Gerald Porter is an Economics professor at Northeastern University rated 2.58/5 on Rate My Professors by 72 students, with 3.8/5 RMP difficulty and 38% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Gerald Porter professor reviews and ratings: 2.58/5 from 72 RMP ratings at Northeastern (38% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
felt like he would target students and keep calling on them and shame for not getting answer right. not understanding of absence and only accepts the 2 wellness days. everyday is a quiz and missing one can hurt your grade. doesn't rly teach just asks questions and gives alot of readingECON1115 2026-08-21 22:52:02 +0000 UTC
He is the best. In the beginning I was very intimidated by him but he genuinely is one of the best professors I have ever taken in Northeastern. If you are actually interested in economics and want to learn, you have to take him. If you are looking for an easy A without a lot of work don't.ECON3460 2026-08-09 13:18:10 +0000 UTC
He is super engaging and I learned a ton. I think this class should be mandatory for Econ majors. That being said it wasn't an easy class. You have to show up since there's a quiz every day, but he gives out tons of extra credit and the readings are short. He's also super literal so take everything he says exactly as he says it.ECON3442 2026-05-04 14:22:41 +0000 UTC
Tough class. Got a B- but I've never learned more in one class. Genuinely cared that you learned. 10/10 best class I've ever taken at NEU. You have to go to class and you have to do questions all the time but that pushes you to learn.ECON2315 2025-11-10 13:10:32 +0000 UTC
Enjoys roasting the class, talking over everybody, and daily quizzes, I would take a different teacher if you can!ECON2316 2024-09-10 17:52:21 +0000 UTC
Im absolutely appalled by this man. Have to report him to the dean and dropped with a W because I felt unsafe in the class. Weirdly one day started to pick on me made fun of my handwriting, my quiz answers infront of the class, then cussed at me and told me I wasn't trying hard enough. Never posted the readings and was pissed if we didn't do them.ECON1116 2022-04-22 20:22:17 +0000 UTC
Absolutely avoid this man at all costs. I had him my first year and I never had a class as bad as his. He's a d*ck. You ask him a question and he gives you a passive aggressive response. Never taught anything well but gave pop quizzes. I still have PTSD from this guy. DO NOT TAKE HIM!ECON101 2022-02-08 19:54:48 +0000 UTC
AWFUL PROFESSOR! He is not prepared to teach Principles of Management! We did accounting and formulas all course!!! He has no structure of the lesson. He even didn't have a table of contents s of the course! We never knew what are we going to study! When I asked him for a Syllabus he said "take really great notes during the class". WorstteachereverMAN111 2020-12-22 12:55:58 +0000 UTC
the quizzes are nothing related with the textbook! he loves to put some tricky questions on the quizzes. I will never take his class again!!!!!ECON2380 2017-11-01 00:58:48 +0000 UTC
He tests you on blackboard and it is very inconveniently done because there is enough math in Microtheory that you should get partial credit for understanding everything but maybe inputting something wrong, so it's hard to do well on his exams.ECON2305 2017-04-06 13:50:03 +0000 UTC
I missed a quiz due to illness and emailed him. He replied and allowed me to make it up, which I appreciated. At the end of the semester, after I asked if my grade could be rounded, he claimed I wasn't supposed to take that makeup quiz and gave me a zero. He went back on his word and hurt my grade. Would not recommend.ECON1115 2026-08-03 14:17:05 +0000 UTC
If you complete the readings, you're in good shape. It definitely takes time to get used to, but he is very funny. He is also very caring, always responds to emails, and is ready to understand circumstances.ECON3460 2025-11-20 19:19:32 +0000 UTC
Professor porter is understanding, he is also a very great teacher who forces you to do the work. I enjoyed this course because he truly is passionate and hilarious. He keeps his students engaged and he grades fairly. What you put in is what you get outECON3442 2026-04-24 16:01:08 +0000 UTC
P/P taught intermacro at BU this semester as well. He puts a closer focus on the business aspect of macroeconomics, which could be troublesome for theoretical economics majors (me). Class is very easy, take good notes and you will be fine. The class average for the mid-term was 91% with a lot of extra credit opportunities. I ended with 100.3%.ECON2315 2022-12-20 19:19:11 +0000 UTC
Probably one of the worst economics professors at Northeastern. Rude and disrespectful. He doesn't teach you anything, he just makes you read the textbook and then quizzes you on the content you self-taught. He does ask if there was anything in the reading that confused you but there is never enough time as he needs to do the quiz. Don't choose himECON2316 2021-09-24 12:54:16 +0000 UTC
Gerald Porter is rated 2.58/5 on Rate My Professors from 72 ratings. 38% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Gerald Porter's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.8/5 on Rate My Professors.
Gerald Porter has taught ECON1115, ECON3442, ECON3481, ECON4637, ECON3460, ECON2315, MECN6200, ECON2316 and 1 more at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.