Reviews of professor Federico Cruz

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Cruz is so nice and helpful even though he makes fun of the way you do lab but it makes it that much more enjoyable. If you dont get him you dont get chemistry.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The Professor was great. His expectations were clear, he was accessible, and he was very flexible with deadlines. The TAs were very inconsistent with grading, but I can't fault the professor at all for that. The labs are some work and are not as interesting online as they would have been in person, but again, that isn't anyone's fault given COVID.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Every lab is making a calibration curve. If you can do that and error analysis you'll be fine. Lab reports are more formal and take a while. Again, he makes you do a presentation and an oral final.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is hard. The lab reports take a day or two out of your week if you want to do well (except for the last one the GC lab will take all of Thanksgiving break). Class is ran by TAs so it's really a flip of a coin who you get. Overall the remote style lab was not a good experience for me, little organization and overwhelming expectations tbh.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Love this man. Lab reports were SUPER long and extensive. Spent the most time out of all my classes doing the calculations for these reports. Cruz is awesome. Loves to joke. Go to office hours if you need help he will answer anything. He can sometimes be really confusing tho. 2 final exams at the end.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Cruz was a funny guy. Pretty easy class to get an A in. Ask for points back on labs if you disagree with the TA's. Lab final is worth about 10 percent of the grade. It's just 25 easy multiple choice questions.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
P chem lab is hard because it doesn't align with the lecture. Cruz writes the labs to try and help you understand what you're doing. Labs are long and can take 2 weeks to do if you aren't good with time management. He makes you do a presentation and an oral final. He's a very funny guy and genuinely wants students to do well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There's a big debate whether one should take PCHEM lab or orgo lab if you're a Chem-E. Here's the answer: take PCHEM lab. There are only 5 wet labs over the entire semester, due every other week. Dr. Cruz is hilarious and does not teach the orgo labs. He is very understanding and if you ever have a problem with grading, just talk to him.