Reviews of professor Francesca Gruppi

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is very clear when stating what she wants you to know for the quizes and tests. She will do practice problems on the board and give extra on D2L. Study what you go over in class and do the extra problems and you will do great! She encourages you to ask questions if you do not understand because she really wants you to do well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved this class, Dr. Gruppi did an excellent job making organic chem as palatable as possible. Her lectures are very clear and linear. Be warned that it's really easy to fall behind if you don't attend class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Avoid if possible. D2L content was disorganized and the notes were not in order with what was taught in lecture. Her drawings on the board were jumbled and hard to decipher. This made it very difficult to prepare for exams, which make up most of your grade and are always short answer Qs. Look over your exam scores closely for grading errors.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Gruppi calm and fair, provides great feedback, and is a treat to work with. Most importantly, the students' learning experience is her primary priority. This means that Organic Chemistry II Labs can be graded more harshly than Organic I, but this is because the expectation is that you to have learned, and retained, the material from Organic I.