Sherri Olson - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Professor: Sherri Olson

Department: History

College: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST3360
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

On a personal level, she is a really cool person. It's always nice to see such genuine enthusiasm for a subject. As a senior, the exams are probably the most difficult I've ever taken. You must write a lot in a relatively short period of time, but you get the possible essay questions ahead of time, so just prepare/make outlines/go to office hours.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST3360
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very passionate about her job, but very dry in lecture. Makes an hour and fifteen minutes feel like ten days. Tests are very difficult and papers are graded harshly.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST3361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you are a slacker, don't take this class. Olson has no time for bull, but if you show that you care, go to her office hours and attend lecture, she will go out of her way to help you. Conventional history lecture - do the readings or you're setting yourself up for failure. She's a good professor, strict but fair.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST3361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is a fair, good woman. She expects a lot of her students, but if you go to her office hours and show that you care, she will help you succeed and she genuinely cares about her students. Definitely attend class - she gives the answers to exam during lecture.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY3360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Overall she's a woman and decent, yet typical professor. The overwhelming majority of her lectures are based on the readings, which she goes over in great detail (although boring). While the tests seem hard, she provides an outline and essay questions for you in advance. As long as you do the readings and follow her directions, you'll succeed.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST3610
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Straight from the book and lectures but you learn quite a bit. Tests are graded strictly - you have to know your stuff, but you get outlines and Essay Qs prior. Not hard if you do the work. Imparts a lot of information - you will learn.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST3361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof Olson is very knowledgeable and easy going. Yes, she demands a lot from the students, but she is willing to give students all the help in the world. Basically you have to be an adult to do well in her class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST3321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Olson's class from what I rememebr was my least favorite. And Im a history person. No color, all boring books, superficial explainations, weird hard tests. She NEVER would call on me.I hated my TA. Were graded ONLY on what we would absorb from the book. Hey is this college or like something else?Rambling, boring lectures about everything.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST3360
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is very into her subject and likes to talk a lot. I found the class very interesting and I felt as if I learned a lot. The exams were difficult but I think that was because it was an intersession class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST3361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Worst teacher I have had so far. Went on rants about nothing. Outlines and lectures are unorganized. Need to use direct quotes during closed book exams. EXTREMELY BORING.That's just the tip of the iceberg. No clue how she is the Undergradute History Director.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST1700
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Extremely Krusty!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST1700
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Worst professor so far at UConn! Lectures were EXTREMELY boring and even though she's passionate about her subject, she babbles on for what seems like hours, but doesn't actually say anything at all. You get essay questions prior to exams but they are such useless questions and aren't clear. I got a B+ but it wasn't easy.. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST1700
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

What a dreadful professor. She just lectured on and on about the most useless information. The only time you actually learned anything was by reading the textbook. UConn should fire Olson and pay her salary to the textbook. She is the worst professor at UConn. Don't take her class!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST1700
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awful professor! She just babbled on about nothing during her lectures and made them as uninteresting as possible. Exams were all essay questions, and she was not a fair grader. Do not take her class!!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST1300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She gives fairly interesting lectures; expands on slides on HuskyCT. Absolutely go to all discussions; very large part of final grade. The readings are not hard, and are marginally important; definitely necessary if you want to get an A. Exams are all essay, which kinda sucks, cus you really gotta know your info/dates. Overall not a bad prof.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST219
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best prof's I've ever had. Very informative, can tell you anything you want to know. Pretty easy grading, too. Excellent user of primary sources, and used fun media like film to enhance the experience. Best history professor in the department, and very friendly and accessible.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANCIENTHS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not a good professor, very boring, lacks some subject material which causes her to babble about nothing.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not very fun but gave possible test questions in advance- DRY lecturer and only lectures so there it is! I would only take if required!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

makes you wish history never happened