Student Comments

Many students have provided very encouraging comments at the end-of-term evaluations, and here is a collection of comments. Listed below are student comments for just one course.

In Fall A 2016, I taught Financial Modeling, a BBA level elective course at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Here are some nice things my students said about this course.

1 After spending a summer in an investment bank, it is clear that this course is teaching Ross students things that students from UPenn, Harvard, Princeton, etc. are not covering. This is keeping us very competitive!
2 Amazing instructor who is passionate about teaching and helping students learn. Looking forward to taking more classes with Mr. Qin!
3 Best class I have taken as an undergrad!
4 I learned a lot, focused a lot less on the grades and more about getting my hands dirty and learning. Absolutely a better learning experience than any other Ross Course I have taken
5 Instructor was incredible, super helpful and explained complex concepts very effectively.
6 Thank you Professor Lei! Absolutely love this class and have learnt so much.
7 Gained many transferable skills in this course and the in class exercises on the screen for each group was always very enjoyable.
8 Good and really practical course.
9 I thought the class time was very well planned and the trivia questions were clearly related to class material. The professor was also very dedicated to helping the students understand the material.
10 Most practical course I have taken.
11 Professor Lei is extremely intelligent and has a thorough understanding of the material.
12 Professor Lei is very dedicated to teaching his students and he clearly explained the concepts. He relates the class concepts to real-life example frequently and enables his students to comprehend the materials better. Furthermore, he made a course website and record every lecture; the materials are extremely organized and also the recorded lecture makes studying a lot easier.
13 Professor Lei made himself available to the students at pretty much all times of day, which was both incredibly generous and helpful. Having his own website with announcements that are sent to our email was also great.
14 Professor Lei was extremely willing to help students outside of class. He went above and beyond to set aside extra time and meet with students even outside of office hours.
15 The concept of the course - this is an extremely valuable class for all of us looking to go into IB or PE - definitely a class that stands out in Ross’ offerings. Also like the idea of working in groups to tackles problems - resembles the real world well.
16 A lot of practical involvement, which is the best way to learn.
17 Ample materials provided Proceeded at a good pace for the average student Enjoyed the team-based structure Learning Excel shortcuts was a bonus
18 I liked the hands on nature of working on models in class
19 I really like this course. It is quite useful and interesting.
20 It was great to work in groups to solve the models
21 It was well taught with good examples
22 Professor Lei did a great job of making himself available to help with questions we had during the course. He would be in his office the entire evening some days so he could help us. I also liked working in groups for our Excel spreadsheets I thought that made learning how to build models easier.
23 Professor Lei was extremely responsive and available to students. He was very prepared for lectures and clear in his teachings. Great overall quality
24 Qin was extremely prepared for every class and was really good at making himself available.
25 The models were all sufficiently challenging and the instruction was clear.
26 Though it was probably scheduled at 8am due to a lack of available times, I think it was a good time for the class. It was good to have to wake up early because it simulated actual working conditions.
27 Very organized tutorial material and detail guidance. Trivia question after class is also good for exercising. Professor is also very responsive and always offer timely help
28 10/10 would recommend
29 All the course materials are well explained and can be reviewed anytime.
30 Enjoyed walking through the exercises in class
31 I thought this course was great for learning complex modelling concepts, I learned a ton!
32 I would like to thank Professor Qin for offering this course at the undergraduate level.
33 Lots of excel resources. Lecture recordings.
34 Much needed course content to go through excel sheets and shortcuts to build financial models.
35 Professor Qin has been very helpful in assisting students inside and outside of class.
36 The group aspect of the course was really nice because we just made a groupme and any questions I had on assignments could be answered in there.
37 Overall, great class.
38 The book was a very good addition to the lectures
39 The organization of the class went well.

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