ECON 3010

Kripalani is a very nice person, she's very responsive to dm's on teams and very helpful. That being said, this class has little to no economic theory, its pretty much a math class. Each lecture is her going through different examples of different economic problems through math. Weekly there are 2 lecture quizzes that are going over what she covered in lecture, and then there is a homework set due each week. The homework set is pretty much impossible to solve on your own. You HAVE to go to office hours or something to solve it. I recommend getting a good group of friends to share answers with so you can figure them out. She gives out a decent amount of extra credit as well. The syllabus is structured so there are 4 exams (inclusive of the final) worth 25% (she drops the lowest) and homework worth 10%, Lecture quizzes worth 10%, and the PACE assignments worth 5%. You should have like a 95-100% in the Homework, quizzes and PACE. Her exams are quite difficult. Not impossible because she gives ALOT of partial credit. Never leave a question blank, even if you have no idea what you are doing, even if you write something random you will get some points. The exam standard deviations were 20% for the first, 22% for the second. If you study hard and do all the work you can get the C+ to pass. It's very difficult and insanely time consuming. Be prepared to study an entire week for the exams. She curves the exams individually and based on the first 2 exams there might be a curve after the final but not sure. My friends who were in Westerfield's class seemed to have it much easier. Take it with Westerfield if you can, but regardless of who you take it with, it is a difficult course.

Easily the worst/hardest of the econ professors for this course. 3010 is supposed to be hard, no doubt, but unarguably she is easily the hardest professor. I'd like to say with Kripalani this class is just a math class with more unique setups. Between my roommates (one had Santugini Fall 2024, one had Westerfield Spring 2025), we have easily come to the consensus that Kripalani's lectures as well as her class are easily the hardest between these 3. Exams are consistently low 70s as well as Standard Deviations being 20+. She is an extremely nice person and if you go to office hours/send her a teams DM (which btw I have no idea why she uses EXCLUSIVELY Teams over Canvas) she'll respond pretty quickly. As of this message test 3 scores haven't been released, but just judging from how reactions have been, I assume they'll be within the same range both in score and SD. I heard someone did the math and if we assume test 3 scores being within the same range as the previous, then around 35-40% of students currently don't have the standard A&S C+ requirement using mean/median/SD (this is pre-curve and 95% hw/PACE/LQ). Between me and my roommates' experiences, we have found pretty clear that Kripalani uses the most algebra, she gives the hardest exams however she is the most relaxed/forgiving when grading, and requires the most outside effort. I recommend Westerfield as my roommate has been pretty happy and admits that he has been putting in minimal effort while I have been struggling trying to hold a B.

If you have to take Intermediate Econ for your major or minor, definitely take it with Professor Kripalani. The class is tough—you need a solid grip on simplifying algebraic expressions and basic calculus (mainly derivatives). I highly recommend brushing up on your math skills over summer or winter break before taking it. It'll save you a lot of stress.

That being said, Professor Kripalani is amazing. She’s super good at explaining things and really takes the time to help you understand the material. Her office hours were honestly the reason I did well—go to them as much as you can! She’s so nice and welcoming, and she makes a hard class feel manageable.

You get one drop (even the final if you want), and she gives partial credit and has “double jeopardy” rules on exams, which is seriously a lifesaver. Also, having a study group to work on homework and quizzes with makes a big difference.

Only downside: the TAs aren’t super helpful, so don't count on them too much - there office hours are decent but I never went to discussions because they made the concepts seem more confusing. But overall, I went into the class thinking I was going to get a C+ after the first week because it felt so hard, and I ended up with an A thanks to Professor Kripalani’s support.

The content of this class is difficult, but Professor Kripalani was very helpful, available, and really cares about the success of her students. The class uses 3 exams, each worth 25% (there are four, but you get to drop one), and 25% of weekly homework, lecture quizes (daily homework), and professional development things (resume, linkedin, etc). There are many opportunities for extra credit. I went into this class worried that I was going to really struggle and need tutoring, but Professor Kripalani had office hours every day and was super welcoming and helpful. In addition to the examples in class and the discussion questions, she posts weekly extra practice problems, with videos of her going through how to do each one, that were very helpful in preparing for the exams. I ended with an A in this class.