I never had a professor post what's going to be on the final and the lecture slides 12 hours before the final. Tests are unpredictable and entire class structure seems confusing and unorganized. I recommend taking another class if you could.

Good: very nice person. Bad: Notes posted night before exam. Notes so messy/unclear. Doesn't respond to messages. Rambles instead of lectures. Complains about her job. Waits till last minute to do anything. Laughs off her irresponsibility. Answers questions in riddles. Lies about what's going on tests. Don't take this if you want to stay sane sry.

She assigned us a project worth 20% of our grade, but didn't even grade it. I absolutely despise professors who assign you busy work just for them to ignore it afterwards. These professors need to retire!!

Cindy easily ranks as the worst professor in UCSB's econ department. Zero preparation, handwritten nonsense instead of slides, and exams full of typos. Her lectures were chaotic at best, and she constantly sought pity instead of taking accountability. Tenure shouldn't be a pass for incompetence. she seems like an ok person, but a terrible teacher.

I'm currently in 114A with her and she is very sweet and accommodating. The lectures can seem to be a little confusing sometimes but I did well on the first exam. As long as you can write down what she shows in lecture and study that you will be perfectly fine. If you regularly attend lecture she will tell you what you need to know for the exam.

She's well meaning, but she is incredibly unorganized and can't even give clear instructions on her OWN exam. We walked into the exam and changed a question verbally mid-test. The homeworks don't make sense, and she doesn't post class slides with the excuse of "bad handwriting." Her answers to questions make you more confused. I've learned nothing.

She is great

Professor Benelli is a great professor. Her teaching style may seem a bit unorthodox, but she really cares about her students that show initiative. Showing up to lecture isn't mandatory, but its HIGHLY recommended! Most exam questions are hinted at during lecture, giving the students who show up an advantage. Thanks Cindy!

One of the best econ professors at UCSB. She knows her stuff when it comes to econ related materials, and she is certainly one of the most caring professors I've had at UCSB. As a professor, empathy is a vital component to being a successful and I believe that Cindy truly cares about her students. Thank you professor for everything!

Prof. Benelli is caring, but her lack of organization just ruins the class. Lectures can be confusing, and sometimes she would just explain a concept that isn't relevant to the course. I appreciate her for recording lectures, but she sometimes a week late to post them. Paper and final needs more guided instruction of what she wants.

The most disorganized prof I have ever seen. Lectures are messy. She promised to do a lot of things but did not do any. She would mess up your study plan. It is the 5th week now, but she still hasn't posted any instructions about our homework, quizzes, and papers. I am so confused about this class.

Benelli is a great professor, and personable, She really cares for her students and does everything in her power to get the best out of them. Attending class is important for preparation of the quizzes. She goes over the models and possible exam questions only in class, and if you don't attend you miss out on information that's not in the book.

Her lectures is really disoranized. That's it. Most of materials and grpahs are uncelared , but midterms are not that hard.

Best professor in econ dept. Very helpful and really wants students to learn material. She is brilliant and is willing to meet after/before class to make sure understanding is there.

Truly the most infuriating prof ever, felt like I was getting rage baited. Takes forever to post notes bc they rewrite their scratch work by copy pasting from an alphabet of neat handwritten letters, 1 letter at a time. Notes and lectures consist of objectively simple math that they overcomplicate + goes on unrelated tangents. 10 mins late to final

Gets super lost during lectures and makes so many mistakes during class. You'll get more confused than learn anything. Notes are also never posted on time, and massive amounts of random points are taken for answers that aren't what she wants to see on exams. Wasted tuition money to take this useless class. THIS IS YOUR WARNING TO AVOID HER CLASSES!

Very mixed thoughts. Cindy cares about students and sometimes has funny anecdotes, and I learned from classes. Be prepared to spend a lot of time navigating Cindy's frustratingly disorganized style of lecturing/testing on content. To do well on tests need to attend every single lecture and write down every word. Too stressful and far from an easy A

Super unprofessional and terrible professor. Gives a list of all the final topics the night before an 8 am exam is so crazy. If this professor was a spell in wizard101 she would be taunt because its a really bad spell. Plus its from the ice school which is even worse.

Very unprofessional. Late to the final. Unorganized. Never have learned less from a class here before.

The most lazy and disorganized teacher. Goes on random tangents and can't answer basic questions about her notes because she doesn't know herself. Posted the notes the night before the final. Showed up to our final 10 minutes late, and then tested us on material that wasn't in the notes, talked about in lecture, or in the practice.

Overall a terrible class. Like other reviews mention, she doesn't really explain anything, she just rambles about stuff so it seems like she's answering the question. She always says the notes are going to be uploaded asap but it takes her a week to upload them the night before an exam and they aren't even good. Also makes basic math seem confusing

Honestly, the most unprepared, lazy, confusing, and lackluster professor I've had in my entire academic journey. Exam material is not posted until 3am the night before the test. Lecture notes are uploaded into random parts of canvas that is already nearly impossible to navigate. Lectures become a place for her to rant about random things. Dont Take

Okay yeah she's disorganized, goes on tangent that are sometimes useful but as long as you read the lectures you'll be fine. *My exam were mostly multiple choice it could be different for next quarter*

Cindy is a very kind person but is an absolute mess as a professor. The syllabus and grading criteria have changed multiple times during the quarter and she never posts material in time for exams. It is six days before the final and she still hasn't told us if we are going to take it or not. Avoid her at all costs.