Benelli gets easily distracted in class and tells personal stories instead of teaching material. She wasn't able to get through all the material necessary for the final in my class. Be ready to have to learn most of the material on your own since she rushes through notes in class time.

She's a mix of really good and poor qualities. She's very lenient, especially with late work and grading, pretty much everyone passes. However, her lectures are very disorganized and don't connect easily with the types of questions she asks on exams. You also have no idea what you're grade is until after the final. Teach yourself the material.

she is so confusing and her lectures feel pointless because she doesn't cover anything we are tested on.

Lectures aren't mandatory but you will have to teach yourself the material, her slides aren't very helpful. Exams are tough and questions aren't based on the lectures so you will have to read to understand. Study and read and you will be fine but wouldn't take her again

Benelli is nice but her class is so confusing especially the lectures, they make no sense. Her tests have nothing to do with what she teaches so you better get the textbook out or figure out some other way to learn the material. Good luck!

Super disorganized and all over the place. No structure. Grade is unknown until the last minute, lectures aren't helpful. Just hope for a good TA.

I have never had a professor so disorganized. I would avoid this class if possible, just take econ1 instead. I regret taking this course so much, her lectures are honestly useless and the only way the information was actually digestible was through my TA. Avoid this class at all costs!!

Cindy is a nice enough person, but is SO disorganized. The lectures make no sense and honestly confused me more every time I went to them. Quizzes every week, fair amount of homework. 2 exams with an optional final to replace your lowest exam score. Exams make no sense and are not reflective of any material taught. good luck

Cindy's ECON9 class is disorganized, but the material is fairly easy. Rely on the textbook and unstuck study for study help, as her lectures and exams don't always align. Not the most helpful professor, but a passable class overall.

DO NOT TAKE ECON9 WITH HER!!! SHE IS SO DISORGANIZED AND TESTS ARE SO DIFFERENT FROM PRACTICE PROBLEMS AND TEXTBOOK MATERIAL. NOTHING IN HER SYLLABUS MAKES SENSE DONT TAKE HER

This class was unbelievably frustrating. While relatively easy, the tests were never what she said they would be, she was always more than 15 minutes late and never took any responsibility. I would not say do not take it if you need to but the class was a mess and it was incredibly frustrating.

The class is very easy. The workload is light, no external reading, and the tests are very short and easy. There are also extra credit opportunities and the ability to take the final as a replacement test grade. As a teacher she is okay but is very disorganized.

This class was difficult for no reason. Cancellation of lectures and office hours, sometimes with zero warning. The lectures were simple enough, but no access to the slides afterwards for studying. Midterms with one question each, not reflective at all of the course material. Terrible teacher who takes an easy class and makes it frustrating.

The most disorganized professor I've ever had. She always cancels office hours and slides are hard to follow even if attending lectures. Went to get a midterm during a time she designated for pick-up, and she never showed up to her office to return it. Canvas messages are cryptic and midterms are one question that don't cover relevant material.

The worst professor I have ever had. Does not respond to emails. Does not tell you what will be on the exams. Exams were 1 question. Always canceled office hours because of "migraines". So unorganized. Did not receive a syllabus until week 3. Lectures were a joke. Only decent resource was the textbook. Cindy is the most frustrating person ever.

She was extremely disorganized and due dates were never very clear. Her notes are hard to follow if you don't attend lecture. However, the class material was fairly easy and interesting.

There is a quite a lot to do for the class such as multiple quizzes and homework each week but so easy to complete. Lectures and sections really help get the work done.

This class was super easy. If you want to actually learn and get prepared for Econ 1, you have to put in way more effort than just getting an A. You can get an A without learning much.

Lecture was not mandatory. There was weekly hw that wasn't hard and the ta's used section to help us with the hw. There were about 13 small quizzes that weren't difficult. The class itself was very disorganized and the professor would forget to upload certain assignments. Wasn't terrible, but wasn't amazing.

lectures and section not mandatory, this class was painfully easy, made me lose all motivation and did not learn anything about economics. don't bother buying the textbook, they offer a free version that works just fine if you decide to use it.

I love Cindy Benelli! Her class is quite disorganized but her chaotic ways of grabbing attention are phenomenal. She should be a comedian!

You could go the entire quarter without attending a single lecture and still get an A in the class. Her notes aren't particularly easy to follow without her lecture, but the course material is pretty slow and easy to figure out. She's very disorganized and will often cancel class last minute. Final is just an essay project.

Her class really helped prepare me for Econ 1. She uploaded a few videos for us, even though the course was in person. She uses a few graphs to demonstrate how things work. She is really nice. She really breaks stuff down for you. She makes the course very simple and easy. I recommend taking her class.

Cindy was by far the worst professor I've had. She was incredibly disorganized and frequently cancelled the lecture day of or came completely unprepared. Assignments were often posted late or not at all. She had no respect for our time and treated students as if we were children. She frequently asked inappropriately personal questions to students.