Reviews of professor Chen Lin

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took her for CHEM-1112 lab but beware. She is EXTREMELY strict about how she wants her lab reports to be formatted and you can be penalized if your work looks similar to another student's. Attendance is mandatory. Midterm and final are also VERY tough but taken asynchronously. Be prepared for long lab reports.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took her class for Chem 1 and 2, great professor and all of the exams are online. She covers a lot in every lecture.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Goes a bit fast. But if you are a fast reader you will not struggle. Very organized, and straightforward. Provides an excellent amount of extra credit. Do the work and practice a lot of the assignments.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Course moves on quickly and there is too much content for very few weeks. She offers extra credit so make sure to do it. She refers you to read the text book for explanations. Great at answering questions. Participation can be taken as extra credit. Exams are heavy and very much difficult. Attending lectures is a must if you want to pass.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Please avoid her if you can, she makes chem be harder than it actually is. Almost impossible to get full points on lab reports.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Lin is a great professor and is available for help outside of the classroom. I do have a complaint about the TA  she chose for the course because she was not much help. The TA graded harsher than Dr. Lin on lab reports. She also gives easily understandable instructions and even videos to assist in completing lab reports.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor was quite tough in grading and tended to be impatient. If you're aiming for an A, I'd recommend avoiding her for lab if possible. From what I've heard, she's great for lectures, but the lab experience was challenging.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I gave a 3/5 in difficulty because Dr. Lin makes this class doable if you go to lecture and participate in class even when the material can be difficult. Her lectures are very straightforward and she offers plenty of examples that help understand the concepts. Her class is great for anyone that truly wants to learn about the topic

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you want to get an A, stay away from this professor. Many people had to drop from my class because it was a guaranteed B halfway to the semester. Her lab reports take a long time to do because you have to hand draw and she is a very tough grader. These lab reports are 50% of your grade and many people scoring C's. The midterm is also difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Lin was an excellent teacher and very knowledgeable about chemistry, sometimes it is hard to understand her handwriting but overall her class was pretty simple, listen to the lecture, answer clicker questions and complete some homework (usually its all due before the exams) and 4 online Exams.