Evgenia Shumilkina is an Economics professor at Northeastern University rated 1.8/5 by 14 students, with 3.5/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Evgenia Shumilkina professor reviews and ratings: 1.8/5 from 14 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
When she speaks during class you can't understand a thing she says due to her accent but on top of that she doesnt seem to know what she is talking about. Her grading scale is so crazy! It actually got changed cause so many people complained but it used to be ranked like the top so many people got A's and so on. So just be careful if you get her.MACROMACR 2009-08-06 13:05:40 +0000 UTC
she is a horrible teacher. she has a thick accent and you can barely understand her because of that. also, when you ask her questions, she doesn't seem to understand them probably because of the language barrier. she gets everything from the book, which makes me wonder if she really knows the subject by heart. DROP THIS CLASS IF YOU GET HER!!!ECNU115 2009-04-16 06:53:42 +0000 UTC
She is an awful teacher. She writes notes on the board as if she is brainstorming to herself! Hard to understand and you simply dont learn. You are better off teaching yourself. If you want to enjoy this course switch teachers or you will regret it! You actually get mad at yourself when you do decide to actually go to class, "like why did i come".MACRO115 2009-01-01 09:51:03 +0000 UTC
Absolutely terrible. Everything was right out of the textbook. There was no relating the material to the real world at all. Only 2 tests and a final. Very disappointing - all I needed was to buy the book, the class itself was a big waste of money.ECNMACR 2008-12-17 12:20:41 +0000 UTC
No CommentsMACROCBAU 2008-10-19 12:06:18 +0000 UTC
You can not understand anything she says! Reads directly from the book and most of the time if you ask her a question she gets confused and can not answer it. A total waste of a class.ECN115 2008-05-30 15:21:37 +0000 UTC
She is very difficult to understand, but you sorta get used to it. Her lessons are pretty much exactly from the book, so following along in class is very easy (thats if you go). Attendance is never taken and don't be alarmed on the first day when there are not enough seats - 75% of the class won't show up. Tests are pretty hard, but not impossible.ECNU111 2008-01-04 16:32:36 +0000 UTC
she is very hard to understand because of her accentMACRO1 2007-12-06 21:48:07 +0000 UTC
Impossible to understand. even when talking 1 on 1. Dont bother going to class she just reads straight from the textbook all class and doesnt really answer questions. if you like teachers that are helpful and can speak clear english without such a thick eastern european accent then take someone elseECN116 2007-04-23 20:31:12 +0000 UTC
You can't understand her. She can't answer questions. She is a moron bottom line.ECN111 2007-03-13 09:21:40 +0000 UTC
Thick accent and hard to understand. Pretty much just recopies the book on the board. Most boring class ever. She cannot answer a question for the life of her which makes her class a little more difficult than it should be.MACROU115 2006-11-19 00:39:23 +0000 UTC
The class was pretty bad. I mean, she knows what she is talking about, but she goes straight from the book and then doesn't really explain anything - plus she is really bad at answering questions. She is difficult to understand and most people just use their cell phones during class. It's not fun.ECNU115 2008-11-17 19:46:31 +0000 UTC
She's a nice woman but it is just IMPOSSIBLE to understand what she's saying through her accent. Her notes on the board are also confusing because she shortens words that shouldnt be shortened . You don't have to go to class though. theres no attendance and you will do fine if you read the chapter online and do the aplia.ECN115 2006-09-28 10:11:18 +0000 UTC
hard to understand but not a bad class, kind of easy grading but hard testsECNU115 2007-01-08 23:38:46 +0000 UTC
Evgenia Shumilkina has an average rating of 1.8/5 from 14 student reviews.
Evgenia Shumilkina's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.5/5 based on student reviews.
Data updated July 2026.