to learn a lot of excel stuffs which are really useful.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECON125
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Keil is the best. Cares immensely about his students and manages to still be enthusiastic about teaching the course even though its the billionth time he's teaching the same thing.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very clear explanations, extremely helpful in office hours, my favorite professor at CMC!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hands-down the best professor I've had. Faculty like Keil make CMC the place it is today. Easily one of the most rewarding courses I've taken as an econ/finance major.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very good professor. Class is difficult, but he is generous with good grades bc he knows it's hard. Never used textbook and did fine. He repeats the things that will be on the exam over and over so you can't miss it. Likes group work. Very helpful in office hours. Likes talking w/students. Really good at teaching. Knows your Q's before you ask.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Best prof ever. You can get by using only his notes. You work hard but you understand the material way better than the other macro students. Very helpful in office hours. Supports group work. Class is hard but he generally gives good grades with curve at end. Very good at explaining. You know what will be on exams. Sense of humor. Great mentor.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

You will work hard for this class, but the material is extremely relevant and the hw is not designed to waste your time. Also, he is great about holding office hours and extra appointments. Excellent class.