Reviews of professor Paul Cheong

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really enjoyed Paul's class. Though others have pointed out his rather direct and harsh manner of speaking, I believe he presented the material in a clear an accessible way. Lecture notes were also posted online, and contained all necessary information for exams. All in all, excellent first Organic Chemistry experience.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Paul is one of the best lecturers I have been privy too. Warm, funny, and excellent at his job. Course material isn't always easy, but he is extremely approachable and helps make difficult subject matter feel simple. I would strongly recommend taking his courses.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Paul has a gift for teaching chemistry. He can be blunt, but if you put forward the effort he will do everything he can to see you succeed. Attendance isn't mandatory but don't skip honestly, it won't go well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Paul is an AMAZING professor. I have truly never understood chemistry more than when he taught me. After I told him I was struggling, he checked in on me every class to see how I was doing, as well as helped me immensely when I spent 3 hours in the mole hole the day before a midterm. Very kind, caring, and all around amazing person and professor!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Paul Cheong has greatly impacted my life. I was going through a lot, took an incomplete. He has continued to work with me, check-in, and help with course material. He goes above and beyond any other professor I have had, he is extremely concise and clear in lectures and is very available to help outside of class. He is an exemplary professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You can tell Paul actually cares about his students. He's also a really genuine person & knows how to sprinkle humor in w/o wasting too much class time. His exams are solely based on what he teaches during lectures, so don't skip class b/c the content is super helpful but textbook reading is not necessary. Definitely my favorite professor at OSU!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Paul is super nice and does his best to accommodate all learning styles. He genuinely cares about his students and wants them to succeed. He is a really good instructor and will work with you to get you to a place where you feel confident about your knowledge level. (Fun fact: he likes KFC)

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Paul never catered to students with various learning methods - he only used drawings and never gave definitions or examples with words. The Sapling homework never matched up with what he lectured about. It seemed like he came to every class very unprepared about what and how to teach. He made several students feel unwelcome to ask questions.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Caring prof and often says he wants his students to reach out if they're struggling. I love his lectures, but be prepared to write fast & rewatch his lectures afterwards. He's very clear and communicative about what will be on the exam. However I don't like how he spoke to students when they asked questions. He can come off a bit rude.