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Sebastien Plante

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Raw average: 3.50/5 from 14 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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FIN320 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
A fantastic instructor! Super passionate and approachable! Surely one of the best prof in WSB.
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FIN320 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Tests not on taught content and few lectures he actually does in person
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FIN320 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
It's a little shocking to give your students 1 lecture a week and make the other lecture office hours instead of holding two lectures. On top of this, all his exams (3) for a challenging finance class are 20 multiple-choice questions with no homework or attendance to improve your grade. Genuinley seems like he does not care to put in any effort.
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FIN320 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
The lectures are completely unrelated to the exams. There is only one lecture a week, making it difficult to learn material Does almost no practice questions in class - the only material to study for exams besides lecture notes is a 20 question practice exam he releases. This was completely unrelated to the final exam.
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FIN320 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Lectures are completely unrelated to the tests and tests are impossibly hard and made to trick you
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FIN320 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Plante may be one of the funniest professors I've ever had. He's very smart and makes class light hearted/fun. This semester we had python on problem sets and exams. It sucked but he doesn't expect that much. Exams are full of trick questions so be very careful. All content based off lecture and the slides no textbook. Study the slides for exams.
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Classes with Sebastien Plante

ECON/FINANCE 320

Investment Theory

3 credits

Investment Theory covers securities markets, portfolio construction, and risk-return models.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.34 GPA, 58.8% A/AB (n=119 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.48 GPA, 67.3% A/AB (n=107 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.36 GPA, 60.8% A/AB (n=143 letter grades).

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historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
FINANCE 720

Investment Theory and Practice

3 credits

FINANCE 720 teaches the theory and practice of modern investment management, covering asset pricing, portfolio management, and derivatives.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.57 GPA, 77.1% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.81 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.56 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

Sebastien Plante

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025

Recorded teaching history

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Fall 2026ECON/FINANCE 320Investment Theory
Fall 2026FINANCE 720Investment Theory and Practice

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