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Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/21/2024	Nice professor, engaging and funny (don't let him say Chipotle), the quizzes were hard because they were mostly conceptual (I didn't get a 100% on any of them), mid-terms and the final were easy if you are good at application problems like bmgt220.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting a B- Anonymous 12/22/2023	McMillan mainly goes over slides in class. Put in the work and you'll do fine in the class(don't skip like me). The final exam got harder for the Fall 2023 semester as we were not even allowed to have a cheat sheet, unlike other semesters. The cumulative final holds a ton of weight and the content on it had a lot of things that we barely went over. All in all, the class is doable if you put in the work, McMillan is chill but you have to put in the work outside of lectures to do well
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting a B- Anonymous 12/19/2023	Professor McMillan is a nice person but the quizzes he has us do every week are very difficult to get above a 70 on. The conceptual questions he asks are usually 80% of each quiz and the way they are formatted make them extremely hard to get right. The smartbook and homework assignments don't really relate to what will be on the quiz so I think you would have to actually read the textbook to be prepared for them. The midterm exams were more focused on math problems like what we study on the homeworks, so the average for those were usually 80%. The final exam was extremely difficult and the "curve" of your lower quiz grades being replaced with your final exam grade didn't do shit since the quizzes are only weighted 10%.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting a C- Anonymous 12/16/2023	they just changed the curriculum and it is SO HARD. the midterm practices are nothing like the exams itself. save yourself the peace of mind and take it at community college.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A Anonymous 07/21/2023	McMillan actually teaches you the material and doesn't expect you to learn it on your own. I did not miss a single one of his lectures, and it paid off. People that do poorly in this class skip lectures. By the end of the semester, out of a 200 person lecture, there were only 30 people regularly showing up. Since this a requirement for all business majors, a lot of them do not care enough to attend class. His first exam is super easy, but the second exam and final are far more difficult. Make sure to be super comfortable with all of the example problems he covers in class as well as the homework problems before exams.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/01/2023	Lectures can be dry and slow, but in general he is a great professor who taught me a lot.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/21/2023	Very important to come to lectures. Final exam is very important to do well on because it is worth a lot and it can improve grades on other assignments. McMillan seems to care about his students but gets very confused about the numbers in the problems he goes over in class. Overall, he is decent.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2023	The class was overall fine. McMillan was great the first 3/4 of the semester - he would talk about both the concepts and how to complete math problems that lined up with the homework and quizzes. However, towards the end of the semester, he started skipping a lot of content and would get distracted which sucked because that unit was the hardest. If you go to the lectures and complete the weekly quizzes you should be fine, you just have to put in the work.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting a B- Anonymous 05/18/2023	He is a very good professor but he puts curveballs on the final exam and that grade is so make or break!
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/08/2023	He's an okay professor, pretty funny guy but his lectures are slow and skippable. After a few weeks you realize you can just read the class notes on Canvas instead of showing up to his class. He also has this really awful policy where you can't make up any homework or quizzes for ANY reason, because the final exam grade will replace all your lowest grades. Exams are easier than any of the homework (the questions are dumbed down for the exams). All you have to do is look at the practice version before the exam and make sure you can answer all the questions.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/03/2023	Dr. McMillan's class is very nice. More involved than BMGT 220. Just put in the effort to go to some lectures and don't slack off too much.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 01/03/2023	McMillan is a kind professor and is knowledgable, but it's hard to stay engaged during lectures because he just tends to read off the slides. A lot of people stopped coming to class and just tried to teach themselves .Sometimes the quizzes were much harder than what he went over in class and the exams were pretty difficult. He kind of rushed through the last 4 chapters (which were easily the hardest all year) and made a majority of the final exam include those types of questions, so if you want to do good on the final you should start looking over those early and teaching yourself.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/29/2022	Dr. McMillan is a very nice person who knows his subject well, but he can phrase things in confusing ways. He will also go over theory extensively, even though the math is what most people needed help with. He said a lot, but didn’t teach much. The quizzes were straightforward enough, especially if you went to class; they were also basically mini practice exams, because the questions were very related. The exams were quite easy if you study the quizzes and exams. The class was way less time-consuming than BMGT220, but insanely boring. That being said, I’d still recommend reading the textbook and going to class.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/16/2022	McMillian is very nice but he doesn't give any attention to individuals and just talks in his lectures. He's kinda boring but you'll get the information you need from his course.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 06/03/2022	This class was much better than Basu in BMGT220, but often his lectures were the same thing as doing the homework (reading the textbook). The weekly quizzes are easy because TAs often give you the answers before you even start. I wish he would post more practice exams before exams so that we have more practice because some exams threw curve balls. The final and second exams had concepts I hadn't even practiced before. He is a great and caring professor, but sometimes questions in the class took forever and ended up wasting time so much that a lot of students stopped going to class.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/25/2022	McMillan is genuinely such a good professor. Unlike the hell that Basu was, he genuinely makes an effort to answer all your questions in class and accommodate to everyone's needs. The class atmosphere he kind of creates through his cheeky, engaging attitude gives BMGT221 a much more enjoyable vibe compared to BMGT220. One thing I didn't appreciate about him was how unexpected his exams could be. The first midterm was a breeze. The mean was a 86%. The next midterm was nothing like the first one. The mean was a 77%. The mean on the final was 80%. Although still better than Basu's exams. One thing in particular that I didn't enjoy under McMillan was how he included one or two obscure concepts that are only semi-related to what was covered in class in the exams so that it would be practically impossible to ace. A solid professor though, I genuinely appreciate how he tries to answer even the most basic questions that students may have. Would recommend if it's ever a choice between him and someone else.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/22/2022	This class is a little boring, but I believe that has more to do with the information than the professor. There are quizzes during Friday discussions and you are also expected to read the chapter before going to class because you will often do practice problems. I would reccomend paying attention to the TA slides, which helped me the most, and also making an effort to do the weekly assignments.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/16/2022	Professor McMillan was a very nice professor. He is very knowledgeable in accounting, and cares about his students. His powerpoints during lectures often had mistakes and he seemed to be a little flustered at times, though this may be because he was a new professor. If you read the book, do all the weekly assignments, and attend lecture, there’s no reason you can’t get a good grade.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/27/2021	Amazing professor!! He's engaging, funny, and works through things super slow. He is always willing to stop or go back if you need more time on a concept. People had trouble with him because they did not read the textbook or put in the work to understand the lecture. Then they would get to class and expect him to spoonfeed the concepts to them. You need to do the supplemental work alongside this class to succeed.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Anonymous 12/27/2021	This class actually sucks. You’re just one of his hundreds of student and he does not seem to care about the individual. You’re way better off just doing this class at community college.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/20/2021	Lectures were boring and had to self study all semester. review sessions before weekly quiz were the most helpful in learning the material.
Michael McMillan BMGT221 Expecting a B- Anonymous 12/14/2021	Class is very boring and McMillan does not do a good job keeping students engaged. The lectures only ever confused me more on the class, to the point where I stopped attending and taught myself everything.
Gary Bulmash BMGT221 Expecting a B- Anonymous 01/26/2021	Great PowerPoints and plenty of practice quizzes/exams. Assignments are graded fairly, not too much work (if you get started early), and directly representative of what will be tested. The class is very routine in its weekly assignments and expectations are clearly laid out. Read the book and pay attention to the content covered on the PowerPoints if you expect to be successful. Attendance is not mandatory, since the online lectures are recorded and during class, you review the PowerPoints that you should have watched before class. Overall, Bulmash is a fantastic person who takes plain information and equations from a textbook and applies it to the real world. He challenges his students to push themselves and is always willing to take time out of his day to clarify or help a student. 10/10 would recommend.
Gary Bulmash BMGT221 Expecting a B- Anonymous 12/15/2020	Bulmash is the man to take. He makes this class fun relative to the boring nature of accounting.
Gary Bulmash BMGT221 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/27/2020	Explain most things in detail and lots of homework and quiz each week. Need to purchase "Connect" for over $100. His exams only have multiple choices.
Gary Bulmash BMGT221 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/23/2019	He was an okay professor. I personally enjoyed the class. He does go on a bunch of tangents, but I prefer that over being overload with even more accounting concepts.
Gary Bulmash BMGT221 Expecting a B jarrod09 05/17/2015	My favorite teacher at UMD. This man cares about his students and makes accounting interesting. Accounting isn't even my major and he kept me interested. The class is laid back and he tells stories that ties into concepts. If he were to teach another class I would enroll in a heartbeat.
Gary Bulmash BMGT221 Expecting an A- the_champ2490 01/21/2015	Professor Bulmash is an amazing person. He will go above and beyond for his students. If you can, go to his office hours and meet him. He is such a good person to know and teaches well too. His teaching style is as good as it can be for the material, which I personally found to be dry (not his fault). His exams are challenging but As are achievable. He does NOT try to trick you by listing 4 possible answers you can get by making a mistake like other professors do. Bottom line: Take Bulmash. Don't just take his class, meet him.