He's a legend. Possibly the nicest, most Christian man I've met at UVa. If you actually listen to what he says and understand logic, not a difficult class at all. Actually quite fun in my opinion.

If you are pre-comm I would suggest taking this course with a T.A. where you will most likely get a better grade. By far the hardest pre-rec in my opinion. The course was dry, hard, and hurt my mini-gpa.

This class IS overhyped, but it is still worth taking, and the material is interesting whether you take it with Elzinga or not. One shouldn't necessarily be discouraged from taking it with a TA if they can't get into Elzinga's 500-person lectures.

Not sure why people are calling this class-overrated or stressing that you need to have an econ background in order to do well. It's a principle's class, by definition, so that makes literally no sense. Elzinga is a great professor and if you keep up with the work, attend class, and study for the tests, you should be fine. Collander is a great resources and oftentimes goes more in-depth then Elzinga. Use that and Khan Academy to supplement what you did in lecture.

I don't understand why everyone is so crazy about this class. Elzinga is cute as a button and wicked brilliant, sure, but he teaches in broad, generic terms that help you very little on the specific test questions. Collander and ConnectPlus are incredible resources, but still not enough as I studied for 30+ hours for the final and still got a C. All in all, unless you're already knowledgeable about econ or really good at math (neither of which I was) then take microeconomics with Leonard Mirman in the spring or with a T.A.

I took this because I thought it would be interesting, and I was sorely mistaken. The tests were hard and the final is worse. Elizinga is a nice guy, but his class is boring. My TA was horrible, which did not help. Do not take if you are not interested in career in business.

Over-rated. He seems like a nice guy and all but his lectures were extremely unorganized. His PEGS (outline thing) was useless and his lecture is hard to follow, especially for someone without previous econ experience.

Elzinga's class is extremely overrated. If you are interested in Elzinga as a professor, then I would take his class. Otherwise, his lectures are irrelevant and concepts can be taken directly from the book in more detail. His exams are difficult, and the final has a reputation for being nearly impossible. I studied hard all semester, and I ended with a B in the class. Better off with a TA

Elzinga is a fantastic lecturer, and is incredibly engaging. Having said that, the majority of his lectures is applications-based -- not material-based. If you've never taken Micro before, don't take it with Elzinga. Take it with a professor who covers all of the information (Elzinga is spotty at best) in a smaller class. If you are willing to put in more work and stress than necessary, take Elzinga's class for the sole purpose of getting to know him.

Elzinga's lectures were great since they were new and interesting and not directly from the book. With that, you do need to read the book. It is crucial. Make sure you take good notes from the book and ask questions during discussion and you will be fine. If you can, take Yoo. He is a great TA and tries really hard to make sure everything is clear and understood. If you try, he will give you all the attention you need.