Reviews of professor Sidney Wilkerson-Hill

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Hill truly cares about his students and their well beings. He's really young and I think he can empathize more with the stress of being a student than others profs. He talks to you like you're a person, an equal. His only con is that he is hard to reach outside the classroom, but really helpful if you stay back after class to ask a question.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Orgo 2 is known for being a tricky subject, but Dr. Hill made it about as manageable as CHEM 262 can be. He very much emphasizes intuition rather than memorization, which is generally quite helpful come exam time. One of the better chemistry profs I've had over 3 years here.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Sid is a decent professor all around, I would recommend him for 262 if you have the choice. His lectures are clear and as long as you do the assignments and pay attention in class you should do great on exams without much extra effort. Only downside is that he isn't always great about responding to emails.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Hill's lectures were all over the place. I felt like he spent too much time on the content that was easy to grasp but not enough time on more difficult content. He seems like a nice guy most of the time but sometimes it felt fake or condescending. He isn't a bad person by any means but I don't think he's great at teaching.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
very dynamic lectures; very helpful office hours; highly recommend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Hill was an amazing professor. He genuinely cares about his students, and is willing to answer every question. His lectures emphasize chemical intuition rather than memorization, which really helped me understand the subject better. As with any chem class, grades are mainly based off of exams, but you can't avoid that. Take him if you can!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Hill is awesome. He's the best professor I've had in this department. This was his first time teaching orgo 2 which I think made a big difference because he was passionate about the material and teaching it. Having a teach that is engaged with the material makes learning it easier.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took this class awhile back and was making really good grades until I went to the ER before a midterm. Dr WH first told me he'd allow an extension on my midterm and then took it back the night before the midterm. I had to drop the class and retake it despite doing well. I won't forget the lack of compassion he showed me.