Reviews of professor Shayne Sorenson

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Don't take 106 lab from Bro Sorenson! He grades super hard and he doesn't help you in lab, but when he does help you he gets annoyed even by a sincere question. He usually sits at his desk by the door and doesn't do anything. His grading makes no sense. Even when you get the answer right you will be docked half of the points. class sucks.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you take Bro Sorenson, you might as well teach yourself chemistry, cuz that's what you'll be doing. He doesn't give any lectures except the first few days. The rest of the semester is group classwork on the reading, so I hope you enjoy reading dry text books. On the bright side he answers homework questions in class. Nice guy, but awful teacher.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Chem 106 Lab
Overall not bad, but wouldn't really recommend for lab.  Very strict on grading.  Lab report answers have to be EXACT or you wont get full credit.  I felt that the grading was often too strict on lab reports.  Not super engaged during labs.  Will mostly just sit at the front of the class instead of walking around and trying to engage.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do not take the Lab from Sorenson if you can help it. The grading system is so inconsistent and unclear about what you get wrong. I had to go into his office for every lab report to make sure that I have exactly what he wants, even though a lot of the material that you are expected to know hasnt even been taught in lecture.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It's a hard class but my bf took it from someone else and I had a way better time with Sorenson than he had. He lets you retake tests. I usually felt that HW and practice were harder than the test so I did better on exams. Just know that this class requires a lot of time regardless of your professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nice guy, lab is hard

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Brother Sorenson is a great guy! If you aren't prepared to put in effort, his class isn't for you. As long as you take notes and do the homework, it's not too bad. I really enjoyed his teaching style, he goes at a pretty quick pace, but if you don't understand something he is ALWAYS willing to help you until you get it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
he does not lecture at all. he just gives you worksheets for class that do not make any sense half the time. He even said in class that he does not feel it is important for him to teach us what the course outlines, instead he would rather teach us what he is passionate about. The class average for some exams sat around 60 percent or lower.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Sorenson is a nice guy, but his lectures are terrible. He does not help teach the class but rather make everyone do dumb worksheets that do not help at all. Tests are incredibly hard and worded in a way that makes it hard to study for them. Chem106 is a very hard class, but good luck with this teacher; you are gonna need it for sure.