Reviews of professor Irina Smoliakova

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is literally the best professor I've had at UND! She might seem intimating but she is freakin' amazing!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Smoliakova is an awesome lecturer, and she gives her students every necessary resource to succeed in her class. It's Organic Chemistry 1 so it does require a lot of time and effort, but the course is not overly difficult. She also provides a TON of extra credit opportunities.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
While Dr. Smoliakova has tough tests and strict rules regarding certain things, she is a fair grader (she will end up curving the class and/or rounds your grade at the end) and overall is a good & knowledgeable professor. The people who talk bad about her usually were the students that didnt show up to help sessions (she has three every week!!)

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She does her job of teaching very well, however, her homework and the practices she gives out to students does not amount to the level of difficulty of her exams. She caters more to the needs of students taking ACS exams. "ACS" is all she ever talks about. For students who genuinely struggle in chemistry, who are not chem majors, steer clear.