Reviews of professor Melissa Carver

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Sottile is good, just don't skip class or homework. I was surprised that she made the material interesting - tax is not my favorite subject.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Melissa's an awesome instructor, really caring and available with advice/help. She posts a lot of content that's really helpful - slides, handouts, practice HW. She tells stories and tries to connect, which some people like (I did) and a few didn't but that's typical. Tests were crazy - she didn't write them. Wish she did,she's not a "gotcha" prof.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Class is tough but she's ok.  Hard exams, lots of handouts, generally helpful.

Rating: 4.5/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Prof. Sottile's class last year as part of the ACP. I had never taken an online class, and it had been years since I was in college. I was concerned about how I'd balance school, work, and my family. The course setup was easy to follow, and while the class was hard, she was readily available to Skype. I would definitely take her class again.

Rating: 2.5/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
It was her first time teaching tax and you could clearly tell. She was really confused and confused all of us too. The exams were really hard even with the open bookopen note. Tax is a hard subject and she didnt make it any better.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took 3260 with Melissa last year, and am in corporate tax with her now. Lectures are okay - better when I've had time to prep as 4261 is really different than individual. Organizes the material well, definitely knows it, makes it interesting. I'm surprised to find that I like tax. Definitely one of the better profs I've had at UConn

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took Federal Tax with Professor Sottile.  Expected it would be rough.  Lots of material, but exams were open book, and she gave a lot of handouts.  She always started the class with current news tied to our topic, which I liked because it made it real.  She always made me feel like my ideas were important.