William Dickens is an Economics professor at Northeastern University rated 1.60/5 on Rate My Professors by 5 students, with 4.8/5 RMP difficulty and 0% who would take them again (RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated October 2026).
William Dickens professor reviews and ratings: 1.60/5 from 5 RMP ratings at Northeastern (0% would take again). RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
He is a very nice guy but almost too smart to be teaching principles to macro. He teaches high-level (like graduate-level) theories and doesn't provide any additional resources. All the information is said aloud/written on the board in class. Grades consist of 2 midterms, 2 VERY CHALLENGING problem sets, 5 bi-weekly quizzes, and a final.ECON1115 2022-11-08 02:13:54 +0000 UTC
Avoid him at all costs. Possibly the worst Professor at this school.ECON1115 2022-11-08 00:10:35 +0000 UTC
Professor Dickens is a really nice guy, but his lectures are very confusing and hard to follow. He only writes on the board and gives handouts on some especific topics. The grade is based on the exam, biweekly quizzes, and problem sets (which are extremely difficult). If you want to learn principles of Macro avoid this class at all costs.ECON1115 2022-11-06 03:43:02 +0000 UTC
Bill Dickens is a nice guy, however, his teaching methods don't work well for me. He mainly writes notes on the board and talks about them. There are weekly readings from the textbook and 10 question bi-weekly quizzes. Very few HW assignments. Very lecture-heavy and penmanship can be illegible at times. Try to avoid taking this class.ECON1115 2022-10-31 21:25:34 +0000 UTC
Avoid this man at all costs! PLEASE!ECON1115 2022-10-12 21:32:25 +0000 UTC
William Dickens is rated 1.60/5 on Rate My Professors from 5 ratings. 0% of RMP reviewers said they would take them again.
William Dickens's classes have a difficulty rating of 4.8/5 on Rate My Professors.
William Dickens has taught ECON7764, ECON1115 at Northeastern.
Data updated October 2026.