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.

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.

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.

Professor Kripalani is a very understanding and compassionate teacher. Intermediate Micro is, intentionally, a challenging course and is seen as a weed-out class for those not very interested in the Economics major. For those not well-versed in math, this course can seem very overwhelming with the amount of math involved; it is essentially a math course based on Intro to Microeconomics principles. Attending lecture is the most important part of this class, as Professor Kripalani does not post the completed lecture slides after class; her written notes on the slides are the only way to know how to complete problems. Homeworks and lecture quizzes make up 25% of the grade and the other 75% is based on 3 exams; you can either take the 3 midterms and skip the final or drop one midterm and replace it with the final. I would highly recommend attending Professor Kripalani's and your TA's office hours, as they will walk you through the problems telling you if you are correct or not in your steps. Depending on your comfortability with math and calculus, this class will take up a lot of your time, but I highly recommend Professor Kripalani if you're willing to make this class your main priority. If you find yourself struggling, I would also recommend getting a tutor, as the course is very fast-paced.

I really enjoyed having Professor Kripalani for this class. She is extremely accessible and kind. You can message her on Teams, which is very convenient if you just want to double check an answer or ask a question.

You have to work hard to do well in this class. I went to every single lecture (she does not record lecture and covers a lot of material in each one) and office hours 3 times a week. The good news is that you can do all your work for the class during office hours (lecture quizzes 2x a week and HW once a week). I spent about 4 hours in office hours per week. I also recommend getting one or two study buddies you can ask for help on occasion.

This class is very math-heavy. Make sure you thoroughly understand partial derivatives, first and second derivatives, graphing, and systems of equations. If you find economics intuitive and you enjoy algebra and calculus, you will probably enjoy this class like I did! It was challenging, but with hard work you can do well. Redo every single lecture quiz and HW the days before each exam. Study a LOT for each exam, because they really add up, and your lowest is replaced by the final. Do all the extra credit available to you. If your final season allows, I recommend doing the final. Since I had time to study for the final I chose to opt in and aced it, bringing my grade up from either a B+ or A- to almost an A+, so it made a big difference.

TLDR: I recommend Kripalani for this required class for the major! You can do well if you work hard and like math.

Other reviews got it right, this class is very very hard. Kripalani is a nice person, but I recieved my first F in this class and I am not that dumb.

I have many qualms with this class. First of all, Professor Kripalani does not use Canvas. Everything is in Teams and Gradescope, so you already have to add 2 extra platforms to your daily routine. Additionally, she does not post completed lecture slides, nor does she record lecture. This means that during lecture, everyone has their phones out to take photos of every slide because she goes so fast that it is impossible to keep up. She also would frequently skip small steps when solving problems, which would add confusion and students would have to stop her mid lecture to clarify things when she could have just gone slower. On top of that, we would frequently end lecture 30 minutes early after speeding through the slides. Students also frequently had to correct her during lecture for making simple algebra mistakes. It is also sometimes very hard to hear her because sometimes she would not use a microphone, and would sometimes speak very softly or mutter things that were unintelligible.

For the grading, 75% of the class is based off your exam scores. There are 3 midterms and a final. If you have sit in all 3 midterms and have a a high enough grade average, then the final is optional. Our class averages were between a 70% and 73%. The exams are usually between 6 and 12 questions, and are multiple parts, so if you get the first part wrong, you’re screwed for the rest of the question. The questions are all short answer and very math heavy. She is very stingy with exam regrade requests, but you can sometimes get a few points back if you make a strong enough argument. The exams are “curved,” but actually this means nothing and you might get half a point added to your raw score.

The rest of your grade is made up lecture quizzes, homework, and PACE, which is basically just career events with the Economics Career Office. You have a lecture quiz due after every class, and a homework each week. The PACE is spread out throughout the semester. After the first midterm, we started getting extra credit assignments that were worth one point and due 12 hours after we had just learned the material, which was extremely frustrating because we weren’t given any assistance on these assignments from her or the TAs (per her instructions), and were just expected how to know how to do them.

Finally, you will need to go to office hours in order to know how to complete the HWs, unless you are an econ/math genius. Lecture will only give you so much, and you will have to review the material outside of class to apply it. Overall, I would not recommend taking this class with Professor Kripalani, as I think her exams set you up for failure and she is also not the best instructor. With all of this being said, while the class if very difficult, it is possible to succeed if you really put in maximum effort and exert all of your energy and time towards this class, but it will be hell. Professor Kripalani genuinely cares about her students and is willing to meet with you if you ask, however your ultimate overall success will come from your own effort. I easily spent over 10 hours a week every week this semester and more during exam weeks, all to perform average on the exams and I don't think this was due to my laziness or lack of work ethic - I think this class was just structured in a way that is unfair to students and sets you up to fail.

3010 is hard. It’s meant to be. Kripalani does a fantastic job teaching the material and offering support individually and during office hours. She’s very responsive and the TAs are super helpful with the lecture quizzes and homework’s. 2 lecture quizzes and 1 hw are dropped and the lowest of your 4 exam scores is dropped meaning taking the final isn’t even necessary. The average on our 3 exams were 72, 72, and 76. I believe with adequate studying and doing all the problems presented to you, you can easily achieve an A in the class. There’s also a lot of EC that can boost your grade, the only annoying thing is you have to calculate this in yourself because all you get in grade scope is point values for each assignment (each exam is 25% of your grade and hw/lecture quizzes are the other 25%). I highly recommend taking 3010 with Kripalani, she is truly wonderful!

She made this class way harder than it needed to be. The homeworks didn't correlate with lecture (like the other reviews have said), so you had to go to office hours to get them done. You would have a lecture quiz after every lecture but they weren't bad compared to the homeworks. Exams were reasonable but you never feel prepared. The first exam was definitely the hardest for me. The other two were difficult but not as bad. If you take the final and sat for the other three exams, then you get to drop the lowest score. You can also not take the final if you took the other 3 exams. She honestly just wasn't the best at teaching the material. Also, she does not post the slides, so if you're the type of person to skip class, I would not take it with Kripalani. My advice is to redo ALLLLL the problems she gives you throughout the material (i.e., lecture slide questions, lecture quiz questions, discussions, etc.). Make sure you thoroughly understand the process of getting to the answer. You can always message her on Teams with your questions and she gets back to you pretty quickly.

This class is one of the hardest in the econ department for sure. It mainly consists of lecture quizzes (2 per week) and a homework (1 a week). This class definitely requires you go to lecture and office hours and put in a lot of work. Kripalani is a really good professor and cares about her students' success, but you will not succeed in this class without a lot of effort. It's manageable, but it's definitely a struggle.