Serdar Aldatmaz is a Finance professor at Northeastern University rated 3.79/5 on Rate My Professors by 24 students, with 4.0/5 RMP difficulty and 67% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
Serdar Aldatmaz professor reviews and ratings: 3.79/5 from 24 RMP ratings at Northeastern (67% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Professor Aldatmaz is an great professor. His exams are very challenging, but if you attend class, ask thoughtful questions, and take notes, you will do well. If you truly want to learn finance and gain understanding of the subject, you should definitely take his course. He also curves overall grade scores that the Median will get an B+ Grade.FINA3301 2026-07-16 00:20:20 +0000 UTC
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I came into this class knowing nothing about finance, and somehow he made me enjoy it. If you actually want to learn finance instead of just passing the class, take him.Every lecture is engaging because he constantly connects the material to real-world cases. His exams are definitely challenging but he grades fairly, uses a curve.FINA3301 2026-06-23 15:21:16 +0000 UTC
chill professor but the exams were challenging and feedback was limited.FINA2201 2026-01-04 23:48:06 +0000 UTC
AVOID BY ALL MEANS NECESSARY. Closed-book lockdown browser + camera exams. After the exams, you cannot view what you got wrong or the questions. Same with the homework assignments. There's no partial credit on exams, so one mistake ruins your grade. Abominable lectures.FINA3301 2026-06-23 00:06:34 +0000 UTC
Prof Aldatmaz is one of the best finance professors I've ever had. His lectures are clear, engaging, and make complex financial concepts much easier to understand. The class is definitely challenging, and the exams are tough, but his grading is very fair. Thanks to the curve, I ended up with a better grade than expected.FINA2201 2025-09-10 14:33:47 +0000 UTC
Really great professor, he will help you if you need/ask for it. He also curves a good bit, you will learn in his class but it isn't the most difficult. I would seriously recommend him for any Finance class.FINA3301 2026-06-22 20:17:58 +0000 UTC
Worst professor I've ever taken in my life. So hard to understand and skips around questions. Gives no insights on what to expect for exams & some questions aren't anything near what we learned in class. If you ask him a question he is super unclear on purpose. Only lets you review exams for one class period. He has to scale because everyone fails.FINA2201 2025-09-09 15:34:35 +0000 UTC
Professor Aldatmaz is an excellent professor. His exams are not easy, but if you attend class and stay engaged, you will definitely succeed. If you truly want to learn finance and gain a solid understanding of the subject, you should definitely take a course with himFINA3301 2026-06-01 22:41:48 +0000 UTC
I really liked the professor, he was great at explaining the concepts and kept it simple and easy to understand. I would take this professor for sure again if he teaches another class.FINA2201 2025-06-30 03:11:26 +0000 UTC
He is one of the best in Northeastern. I wanna take more classes from him but couldn't find any. If you attend his classes you will have no problem in the exam. He basically ask the same questions in the exam that he solved in the class.FINA3301 2025-04-21 16:01:43 +0000 UTC
Professor Aldatmaz was the best Finance professor I have had so far. I wish that I had gone to class more, provides real value, breaks down the concepts so well. He curves really well too, he curves it in a way that the median grade in the class is a b+. Homeworks every week but really doable. highly reccomend taking him for financial managementFINA2201 2025-04-25 05:27:53 +0000 UTC
He a good teacher but doesn't give a study guide to help u prepare for the test. The concepts in this class are challenging and he does a great job explaining them with practice problems. His classes are def boring and very lecture-heavy so it's really tempting to skip, but don't because you won't learn anything and will be screwed for the tests.FINA3301 2024-12-03 22:27:36 +0000 UTC
This is my professor at Northeastern. Honestly, the material isn't that difficult, the average is 60 percent because people don't attend class and then blame the professor. He goes over a lot of practice problems in class, and they're often harder than the questions on the actual exams. If you understand those, you'll have no trouble on the test.FINA2201 2025-04-16 21:39:41 +0000 UTC
Serdar is a great professor, he explains things very clearly and makes sure that everyone understands the content. This class is pretty conceptually challenging so it is up to you to make an effort to participate and learn, but he explains Finance better than any other professor I have had.FINA3301 2024-12-03 20:49:09 +0000 UTC
Serdar Aldatmaz is rated 3.79/5 on Rate My Professors from 24 ratings. 67% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
Serdar Aldatmaz's classes have a difficulty rating of 4.0/5 on Rate My Professors.
Serdar Aldatmaz has taught FINA4514, FINA6422, FINA3301, FINA4610, FINA6213, FINA2201, FINA6200 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.