Reviews of professor Irina Smoliakova

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you want to feel like you're drowning, want your professor to not care about you/your grade, want exams (that everyone fails) to not be curved, and want to have slides read off to you in lecture with no teaching- this is the class for you. I am a 4.0 student with this course being the only exception. This class destroyed me. Try to avoid it/her.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Smoliakova's class was not that bad, but taking her class during a pandemic made it a lot harder, obviously. I went to the tutoring center multiple times every week, did all of the practice problems she recommended, studied a bit of chemistry most days of the week, and it helped a lot. You have to put in a lot of work and time to get an A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is very mean when answering questions in class and has embarrassed a few students in front of the class, this is just rude and disrespectful. She gives out homework written by a TA, so sometimes it doesnt line up with what was lectured on

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I have been a straight A student up until this class. First ever course ive had a failing grade in and failed every exam in. I set up a personal meeting with her to talk about my options and got told to "figure out what i want for my life" and either retake the course or drop it. No offers for help or study tips. Not understanding, cool lady tho.