Blake Sorem - Pierce College

Professor: Blake Sorem

Department: TBD

College: Pierce College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I had Professor Sorem for both micro and macroeconomics. Both classes are pretty easy, just stay make sure you don't fall behind. He is a great professor and he responds to Canvas messages very quickly.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ECO201
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sorem is now one of my favorite professors. You can tell he takes his time to make sure his students understand the concepts. Micro is one of those classes you will get lost in if you dont pay attention and even harder if its online. I believe that I got the same amount of info as his in person classes. Take him you wont regret it.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy online class. Only a discussion post (and reply )and short assignment each week. The quizzes and exams are all based on his lectures so if its not in the lecture then it most likely wont be on the exam. He drops your lowest exam out of the 4 so the final isnt mandatory. There are also a few opportunities for extra credit.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

lectures are very straightforward

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sorem was one of my favorite teachers at Pierce. I had him for micro and macro and received an A in both. The assignments were very easy and didn't take much time at all. There are 4 exams but he drops your lowest score, (they can be hard sometimes). I definitely recommend for people to take his classes. He gives so much extra credit!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ECON110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, had some homework questions and a discussion post every week. 4 exams, 1 every few weeks or so. Throws out the lowest score of the 4 as well.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Loved his class! If you follow along with the lectures you'll be fine. He is accessible for questions and always gets back to you quick. There are discussions, homework, and readings every week but not too bad. Readings are about 2-3 pages long and that's where he gets the majority of the questions for his HW and tests.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Honestly the class was very difficult for me personally but I could tell everyone else understood him well. He give helpful notes and makes exams fair game. I believe i struggled mainly for personal reasons and he helped a ton by having written up lectures. Great prof just not for me personally.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ECON110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very outlined. A discussion, lecture, and then homework. Every two weeks or so there is an exam and a quiz, the quiz is retakable as many times as needed, is to help prepare for the exam. He makes economics easy, anyone can take this class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sorem is a fantastic professor and a good person. He cares that you learn the material. Politically, we don't agree (I'm conservative). He didn't hold my opinions against me and maintained a positive learning environment at all times.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The best online professor I have had, he actually will reach out to you multiple times throughout the quarter and makes sure you know you can ask him questions. He gives weekly homework usually the questions come from his lecture notes and then some from the textbook, tests are usually from the homework and notes as well.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have taken his online and in-class classes, and I would take him for all my classes if given the chance.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sorem's written lectures and videos are extremely clear. He makes economics easy and interesting my applying concepts to real-world scenarios. Exams are easy and he drops your lowest exam grade.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This class was really easy. Everything that was on the exam was somewhere in his lecture notes that he has for you on canvas. If you read those, and do the assignments, then you should be fine.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ECO201
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not a whole lot of formal teaching (there were some lecture notes, but not every week), but the textbook he uses is very informational and easy to understand so "teaching myself" wasn't that much of a problem. Lots of extra credit opportunities. Would take again; would recommend to those who don't mind sort of teaching themselves.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great lectures, homework assigned helps with studying for tests. Practice quizzes were similar to tests. He responds to emails within the same day.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Say goodbye to your GPA after this class, did all the extra credit and assignments early. Yet the quizzes didn't match up to the exams so I bombed them.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ECON202
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best teacher I've had at Pierce in my two years here so far. I highly recommend taking his class if you get an opportunity. Very clear grading with very manageable work loads. He always sets dates and lets you know what is due when and how to do it. Gives answers on all homework. Lots of extra credit opportunities. I ended the class with over 100%!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I've spoken with a few other students and we have all had similar problems this past quarter. The practices for exams are nothing like the actual exams, and the questions on homework can be extremely confusing. Doesn't really post much in the class or answer messages in a timely manner. No notes allowed, even though you must memorize a lot.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ECON201
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the easiest and best classes I've ever taken. Homework was a breeze but exams require a little more work. Textbook is FREE online! Lots of extra credit, he raised my 93% to a 4.0 amazing.