Reviews of professor Olena Staveley-O'Carroll

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the best professors at HC. Her classes are difficult, but she offers many opportunities to boost your final grade (extra credits, HW redos, etc). Problem sets are long and challenging but she is very helpful in office hours. Do not take this class if you are expecting an easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of my favorite professors at the college. She gives a lot of work and her tests are hard but she is extremely fair. Helpful outside of class and rewards you for putting in extra work. Tons of extra credit and explains the material perfectly.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Olena is the best professor Ive ever had. She makes you put in the work and her problem sets are very difficult, but they prepare you for the exams. She is always trying to improve your grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Let me start by saying I am currently a Senior and I had her two years ago. Looking back on all the professors I've had at Holy Cross I felt the need to come back and warn students about this one. Not only is she the hardest professor to learn from but I actually came out of the class learning less than I went in with. Even after pract living in OH

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She's just a terrible professor plain and simple. Tests are impossible. Office Hours are always packed with students (you'd think this would be a sign you're doing something wrong). Her opening statement Day 1 was "don't expect to get a good grade in this class"

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She, in my opinion, is one of the best professors at Holy Cross. The class is not easy by any means but you will learn more with her than anyone else if you put in the work. She is really educated on the topics she teaches and is able to make it approachable for everyone. Office hours are almost a must for problem sets.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly such a great professor and the work is worth the effort