Reviews of professor Crystal Finkelstein

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
My favorite accounting professor. She makes an effort to keep a dry subject interesting and it helps. Generous partial credit and clear explanations. Because tax is tax, it's pretty easy to use Google to self-study anything tricky. Fair exams, similar to class work, allowed notes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Crystal is an amazing professor who genuinely cares about every single one of her students. Unfortunately, the course itself is very challenging, but not because of crystal, the content itself is just hard. I recommend taking this class with Crystal, there's not a lot of homework or time requirement outside of class aside of one group project.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ask for help and you will receive it instantly. A lot of class time is dedicated to practicing the material. You will probably struggle to grasp everything at first, but over time it will stick in your memory. Do the practice problems. Sometimes the book and solution sheet give conflicting info, so Canvas message when youre even slightly unsure.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Crystal cares about each of her students, wants each to learn, and wants each to fully understand. She is magnificent at breaking the topic down. Her office hours are packed because the material is challenging, yes, but also because she is accessible, respectful, kind, and giving. Crystal will not give you the answer but will help you come to it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took many classes at Foster and she's the worst professor there. SHe is not organized and she doesn't know how to explain. Avoid her as a professor, she's the worst.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Took Crystal for 321 and 450. Amazing for both. She clearly cares about tax and her students' learning. Loves to answer questions and makes sure students don't feel stupid for asking them. 450 is SIGNIFICANTLY harder than 321. Did well for 321 but am currently getting railed by 450. Only gripe is she will cold call.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tax is a hard class, but I would not have succeeded without Crystal as my professor. She is goated.
Do not skip class and study A LOT for quizzes and you will do fine. Crystal is awesome.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ignore the trolls, there's not even an ACCTG 438 class at UW! As seen with the positive reviews below, Crystal is one of the best professor in the Accounting department at UW! She does a wonderful job organizing her class and making sure that everyone understands materials. She is always willing to help with class materials or real life problems