Reviews of professor Xinbo Lau

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
she will teach you the easy version of a question and then on the exam will give you the hardest version of the same question. she loves to give trick questions on both the quizzes and exams. she wants you to master the topic before she even teaches it so expect to study on your own and not rely on her for any help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
unfortunately all of the negative reviews have gotten deleted, and it looks like she wrote all of the positive ones. she throws so much work at you, and moves extremely fast during lectures. the quizzes and exams are nothing like the study guide. the way she explains things is NOT clear at all!! GOOD LUCK passing this!!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
While Dr. Lau was a skilled professor, her method involved weekly quizzes during recitation, yet instead of providing a comprehensive study guide, she offered simplified versions of the material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lau has a very clear grading system, and if you put in the work, there is no way you will not do good. She lays a 10/10 foundation for other chemistry courses, there are many bonus opportunities within assignments that are optional but if you do them then you can use those points for your final grade (a great helper).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor is very strict. She expects everyone to memorize 10 different things before they appear in the lecture. She also favors certain students over others and calls them by names because she adores them so much. Her tests are HELL and her exams are even worse. I would NOT take her again. She also acts "fake nice" to everyone in this class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Best professor!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
never again would I take her

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I still have nightmares from this teacher. I feel like I developed ptsd after this class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
horrible I've never experienced a teacher so bad in my life. she doesn't know how to teach at all just knows how to give us exams and quizzes. So much information thrown at you at once that you won't actually learn but you will just memorize to get points. I don't understand anything from her and she complicates everything that she teaches.