i’ve had ms. kim for organic chemistry laboratory 1 and 2. and as a chemistry major, i dreaded the first semester i encountered her.
having an A or a B+ is impossible or it requires total max effort masters level effort to get.
for laboratory, she is so meticulous and she often goes around the lab asking about what you are currently doing and she can have a passive aggressive behavior. she also likes to micro manage everything so be always mindful of your setup.
the post-lab is where we died. she grades so low and so bad as if she’s looking for a peer-reviewed journal.
she also grades everything, from your pre-lab to post-lab, and leave your A and B+ aspirations. she returns your post lab naman and if you get what she really wants, you will be graded what you deserve.
she was better during our second semester because maybe she is familiar with us.
the pros are she sometimes provides us additional points like bonus questions in quizzes. she guides you naman sometimes just don’t mind the passive aggressiveness.
overall, B+ with super duper max effort. i don’t know someone who got an A.more
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she's very meticulous. she goes around the lab occasionally to comment on your set up and/or ask questions about it. she guides you naman pero you'll notice she's quite passive aggressive with her comments 😭
she's also the same way with grading postlabs and prelabs. she really goes through your work, so you have to be careful and put genuine effort into what you write because she does not grade high... you may think you're a good writer coming in to her class but once the first wave of postlab scores hit you'll think otherwise 🥲
however, ma'am ceniza is a really organized prof! she'll have a complete breakdown of your standing by the midterm mark, wherein she'll advise you on how to pull your grades up. (by the second half of the sem, she'll also be more lenient with grading and tends to give away bonus points). she returns schoolwork at a reasonable period.
tl;dr very meticulous and organized prof who'll give you a grade you deserve (albeit on the lower end); b+ able with high effort, b-able with sufficient effortmore
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LAB-KLCHEM 81.52INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND PROCESSES, LABORATORYCruz, Jim3.2M/W/F 13:00–17:00C-2072025-0
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