Reviews of professor Nathan Harness

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great teacher but a difficult class. Dr. Harness cares about the students and wants them to succeed, but this course is very fast paced and can be difficult to keep up. Don't take unless you are interested in financial planning as a career.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Harness is a really nice guy, and hes very passionate about what he teaches. I had him during Covid and he became very difficult to reach and would cancel class often. Hes very understanding and lenient, so I would still recommend him! Just know he will never answer your emails.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had fun in his lab, although some of the projects were very difficult and he offered very little guidance and left the room often. Takes forever to grade things and doesnt just give out As. Overall he was funny and approachable and as good a choice as any for lab.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Professor Harness's class when I was a senior, and I have not had a more caring and knowledgeable professor. He really cares about the students and wants them to succeed, but you have to put in the work, and he is always willing to help in any way possible. If I could I would 100% take his class again, and/or take another class with him!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very textbook heavy class. He takes a little while to grade assignments, and he never graded our final project, which I worked pretty hard on. He does an excellent job at explaining the material, and when he does grade assignments he grades them pretty loosely.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I thought that this would be a good class to learn about the intro for financial planning, but  I was very wrong. Nothing against the professor, hes very nice and willing to help. Unless you want to put in obscene amounts of work and/or have a genuine interest in financial planning I do not recommend this class at all.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is an easy grader and wants students to succeed. He will meet with you outside of class to help you. The class is hard, but he is gracious. The tests are where I struggled, and they do make up most of the grade. 4 exams and a weekly quiz/assignment.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Harness is the real deal. Hes very knowledgeable, understanding, and best of all hes great at relaying what he know back to the students! Rarely have homework assignments - and when you do they are interesting. His lectures are always interesting, and hes a down to earth guy. 10/10. Id rate the difficulty 2.5/5. Take his class!