Comments:3309 - Cheri Woolsey is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet - but she is an awful teacher. We would get to class and it would take her more than 10 minutes to set-up. During lecture, she would often get confused and teach us the wrong material only for her to turn around and correct herself. Save yourself the misery and pain - take any other professor. We are all literally screwed for this final and we have to teach ourselves all of the material.  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:FIN 3309 - This was the by far the WORST class I have taken at Baylor. I’ve never had a class where I had to teach myself all of the material. Professor Woolsey gets at least one problem wrong each class and then finds some reason to justify why it’s wrong, other than admitting she put the wrong numbers in the calculator. On our review day before one test she said we would have 3 of one question and so she would do an example. That example problem took almost the WHOLE CLASS and when asked about how we were supposed to have 3 of these in addition to 37 other questions. I often left her class feeling more confused than when I went in. One day when a student asked for clarification on a topic, she gave a long winded explanation and ended it by saying that was probably more confusing and then moved on. One time she wasted 30 minutes of our review day going over a problem from the test review that she said would no be on our exam, and she proceeded to get it wrong 3 times before finally getting the right answer. When asked to make a test review, she would just say they are posted but they were often harder than the actual exam. If you can, avoid this class. If you have to take this class, I’m sorry and best of luck.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:3309 - This was the worst professor I have ever had, do not trust the last post. This was actually horrible, she has no clue what she is doing  - Grade In Class:B+

Comments:4V98 - Professor Woolsey is one of the few finance professors I've had who brings real, extensive experience across both private equity and credit. That background shows up constantly in how she teaches. She also brings in guest speakers who are senior in the industry, which gives you exposure you won't get in most classrooms. The most common complaint is that the class feels ambiguous. Assignments aren't always perfectly spelled out and you're sometimes working without a clean roadmap. But that's the point. Private markets don't hand you a rubric. The ambiguity is intentional and honestly one of the most valuable parts of the course if you lean into it. If you want something that actually mirrors what the job looks like, this is as close as you'll get in a classroom. She's also genuinely one of the most approachable professors I've had. Always available to walk through concepts and make sure you actually understand the material. Highly recommend for anyone serious about private markets.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:3309 - This was by far the worst experience I have ever had a Baylor in regards to any class. Please for the love of God do not take this women's class. She is by far the least helpful and least connected to reality "professor" (if you can even call her that because she doesn't have the credentials/PHD). This class was literal Hell for anyone you ask, she doesn't even know how to do her own problems and it's honestly embarrassing. Just to add and example, 1 day before our test she told us we had 3 of a certain type of question and then she proceeded to give us an example which took her the entire class. MIND YOU, this is an hour an 15min course and it took 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES TO FINISH 1 QUESTION AND WE HAD 3 ON OUR TEST!!!! (not counting the other 37 questions). Overall, this has been a ridiculous class, if you have to take it, I am praying for you. Goodnight and c'ya never Cheri...  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:4398 - DO NOT TAKE HER. FIN 4398 – Private Capital Markets. Truthfully, one of the worst professors I have ever had. I have never met someone less capable of teaching a course than Professor Woolsey. She did not receive a PHD, but she has vast experience in the private equity field. However, I learned that experience alone does not translate into effective teaching, and there is a level of training that comes with earning a PhD that helps professors teach well. It regularly takes her several minutes to log into the computer, and the projector frequently goes up due to her inability to press a button. More importantly, she cannot clearly explain assignments, and grading feels inconsistent and unpredictable. Students are penalized for her lack of instructions, and when we ask for clarification, the responses lack depth. Her so-called “experience” would be more helpful if anyone in the class understood what was happening. Instead, her stories create more confusion about the course. I would never recommend this class to another student, and I genuinely feel for those taking her for FIN 3309 or future semesters of Private Capital Markets. My only advice to Baylor is to provide her with teaching training and basic instruction on how to use classroom technology.  - Grade In Class:B