Reviews of professor Timothy Rakitan

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I enjoyed him as a person, but hated the class. He is not afraid to show his personality, which made lectures more enjoyable. The class is ONLY weighted on homework and tests. The tests were extremely hard and that determined your grade. The homework was only there for cushion points (barely).

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Prof. Rakitan for ECON 221 and it was my hardest class but also one of my favorites. Although serious most of the time he also knows how to be funny at times. Important to be in class because just studying the powerpoints will not be good enough. Lots of opportunities to get a decent grade but I definitely had to work harder for it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Great guy - Prof. Rakitan is difficult, but he is an awesome professor. He makes you work for it, but at a reasonable level that doesn't expect too much of his students. He is also super accessible outside of class and is always willing to help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Worst teacher in the Econ department. Makes the material exponentially more difficult than it needs to be. Has a ridiculous accelerator that hurts people that do better on the first test than on the final. Will NEVER take him again, avoid at ALL costs. Literally drop over before you take him for Intermediate Micro.