Josh Fink at Brooklyn College | Rate My Professors
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Josh Fink
50%
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3
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  • ACCT3101
    Apr 26th, 2020
    Quality
    1.0
    Difficulty
    5.0
    ACCT3101
    Apr 26th, 2020
    For Credit: Yes
    Attendance: Mandatory
    Would Take Again: No
    Grade: Incomplete
    Textbook: No
    Worst Professor ever. Lectures are taught by mouth. No powerpoints, no writing on boards, not even examples. Asks obvious yes or no questions all the time. "Does a car need an engine to run". Totally not related to tax. He assumes the whole class knows the material and continues to talk. Class would be so much easier if he wrote stuff on board...
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  • ACCT4101
    Dec 27th, 2019
    Quality
    5.0
    Difficulty
    3.0
    ACCT4101
    Dec 27th, 2019
    For Credit: Yes
    Attendance: Mandatory
    Would Take Again: Yes
    Textbook: Yes
    Great Professor!
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  • ACCT4101
    Dec 27th, 2018
    Quality
    1.0
    Difficulty
    5.0
    ACCT4101
    Dec 27th, 2018
    Attendance: Mandatory
    Would Take Again: No
    Grade: B
    Textbook: No
    He is horrible and disappointed. He doesn't solve any problems from the text book he assigned. He writes his own questions with his own language. No practice at all for his three exams and he will definitely confuse you. I have a very good GPA, and his grade was the worst I got since I started my college.
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  • 7107X
    Nov 10th, 2018
    Quality
    1.0
    Difficulty
    3.0
    7107X
    Nov 10th, 2018
    For Credit: Yes
    Attendance: Mandatory
    Would Take Again: No
    Grade: A+
    Textbook: Yes
    This is Grad Level Taxation class and professor can not explain anything ! He does not have academic knowledge to teach this class. His qualification is 40 years experience working with IRS which clearly is not enough to teach challenging academic course. Test was not hard but class did pretty bad as they were not taught!
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  • ACCT3101
    May 31st, 2018
    Quality
    5.0
    Difficulty
    5.0
    ACCT3101
    May 31st, 2018
    For Credit: Yes
    Attendance: Not Mandatory
    Would Take Again: Yes
    Grade: A-
    Textbook: Yes
    Income tax is very hard and you must read to understand. He gives very hard tests with long computation problems and the test average for the class is around 50. BUT! He curve the class base on the highest score, so if 80 is highest then that is a A+, 60 a B-, 50 a c, and so on. So technically you can pass his class with a 50 test average.
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  • ACCT3101
    May 23rd, 2017
    Quality
    5.0
    Difficulty
    1.0
    ACCT3101
    May 23rd, 2017
    For Credit: Yes
    Attendance: Mandatory
    Would Take Again: Yes
    Grade: Not sure yet
    Textbook: Yes
    A lot of information, need to read book to pass, but professor is very nice person. He always answer your questions and explain what you don't understand. Recomendate to take class with him.
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  • ACCT3101
    Mar 19th, 2015
    Quality
    4.0
    Difficulty
    3.0
    ACCT3101
    Mar 19th, 2015
    For Credit: Yes
    Textbook: Yes
    Income taxation class has a lot of material. He grades on a curve. 2 midterms and 1 final. He would make you fill out a schedule and do MACRS (depreciation); the hardest topic. TF questions are easy, his mc questions aren't so tricky. He has a monotone, you might fall asleep in class.
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  • 3101
    Jan 28th, 2015
    Quality
    2.5
    Difficulty
    4.0
    3101
    Jan 28th, 2015
    For Credit: Yes
    Textbook: Yes
    A lot of information, but professor will try to explain the most challenging parts of taxation, which will be present on the exams. Professor will go over sample exams from previous years and he curves grades a lot.
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  • ACCT3101
    Jul 27th, 2013
    Quality
    3.0
    Difficulty
    5.0
    ACCT3101
    Jul 27th, 2013
    Textbook: Yes
    It's not an easy class. Be ready to read a lot and do a lot on your own cuz this professor doesn't know how to keep students interested and make them memorize and understand the material. Very boring class, especially if you take it in the evening, after work. You have to study a lot if you want to get a good grade. He is pretty fair.
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  • 3101
    Jun 4th, 2013
    Quality
    1.0
    Difficulty
    5.0
    3101
    Jun 4th, 2013
    Textbook: Yes
    I dont recommend this Professor to anybody who want to know Taxation. Its not easy class at all. You have to read a lot and learn everything by youself. Professor cant teach at all, he cant explain anything to understand the topic. Dont take him if you have chance to choose another one.
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  • ACCT3101
    Dec 26th, 2011
    Quality
    2.0
    Difficulty
    5.0
    ACCT3101
    Dec 26th, 2011
    Textbook: Yes
    Assumes that the students have prior knowledge of what he is speaking about. He has been doing taxation for decades and is second nature to him but sometimes he forgets that he is speaking to clueless students. Other than that,the class is difficult so stay on top of your readings and you should be fine.
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  • ACC30
    Sep 22nd, 2010
    Quality
    1.0
    Difficulty
    5.0
    ACC30
    Sep 22nd, 2010
    Textbook: Yes
    Don't take his acc30. Even if I have already taken taxation in community college; however, i don't understand what he is talking about at all. He let me hate taxation. In contrast, my former taxation professor light me up in taxation.
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  • ACCT30
    Jun 1st, 2010
    Quality
    1.5
    Difficulty
    5.0
    ACCT30
    Jun 1st, 2010
    Textbook: Yes
    one WORD HORRIBLE!!!!!!! practically teaches the class sleeping, just retire.
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  • ACC30
    May 26th, 2010
    Quality
    4.5
    Difficulty
    2.0
    ACC30
    May 26th, 2010
    Textbook: Yes
    you have to read the text book to pass... he doesnt really teach but lectures only on key points. i dont like his teaching style but he is fair and very nice
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  • ACCNT30
    Jan 1st, 2010
    Quality
    1.0
    Difficulty
    5.0
    ACCNT30
    Jan 1st, 2010
    Textbook: Yes
    AVOID THIS PROFESSOR FOR ACCOUNTING 30 CLASS. Accnt 30 is very important class and you don?t want to risk by taking this professor. If you take him,You will risk because the professor gives different type of material on the exams from what he teaches in class, his answers to students? questions are unclear and the test are extremely hard.
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  • ACCT41
    Aug 19th, 2008
    Quality
    5.0
    Difficulty
    3.0
    ACCT41
    Aug 19th, 2008
    Textbook: Yes
    Took Fink for Business Law 1 and 2. He definitely knows his stuff! Take notes, read the book and his tests are fair. What you put in is what you get.
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  • ACCT41
    Jul 17th, 2008
    Quality
    3.0
    Difficulty
    3.0
    ACCT41
    Jul 17th, 2008
    Textbook: Yes
    Very mediocre, BC-level prof. Lectures become tedious at times. Knows the material well, but not that great at delivering it. All your question will be answered, but in a very general manner. Some test questions are extremely confusing. Plus, he's a very incompetent writer/speller for a lawyer.
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  • ACCT41
    Jul 6th, 2008
    Quality
    3.5
    Difficulty
    3.0
    ACCT41
    Jul 6th, 2008
    Textbook: Yes
    Very nice guy, takes time to answer you questions. He works as a lawyer for the IRS. Took him for Accounting 41 in Summer 2008. He gave us a Midterm and Final. The tests are based on his lectures, so you need to take good notes. He gives a decent curve. I am going to take him again for Accounting 30. I recommend taking his class.
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  • ACC41
    Jun 4th, 2008
    Quality
    4.0
    Difficulty
    2.0
    ACC41
    Jun 4th, 2008
    Textbook: No
    Very nice guy. May not seem that way at first, but is very fair with exams, although a bit tricky with explanation of materials. Approachable guy, Gives very good curve. I was averagin a c+ and ended up with an A-. Take him if you can.
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  • ACCT41
    Jun 2nd, 2008
    Quality
    3.5
    Difficulty
    3.0
    ACCT41
    Jun 2nd, 2008
    Textbook: Yes
    I left early every time because I was so bored. He teaches the material well but you need to be well rested to listen. I read the book at home and did great.
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