She has a no laptop policy, so be ready with a notebook. She writes the notes on the board as you go and doesn't use lecture slides so it is easy to follow along. She is EXTREMELY HELPFULl during office hours if you don't understand something - she wants you to understand. Do the hw and optional practice and you will do good on the midterms :)))

This course is difficult, but Professor Hiriscau does her best to help you succeed. Office hours are especially helpful. In class she moves quickly, but will go over things that you dont understand. 5 assignments, 3 midterms.

Prof. Hiriscau is such a caring professor and really helps you whenever you have a question. The homework is confusing, but go to her office hours and she'll walk you through the problem. Gives a lot of partial credit on exams which is great. The lecture format is pretty clear, but you should read the textbook beforehand and go to class.

A great professor with lots of good feedback if you ask. Makes the class more engaging than it otherwise would be.

I enjoy her method of writing notes rather than using slides, which helps to understand the steps to a problem as you go along. Her office hours are especially helpful since class is so fast. I wish there were more opportunities for assignments to pad your grade before an exam. Also, more practice materials would be nice. She is very caring.

I love this woman! ECON 303 is a hard class and Professor Hiriscau goes above and beyond to make the class the best it can be. She is always available for help outside class and truly wants her students to succeed. I would love to take another class with her!

She is able to take a really hard course and make it way more accessible. While I still spent a lot of time studying, she is very helpful at explaining and going over things you are confused about. She also tries to build a relationship with every student which was really nice. The midterms are really hard but the final helped my grade A LOT.

By far my favorite class here at WM so far. Professor does a good job presenting the information and is very willing to help outside of class. A little more math than one would expect in an econ class but nothing too crazy.

Prof. Hiriscau is a very sweet and caring person. Although ECON303 is challenging, she did a good job explaining concepts in class and was very helpful when we had questions on the homework assignments. Definitely go to her office hours if you have any questions at all! She also gave lots of partial credit on tests, which really helps your grade.

Professor Hiriscau is probably the most GOATED professor I've had at my time at W&M. She really cares about everyone of her students succeeding in the course. Although this class is challenging, she makes an effort to assist us outside of class so concepts are more clear. Her problem sets are equivalent in difficulty to the exams.

Professor Hiriscau is a wonderful instructor and made economic concepts easy to understand. She is a straightforward instructor who consistently incorporates student feedback into her class. She encourages class participation in a non-intimidating way. Overall good class

Professor Hiriscau is a good professor who lectures. She pulls homework questions almost directly from lectures and test questions from the homework so it is pretty straightforward if you attend class. She grades leniently and offers plenty of partial credit as nothing is multiple choice. Definitely a good choice for intermediate.

Class consisted of lectures where she went over the textbook slides and drew/wrote out notes which she posted on Blackboard. She has accessible office hours. The homework was just online textbook work where you should get 100%. There are 3 "midterms" and one final. She is not very accommodating with medical situations.

Honestly, I would have done so much worse if I hadn't already taken Econ in high school, but it's a chill course, and as far as W&M Econ professors go, she's good.

Best part of this course was that homework made up 25% of the grade, so your work throughout the semester mattered equally as much as exams. Always willing to answer questions, though I did have high school background in econ, making my baseline understanding of the course better.

I didn't have a hs econ background, but if you look over the published slides and do the hw, the class isn't too hard. She is incredibly nice and caring. She doesn't allow taking notes on a laptop and requires handwritten on an ipad or notebook, which was annoying at first, but is very helpful for drawing graphs and you get a better understanding

Took ECON101 with her and content was pretty dry but lectures were easy to understand. She uses the Pearson online Principles of Microeconomics textbook and all the homework is on there so you'll drop ~$120 in the beginning of the semester. The homework is useful, questions are very similar to the exams.

Amazing professor! Grades are based off of 3 midterms, homework, and the final. The tests are multiple choice, and if you do the homework, you'll be fine. You can redo homework until you get a 100%, and homework is about 25% of your grade, which helps with the class. Her lectures are very clear and concise.

Overall, I had a good experience in Hiriscau's class but I didn't take Econ in HS, which made things more difficult. Our third midterm was by far the worst (she curved by 12 points), but I think that was caused by the thanksgiving break that interrupted a week's worth of learning. Do the homework! Questions are very similar to exam.

Hiriscau is wonderful! Econ 303 is a difficult class, and she gives you lots of partial credit on exams. Midterms are 50 minutes and short answer. There's either a homework assignment or quizzes due on a rotating basis. The final is multiple choice. She's super helpful and willing to help as long as you talk to her.

Prof. Hiriscau is the best!!!! So supportive and wants you to succeed. Provides additional resources like old midterm questions, notes, and solutions. Grades quickly and gives partial credit - if you miss something on an exam, you get credit if she sees you grasp the concept. Open-note homework and quizzes to help you keep up with the content.

I love Professor Hiriscau!! She is so funny and extremely knowledgeable. This class was challenging and the material was quite dry but I think that's how intermediate micro always is. Definitely go to her office hours as her explanations are more clear when she goes over it with you.

Professor Hiriscau is very helpful and approachable. She explains the textbook very well and makes sure students have done practice before every midterm.

Hiriscau is the best for 101! The homework is online, worth 15% of your grade, with unlimited attempts before the due date which is so nice. Her exams are entirely multiple choice, and she posts practice exams. The tests sometimes borrow from the hw or practice exams. She doesn't take attendance but def read and go to lectures to understand.

Hiriscau is so nice and helpful. She explains things well and makes it easy to understand as an intro to micro. I like how she takes notes with us to make sure we get down what we absolutely have to know. Grades are basically only the homework (which lets you redo questions to get 100) and exams. Hiriscau genuinely wants her students to succeed

Loved this professor! Lectures were engaging and informative; I earned an A in the class solely by attending classes and taking notes, never read the textbook. Very communicative through emails--always provided exam breakdowns in advance, was willing to adjust deadlines and homework. However, you MUST spend $100+ on the "Achieve" platform she uses.

Prof. Hiriscau was a great professor, and her class was relatively easy to understand. She goes a bit fast on her lectures, so I would recommend maybe taking notes prior to the class then add notes as she lectures. Otherwise, the homework is so easy, tests are okay, and she's very thorough with her explanations on topics. Take her class!

I love Prof Hiriscau! She is so fun and incredibly knowledgeable. Tests are not too difficult. The required online textbook subscription has tons of useful practice problems that are similar to the exam. Everyone should take a class with her.

Professor Hiriscau was a great into to microecon. I loved how she wrote problems and graphs with us on the board - it helped a lot. I will say she became more confusing towards the last two units, and did not explain them as well. I just had to go to tutorzone and was fine. Overall she is a great professor and I recommend her for econ 101!

Professor Hiriscau is a wonderful professor with really straight forward lectures. There are 4 midterms and a final, and the final can replace your lowest midterm. If you paid attention and studied for the exams it was not difficult to do well in this class.

Professor Hiriscau has straightforward lectures and makes sure help is available. The content and tests are manageable, and all exams are multiple choice. However, she rushed through the last two chapters, but many questions from these two chapters were on the final. Overall, she is a good choice for an intro to micro professor!

Hiriscau is a great professor! Her lectures complement the textbook (required to buy it but not necessary to read) which helps to reinforce the material. I like how she takes notes with us, and the tests are also fair. Achieve (the online textbook platform) practice exams are very helpful for those! She provides plenty of resources to do well!

10/10 would recommend taking Econ 101 with this professor. Attendance is not mandatory, after the 2nd exam I did not go to the lectures and still got an -A by taking notes on my own time. Beware though, some of her exam questions are harder than the practice problems. Overall good class, take Econ with her.

Good professor. Quality lectures. Definitely go for this professor if you need to take micro and macroeconomics. She may have a slight accent, but its nothing crazy. Great great GREAT professor

Took the first iteration of this class last semester. The course is very subjective, and can spend more time on certain things if the class is interested. Tests are nothing special, just take good notes. Amazing professor, favorite of all time by far.

I have never seen someone so dedicated to being accessible to her students and make so many resources available to us. Great lecturer, great professor. Definitely go to office hours even if you don't have a specific question - it is usually a small group and you get to know her and learn from the questions others ask.

easy A especially if you've taken econ in high school! just a weekly assignment due Monday nights of like 20 problems. so many students take the class; you'll always have someone to go to for questions but she's pretty good at explaining concepts in class

She a great professor for an intro class. Exams are pretty easy (MC only) and homework is very brief and only assigned once a week.

She was a very good prof! Available outside and wants her students to succeed!

Hiriscau is an excellent lecturer and truly cares about the success of her students. I had her for both Principles of Micro and Principles of Macro and she was excellent in both subjects. She's a very reasonable grader and offers extra credit. Exams are very passable and she will take back questions that students were confused about.

Great professor, clear on expectations and where to find course materials. Would highly recommend for any econ class.

Very test heavy, very knowledgable and explained things very well, but her tests would include very niche details from lectures that were mentioned once off-hand. Very nice though and if you study a lot its easy to do good. Lectures are such a drag.

The online textbook was expensive, but necessary for all homework. The tests were all multiple choice. If you did the homework and the extra practice tests in the textbook, it is very easy to get an A in her class. Her lectures were boring, but everything on the test was in her slides. Overall, good prof and easy class.

She is very straightforward. Homework is very light about 10-15 questions a week can be done in 15 minutes. Two exams plus a final, all multiple choice. Must buy online textbook and homework software.

Hiriscau is a very good professor but very boring. The homework is incredibly easy. The tests are pretty easy as long as you study. Don't take this if you're looking for a fun or interesting or meaningful class. But if you need to take Econ 101 as a requirement, I would recommend Hiriscau.

I really enjoyed this class and she was pretty engaging which is hard for me during 90 min lectures. She cares a lot about everyone's understanding and is glad to take questions. You do need to pay for a course with achieve but it's important for the class overall and is pretty easy as well as containing helpful study material.

Professor Hiriscau is very clear with the grading criteria. Make sure you do the practice exams on Achieve they help so much. As long as you do the homework and read the textbook it's an easy A. Try to attend office hours or go to tutoring sessions if you don't understand any concepts as she can help a lot. Lectures aren't mandatory.

Very good organized prof. Lectures are well done and even funny sometimes! Often connects content to current examples. Homework was formatted nicely and I felt well prepared for all exams. Taking another class with her next semester!

Take her for ECON 101 over any other professor. All the exams are all multiple choice and you get them back the next day. She is very consistent. She makes the content engaging and she's pretty funny too. There are enough grades other than exams to buffer your grade. Read the textbook because it's very helpful.

Loved this class! Prof Hiriscau uses an online system and set curriculum so you know exactly what you will be tested on. The lectures were the same as the reading, which I liked because it reinforced the reading. I recommend reading before class. You do have to purchase an online textbook and system, though, which is >$100, so keep that in mind.

I had 95 the entire semester then ended with a B+ because of the final. It takes $80? for the homework website she uses, so be aware. Theres no way around it, you will have to spend that money. Her homework felt necessary and helpful, our class average was consistently 80 for all exams, and I learned a lot that I now apply to my real life.

She was very clear on expectations so it is up to you to get the grade you want to get. Do the homework and the practice quizzes--they help. Attendance isn't mandatory but I thought it was easier to understand the material when I was there compared to when I missed class.

Hiriscau is a fantastic teacher but I think that the (mandatory, online) textbook being taught is noticibly below average. I'm not a fan of how many problems are written; and it makes it harder to practice concepts when some questions are vague or slightly inaccurate.

Professor was good and knew the material even though she read off the slides. Lectures were boring but she tells you what to take notes on. Tests were difficult but all MCQ (no curve). Homework was light with ~20 end of chapter questions and a podcast due every week. Textbook was expensive (~$120) and question explanations weren't that helpful.

I thought Professor Hiriscau was amazing. Her lectures are in line with the textbook, can be quite dry at times, but they do cover the content that will be on the tests. Grades are based on online textbook assignments, two midterms and a final (all multiple choice). You must buy the $120 textbook; however it is really good at explaining content.

Love her. Has an accent which makes it a little hard sometimes, but otherwise is great.

This isn't that difficult of a course, but Professor Hiriscau's lectures can be pretty boring as she basically verbatim reads her slides that are ripped directly from the textbook. The tests are also questions taken right out of the textbook, so you could get away with never showing up to class as long as you read and do the textbook questions.

Pretty easy macroecon class. Is the best professor from my knowledge

I took intro micro with her last year and loved her so I took intro macro with her too and she proved herself again. i only had to go to class for exams and still pulled out an A. Very light workload and everything said in lectures are on posted powerpoints. Tests are very straighforward and multiple choice.

Extremely easy compared to AP Macro and easier than McHenry's Micro (great prof). Only complaint was required textbook was overpriced ($124.99). Reading it is more work than it's worth. Everything you need is on the slides. You could not attend class and you would be fine (she mostly reads off the slides). I recommend going over practice questions.

3 Tests 30 MCQ and then a Final 65MCQ, Achieve makes up about 25 percent of your grade. Tests can be very hard and misleading at times. Final Exam though was straightforward and not to bad. Take practice exams on achieve.

Class is made up of only multiple choice exams which can make grades interesting, but if you do better on the final than any of the 3 midterms she replaces your grade. There's also weekly podcasts and questions that count for a small portion of the grade. Overall, Hirascau is a great lecturer and cool person and would recommend this class with her

If you can take professor Hiriscau for principles, do it. Her teaching style is easy to follow along, and she makes the lectures interesting by breaking them up with practice problems and real world examples. There is a $130 dollar online software you have to buy, but because of that there is no textbook.

Class is interesting, and lectures come straight from textbook, so you do not have to read. The end of chapter problems and practice exams are really helpful when studying and are similar to exams. One issue is that exams were only 30 questions, so if you missed a couple questions it brings down your grade a lot.

It does not get more straightforward than Hiriscau. She's clear, makes notes available on BlackBoard, and puts in grades fast. Nice woman and easy grader. I appreciate her patience in sitting down with me for 30 mins after one class to review content. Keep up with all of the assignments and you will be fine. Highly recommend.

Professor Hiriscau is a great teacher. Macro is generally harder than micro but she makes it very doable. Her tests are purely multiple choice and they're pretty easy except she will ask a few random out of the blue questions that can mess up your grade. BUT if you study and read the questions carefully at least a B+ is guaranteed.

Great prof, found this class much easier than micro. Three cumulative midterms, one final, and the Achieve textbook practice make up your grade. There are a lot of formulas to memorize but you get a formula sheet on the final. My only issue was with Achieve because it gives unhelpful explanations for questions but other than that I would recommend.

Professor Hiriscau was a great professor who thoroughly covered the topics. Tests were on the harder side, especially if you didn't take micro in high school. Tests were all multiple choice and on paper. The textbook was an excellent study resource with practice quizzes. Only an hour of homework per week.

Definitely easier than micro with her, but still requires attentiveness and preparation for tests. Tests all MC and on paper. Properly utilize the textbook with practice problems and you will excel in this class (especially if you have taken macro in high school). Go to office hours and get help if you need it.

This class was dry but enjoyable (if you are not interested in economics you probably won't enjoy it). Hiriscau was nice, homework and practice exams were great resources when studying for tests, and lectures were helpful. I rarely felt like tests included content I hadn't seen. I felt like expectations were clear and the work wasn't demanding.

Professor Hiriscau is amazing! While lectures are a bit dry, pay attention; if not, you'll regret it. Review the material after each class briefly so you aren't catching up before the test. This will also give you time to attend her office hours where she does a great job answering questions. There's no reason not to get an A. Just put in the work!

Straightforward class. Provides plenty of resources, shares lecture materials, and doesn't make test questions unfair or annoyingly deceptive. Always clear, organized and ready to answer any doubts. The only drawback is the expensive Achieve subscription you need for this class, though it comes with useful study materials and practice questions.