Felipe Cortes is a Finance professor at Northeastern University rated 3.60/5 on Rate My Professors by 40 students, with 4.4/5 RMP difficulty and 55% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Felipe Cortes professor reviews and ratings: 3.60/5 from 40 RMP ratings at Northeastern (55% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
does not teach in class but expects to read and memorize from random docsFINA3303 2026-10-07 16:25:38 +0000 UTC
He gives difficult 5-question quizzes every Wednesday and uses a ranking system for grading which makes it difficult to achieve an A. He is very unresponsive to emails and does not provide enough support when students are failing quizzes and asking for additional resources.FINA4340 2026-05-06 21:37:05 +0000 UTC
What a tough professor, the lectures were very entertaining with tons of new content in each lecture. He really pushed us but at least I learned a lot, most than in any other class. Awesome class and professor.4460 2026-04-21 03:56:33 +0000 UTC
Prof Cortes is awesome. The class was tough (lots of tests, tons of practice problems, and a really fast pace) but honestly, I've learned more here than in any other class at Northeastern. He's strict but fair, super funny, and really knows his stuff. Easily the hardest class I've taken, but also the best.3303 2025-12-03 03:49:21 +0000 UTC
The professor is extremely rude and disorganized. He would constantly go off the planned schedule and seemed chaotic. Would NEVER recommend him to any student who actually wants to learn. His rude demeanor turns students away from being excited about the class material. I've never disliked a professor this much.INVESTMENTS 2025-11-24 01:19:30 +0000 UTC
Risk management was very hard.FINA4512 2025-08-19 17:14:51 +0000 UTC
I joined his class late and he refused to let me do the work that I missed and instead put in those grades as 0's. Don't take his class unless you join on time and are okay with it being test heavy.FINA3303 2026-06-23 23:02:00 +0000 UTC
Amazing Class. I never expected to learn so much about Bitcoin. He offers a very clear perspective on the limitations and uses of crypto. The class is very stimulating. He clearly loves to teach. the class is test heavy (too many quizzes) but I agree with him. This helps the learning. Definitely recommend if you want to learn and be challenged..FINA4340 2025-02-26 18:26:54 +0000 UTC
In just half semester, I learned more Python and Investments than in the previous two classes. It is amazing how he incorporates previous classes and helps us fil in the gaps. Get ready to learn with him, he is truly a gem. Best class and Best professor at the Business School. He is strict but fair and wants us to be technical. Amazing class.4460 2025-03-04 04:17:41 +0000 UTC
Felipe Cortes, funny guy, gives great feedback during office hours however class is often unclear and the mathematical aspect only brushed upon. If you take Fin3303 with him, you HAVE to be good in calc. Tests are curved, lots of group projects.3303 2015-01-23 09:00:43 +0000 UTC
As time gets closer and closer to the end of the semester, the knowledge would be more and more difficult. No assignments but there is a quiz at the beginning of the class. The knowledge is very practical. Some mathematical logic would be used to understand the knowledge.INVESTMENTS 2024-12-17 15:16:51 +0000 UTC
Absolutely loved Felipe Cortes. He hates memorization and will go through the intuition of every process and problem with you. Quizzes are hard but the class is graded on a heavy curve (Top 50% get at least an A-). Honestly a gem in the otherwise meh group of finance professors at Northeastern. I thought he was pretty funny too.FINA4512 2025-06-27 01:04:14 +0000 UTC
Great guy who wants the best for his students. Definately take the class in person (don't skip class), he has tons of investing experience to reference back on to class material. Quizzes are nit picky but reasonable and entire class is curved heavily.FINA3303 2026-06-17 15:36:56 +0000 UTC
Absolutely horrible professor. Extremely unorganized, will give assignments one day before the due date. Expects you to know everything. Does not explain what he wants in the assignments and is super inaccessible as well. AVOID AT ALL COSTFINA4340 2025-02-17 02:55:57 +0000 UTC
Hard course but if you work hard you end up learning a lot. I enjoyed the class even though it was hard.3303 2014-12-14 12:37:01 +0000 UTC
Felipe Cortes is rated 3.60/5 on Rate My Professors from 40 ratings. 55% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Felipe Cortes's classes have a difficulty rating of 4.4/5 on Rate My Professors.
Felipe Cortes has taught FINA3303, FINA4340, FINA4460, FINA4512, FINA6203, BUSN6383, FINA6335 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.