Reviews of professor Samantha Robinson

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Poorly set up labs, when called out she often blames students. Difficult to prepare for exams. Class average for exams should not be anywhere near what it is. I really recommend taking a different series. No extra credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
237 is tough no matter who you take, but Prof Robinson was organized, had a great TA team, and wanted us to succeed. Though she lectured kinda fast and some test questions were tough, she was always willing to explain things in a different way. Office hours and quiz sections also really helped clarify lecture. Study via mock exams and worksheets.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She teaches very well, her lectures are engaging, and she's accessible for questions. However, class is very very test heavy, and tests are very difficult and too long for the time. Final exam tends to have way more difficult questions than her practice exams and is way out of range from what we've learned. Expect out-of-syllabus test questions.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
way too much work for a 3 credit class, she sets it up like a weed out class. the averages for midterms were always incredibly low and she crammed in one right before finals which was absolutely evil. she was an incredibly kind person though. i literally failed the final and somehow ended up on the median.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The chem content in this class is not really applicable or interesting. So much memorization and not enough reaction mechanics and concepts. Prof crams info for exams only a couple days before. Stressful class and labs and class averages were in the 50's. I would recommend taking 142 series

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr.R is so kind and really wants students to do well.She's easy to find outside of class and gives practice qs that prepare you for both the exams and actually knowing the material. Orgo is difficult and takes effort; obviously you have to put in extra to succeed,but she does the best she can to help you do so. Best chem prof. I've had in college