Reviews of professor Karen Lagasse

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She graded prelabs insanely hard when researching a topic you have little to no knowledge about. They are graded out of 15 points and my lab group only broke the 10 point mark once, regardless of getting help before submitting or not. She answers questions with rhetorical questions and is condescending when doing so. Expects you to know everything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Genuinely confused by the low ratings for Lagasse. She took so much time to explain things to me and my lab partners in order to guide us in the direction of the right answer, met with me and one of my partners outside of class to help us work through group conflict, and gave great early feedback. Would only redo 1030 if I had her for lab again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
So much work, so little time. Youre expected to figure out the lab on your own, she doesnt teach you. Doesnt answer questions, saying you have to figure it out for yourself. Grades harshly. The class itself is decent, lots of hands on experience in the lab, but without a good Professor its awful.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She was an incredibly tough grader and was not at all flexible to schedule time outside of class to meet. While she clearly is passionate about chemistry, she does not provide helpful feedback on labs, her comments are often unclear.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class was extremely difficult for an intro level chem lab class. Labs are extremely difficult and expect to spend long hours on them. Questions are answered as riddles. Submit drafts of the labs by an assigned date and she will give good feedback by them. If you do this you will pass. Overrall be ready to work extra hard in this class.