Reviews of professor Jennifer Schmidt-McCormack

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do not take this professor unless you have a solid chemistry background and can learn the concepts on your own. She does a terrible job of explaining concepts and does not hold the attention of the class well. In order to succeed in the course, you must watch another lecture or spend a lot of time reading the textbook and in independent study.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Jenny is a very new professor, so she has trouble explaining concepts well. Exams get progressively harder (especially the final), so it requires time outside of class to really understand the material. Essentially, the more time you spend trying to learn the material, the better you'll do.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Schmidt-McCormack is sort of prepared, but not enough that she avoids making a ton of mistakes in her examples. Many times students have had to yell from the audience correcting her simple math errors. She also leaves students confused and does not do an amazing job of explaining things. I attend lectures for the points then listen to another prof.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She tries her best but always falls short. Might be due to inexperience . Most times she makes a ton of mistakes which confuses everyone. I recommend going to the class for the iclicker points but watching another professors lecture.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I actually really loved her teaching style and going to lecture and doing the online homework secured me an A without much other work. She does her very best and although she made mistakes sometimes she does genuinely care about the students and our learning. She is just inexperienced but she could be a great teacher.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her lectures can be confusing. Simple errors can cause confusion, which is frustrating for the whole class. Questions are not often answered very clearly. However, during her office hours she is extremely kind and helpful. Seems inexperienced, but I think this is her first semester teaching Chem 130.