Reviews of professor Julie Donnelly

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Super kind person, but class is very difficult despite it not having to be. The flipped classroom structure means you basically need to teach yourself everything. Your entire grade is dependent on very difficult exams that are hard to study for. You do lots of group quizzes, which are nice. Prepare for exams weeks ahead of time and attend tutoring.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If chemistry is not your strong suit this prof. may not be for you. I was hanging on my a thread averaging a 60 for the class until the final. This prof. does give extra credit but the exams are hard and you are basically teaching yourself with the textbook. I did not find her lecture useful and her video explanations are very short.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Be prepared to teach yourself and READ. You're expected to have read everything in the textbook before it appears in class. Everything in class is group work and she doesn't teach. Class is graded by quizzes for each unit and 4 exams plus a final. Not much room to do poorly on anything and no extra credit.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The flipped class model might be questionable to some, but it is something capable of getting you to where you need to be in her course. While the attendance is mandatory, she does a good job of keeping the class engaged on required lecture days. Just make sure to always attend review/SI sessions no matter how much you feel like you don't need.