Reviews of professor Catherine Serrano

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Second sementer of ochem I took her again, and was delaing with depression and other issues outside of school. Went to her office hours sicne I was struggling a lot, did not offer support or resources, was standoffish. Q dropped and took again in the summer, got a B. Class is fine, not the best prof out there but ochem is hard so be prepared.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Flipped classroom is awful. Lecture is often behind the videos, leading to even less retention. The tests were extremely difficult and covered things we barely touched on. Not only do you have to study more than other professors, but the videos will take up hours of your week. Serrano is personally nice, but I regret taking CHEM 228 with her.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Honestly, I hate this class. She will get mad at you when you ask a question. There are 5-6 20+ minute videos per lecture you must watch before lecture. The group work is okay, but your Learning Assistant will make you feel stupid. She often gets things wrong then gets mad at us for correcting her. DO NOT TAKE. I REPEAT. DO NOT TAKE

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
she was alright at the beginning, but i don't know what happened toward the end. i took her because people say she was the best but honestly doubt it now. she barely explains the material and the material she does go over, she is very quick and doesn't allow questions. she parades that she gives extra credit but it's barely anything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think she's a fair professor. Make sure to look at what you got wrong on your exams and assignments to see if there are any discrepancies in her grading before it's too late. Best advice is to attend the CLL to be exposed to the questions. The exams will feel like a breeze after working on the CLL packets. Flipped classroom wasn't as bad.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She pulled up her GPA distributions right before the Q drop. She claimed that after the past exam, which had a horrible average, that 50% of her students had an A, only only 1-2% were in the failing range. I can confirm that I have been scoring well above average on all my exams, and I in fact do not have an A. Where'd she get this data?

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Serrano's CHEM228 is a challenging but rewarding class. The flipped classroom takes adjusting, but study aids like unstuck study can help make the videos and worksheets more efficient. Exams are tough but fair - start reviewing at least a week in advance. Overall, a great professor if you're willing to put in the work.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her exams were fair for the most part and had what you would expect from them. All I did was rewatch her lecture videos, take notes, and do her practice problems as my way of studying and I did well on her exams. OCHEM is hard so it requires you to put effort in outside of class. She's flip style, so if that's not your thing then don't pick her.