Yi Zhang is an Economics professor at Northeastern University rated 1.5/5 by 8 students, with 3.5/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Yi Zhang professor reviews and ratings: 1.5/5 from 8 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Not too clear with pronunciation nor clarity in teaching. Fair grader.ECON1116 2010-01-12 13:32:03 +0000 UTC
The worst teacher I've ever had. He is hard to understand and teaches directly off of a powerpoint. If you answer a question he gives you a blank stare and says the correct answer regardless of if you were correct or not. The only grades are two midterms and the final. Do not take his class!!!!ECONMIC 2009-11-20 14:11:22 +0000 UTC
Very boring teacher. The only class I ever stayed in the whole time was during exams. Going to class was not helpful at all.ECN116 2009-04-14 12:22:35 +0000 UTC
you can't understand what he says because he literally cannot speak english, and his "teaching" consists of reading off a powerpoint. keep in mind you're spending like $5,000 for each of your classes...don't make yourself feel stupid for coming to this school by taking him.MICROECON 2009-04-07 12:12:41 +0000 UTC
This teacher is horrible. He speaks very spotty english and doesn't offer much in his class. I was in a 35 person class and maybe 15 would show up. He doesn't take attendance and actually going to class doesn't add much because he reads right off the powerpoint. My high school econ teacher was 10X better than him.ECON1116 2009-12-20 11:05:54 +0000 UTC
She had the worst and most impossible accent to understand. Her teaching skills comprised of copying the daily lessons off of a packet printed from the internet verbatim and then not being able to explain. Whenever someone asked a question, she wouldn't be able to understand them and another student would have to explain it to us.ECON1116 2009-12-14 15:09:11 +0000 UTC
I can't even consider him a teacher. He reads directly from a powerpoint (made by the author of the textbook) and his english is quite bad. 3 tests make up your grade and he gives no partial credit. Complete waste of money and time.ECON1116 2009-12-07 13:52:26 +0000 UTC
Hate this professor. Won't allow laptops in class, and its an electronic textbook! Quizzes are on random days, so class is kind of mandatory. Her first quiz was extremely long, but eased up after that. Be prepared to more than just know the material, but to recall it fast and answer questions in detail with a limited amount of time.ECON1116 2009-11-20 00:18:14 +0000 UTC
Yi Zhang has an average rating of 1.5/5 from 8 student reviews.
Yi Zhang's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.5/5 based on student reviews.
Data updated July 2026.