This teacher is absolutely heinous. Every class is more frustrating then the last. She has no idea how to run class and is boring as hell. entire class almost got up and left when she left the room. If you want a class that you will get nothing out of then go for it, for the rest of you don't.

Sara Solnick is a very smart lady. She went to Harvard. Who gives a sh*t. She is the worst teacher I have ever had at UVM. Thinks she is all high and mighty. Not willing to help you out at all. For tests she uses material that she hardly taught in the first place and then grades very unfairly. Good students do bad in her class.

OMG, I hate the class because of her. She doesn't let people express their own opinion, she gets mad if you argue with her. Test are from the CD that comes w/ book. So is hw. Piece of advice: bring a pillow and pray that your class wont b in williams 301

Poor.

AWFUL LECTURER. Literally everyone in my section of the room would be playing mario kart 10 minutes into class because it was painful to listen to her. Not a hard class, so you can get by with just reading the textbook.

She is an awful professor and even worse as a Department Chair. Not sure why she was ever selected to act in this role. She loses her temper easily, so don't bother going to the department with issues. Thinks highly of herself since she went to Harvard... wish she would have stayed there instead of coming to UVM.

Make sure to bring your computer with you to class because if you have her at 8:30 the most useful thing you can do during class is check facebook. She doesn't explain anything, and gets annoyed when people are confused and ask questions.

She sounds like she has no idea what she's talking about. Very unclear. Freaks out on students for stupid stuff. One of the worst teachers i've ever had.

terrible lecturer and homework grader. She grades according to the mood she is in. for a dept chair she is soo unhelpful. She constantly gets ticked off when people ask too many questions. the reason why we ask so much is because of her ability to lecture. Wish that she would listen to you when correcting her. She is very one sided.

She is just so useless as a teacher, and frightfully rude as well. I never know how to approach her becuase shes always in a bad mood. Shes more like a script reader, she goes up to the front and reads what she has planned. If you have a question that can't be answered in numbers or charts, tough she isnt going to help you.

She is the worst professor I have had at the University of Vermont. She is rude, disrespectful, and an awful lecturer. Dont take this class if you have a choice, because this professor sucks.

Solnick is very unhelpful when you have questions in class. She is rude and often has an attitude when students ask genuine questions. Lectures are spent reviewing homework that the class has already completed or reading articles of her choice. Would not recommend.

Not sure how she became a professor at this prestigious university. Not at all helpful as a teacher. Not sure she really understands the subject matter herself, either that or she doesn't care.

She is without question the most conceded person I have ever encountered. It's remarkable: I know there is a stigma that Harvard Grads are stuck up but man does she take the cake on that. She is rude and seems to take pleasure in making students feel inadequate. To add insult to injury, her ability to communicate is non existent. Avoid at all costs

Professor solnick is honestly a horrible teacher and I don't feel bad saying it. I do believe she knows what she is talking about but her teaching style is so horrid that I would highly recommend a different Econ012 teacher. Furthermore, professor solnick's lectures are by far the worst I've been in here at Uvm. Administrative board should def fire

Extremely rude and condescending when asked questions, expects you to know stuff after breezing over it. All lectures are done with a sharpie and printer paper which aren't exactly easy to follow. Office hours are very awkward as she tends to talk down to you and imply you are vastly inferior. Tests are not written by her and have odd wording.

Not there for her students, some times will be very rude when a student asks a question. Never actually answers questions just talks about the question. Long boring lectures that don't help at all. Gives hand outs randomly thats 10% of your grade. Don't recommend this professor at all.

She does not like to teach and does not show any interest in helping students. She seems to have some knowledge of Economics but simply cannot teach it. She is pretty darn horrible. Solnick as an Economic Professor is at least as bad as Trump for President. I would not recommend her. She also messed with my grade.

Professor Solnick does not engage with her students and she will mess with your grade. I would not recommend taking her classes.

I found this professor to be quite rude. The class I did with her was online but it was still evident that she had a certain level of disregard for her students. She is an extremely tough grader and doesn't give adequate feedback concerning how you can improve in order to get a better score. I recommend taking this class with a different professor.

While clearly an accomplished economist, Professor Solnick falls short as a teacher. Her notes are taken archaically on an overhead projector in sharpie. Additionally, don't miss a term because once it's gone it's gone. No access to notes, rude to students, teaches with a condescending and patronizing manner. I do not recommend to my worst enemy.

This is the worst professor. She doesn't know how to respect students. Maybe she is very esoteric in academic research! This professor is very proud, and she is not willing to teach students at all, already the head of the department. Her ratings are very confusing and illogical. After taking this professor's class, you will definitely regret it

Prof Solnick is really sensitive and gets offended if you ask for more explanations on a topic. She yells at students and the TA and is very unwilling to help you if you're having any issues. Tests are kind of difficult and the homeworks are pretty hit or miss.

Sara Solnick has displayed a systematic lack of caring and understanding for her students over this semester. While obviously online courses are not ideal, she has actively made this course more difficult since the cancellation of classes. Despite university recommendations, she seems determined to do the opposite to the detriment of her students.

Not a professor I would ever recommend to anyone ever. She never answers students questions in class and treats students as if it is not a crime to understand concepts the first time. Notes are never available outside of class and she writes it on paper and projects it on the board. Overall a very salty professor I do NOT recommend.

Every class she passes out a news article and has you answer a question or two and then will walk around to collect them. One time a student was still writing so she skipped him and walked to the front of the class. He runs up to turn it in a few mins later and she tore it up and screamed at him that it was late and he wouldn't get credit for it.

Her online teaching isn't teaching. She just has us do worksheets and expects that we teach ourselves everything. Her class makes me sad because you can tell that she hates teaching online. It brings the whole class down. I'm sure she's a great person and maybe even a good teacher in person but online her class was aweful.

Could not care less about her students. Meets once a week and during that one whole hour of class a week, she simply reads answers from a worksheet and gives passive aggressive answers to whoever dares to ask a question during class. Would never ever recommend Mrs. Solnick to another friend to take. I would not stoop to call her a professor. Awful.

Horrible professor. Lecture based and there is no enthusiasm for the material. Shocked she is a college level professor.

i dont think i have ever had a worse professor at uvm. she is rude, a hard grader and judges you when you ask questions. she takes attendance randomly by giving out writing assignments, but even if you are there shell give you a hassle. wouldnt recommend to my worst enemy.

Terrible

Solnick tries to engage the class with questions, but then fails in explanation. Homework only handed out in class. Homework answers often not gone over. Office "hours" was an office hour. Demeaned questions during office hours and frequently said,"well we already went over that in class". No exam review, no notes, no homework or answers. Goodluck

She never helped you with any questions you had. If you didn't understand it the first time she explained it then you're better off asking a different professor for help. Avoid whenever possible.

Had the misfortune of taking her class online during the height of COVID, had to get my vax the day of the midterm, emailed prior, was late about 30 mins, would not give any sort of accommodation, was disrespectful and difficult

Undoubtedly the worst professor I've ever had and an even worse person. It blows my mind that they let her teach here. She needs to be fired immediately and I'm convinced she paid some kids to write whatever good reviews are on this page.

I was continuously confused, and so was she. She is all over the place and does not give clear instructions. I did appreciate her homework every week as I felt like I learned all information there. She has three exams and they equal up to 65% of the grade, with very confusing multiple choice that she has not shown you how to answer.

Wow. Where to start. I have had my fair share of awful professors but Sara Solnick takes first place. I constantly question her intelligence and how she managed to get a college degree in the first place, let alone have her teach the future about economics. No one should be subjected to her teaching or voice. She is the devil in disguise.

took her in 2020. 3 years later can confirm she was the meanest professor i've dealt with in college. unkind, rude, passive aggressive, not understanding, just not a good teacher. if anyone remembers in 2020 she insulted a kid and ripped their in class credit for being like a second late. just an embarrassment she is still allowed to teach at uvm

She is by far the worst professor I've ever had at UVM. She is extremely rude to her students, not understanding, and just an overall very unhappy person. I've been taught by professors across all departments at UVM and never had a teacher as unhappy as her. Find any other way, don't take microeconomics with her.

Take this course if you want to be tested on material you will never learn in class! The homework is based on the textbook and she never uses the textbook in class to teach, the homework is nothing like the tests ever. She is all over the place and has no organization. Only chance you have at passing the tests is going to her office hours.

Worst professor ever. You will not learn principles with her.