David Kimbro is a Marine Sciences professor at Northeastern University rated 3.50/5 on Rate My Professors by 4 students, with 3.8/5 RMP difficulty and 25% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
David Kimbro professor reviews and ratings: 3.50/5 from 4 RMP ratings at Northeastern (25% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Prof. Kimbro is all alright, he is a researcher who teaches one undergrad course, so he isn't super great at actually teaching. The majority of the course is group work, where "you learn" and he just guides. Exams are pretty abstract and difficult but he curves them to a 90-95 average. Final project is straightforward and fun, and helps your gradeEEMB3466 2024-05-05 17:59:04 +0000 UTC
While Dr. Kimbro displayed an honest dedication to the learning outcomes of his students, his serious and professional classroom atmosphere was somewhat stifling. I did not leave with much professor-student understanding, and the class was quite stressful overall. The Statistics content was no small part of this. For math-heads, it seems doable.EEMB5522 2023-11-29 16:43:35 +0000 UTC
Prof. Kimbro is a great professor. However, there's only some summary point on his powerpoint, this requires you to listen really carefully in class. He scores high on his assignments (he almost always scores them above 95). He'll give three exams but you only have to take two. If you're happy with your grade, you don't have to take the last one.EEMB3466 2024-02-21 14:40:46 +0000 UTC
Course was easy but the professor was so bad. Clearly values being a researcher more than being a professor. Unwilling to admit when he makes a mistake and is terrible at answering emails. Almost all his homeworks have errors making them frustrating to complete. He is terrible with technology and blames it on the tech instead of himself.EEMB3466 2024-02-08 17:39:19 +0000 UTC
David Kimbro is rated 3.50/5 on Rate My Professors from 4 ratings. 25% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
David Kimbro's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.8/5 on Rate My Professors.
David Kimbro has taught EEMB2302, EEMB3466, EEMB5522, EEMB7102 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.