William Woo is a Finance professor at Northeastern University rated 2.16/5 by 108 students, with 3.96/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
William Woo professor reviews and ratings: 2.16/5 from 108 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Badly structured class should've had more student led discussions. Also should've been building stock portfolio or venture capital fund to invest in ESG related companies.ENTR3520 2022-04-12 17:21:10 +0000 UTC
I don't know if the professor was looking for professionals or just not good at teaching, but he will surely impact your GPA... He is nice, available, and has a good knowledge of the subject (Mergers and Acquisitions) but he is just not fit for teaching. Exams are tested on crazy and specific material which does not reflect what we learn at all.FINA4420 2022-01-04 20:13:15 +0000 UTC
Worst Professor I’ve had in four years of school here. Tests on obscure facts, directly references articles by title in exams, and constantly loses his train of thought while lecturing and ignores emails. Avoid at all costs, not sure how he got into teaching but maybe a career path reroute is due.ENTR3520 2022-03-02 02:00:35 +0000 UTC
Worst class I have taken at Northeastern. He is a very nice individual, however, I just did not learn anything in this class. The class is just reading a dense textbook, him presenting the super high level topics of the readings in class, just to be tested on crazy exact material from the readings. Class will hurt your GPA.FINA4420 2021-12-22 12:56:19 +0000 UTC
Very difficult exams based on super specific information, unclear lectures, little direction given for semester project worth 30% of the whole grade.ENTR3520 2021-12-03 17:49:57 +0000 UTC
One of the least engaging professors ever and made what all other peers said was a fun, easy class, into a tedious and droning lecture that had tests based on specific details in articles and no higher level understanding. Memorization is the only way you pass this class, and grades are not indicative of actual knowledge in subject matter.ENTR3520 2021-11-16 19:42:47 +0000 UTC
William Woo has an average rating of 2.16/5 from 108 student reviews.
William Woo's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.96/5 based on student reviews.
William Woo has taught STRT4501, ENTR3520, FINA4420 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.