You cannot understand a word she says and she speaks so softly you can't hear her anyway. Her lectures go off in tangents that don't relate to what we're learning and her handwriting is horrible, but she erases notes to quick to copy them anyway. Easier tests than ensley, but nothing learned

Possibly the worst teacher I have ever had. She does not teach...at all. The rumor about Zhang being easier than Ensley arose her first semester here when she made her class so easy that she was admonished by administration. She now has extremely difficult tests.Bottom line=if you can teach yourself chemistry, it doesn't matter who you have.

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this class is hard, don't believe the rumor that she is easy. her tests are from the book, lecture is completely irrelevant, as well as somewhat incoherent due to her difficulty with english. i went to every class, and i don't think that it was nearly as helpful as doing the practice problems from the book.

I'm sure she's a brilliant person but she can barely speak a word of English. Waved away students who came to her office hours, arrives late to class (and holds you there for the difference). She will take points off for frivolous reasons unless you confront her directly. Sadly, she's the "easier" of the two organic chem teachers.

Orgo is tough but she makes it tougher... tried going to see her for help and she was entirely useless and very rude about it. She also is very confusing to follow in class because she jumps all over the place. She also gives barely any partial credit on tests which is an issue. also she is very bad at ending class on time!

Doesn't give a lot of partial credit. Asked her to help me figure out what my grade was and she laughed at me and then accused me of not keeping track. Better pay attention and focus the entire class; she is neigh on unintelligible otherwise. She was rude to several other classmates when they went to her for help. I took it to graduate and regret.

ORGO is a very difficult course no matter what but Zhang made this class 100x more hard. Her english is horrible and nobody understands a thing she says. She tests you on things you do not go over in class and that are not in the book. You must TEACH YOURSELF EVERYTHING, you learn nothing in class. She does not respond to emails. just no.

I understand that ORGO itself is hard but Zhang makes it even harder by being a terrible teacher. She goes through the materials super fast in an unorganized manner.

Extremely insensitive to students, and believes that office hours aren't for personalized help (then what are they for?). Doesn't provide time for questions and will move quickly through concepts without checking to see if people understand. Tests are nothing like the book problems, and she copies many problems form her lecture notes.

Went to her office hours and felt shamed. She makes me feel stupid. She doesn't answer questions and ignores hands in class. ALWAYS read the textbook. Her test questions come almost directly from lecture, but she often leaves reactions incomplete. Don't take her class.

Going to class was a huge waste of time because she did a terrible job of explaining the material. The tests were a lot harder than anything covered in the textbook or in class, so the only way to do well was to look at tests from previous years. She makes it very clear that she thinks you're very stupid if you ask her anything. Awful.

Prof Zhang has a very strong accent and speaks quickly during her lectures, thus very hard to follow in class. When I went to see her during office hours she made me feel stupid for asking things and then proceeded to describe the topic as "common sense"... the class was basically entirely self taught and the only way to do well is not take her.

Hardest class I have ever taken, doesnt help when the professor is unclear in class and treats office hours as an opportunity to show how poorly you are doing in the course. The only way I was able to pass the course was to teach myself entirely from the text, sometimes even going to class was bad for understanding material, she assumes everything

Take this class if you know how to self-teach.

Completely disengaging, it is puzzling that Tulane year in and year out has her teach such a difficult and demanding Chemistry course. Dr. Zhang has a brilliant mind, but her teaching style is simply not conducive to the rigor of the class. She presents examples in class used on tests, apart from that it is 100% on you to teach yourself

Just an FYI to anyone reading this who sees reviews saying her tests are straightforward! She made them much more difficult this year (and VERY different from the last few years' tests) - ask anyone who took her in 2019/2020. She is a horrible lecturer and now her tests are basically impossible to do well on, along with no partial credit at all.

No partial credit on exams. Exams barely have anything to do with her lecture. Doesnt answer emails ever. Awful lectures. No drop exam

I found Dr. Zhang's lectures to be completely useless. However, the the textbook for her class is incredibly well-written and very helpful. Just be prepared to literally read the whole textbook and do every practice problem. VERY time consuming. Get old tests if you can, it's the best way to study, she reuses questions a lot.

Only point of lecture is to write practice problems she might use on the test, otherwise completely useless. The textbook is great and will be your teacher. Exams were much harder than ones from previous years, and very little partial credit was given because they were open note. No drop exam but you get one drop quiz. Curve was great at the end.

Dr. Zhang's exams reflect literally nothing that was ever talked about in class and the only way to get a good grade is to be an expert in organic chemistry. There is no partial credit or drop exam. Stay far away from Dr. Zhang.

I've never had a worse experience. Has no sympathy, no remorse, and certainly does not know how to teach. Going to class is helpful but good luck actually understanding anything she scribbles on the board. Does not reply to emails and does not answer any questions you ask her during office hours. If you ask a ? in person, expect no answer.

She is difficult to understand, which makes paying attention or learning anything in lecture very difficult. She is extremely overworked by the chem department and thus has little ability to give extra help or assistance. But tests can be predictable and she'll recycle questions. Still a hard class, you have to learn it all by reading the textbook

Worst professor ever. Goes slow but somehow goes really fast. Barely speaks English so you can't understand her. Literally, the worst professor I have ever had and that is saying something. Stay away from this woman at all costs I promise you. Pete on the other hand is a great professor.

Orgo is always hard, but Prof. Zhang's lectures were hard to follow and rarely made sense. The tests resemble some things from the lecture, so make sure to write everything down. Go to SI sessions. Try to get ahold of old exams; she recycles a lot of questions, especially for the final. You won't know your grade until the end of the semester.

most cruel professor and unaccomodating professor tulane. easier tests, but screwed if you are ever sick or need to make up ANY of the quizzes or exams. teaching is not even good, her only redeeming factor is the fact that her questions are predictable. base your learning on pete's videos.

Worst professor ever! Gave barely any partial credit. Once I got the mechanism completely right and drew the wrong bond in the very last step (careless error) and gave no credit. Very unapproachable and does not respond to emails. Can barely understand her. I went to every single class, spent hours outside of class, and still did not do well. AVOID

doesn't teach at all and then quizzes and exams have nothing to do with what we have done in class

Find old tests of hers very little partial credit

Not a great teacher and hard to understand. Good curve but expect to teach everything to yourself. Take another professor if you want to do well. Never received a C in my life I am humbled by her class. She wants students to do well but that class was a struggle.

impossible to understand. no point in attending lectures, she doesn't say anything that you can't find in the book. It is imperative to attend SI sessions to learn anything. Meeting with her during office hours will get you more confused. STAY AWAY!!!!

Worst professor at Tulane. She writes examples on the board with little to no explanation and goes off on unrelated tangents. The exams are brutal. The low on one exam was a 1/100. The curve definitely helps (46 = D+) but almost everyone I know failed every exam. Take literally anyone else.

genuinely the worst professor at tulane. went from being a straight A student to getting 60s. can't lecture, does random problems on the board that she'll change halfway through, goes off on unrelated tangents, is impossible to listen to, and EXTREMELY harsh with partial credit. got one step wrong on a 24 pt question and got 9 pts. TAKE ANYONE ELSE

Genuinely one of the worst employees at this school. I don't understand how she acts the way she does in class and blames poor student outcomes on the students. If it is between taking her (because you couldn't get a competent prof) or being behind on your degree BE BEHIND. I stg if i could go back I would simply not have taken chem this sem.

Literally cannot understand what she talks about and it's super hard to pay attention. Difficult to read handwriting and often goes on tangents. No material to help on tests, bad at giving out partial credit. Overall, just a terrible teacher/lecturer. Take anyone but her. She is also known to be mean when asking her about anything.

STAY AWAY! Tulane is notorious for bad profs: Zhang is the worst TEACHER I have ever had. I would say she is probably sweet, but she gets angry when you ask anything. Her English is very poor, and cannot pronounce half of the things she lectures about. You might as well wait to take Ochem w/ a better prof... do yourself a favor and take Cortez.

The class was awful and further degraded in quality because, in her 30 years of tenure teaching at Tulane University, she is still unable to speak clear English. She uses her recitation period to teach because she cannot finish her normal lectures on time. Stay away from Carol Zhang for your mental health. She is also passive-aggressive

terrible, doesn't care about her students, her lectures are impossible to follow. she makes this class 10x harder than it needs to be. I took this class with another (better) teacher - Dr. Cortez, and the education quality was night and day.

Class is easy if you actually try. Mickey mouse chemistry.