wow. where to begin. a very test heavy class, she teaches to the test but does an AWFUL job at that. her reviews look nothing like the actual test and the tests are harder than anything done in class. does an awful job at preparing, is moody especially when people leave the lecture, and absolutely will not help her students when evryone fails

Chemistry is tough as is, having a Prof who doesn't teach to the exams doesn't make it any less difficult. She offers no help outside of exams, assigns multiple homeworks throughout the week with usually less than 3 questions each, so miss one and your grade suffers, and doesn't fully explain anything. Definitely would not take her class ever again

Dr. Pedrech does not seem to care for her students and their ability to pass the class. She does her work differently than the SI leaders so it becomes very confusing when trying to follow along. She goes very fast in lectures and is not organized at all when showing her work. The review guides also end up being nothing like the tests.

Professor Pedrech is a good professor, don't get me wrong. I believe her teaching was not very effective for me. Her lecture videos are helpful but it is a bit tough to follow along due to a lot of information she gives. Attendance is graded through the videos. Exams are super tough and are nothing like the exams. Class requires extra practice!

She doesnt teach and she gives so much work, you dont have time to teach yourself.

Professor basically doesn't teach anything in class. Be prepared for tests that make you wish you had never signed up. A tutor is practically mandatory since she will NOT help you with anything. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR A CLASS WITH HER.

I missed one lab because she was not clear on the date and time for lab. She said that was my fault and would not let me make up the grades. When I was exposed to Covid-19 and emailed her, she said that I had to go into lab or I would get a 0.

Do not take chem 1307 with Dr. Pedrech. She follows the curriculum that the other professors follow but will constantly get behind. During covid, we had one class in person with her where she would only solve problems in the hour and a half time frame that was class. Lots of homework with barely little explanation how to do the problems.

This lady sucks!!!!! My LAB TA rocked tan Nguyen. LAN report each week and a pretty lab. Dont try and get in touch with her, she dont answer emails!

I had an awful experience. Had an OK lab partner so it had nothing to do with that. Couldn't get any help. One of my TA's was okay and would help, the other one has the personality of my left shoe. not much to work with. all nice people, the chemistry department just sucks. don't take this class if you don't have to. and if you do, make friends

I never met her; I only interacted with my TA's. I emailed her early on in the semester seeking help and never heard back from her. All I have to say is you are pretty much on your own unless your TA's are good.

She did not respond to emails in a timely manner as well as was extremely vague in her lectures. It was a hybrid course and I had trouble retaining the material because we only had her for 50 minutes a week and an LA the other 2 days which would only go through a problem sheet without explaining how they acquired the answer. Doesn't teach to exam.

About as useless a teacher that one can have, doesnt help the students even whenever it was all online and I had internet connectivity issues she still have me a zero even when I finally got the file to submit 10 minutes after it was do. Would not recommend this piece of work to anybody and shes terrible at her job

She expected you to watch lecture videos on your own time and went over practice problems in class or with LAs online. I went to office hours because I was struggling with a topic, and she told me to do the extra material instead of actually explaining it. I had private tutoring and tutoring through learning center and still barely made a C.

You don't ever even meet this professor during your labs. She doesn't help, and the student lab assistants don't do much, either. The lab summary requirement is ridiculous since you don't get to reference the procedure that you wrote up prior to the lab, and the room itself is underequipped for a full class. Good luck suffering through this class.

Professor isn't present during lectures, and the TAs don't help very much either, similar to what the person below me said. The labs information are all online and are extremely inconsistent and will mess up your grade. Shame

Not attending the class and learning solely from the textbook was my best chance of passing the course. I found that taking notes on my own resulted in 1-3 pages per chapter while my peers taking notes in class were writing about 10-20 pages per chapter. I shouldn't have to pay for a class where I have to teach myself just to be able to pass.

Reviews are nothing like the exams. Notes taking in class are worthless for studying. Pretty much have to be born for Chemistry to have an A. Do not take her unless it is absolutely necessary. Worst professor I have ever had.

The average grade for our exams ranged from a C to a D, I would rather preform my own vasectomy with no anesthetic than take this class again

Theres a better chance of my dad coming back from the store with the milk and cigarettes he said he would get than getting a good grade in this class. Most people wouldnt even show up to the lecture because it was no help and was easier to teach yourself the material.

Dr. Pedrech is very kind and responds to emails quickly. Her teaching style was not helpful for me, she went through slides fast and expected us to solve the problems before going over the material. I stopped going to lectures because they did not help me. Instead, I used the textbook and went to SI sessions and scored higher on the exams.

I cannot believe the disrespect the Texas Tech Chemistry department has for their students. I emailed Dr. Pedrech many times over the semester becasue I was having issues with some of the lab grading and she never responded or told me she could not help me. Most things were out of my control and she did not care...

Dr. Pedrech is the worst professor I have had at Tech. She does not care if you are struggling and if you ask for help she will ignore you. She changed the answer key to an assignment after I had submitted it, counting stuff that was previously right as wrong and it dropped my grade 3 points. I emailed her and never heard back. Horrible professor.

This is a definition of a weedout class be prepared to study. The labs are just as bad too you never get what the TA's expect. This class was my first real "college level class'' and if I had an opportunity to take it again, I would not take her.

The lectures of this class are a joke, I feel as if I watched a squirrel ride through Hogwarts screaming about their political affiliation, I would learn more about the subject. While the review for tests may seem like a breeze the actual test will leave you wanting to put a 9mm into your cranium. The hw is also useless and a waste of your time.

The most unhelpful professor in this school. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. You'll get around 25-30 homework assignments per week. Prof. quickly presents low effort slides not explaining or teaching material and relies on LAs to go around helping(super useless.)Most people a few months into her class give up and realize they learn much better on their own

Awful in every way imaginable, the amount of homework is so incredibly unnecessary, the test reviews are trash and the lectures are worthless because the professor only ends up teaching for maybe 10 or 15 minutes of class anyways, then expects us to work multiple problems on the board. Super sucky on all levels, would never take this class again!

a joke of a class, tests aren't related to homework or reviews, take this class and ur destined to fail

This teacher is the definition of a straight b word. I would rather listen to a Christmas song all year round rather then sitting in another one of her lectures.

Goes extremely fast when teaching lectures, and doesn't go over necessary material. The material on the test is way harder than what was taught and given for homework. 12+ homeworks a week, this class takes up all of your free time.

I needed help with something on my homework assignment and I was told that my question involved material that was discussed in class a long time ago and that I would have to refer to my notes. I understand what she is saying, but my question was a question based on the platform, regarding my answer. Do NOT TAKE THIS CLASSSSSS

Probably the worst professor I have ever had. She does not care about her students passing. The last two exams we have taken were both an average of a D and she does not care. She assigns so much homework (up to 12 assignments per week) and basically assumes all you are taking is chemistry and not any other class.

Class test averages are awful, reflects on how bad of a professor this lady is, honestly a joke how much homework is given per week while the tests are hardly correlated to the homework. i do not know one person in the 300 person class that has anything above a really low c, even chem majors call this class a trainwreck

i have gone insane at this point...the past two test averages were not close to passing and the professor does not care, does not change the way she teaches, just gives the bare minimum. Homework is frustrating, tests are impossible. She thinks you are only taking her class with the 20 something assignments per week on top of post class questions

Pedrechs a horrible professor and a horrible introduction for freshman at tech. The past 2 exams have been horrible and do not relate to the homework that is given. Hw takes hours to do every week bc of # hw and how long each hw is. !!DONT PROCRASTINATE!! Im a chem engineering major and even this class makes me tear up !!GO TO SI IN ORDER TO PASS!!

Her tests were impossible to pass. She's very rude and only cares about herself.

terrible, self centered teacher, tests are near to impossible to pass.

Dont take this class, and if you do, prepare to fail. The lack of caring and effort shows in the lectures. bad teacher -1/1000000

actually the worst

Screaming crying and throwing up, want to die, this is one of the worst professors at tech, dont take this class if you want to keep your sanity

A absolutely worthless class, the professor is also incredibly rude to students, rarely answers email and gives everyone an attitude who ask for help.

This class is completely impossible to achieve a good grade in. Be prepared for 20+ assignments a week with no help learning the material from the lectures.

This teacher does not prepare material at all for her lectures, if you want to pass consider learning it all on your own or attend SI sessions.

I would not suggest having this professor when first learning Chemistry. I had such a difficult time in this class and she made it impossible to pass. The worst part was she does not care if her students pass or not. She assigns so much homework and the tests are literally impossible. She acts like its the only class you are in. Its a trainwreck.

Disrespectful, racist, homophobic professor. Lectures include various offensive comments towards students in the course. Picks favorites and lets them cheat on tests while kicking other students out. I would not take a course from her ever again.

Go to SI sessions and practice hard. Get ready for hell.

Literally do everything in your power not to take this woman. She is so rude and not helpful at all she literally tells her students they are dumb when they mess up. When you see her you know your day will be ruined. Half of the time her answers are wrong too. She just sucks I have never heard anything good about her.

Tough professor and very condescending told the class that the average score on the test on exams is 61%. She goes too fast on lectures, so if you miss one day, you are left behind. You can't use formula sheets on exams, making it challenging to pass. if you want to pass, make sure to dedicate your time to that class only.

She is not a good professor at all and she is just plain out rude. She does not care if you are struggling and she will not help you at all. Most people fail her tests because she is such a bad teacher and won't help. She's really just not a nice or good person and I don't recommend taking her.

Her teaching style does not tend to align with the learning style of the average student. She reads directly from the PowerPoint and relies on her teaching and learning assistants to grant students an adequate understanding of the material. If you attempt to get some one-on-one time with her through her office hours, she is extremely condescending.

She does not know how to teach only reads powerpoints, plus she goes through the content really fast

She's so tough on grading. Her lectures are hard to understand. Would NOT recommend her. Try to not take her. Find an alternate prof.

Dr. Pedrech, a poor chemistry professor, relies solely on PowerPoints, struggles to simplify content, and assigns excessive unrelated homework. She EXPECTS fast comprehension in brief lectures and offers limited, unwelcoming office hours for her large class. Choosing another professor is best, if you want to maintain a good GPA!

Dr. Pedrech is always absent from her 1107 lab. Furthermore, she is unresponsive to emails when inquiring about a question. The class relies solely on TAs who lack clarity. Avoid her lectures and classes if possible.

Dr. Pedrech's chemistry course was comprised of confusing lectures, unrelated homework, and pointless test reviews that prepared you for nothing. From my experience, no amount of preparation would ever amount to what was actually on the test, which was a total curveball. I recommend avoiding this professor and taking an alternative section.

If you have a option to take someone else go ahead, If there is no other option left I would suggest to wait another semester to pick a better professor.

The worst, and doesn't care for her students let alone listening to them at all.

She's a Cee U Next Tuesday for sure. Won't give extensions regardless of your situation. Never teaches the class only the TA's. Speaks to students rudely and condescending. Recommend taking the courses with someone else.

Worst professor here at texas tech, take someone else if you can I don't know how someone like this is allowed to be professor but sadly they hired her, avoid her at all cost, avoid, avoid, avoid. SAVE YOURSELF. Sadly she is the only professor for 1107 lab but TA's are the best and for lab she isn't there any ways so thats a relief. BUT AVOID HER!!

The tests make this class impossible. Very unfair. First class I've ever failed in my life.

She is kind of rude and will not give any grace under any circumstance. The course has a lot of assignments. If even one of them is not completed on time and you don't have a medical reason; there is no grace in any ways at all. i got late answers to my emails from her. does not give feedback even when asked for.

Pedrech's CHEM 1307 was the most difficult class ever. I have always been a straight-A student. I got 75% in this class after studying for week-long benders where I'd sit down from 11 AM to 8 PM and still barely managed to pass. Stay on top of due dates, there are post-class questions after every class/weekly homework that takes 8 hours to finish.

She was awful. This was the only class I dropped out of because it was so test dependent. The tests are nothing like the homework and are worded in the most difficult way possible. Talking to her is like talking to your number one enemy. She just seems miserable all the time. She never gives in class reviews or tips. She only replies on her slides.

I refuse to ever sit in a class where Pedrech is the professor from now on. She lectures quickly and does a poor job explaining things. She gives you no reference notes or slides to go back and look at or study. If you don't get the notes written in time, then you might as well not take notes. Extremely test heavy

i do not recommend taking this class. Homework and post-class questions are not even close to the actual text.

She's so mean and not willing to cooperate with you on anything avoid her.

absolute B. not accommodating at all, she doesnt care about you and wont give you any grace pls avoid her

Although she rarely appeared in the lab room, when she did, she offered nothing of value. The class is pretty easy and the TA I had was great, just not Professor Pedrech herself.

Never showed up until the last lab. Screamed at everyone. Changed grades for the whole class on May 5th at 7:49 pm and gave lots of 0's. She was not willing to help. Very rude. Very mean. Horrible attitude. Would never take anything under her again. She was also very mean to our TA who was the sweetest human and was very helpful.

This class made my freshman year a nightmare. Her lectures were overwhelming, assigned 10 homework assignments at once, and the exams made ZERO sense. The only thing that kept me from truly failing was attending SI sessions as those helped me somewhat. Not to mention she has a really snobby tone while speaking. Very unapproachable.

I've never had a teacher worse than her, its like if someone who hated everything positive decided to start teaching. Uncaring, absent from all labs, mean, hard to reach outside of class, and really not respected in both her labs and lecture. Avoid at all costs and if for some reason you dont, good luck. She has a 2.2/5 for a reason.

Due to the guidelines, I can't say anything too crazy, but oh my god, this professor. Please listen to the 70-something Awful's and by any means necessary, do not take her class. The number of times I had to study and understand this on my own is genuinely crazy. Her lectures bro, one and done. Dedicate some time for SI Sessions you'll need it.

Went to tech during 2024-25, and she was actually the worst professor I could have imagined. One time, she came into our lab and just criticized everyone in there. Chem is a hard class in general, but she made it so much worse. My professor at my current university is like Tom Brady compared to her Geno Smith.

She is just downright mean. She walks into labs and criticizes everyone there. The TA's are terrified of her. She treats everyone around her poorly. She does not care about the success of her students and will never round a grade up. If you can avoid this class, do it.