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Stanley Lawson

Economics - St. John's University - Jamaica/Queens

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Would Retake
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What Students Say

Nice guy, very full of himself, but he's like an Eco Legend overseas

ECO1000C - 3.0 rating

Get past his thick, thick accent and you might actually learn something

ECO100C - 4.0 rating
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ECO1000C
Nov 7, 2002

Nice guy, very full of himself, but he's like an Eco Legend overseas.

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ECO100C
Nov 7, 2002

Get past his thick, thick accent and you might actually learn something.

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ECON1301
Nov 14, 2002

he's really great, just read the text and you'll past the test.

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ECO1301
Nov 18, 2002

Lawson is exellent. The tests only cover book content.Read the book& you'll pass

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1000C
Dec 14, 2002

All you need for this class is the book. Tells a lot of crazy

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ECO1301
Jan 19, 2003

Make sure you get on his good side, or if it helps let him pick the position!

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ECO1302
Feb 28, 2003

very slow, alittle boring, but easy

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ECO2327
Mar 12, 2003

HE'S AN EASY A'. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS HAVE HIS BOOK NEXT TO YOU ON THE SEAT DURING THE TEST!

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ECO1302
Mar 28, 2003

we'll learn about his little jet, how he hates bush and loves clinton, and timbucktwo, he hates everyone in his class, he thinks everyone is chinese and he'll speak to you in all languages don't question him b/c he'll really hate you

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ECO1302
Apr 1, 2003

Senile old man...talks about that same thing over and over again...its incredibly easy to cheat on his test (not that i would know ::wink wink::)...hates bush and tony blair...speaks many languages...thinks everyone is chinese...and alot of timbucktoo

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ECO1302
Apr 2, 2003

In my two months taking his class, I have learned two things: 1) The insane meaning of 'Timbucktoo' and 2) Some egoes need to be held in check. This man needs to retire, and I hope that by NOT taking his class, we force him into retirement. DO NOT TAKE TH

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ECO1301
Apr 19, 2003

just remember to have the text, dislike bush, love clinton, don't ever tell him you're not chinese and don't question 'timbuctoo'

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ECO1326
Apr 23, 2003

CRAZY STORIES. GOING TO CLASS HELPS 0%...JUST READ THE BOOK

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ECO
Apr 24, 2003

No Comments

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ECO1301
Apr 26, 2003

Make sure you bring a pillow and a blanky for his class! Never Question him, he doesn't like that. If you wanna pass his class read the damn T.B.

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ECONOMICS
May 11, 2003

the worst professor ever in the history of the world. He thinks he is the man. But he is a herb . Hates everybody. Rambles on about useless things and talks more about his wonderful life experiences and his sons rather than economics.

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ECO1302
May 28, 2003

No Comments

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ECO
Jul 23, 2003

i had him 2 semesters n ish a borin class...u gotta help urself pass dis class...i managed an A-twice but i think i did dat myself...sometimes he curves n his final aint dat hard as compared to his regular tests which are killers

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ECO1302
Aug 12, 2003

He is not a bad professor if you do your work, besides he give you ways to earn your grade. Submit plenty of wall street journal news report and do the term paper. He curves test. Just read the text and you will be find.

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1302
Sep 6, 2003

All I can say is good luck. This man is the worst teacher, he knows very little about economics, it's amazing he's trying to teach it.

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ECO205
Sep 8, 2003

How this man has a job is beyond me. Do read the book, the exams come straight from the teachers answer guides, forget about class. He strong arms you in to buying his book for $40 the first class and need it once for 2 pages. Overall its sad.overhea

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ECO2327
Oct 4, 2003

He's a horrific teacher and you will not learn anything from him.

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ECON1000C
Nov 5, 2003

Posibly the worst teacher at this school. He didn't teach one thing that was ever on the test. If you want to hear a little old island man ramble on about what he used to do and how rich he is this is the cource for your. Don't take him!!

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ECO1301
Nov 14, 2003

I fell asleep in class everyday cuz he's so boring. All his overheads come directly from the book. He doesn't usually take attendance so u won't miss anything skippin. The tests are hard, tho he'll curve them a lil. Make sure & do those d@mn articles.

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ECOMONEYK
Dec 11, 2003

Cool guy. Doesn't worry too much about teaching. Read the textbook, all the tests come from the textbook. Tests are curved generously, and attendance isnt a big deal.

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ECO2309
Dec 11, 2003

read the text and even though tests are a little hard, he curves all of them and lots of extra credit available, better than many other eco profs but thats not exactly an achievement

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ECO1301
Dec 16, 2003

A good-hearted man. His teaching style is a little off, but he is a good person. you have to read on your own to pass the tests!! buy the study guide to the textbook, it helps!!

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ECO
Dec 18, 2003

He can't really teach to well, and he's kind of forgetful. But his tests are ok, just read the chapters and you'll do well. He's an average teacher.

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ECON1301
Dec 22, 2003

Ok, I did well on all of my tests, the lowest grade he dropped, I did like 15 of the articles, participated, was there everyday, and he only gave me a B+, I deserve an A- at least, doesn't know what he's doing....

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1301
Mar 23, 2004

i took him for 2 semesters and he sux but a little hint if you do get stuck with him on the tests on the essay part make sure you right alot he will give you credit the 1st time i took him i didnt do that got a c+ next time i got an A-

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ECO
Mar 30, 2004

60 and 75 and 69 on the test. but i got an A- on his paper...Got an A- in the class.

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1301
Apr 2, 2004

you will need to read the text for his tests, class sucks, he just talks the whole time...he gave me a good grade so i cant really complain, jus sit through his boring class...tests are multiple choice

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ECO1302
May 4, 2004

will do good as long as you read and memorize the textbook, cuz that is what he lectures on in class. do some of the articles and the term paper and ull do good. he likes to talk about ****

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ECON1302
May 8, 2004

Ok... basically I went to class 5 times all semester, got a 73 on the midterm [he gave me a B-] got a 79 on the next test, got a b+ on the term paper, never gave a presentation... and i got a B+ in the course. If you dont want to do any work.. take him

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ECO1302
May 12, 2004

Horrible Professor...It does not seem that he actually knows the material, he just reads word for word out of the textbook...He is definitely not helpful and has difficult tests and does not curve them.

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1302
May 27, 2004

he doesnt teach well. his lectors dont prepare u 4 an exam so coming to class is a waste of time. the exams are very convoluted. if u ask him for help he'll mistake what ur saying and think your attacking him.dontkno what SJU was thinkn when they hiredhim

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ECO
Sep 8, 2004

He's not good at lecturing, but read the book and you'll do fine.

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ECO1301
Grade: D+
Nov 15, 2004

He does not take attendance and you have to read the book for the test so there's no point in going to class. Make a friend and let them tell you when the test are. Test are ok. Not too hard and not too easy. You must read the book if u want to do good. Test after every 4 chapters.

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ECO2309
Nov 22, 2004

Go to class so he knows you and then you will get an easy A even though he doesn't really teach in class

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ECO
Dec 15, 2004

Read the textbook, find out when the tests are, and learn on your own. If you want a professor that teaches, then don't take him. His tests are average, just learn from the textbook.

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ECON1301
Dec 21, 2004

Well, all I can say is that I am glad I do not have to deal with him any longer. Lectures were boring, material unclear, and the test are not the easiest. I gave him a try, but not another one.

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1301
Dec 22, 2004

terrible prof... hes old and talks about himself all the time. u have to SELF STUDY basically. all he does is put u to sleep and coming to class is a waste

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ECO1301
Dec 24, 2004

I got a B- and I studied for his hard tests. He has trick questions and writes obscure answers. You must buy the book and use online quizzes to help you with the difficult wording on tests. Hes arrogant and always has his cell phone ringing in class! He doesnt care for attendance.

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ECO1301
Jan 9, 2005

horrible proffesor! not helpful at all. you have to learn all on your own and even then some of the ques on his tests are ridiculous. he is always on the phone in class

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ECO
Feb 24, 2005

this man is past due for retirement. i love his accent but he's too rich and busy to be teaching. he loves to boast about his money and the people he knows. he doesn't teach and doesn't even read the term papers. just make sure your pape is long enough. just stay home and read the expensive book

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ECO
Mar 13, 2005

THE WOREST OF THE WOREST. doeesn't have much to say about him. If you r taking him, wish u luck.

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MONEYANDBANKI
Mar 17, 2005

Questions are vague. Told us to read 4 chapters over break then had a test when we came back. And he gets mad if you challenge a question. Dont take him.

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ECO
Apr 5, 2005

Interesting guy, has many experiences but gets carried away talking about them in class. make sure ur on top of things. read the chaps on ur own u won't get anything from the class that is resourceful for the tests.after every 4 chap test and he tells you only a day before

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ECO2309
Apr 27, 2005

No Comments

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ECO
Apr 27, 2005

he talks during tests and yells when you say you cant concentrate because of it.doesnt teach at all just talks about himself. he should have stayed in the UN and spared us the hell if having to go to his class. hes too old to teach and he loses EVERYTHING! no responsibility, he just blames you.

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ECO2309
May 3, 2005

No Comments

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MONEYBANKING
May 10, 2005

Stanley Lawson..."Son of the Law!" I shall never forget, indeed! Take Lawson's class if you are a man of character. I've studied at NYU, and so has he. Expect rigorous course work and a great deal of responsibility to read on your own part. If you want to grow up, definately take this class!

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ECO205
May 12, 2005

prof. lawson is a nice guy, but needs to pursue other activities. he knows his stuff but his notes are seriously from 1995. for real. if you can take another course do so b/c you will learn little in his class. this course is a straight up lecture class. tres boring.

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ECO2309
May 13, 2005

Prof. Lawson is a very nice man,however, he is unable to articulate what he knows.He is no help and talks about himself and his two sons. He shows up to class late and makes up grades.Do not take him.

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ECO2309
May 18, 2005

WORST!!! No point in going to class you learn zero. Just read the chaps he assigns in book and thats it. Nice guy but really lost his marbles and he might know a lot about eco but he doesnt show it class. Stay away if possible but if take just read the book and you'll be fine

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1301
Oct 17, 2005

The worst teacher ever... taking him now and feel like im wasting my money...

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1301
Nov 9, 2005

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ECO1301
Dec 27, 2005

I honestly can't figure out what's wrong with this man. He may be getting too old for teaching or possibly mental. He graded all the quizzes he gave wrong and unequally. Then he would go back and justify his mistakes and blame them on something else. I'm pretty sure he has his assistant do everything for him.

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ECO1301
Oct 30, 2006

not to bad of a guy, if you actually listen to him in class when he does talk (very rarely about class) it is what it says in the text book for the most part. Test grades?Have no clue what goes on w/that but he does give a curve that is helpful. If you do not like attention and just like to read this class is for you. STUDY THE TEXT BOOK def A

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ECO1301
Nov 10, 2006

"this professor has lost his marbles, he gave us a "quiz" which means test, then he gives us the wrong answers on the scantron, then he goes and blames it on his graduate assistant for his own problems, then one student fights for his grade and he goes and gives him a D, but doesn't know his name, lmao. so anyways i'll give u the update on what i g

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ECO1301
Nov 10, 2006

horrible professor ever!!! DO NOT take him!! he doesnt give credit even you have right answer!! and if you argue with him, you'll get into more trouble!! just drop this class if you take his class!!!!

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ECO1301
Nov 17, 2006

He is definately crazy, reading the text barely helps. His quizzes are on every 4 chapters and they are hard. He is short term memory and does absolutely nothing to help you. I dropped this class for my own good. Beware.

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ECO1302
Nov 18, 2006

No Comments

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ECO1302
Dec 13, 2006

This professor should have retired YESTERDAY. He is very boring and does not care what you say. If you read the book and do his stupid newspaper assignment you should be ok... his test are just like any other eco class..

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ECON1310
Jan 17, 2007

Not very helpful, but he'll give you a grade based on what he feels you should get not based on ANY of yours texts. I had all C's on my tests and got a B+. Just get on his good side

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ECO1301
Jan 22, 2007

No Comments

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ECO1301
Feb 2, 2007

This guy mightjust be the worst professor in school. He rambles on about things that have nothing to do with class and makes you watch these videos of him on some phantom show. Just buy the book and you can just show up for the tests if you want.

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ECO1302
May 10, 2007

Nice person but very forgetful. He'll tell you to study ch. 5-10, then show up on test day and tell you he said 10-15, not 5-10. He actually told us that he gave us 3 tests when he only gave 2, and he actually had a grade for each student in his book for the "3rd test". He wouldn't believe us when we told him we only took 2 tests. Weird.

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ECO1310
Oct 15, 2007

i love this guy to death. he is my idol. carribean king i call him. he likes to show off on his videos, but this guy is really humurous and fun to attend class as well as learning a lot.

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ECO3344
Dec 17, 2007

He is such a cute guy, from begining it may seems that it will be a boring class. but he helps students to get good grades. Never takes the attendence,but its always good to show up on his classes, it pays off at the end of the semester. easy A.

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ECO1301
Dec 18, 2007

He should NOT be teaching anymore.He cancelled a test at least 4 times and sometimes just didnt show up to class.When he did come, he brought his little dog with him who ran around the room and distracted everyone.The tests are hard bc he doesnt teach so you need to read the text but some of the questions arent even from the text.Just dont take him

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ECO3000
Jan 3, 2008

THIS GUY IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even if i learned more from his dog Lawson was a good guy and if you really really try hard u will end up with with some informations if not who cares ur getting a A!

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ECO1301
May 4, 2008

he sould retied yesterday, the only thing he does is showing us the video tapes on class and doing nothing. took his dog to class and let his dog run around the classroom, falls back the test for 4 times and it was really hard since he never tought anything on class. u dont need to come to class since he never did attandence.

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ECO2309
Jul 29, 2008

horrible class. the prof is a nice guy but u dont learn anything, its a waste of time and its really hard to get an A since his requirements as well as lectures are totally incomprehensible...

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ECO1302
Nov 5, 2008

The worst teacher at SJU (take it from someone who dropped out of Gerber). Incomprehensibly rambles, does not teach anything & is too happy to push his views on you. Tests can be easy but he's determined to give essay tests which he will grade badly in his crazy mind. The dog is finally gone though. Stay away at all costs, I didn't listen bad call.

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ECO1000
Dec 16, 2008

OMG WORST TEACHER AT SJU he gave me a C and i was there everyday! doesnt teach anything!! brings his nasty dog to class and expects you to learn he should be FIRED! i hate him he ruined my GPA AVOID AT ALL COSTS -_-

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ECO1000
Dec 16, 2008

OMG WORST TEACHER GAVE ME A C i hate him doesnt teach anything!! always late never takes attendance or does anything! hes useless!! AVOID!!

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ECO1302
Dec 17, 2008

Easiest. professor. ever. I got an A and I attended only about 10% of the classes. Yes hes very boring and for more classes he just shows you videos and what not. Quiz(es)/midterm/final = easy cake if you skim through the summaries at the end of chapters and have some common sense. advice: sit at the front so he knows your face and name

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ECO1302
Dec 17, 2008

(cont from below) just go to class for the first week or two, raise your hand to answer his questions so he knows your face. after that, don't even bother coming to class cuz you wont learn anything; just study the text book. if you have a general knowledge of economics, you don't even need to study until the midterm

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ECO2309
May 13, 2009

Very nice and soft spoken professor but he doesn't go over the materials very well, but is very lenient with the grading. Read the chapters and do well on the exams and your pretty much guaranteed an A. Allowing him to know who you are is a definite plus and will help you with your final grade. Recommended for Non economics or finance majors.

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ECO2309
May 13, 2009

WORST PROFESSOR EVER, AVOID AT ALL COST, he does not teach anything, all you do in watch video of him in class. I read the entire textbook and still got a C on the Midterm and Final. He should not be allow to teach anymore

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ECO2309
May 13, 2009

WORST PROFESSOR EVER, AVOID AT ALL COST, he does not teach anything, all you do in watch video of him in class. I read the entire textbook and still got a C on the Midterm and Final.

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ECO2339
May 19, 2009

GREAT CLASS!!

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ECO1302
Aug 14, 2009

OMG! Lmao.. his dog is always there!! He doesn't help. Just read the textbook and you'll be fine. But I mean read the whooole textbook because who knows what will be on the exam. If you get his class.. Good Luck! I will never take him again! I don't play with my gpa. He gave me a B. Not bad.. but I don't like B's.

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

D+

53% confidence
Based on 1 grades
Most common grades:
D+ (1)
Grade Distribution
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Based on 1 reported grades
D+: 1
Rating Trend

Declining

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5.0

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5.0

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4.0

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