Reviews of professor James Finch

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His fairness philosophy is "since I screwed everyone else's grade up, I have to screw yours up too." He hides behind "fairness" in order to make his class look good to give out fewer good grades, and lectures people on how they should feel about their own grades and thinks that we want to do well to "win," not for actual valid reasons.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
With all due respect, Professor Finch teaches in a highly disorganized manner about his experience in finance. His slides didn't relate to his lectures or tests; he did not explain a single term or definition, but instead just referenced a lot of complicated material at random. You're better off taking a class that gives you good quant skills!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Finch was by far the best professor I have had throughout my undergraduate career. His lectures are amazing and he relates the class to current events which makes the class more enjoyable. He's also always available outside of class and is deeply concerned about the success of his students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Best course I have taken and best professor I've had at stern. Finch teaches from personal expereince, given that he had a very successful career in the financial service industry. Makes it clear on day one that course will be difficult and slides are an outline. Approachable when it comes to office hours. Teaches intuition, not quantitative skills

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I truly think this class should be a requirement for all Finance majors! Professor Finch is one of the best professors I have had at NYU. He's very well versed on the financial service industry and teaches using current business situations and his past experiences. Grading can be tough though - the curve for the A is really high.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Extremely great professor. Made the class very interesting and lectures were not boring. You definitely need to go to class and watch the lectures because the slides do not have sufficient information. Finch makes concepts very easy to understand. Would definitely take again and recommend highly.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the most useful classes I've taken at Stern. It helped me understand the interconnections within the finance system. He uses a lot of jargons and assumes students know all the basics. Spend time rewatching lectures and going to office hours helped me tons. Curve was bad but if you are here to learn, your grades will be fine.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hasnt changed from his wall street days in that he does everything for the sake of keeping a cushy job. Forces students to submit proof of doing course evals and lowers their grades by a ton if they dont. Once they're in, he finally inputs grades and curves to give the fewest As possible to make himself look good.