Erin Wolcott

Prof. Wolcott's Intro Macro class was surprisingly enjoyable. She is incredibly passionate about the material and we did a number of fun in-class activities that prevented the course from being too dry. She has a very straightforward teaching style, using fun slides and in-class worksheets that you submit for credit towards participation. The problem sets are weekly but easy and are essentially a non-factor in your final grade because each one is worth only around 1% of your final grade. Most of your grade comes from the two midterms and the final project. The midterms are pretty straightforward if you study all the material, though the grading on the multiple choice is slightly disproportionate and can tank your exam grade if you get even 1 or 2 wrong. The final project is submitted in parts and culminates in a group presentation. I think it was worth around 30-40% of your grade and you have to really consistently mess up to not do well on it. Overall would highly recommend taking this class, regardless of whether or not you are studying econ.

Prof. Wolcott's Intro Macro class was surprisingly enjoyable. She is incredibly passionate about the material and we did a number of fun in-class activities that prevented the course from being too dry. She has a very straightforward teaching style, using fun slides and in-class worksheets that you submit for credit towards participa …Read more

Wolcott was a great professor. Class was very well structured and organized. We had problem sets due every week that were relatively manageable and could be worked on in groups. The exams were pretty hard and definitely held me back from doing as well as I wanted to in the class. The final presentation was super fun and interesting. I recommend this class and Wolcott as a professor. Definitely go to her office hours every week!

Wolcott was a great professor. Class was very well structured and organized. We had problem sets due every week that were relatively manageable and could be worked on in groups. The exams were pretty hard and definitely held me back from doing as well as I wanted to in the class. The final presentation was super fun and interesting. …Read more

Required for any major interested in earning an honor degree. We meet once a week to discuss thesis progress. Wolcott is very understanding and accommodating. We had two presentations during the class before the winter thesis poster presentation.