Reviews of professor Olivier Sylvain

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
professor sylvain is one of the worst professors i have ever encountered. he's really disrespectful and he made learning so torturous in his class. cried many times after receiving his harsh feedback.

how did this man get a jd from georgetown and teach at the best law school in the country fordham school of law

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
While Sylvain undoubtedly cares about his work, he is by far the worst professor I had 1L year. He hides the ball on what he wants on writing assignments and spends an unnecessary amount of class time cold calling students to recite pointless facts and subordinates the doctrine. He is overly defensive when challenged and talks down to students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Sylvain is a treasure for Fordham Law. He is a brilliant man who cares deeply about his students and the work he does. He is demanding of his students and pushes them to get to the answers of hard questions. He cold calls for 1L-3L classes and expects you to have read. You will work hard but learn a lot. Very accessible outside of class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
my 1L is ruined by this class. you need to get ready to read his useless but harsh feedback. his requirements were vague to follow and his assignments were not useful for you to understand anything at all. avoid this guy at all costs if you want to not drop out of Fordham Law after 1L. my 1st time living in nyc while taking his class i regret it