Practice tests and project material (summary/spreadsheet of all the codes for Econ 103 and 104; super helpful for 104!) are available, $30 for full package (negotiable - I'm flexible and nice dw). Email me at *************.

Boswell is pretty nice and extends project due dates if most of the class needs extra time for the group projects. Make sure for your groups, you choose responsible group partners and that you study well for the midterm. the midterm itself wasn't super difficult, but in my opinion, the environment was poorly planned out. She also records and livestreams lectures.

Amazing professor—if you’re taking Econ 104, take it with her. Despite doing horribly on tests (my average was 50% due to a difficult time), I managed to end the class with a C+ thanks to the projects. I strongly recommend her.

My review of other professors: https://www.reddit.com/r/ucla/comments/1gmshzu/review_of_econ_professors_as_a_transfer_student/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

This will be my first time rating a professor on Bruinwalk because Professor Boswell is definitely one of the professors in the Economics department I was compelled to leave a review on.

One of the things I really liked about this class is how intuitive she gives concepts in econometrics. Often times, econometrics does not make sense because professors tend to skip previous foundational concepts you need to understand it. In every slide, she tries her best to recall ECON 41 and ECON 103/103L concepts that students may have forgotten to make us understand the underlying process of the "why" on the concept she's describing. Why is this important? Well, this makes the exams much easier because even if you forgot something on your cheat sheet, when you can recall the underlying concept she described, you will most likely answer it correctly.

ECON 104 is a difficult course; but, it is not impossible if you take it with Professor Boswell. She makes herself available through office hours and by the end of each lecture, so take advantage of it. In terms of exams, there are ample concepts and definitions. However, most of them are application-based. To succeed, make sure to include all the hypothesis on your cheat sheet as she wants you to master the interpretation more than the underlying code because the code, tbh, is simple.

TLDR: Take ECON 104 with Professor Boswell, you will not regret it.

If you didn't do well in 103, you still can do well in this class with Boswell. very understanding and empathetic as long as you put in the effort. attendance dropped severely after the first few weeks and she notices this so if you want to do well, show up to class
the discussion hw each week weren't rly helpful imo but it's good to review and understand the concepts behind them
HEAVY ON HYPOTHESIS TESTING AND ITS INTERPRETATION!!!

The structure of this course consisted of three group projects each worth 15%, one midterm, and one final exam. If your final exam score was higher than your midterm, your entire exam grade would be determined by the final. The course material was not particularly easy to comprehend, requiring memorization of numerous models and their implementation using R.

We faced a challenging midterm exam and a considerably easier final exam. The final exam did not include complex calculation questions; it was entirely focused on concepts and definitions. If you understood all the group project and lab topics and prepared a very detailed cheat sheet, it could be a super easy A. In our class, 44% of the students received an A. Even if you did not put in much effort or never study at all, there was no need to worry; the lowest grade given by the instructor was a C-, which is the minimum requirement set by the econ department. Even with a score of zero, your grade would still be a C-.

I received a terrifyingly low score on my midterm, having not reviewed any content throughout the semester. The night before the final exam, I spent a total of 10 hours reviewing all the key points and included them all on my cheat sheet. In the end, I managed to achieve an A-.

Professor Boswell is one of the nicest professors I have ever met. I took her Econ 103 and 104 classes. She cares deeply about her students, explains concepts clearly, and offers ample office hours.

Took Boswell for 103/104 in back to back quarters. 45% projects, 20% midterm, and 35/55% final depending on if you improved over midterm. Definitely a very fair class with great grading for projects, other than the final project in which was graded tougher despite being "completion" based. The averages on the midterm and final were around a 78 and 74, with the final, curved mean of the class being an 83%, which correlates directly with the department-mandate curve. Knowing how to code in R already from 103 will save you many hours on projects, but unlike Rojas's reviews, it is not necessarily required. It is far more important to know how to interpret R code, which makes up a good 70% of tests. I found the content and class to be reasonable, and would definitely take Boswell again for 103/104 if given the opportunity.

Really challenging course, but Boswell knows this and does her best to make it as doable as possible. After having her for 103 and 104 I can easily say she is the most chill, patient, and understanding econ professor I've had here. Projects were largely graded for completeness, and though difficult, were interesting and practical applications of what we'd learned in class. Her tests are all multiple choice, do not involve coding other than interpreting output, and were always realistic relative to what we were taught and given in practice exams. It was easy to talk to her after lectures with any questions about the material, and she also always came to class dripped out. Overall would highly recommend Boswell for 103, 104, or any other class she's teaching.

I don't want to jinx myself before a big test, but as I am studying for the midterm I am realizing slowly how amazing of a professor Boswell is and felt compelled to give her a good review. I think that 104 is the most difficult required class in the economics major and after taking 103 with Pinto and feeling like I learned nothing, I had been putting off taking 104 for a long time mostly out of fear. I think that I am so fortunate to have been able to take this class with Boswell because the way she teaches is just so clear and makes extremely daunting topics very easy to understand for people who do not have a background in statistics. Furthermore, she makes herself extremely available for help whether it be through emails, office hours, or campuswire, and it's very clear that she actually cares about students learning. She's very reasonable and extended one of our projects when she noticed that students were struggling. She's also very funny sometimes, though I don't think that being funny is a necessary condition for being a good professor.
I'm a bit sad that I'm almost done with all of the economics classes, because had I taken a class with Boswell earlier in my college career, I would have known to take all of my econ classes with her and saved myself a lot of misery. She is the best professor in the economics department (in my opinion, I've never taken a class with Surro, but I hear that he is good as well) and I think that going with her is the best option for 103 or 104.

I actually have no idea whats going on. Also, if you don't know how to code efficiently... good luck!

I took Econ 103 with professor Boswell. She is the most understanding Econ professor I have met. She cares about not overloading their students with work so that they can find meaning from the projects she assigns. Despite this is a hard class, she provides you with all the resources to succeed. My only feedback is that solutions to practice finals were provided for extra practice. Overall a great experience.