Walter Schnyder is a Computer Science professor at Northeastern University rated 2.64/5 by 677 students, with 4.42/5 difficulty and 16.0% who would take them again (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Walter Schnyder professor reviews and ratings: 2.64/5 from 677 student reviews at Northeastern (16.0% would take again). TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Worst professor of my entire life. He blames everything on chatGPT instead of taking accountability for his own mistakes. More than half of the class failed and he blamed it on AI.The highest score on the exam was an 83, and he still blamed it on AICS3800 2025-09-14 01:35:02 +0000 UTC
He doesn't give feedback in a reasonable time and tries to my the class and your life as difficult as possibleCS3000 2025-06-30 14:24:30 +0000 UTC
Schnyder is a good professor and lecturer, but it can be hard to ask questions in his class because you'll feel ridiculous if you get it wrong. Still, he treats everyone the same and is very invested in you doing well, so if you carefully review the lecture notes and go to office hours, you'll do well.CS5002 2019-12-18 13:50:02 +0000 UTC
Not a good teacherCS4800 2018-12-10 16:07:58 +0000 UTC
Professor Schnyder is a nice guy, and knows the subject, but is a horrible professor. He'll say a homework is being posted x night, and release it two days later with no extension. He promises an info sheet for a midterm, but 18 hours before, posts saying that he didn't have time to make one. Syllabus wasn't out till over 1/2 of semester was over.CS4800ORCS3000 2018-06-13 12:02:53 +0000 UTC
You can tell how terrible this professor is from the rest of the comments. Here are the numbers: Summer 1 2025 exam stats: Final Statistics: Minimum: 50.0 Maximum: 93.0 Mean: 71.83 Median: 70.0 Standard Deviation: 11.1 Midterm Statistics: Minimum: 26.0 Maximum: 88.0 Mean: 64.38 Median: 65.0 = 65% Standard Deviation: 13.77CS3800 2025-06-27 01:30:13 +0000 UTC
My face after every lecture :(CS3000 2025-05-08 18:50:48 +0000 UTC
Prof Schnyder is a smart guy and definitely means well, but he has room to improve when teaching students without math backgrounds. Sometimes he can be a bit rude to students asking questions, and tends to make condescending remarks often in front of the whole class. His class is challenging, but not impossible. Make sure to go to office hours!CS5002 2019-12-18 00:04:23 +0000 UTC
He is a very nice professor and he has so much patience and passion to teach both in and outside lecture, as long as you have your question ready and be willing to discuss.CS4800 2018-11-01 23:00:06 +0000 UTC
Today is when grades are due and no one knows their grade. He said he post on canvas beforehand and didn't. He also didn't let us know our overall grade before the W decline. This violates the academic right: "Students have the right to receive grades and feedback in a timely manner, particularly in the case of sequentially related assignments"CS3800 2025-06-26 10:40:14 +0000 UTC
I almost feel bad for my rating because he puts so much effort into his teaching materials, but unfortunately it just doesn't matter because none of it is effective. I don't doubt he's a smart guy, but he can NOT teach. He can also be condescending at times. This is my second class with him - trust me, find another prof.CS3000 2019-04-01 14:48:27 +0000 UTC
Pretty awful teacher. He seemed normal at the start, but as time goes on you learn his style carries condescending and even elitist undertones. At lecture he reads off his slides and isn't very insightful without them. His teaching method is very rushed and impatient. The final was so difficult that no one finished on time.CS5002 2019-12-17 00:25:44 +0000 UTC
amazing teacher, super easy classCS4800 2018-05-12 12:26:55 +0000 UTC
He doesn't care. He makes false promises on grading deadlines that are never met. He would say 'yes we can post the grades by x day' and then proceed to say 'No.' when asked about it later. Take this class if you enjoy feeling trapped. He's also planning to report students and will fail them weeks after the course is over; it's never truly over.CS3800 2025-06-26 08:53:32 +0000 UTC
Professor Schnyder is a kind and quiet professor. He discovered a mathematical theorem in the 1980s, so he is both accomplished and a bit old-school. I strongly disliked math before I took his course, and I struggled during his course, but in retrospect I learned a lot. His slides are incredible and lots of students still use them as reference.CS5002 2019-12-16 21:12:30 +0000 UTC
Walter Schnyder has an average rating of 2.64/5 from 677 student reviews. 16.0% of students said they would take them again.
Walter Schnyder's classes have a difficulty rating of 4.42/5 based on student reviews.
Walter Schnyder has taught CS3800, CS3000, CS1802, CS5002, CS4800, CS1800, CS1801 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.