Paxton Sheldahl is an Architecture professor at Northeastern University rated 3.49/5 by 176 students, with 3.29/5 difficulty and 86.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Paxton Sheldahl professor reviews and ratings: 3.49/5 from 176 student reviews at Northeastern (86.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Very nice, knowledgeable guy, and good professor. Before almost every quiz, he informs his students on exactly what to study and even provides examples of the questions that might be asked. However, he is definitely a bit of a tough grader when it comes to projects, but his feedback is useful and effective. Learned a good amount from him overall.ARCH2240 2025-04-07 18:57:41 +0000 UTC
I like Paxton very much! I took three of his class last year. Great Professor!ARCH2130 2020-09-03 00:39:14 +0000 UTC
paxton knows a lot about the field of architecture. has worked in respected offices world wide and has a lot of technical knowledge. has great design sensibilities, able to understand a problem and suggest directions to approach it. if you have questions about something in your project simply ask to go over it, he is always ready to help.ARCH5110 2016-12-14 00:38:12 +0000 UTC
He knows people and he knows architecture. He is full of great insight and connected with lots of important people, projects and offices. Cannot overstate how valuable this can beARCH5100 2016-12-12 18:28:39 +0000 UTC
Paxton knows what he's doing and is great at helping develop designs through constructive criticism- his experience shows and listening to him is key. If you don't understand, just ask. He is nearly always available and definitely willing to help.ARCH6110 2016-12-12 12:09:12 +0000 UTC
Paxton is a great studio instructor. His directions are always clear; you don't have to guess what he wants from the next crit. He is a bit difficult to reach outside of class. Emails tend to get lost, but otherwise I loved being in his section.ARCH2240 2023-06-10 01:27:32 +0000 UTC
Not very prepared. Didn't learn much. Nice guy though.ARCH2130 2015-04-11 08:45:04 +0000 UTC
He's not the greatest studio instructor, but he is one of my favourite. If you want to learn something from him you need to be extra motivated, he is very technically skilled and knowledgable, ask him tips and tricks in rendering or rhino.ARCH5110 2016-05-18 01:22:30 +0000 UTC
Worst professor I ever had. Not good at explaining the material, terrible at time management (would go over class time almost every class), extremely difficult to reach outside of class, and condescending to students. Would not recommend to anyone.ARCH2240 2021-12-21 00:12:04 +0000 UTC
Paxton Sheldahl has an average rating of 3.49/5 from 176 student reviews. 86.0% of students said they would take them again.
Paxton Sheldahl's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.29/5 based on student reviews.
Paxton Sheldahl has taught ARCH6100, ARCH6115, ARCH3450, ARCH5115, ARCH2240, ARCH5120, ARCH2140, ARCH5110, ARCH5310 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.