He lives up to the fame. Lectures are fun and he comes off as a really nice very approachable guy. That said, don't get fooled by how easy it seems, those tests can be monsters if you're not prepared. Also a lot of your score depends on if your TA is horrible or not.

Elizinga is a really nice professor, but sometimes his lectures didn't match with the material on the exam. The class was really difficult at first, but it got much better once it "clicked," meaning I understood how to draw and shift graphs. Two midterms and a final. Performed slightly above average on both, but somehow ended up with an A-. I think that was from the dutch knockout. Also pay attention and take advantage of your discussion section. The 25 points don't seem that significant, but they are relatively easy points as long as you know when your TA is giving quizzes.

overhyped

Great class, Professor Elzinga is simply AMAZING! Should go to office hours and get a chance to talk to Prof. E. Watch out for the final.

Take this course in one of the smaller sections. Don't take it with Elzinga if you want an easy grade. The curve in this class is very unforgiving and the exams are all very challenging, even if you put in the time to study. Because the course is based on a curve, you will not even know where you stand until after the final exam. Elzinga's lectures are packed with hundreds of students, which makes it incredibly difficult to follow along and to pay attention. The smaller sections are much more lenient, have easier exams, and are structured in a completely different way. Do yourself a favor and take this course in a smaller section! This course is very overrated.

Great course, great professor. Very hard exam, it requires you to prepare well. It's not enough to know the terms, you have to be able to apply them to different situations.

good course

Elzinga is kind of overrated as a professor. Difficult to follow along in lecture. I loved macro but didn't love micro. Roy Yoo was great as a TA though

not all its made out to be. would have happily done without this course.

Elzinga is not that good. But this class may be the most famous class in uva. Exams are difficult.