Reviews of professor Alex Andia

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
AMAZING! really cares about students understanding of the material. he is literally accessible anytime and will do anything to help u. HANDS DOWN BEST ORGO PROF IN CITY! MUST TAKE

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Andia has great lectures, but only reads off slides so it tends to get boring. We were graded by 3 exams with only 7 questions each. Every exam had an average of around 50 so the curves for OUR exams were: 9, 15, 10. He doesn't offer extra credit or does enough review sessions. So if you choice between him or Salame, I would recommend Salame.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took him last semester, it was his first time teaching after grad school. He goes really fast and skips a lot of steps during mechanisms(assumes we know them), you can either listen to him or take notes. I recommend recording his lectures so you can catch up with the lectures and teach yourself. Definitely PRACTICE A LOT, and KNOW THE MATERIALS!!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Andia is a great professor, curves a lot. His lectures are interesting but didn't help me a lot for exams. The second language book is your best friend and you can read the main book and MUST do practice problems at the end of each chapter. And attend recitation. He gives practice exams but the actual exams were harder than the practice.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took him last semester. It was his first time teaching but he tried his best to pick up the slack after the chaos that was switching between professors. Gave a lot of practice exams. If you completed the exams and were proactively asking questions the class was manageable. Always available outside of class and willing to break down the material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is definitely one of the best professors youll have, especially for a tough subject like organic chemistry. Hes extremely kind towards everyone and takes the time to ensure everyone can do their best. Definitely watch the lectures if you cant attend the class! He explains the material well and sees potential in every student. Hes amazing.