CHEM 1811

If possible, have a TA check your first lab report because they are looking for a specific type of format and I got screwed over because I didn't know what they were looking for the first time. Your lab reports will most likely get better over the time, but if you already screwed up in the beginning, it's hard to recover. This class is honestly whatever, I wouldn't take it if you don't have to.

I entered 1st year knowing I wanted to be a chemistry major and was hoping this class would prepare me to do well in future research. While it did reinforce some techniques I had forgotten how to do, all this class did was waste my time. Every week you will have to write a lab report, sometimes up to 15 pages, and very few people receive higher than an 85-90 on them. The grading scale is amazingly harsh, and while I did finish with an A, I do not recommend this class. It may be different if it is not being "taught" by Pompano, but even if you are taking the 1810 lecture and plan on majoring in chemistry, I do not think this class is worth it at all. Pompano only shows her face for 50 minutes a week during the useless lab lecture and provides no feedback on grading or content; her office hours are terrible.