Reviews of professor Olga Shapoval

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Olga is very knowledgeable, but because of her being Russian she sometimes has a hard time condensing a full sentence into a few words to make it easier. She wants you to learn, but if you do not pay attention she doesn't care. You either get it or you don't. It's either her way or no way. It is a hard class, be ready to learn.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Class is lecture heavy but not mandatory and her grading is normal and she offers a couple extra credit opportunities. Also drops some home works and quizzes at the end and your final can replace a midterm score.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Olga is a great teacher. She really cares and she is extremely smart. Dont talk back to her in class or dont be disrespectful and she will have no problem going out of her way to help you. She is difficult to understand at times so you have to pay attention and go to class, but she is more than happy to help you. HAVE A STUDY GROUP for exams.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very confusing teacher. Very disrespectful to students and does not seem to care about circumstances that students are dealing with. She is very lecture heavy. Must take notes and pay attention. Tests are very difficult even if you study.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She was a nice teacher and if you are good at econ I would recommend her! At the end of the semester she drops like 4 hws and quizzes and replaces the final with your lowest midterm if you do better on it. Also has given some extra credit!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Econ is objectively difficult, and Professor Shapoval doesn't clarify it any more. From getting feedback on questions less than half the time, to not being able to study past homework/quizzes, this class was a nightmare.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ms. Shapoval during Covid didn't have a good setup with the students. We were supposed to meet 3 days a week but that didn't work for HER so we only met one day a week. On average she would cancel class every other week. The whole class is watching videos of another person she uses and understanding the class through that. Didn't help the students

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It's a flipped classroom (at least during COVID), so if that's your thing take Shapoval, if not avoid her. Can't really complain in general; her videos, slides, and in-person lectures are all pretty solid. She does use the Pearson suite, so let your pocketbook be warned. 4 if not for that. There could be better profs for sure, but Shapoval's fine.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not a good professor, especially during covid. Very passive-aggressive and rude to students. Doesn't even do her own lecture videos and doesn't explain things clearly at all. If you want a teacher who is nice and won't rip your head off when you ask a question, take someone else.