Reviews of professor Thomas Reilly

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
There was no option for it but I took Dr.Reilly for 1094. He is very intimidating at first. But he really does care about his students in his own way.  He also gives a lot of extra credit and take advantage of it!!!! He makes the class way more intense than it should be but it will prepare you for the other biochem classes you take.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The guy is a dinosaur. It is very easy to miss or do assignments incorrectly because he doesn't explain them in class, doesn't know how to use canvas, and doesn't check his email ever. You could be in the ER, and he still wouldn't excuse you. By far the worst teacher I've had at Virginia tech.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Was nice at first but not accommodating during the pandemic. Was my only in person class and not easily approachable. TAs were great tho at explaining the stuff. HARSH grader. Midterm was very hard. Study a lot I recommend study groups. Doesnt post panoptos only brief slides. Take detailed notes & write very fast!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was very condescending towards most students. Got frustrated very easily when we asked the most basic things or if we misunderstood his confusing directions. Also, his exams take an unreasonable amount of time to complete. Project heavy, but the project instructions aren't always concise. Rants during lectures. Pick someone else if you can.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Good guy. But, his grading is pretty harsh. You think you get a concept and then bomb it on the test. All I can say is PRACTICE, practice practice your problems. Do NOT take this class if you cant put in the time or work; hes not joking around when he says that. Build a good relationship with him and youre gonna be ok.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take his class I would answer a question becasue he said he wanted students to participate and then he would take advantage of that moment to embarrass me infront of the class. I felt that I was singled out on multiple occasions and felt that the male students who asked similar questions if not the same question were praised.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The material of this class is hard but Reilly really does try to help you.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is extremely rude and disrespectful to students. He could care less about how any student does in his class, especially females. He has no clue how to work Canvas or anything on a computer. Attendance was mandatory, which is fine besides the fact that he yells and cusses at students in class. He also grades so harshly.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Writes illegibly on the whiteboard to get kids to "pay more attention." Lecture is all rants and swearing. The project rubrics are terrible and due dates and several requirements were modified without any advance notice. 40% dropped. I saw people at the final I didn't even remember were in the class because they stopped going so long ago.