Reviews of professor Shehani Mendis

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Dr. Mendis for Chem lab and it was the worst experience of my life. She's my least favorite professor at Samford. She never makes any sense and I can barely understand her. She also never looked over the lab beforehand so the lab was never prepared.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I love Dr. Mendis! I have her for CHEM 205. I am definitely going to try and take her 207 class next semester. She explains topics very clearly and audios make more sense when I go to her class. She is very devoted to her job and clearly puts a lot of effort into teaching. Her exams are fair and homework's not bad.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
CHEM 206 itself requires a lot of excel, so start learning early. Dr. Mendis made my life difficult. Without a strong chemistry background I dont know how youd pass this lab. She made everything confusing when explaining and often completely missed the point of questions. If you have another option, take that one. If you dont, start praying.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This lab class covers lot of concepts in chemistry. Heavy excel use. Dr. Mendis tries to do her best during the lab but she is a tough grader. She assist students during the lab, and I think overall she is a good professor.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you've had a decent high school chemistry background you should be fine. I think Dr. Mendis knows the information but isn't the best at explaining it. Not clear on the grading criteria and said at the beginning of the year we would have to do outside research and include it in the lab report to get full credit.