Reviews of professor Kiet Tran

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Tran is quite the character. The class is HARD, a lot harder than the first semester.  It was my first really hard class and I had to change a lot of my habits. Lectures are very engaging and I was never bored in a single one. The class content is applicable to so many fields and very interesting.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
not the worst to be honest. He just is very real. He gets things done and doesn't play around. Yes he is kind of rude to be honest but you just have to watch what you say around him. I liked him hes not bad DO THE EXTRA CRED. it helps ur grade. no weekly quiz's and the exams carry your grade. His teaching style keeps me accountable if you like that

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Tran is one of the best lecturer's at UConn. He is engaging, and truly cares about every student's success. However, his passion for his student's success leads to a rude style of teaching. Dr. Tran likes to play the role of a "dad" for all his students, which makes him feel the need to verbally punish a student if a "stupid question" is asked.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the rudest and most condescending professors on campus. Will talk down to you if you don't understand the topics and will make fun of you if you try to talk to him about a bad grade. The 5 exams make up 75% of your grade and "participation points" make up another 12.5%. Don't bother meeting with him because you'll just end up embarrassed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Entertaining and well-paced lectures despite taking this class over the summer. Hard class, but he provides many resources for students (i.e., free textbook he wrote, MCAT prep) and hosts weekly online workshops which were very helpful. He may say snarky things but they shouldn't bother you if you know you're putting the work in. Great professor!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He posts all the lectures and gives a good way to study for exams.  The class is mostly graded on labs and the exams aren't worth much but they go over some concepts you learn from gen chem and orgo 1.  Not a bad professor at all just intolerant of stupidity.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Tran is a good professor but he is very condescending and unforgiving towards students. He is directly mean to students who may not understand the information in the lecture and discourages those who are doing poorly. The exams are rough and make sure to do a LOT of practice or else the concepts won't stick and you will do bad on them.