The aleks take so much time each week and are not even relevant to the weekly quizzes. The weekly quizzes ask questions that are not even anything we learn about in lecture. Also, she always blames the students for her lack of ability to teach. I do not recommend taking her class.

Crap lecturer. Expects you to understand things as soon as she "teaches" them. The quizzes every other week essentially make you memorize a bunch of concepts then forget them to make room for the next unit. If you didn't take AP Chemistry in HS you probably won't understand half the things she says.

This class should be really easy, but the way she presents the material and tests you makes it needlessly challenging. The weekly quizzes make it so you hardly have enough time to properly prepare, and the online homework system uses entirely different methods which creates confusion. Also the lectures often fail to cover everything on the quiz.

Too much homework

Pelton is the most unforgiving professor. She has single handily made my freshman year of college a living nightmare. The only nice thing about this class is that I have it online but the lecture videos are useless and ALEKS takes up way too much time. Avoid her and thank me later.

she literally sucks. Lectures aren't mandatory but everything on the quiz is what she talks about in class. Inconsiderate about problems we encounter and is un empathetic. Wears a ring on finger that doesn't even fit her sausage fingers which distracts from class.

What an absolutely horrendous teacher. She does NOT care about her students ONE BIT. ALEKS takes up way too much time, and does not relate to any of the quizzes we take. She is unbearably rude and lazy. She is not willing to be an actual teacher and help her students out, just throws the syllabus at you if you ask. AVOID HER AT ALL COSTS.

Assigns way too much homework, doesn't explain topics enough, too much stuff all at once, and very awful class.

I can't describe how horrible this class is and how Dr. Pelton set it up. The ALEKS homework system is terrible and I have gotten zero sleep trying to complete it. So much unnecessary stress and frustration that could have easily been avoided if she made a few changes and if I listened to everyone else on here. Please try to avoid her at all costs.

This class is online and the videos she posts barely cover any useful information for the test. She does have a study guide to help prepare for the test however, the tests are every week and the final is cumulative. This class is definitely passable but it will be a lot of extra work on your own.

Will ignore emails and have questions on the test that werent taught in lectures or textbook

My worst class. The ALEKS homework is VERY heavy and is basically full of you teaching yourself. The weekly quizzes were not similar to the ALEKS and the problems were barely covered in the lecture videos.

I had to get botox just because of this lady. The amount of wrinkles on my face is insane. I lost so much sleep because of ALEKS. Worst system ever. I do not recommend this class. None of the material is consistent throughout the teaching methods.

Unhelpful prof and the ALEKS homework made me want to die.

Very unforgiving and unhelpful when you email with questions. Does not care about students in the slightest.

The reason this class was difficult was because the ALEKS homework would take up a lot of time and the content within the ALEKS homework never showed up on the quiz. If I could retake the course again, I would focus heavily on the practice problems within the textbooks and rush through Aleks and get it done early.

Dr Pelton isn't the worst prof I've had, but the way she structured this course made infuriated me. The homework was due Thursday afternoon, a little after the morning lecture, yet with my schedule I had to finish the homework the night before and learn half of the topics myself. Also, the lectures are very dense. I'm glad to be done with chem.

Her class is asynchronous meaning all you do is watch prerecorded lectures and then do hw through ALEKS. AKA the hardest program to learn from. Her lectures make the content seem so easy but the quizzes and homework are so hard. I put so much time into this class and my grade just doesnt reflect that. Avoid this professor.

LOTS of homework on Aleks. Aleks, lectures and book questions do not prepare you for the questions on quizzes. Pelton ignores my emails. The biggest thing for me was the fact that we had questions on the quizzes that were way more advanced than those in book, lectures or aleks. Pretty frustrating. ):

Im really good with chemistry but her class was so hard and ALEKS was a lot I don't think she understands we have there classes over all don't take anything with her , her videos don't explain anything

Dr. Pelton was quick to go over topics that were rather confusing and used aleks as the primary means for teaching the class. Way too much homework for a gen chem course with 30 point weekly quizzes with 20 some Aleks modules.

I'm a PSEO student looking to get high school chemistry out of the way. This wasn't the move. Lasted a week. Don't bother to watch the lecture vids, because it's not on the homework. You just end up flipping through hours of "Explanations" on ALEKS whilst getting more and more frustrated. Requirements be darned, your mental health matters more!

just no. 80% of aleks homework was unrelated to the lectures/exams so its just there to suffer through? when you go to office hours you have to wait for a really long time (since EVERY chem student needs help) and then when you finally get through its clear all she wants is for you to leave.

Prof. Pelton obviously doesn't care about her students or their success. The average grade in the class is somewhere around a D/D-, a fact she seems to be proud of, based on the inclusion of this fact in the syllabus. I learned more from watching random YouTube videos on the topics than her god-awful pre-recorded lectures.

She is so inconsiderate of her students' lives outside of class. We get 70 topics a week on aleks and she has no flexibility for when its due. I spend hours working on it and don't get other work done because of it. WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T TAKE HER! FIND A DIFFERENT INSTRUCTOR!!!!

In this class currently and it's eating up almost all of my time. The ALEKS are beating me to death. I have to work on this at least 2 hours a day and that's not counting the quiz every week.

Doesn't respond to emails. online lectures are uninformative, the homework isn't always like the weekly tests. She was on academic probation for too many kids failing her class and I can see why after taking her class.

The ALEKS homework takes hours to do and it doesn't correlate to the weekly quizzes and exams. The lectures that she posts don't help at all with the homework. This course is unbearable due to the amount of weekly homework and quiz.

First few weeks I was questioning my existence, so much homework. Her lectures are easy to understand but then the hw is way more difficult. She does not respond to emails. The quiz questions are 10x more difficult than the actual hw or was not covered as much as other topics were in the chapter.

Dr. Pelton is good at chemistry & seems very smart. But her style of teaching and how she sets her class up makes it extremely difficult unless you already have some background in chemistry. She doesn't help individual students much, just throws resources at you in emails & announcements. Overall a very impersonal experience taking her classes.

Completely absent professor, when emailed sometimes I would receive an automated message back. This happened several times with no actual response from the professor. Aleks is used lots in this class. The homework at least prepares you for the quizzes. Do not watch the lecture videos as they are a waste of time and will confuse you further.

This is the worst class I have ever taken. The ALEKS class is the most unrealistic and time-wasting event I have ever had to suffer through. Many kids suffer and will suffer in this class. If there is any possibility that you can skip this please do. I have no opinion on the professor herself but I hope change comes soon.

Online class was really tough. Lots of ALEKS every week but it's a big part of the grade, so doing it counts. Quizzes every week that aren't horribly difficult. Not my favorite lecturer by a long shot but I got the requirement out of the way.

DO NOT TAKE HER COURSE! SHE IS HORRIBLE! I HOPE SHE KNOWS HOW BAD SHE IS!

pelton is someone you don't want for any chemistry, while as a person she is pretty nice, she expects very hard quizzes every single week and ALEKS every single. The work load is absolutely insane. be ready to spend 90% of your time on this class. She also is not much help in terms of getting questions answered.

I will begin to say that I thought professor Pelton wasn't as bad as she seemed throughout my time in Chem 1015; however, she uses attitude frequently and snarky remarks when emailing instead of actually helping students. It's really degrading and I can see why so many people dislike you, and your class.

This class is a ton of work for an introductory class, but overall it is a manageable class if you dedicate a lot of time towards it. However, Professor Pelton is very inaccessible. When she does answer her email, the responses are not comprehensive answers and they are borderline, if not blatantly rude. I would not recommend her as a professor.

She's very hard to reach outside of class. I emailed regarding the final exam FOUR DAYS before it was due, and she responded after the final was over. Her emails are often snarky or have attitude, and she clearly does not enjoy teaching this course. TONS of Aleks homework that often took several hours to complete.

Just don't. This professor is notorious for making things difficult. Let alone was even on academic probation because so many people failed the class! If you put in your time and effort into this class, you could do decent, or minimum to fail. But the correlation with homework and quizzes and tests and lectures is just weird.

DONT TAKE THIS HER CLASS. 3-5 hrs a day for ALEKS hw. Weird due date time. Once asked for extension for hw due to Wi-Fi problems, replied in a snarky way referring me to syllabus. Then basically told me to do ALEKS hw on my phone instead. Catch me doing 3-5 hrs of homework on my phone. Fun.

Avoid Chem1061 with Dr. Pelton like the plague. Not a good professor

The University of Minnesota's chemistry department is bad, If you have to take 1061 I am sorry. I spent an ~7 hours out of class on chem every week. Pelton is most likely the easiest grading out of all professors, but she's very rude and condescending in emails. In addition to this she doesn't record notes, so if you miss a class ... good luck.

Other than the weekly meaningless emails she sent the class, I never once talked to or met her. Skip 1015 if at all possible. Take ALEKS beforehand and try to get into 1061 instead. 1015 is just not worth the trouble and time it took, and I was never really sure what my grade was because she grades relative to the class.

I have taken two classes from her and both of them were awful experiences. She is extremely difficult to reach at times and gives no exceptions, extra credit, or extensions on any assignments. She is by far my least favorite professor I have had and I try to avoid her classes at all costs.

Pelton might be the worst prof I've ever had. Her strict grading makes it nearly impossible to get good grades. The quizzes are always nothing like the lectures or assigned homework which also makes the class difficult. The average quiz scores for the class were consistently between 50-60% and never curved. She also doesn't care about her students.

This professor did not teach material that she tested students on, and the lectures were not helpful. She gave out work that was due for credit and did not teach the material. Even after watching all of the lectures and taking notes on all of them the work was still unable to be completed. Horrible (literally the worst) professor.

LITERALLY THE WORST PROFESSOR EVER.

she is so horrible that i am never going to take another chem class. i hope that she is never allowed to teach again. the WORST professor at the U

Didn't teach a single thing. NONE of the course work was taught in lecture. Forced me to learn by myself as she was not helpful at all and was completely unavailable. She is horrible.

I don't recommend. She makes my life very difficult and now I have depression.

Wouldnt recommend at all.

NEVER take this horrid profs class 1061. Peltons ALEKS homework takes 5-7 hours per day and is not manageable, lecture VIDEOS are 10 years outdated and not helpful. the quizzes are completely different from what lecture vids are on. She is rude and does not care about her students at all even if they are sick/struggling. She is awful and atrocious.

Lmao avoid this prof at all costs. I had her for chem II and the quizzes were so in depth and difficult that even studying for a week and listening carefully to lecture notes BARELY made me pass. She literally does nothing to help you understand. Probably the worst professor Ive ever had. She shouldve stayed on academic probation.

She is atrocious.

Pelton is heinous. Never take her class if you can help it. Quizzes have absolutely nothing to do with the lectures and even if you study for four weeks for a test you will still fail.

Dr.Pelton may be one of the WORST teachers I have ever had. I was a straight-A student before Peltons' class; now not only was my grade suffering for this class specifically, but It consumed my life so much that my other classes grades started to drop. Avoid at all costs!!!

AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Because the class is taught online using her lectures and the homework is on ALEKS, there's a lot that does not overlap making it near impossible to learn the material through the lectures. I would rather not take chemistry than take this class

If you like having no communication between class and professor then Emily Pelton is the one for you. All online class, the lectures and homework had little to no crossover, and it is impossible to ask for help. Absolutely horrible class, do not take if possible.

her lecture videos don't help you with the aleks and the aleks doesn't help with the tests. if you email her for help she sends a copy and paste email telling you she can't do anything and do get a tutor and study more. every question is a trick question. will ruin your gpa. do not take unless you are forced against your will. impossible to do good

Genuinely an awful person and professor. None of the lectures actually have to do with the homework or quizzes and it forces you to learn through youtube. Emailing her is completely useless and often times I was sent a copy paste message or not responded to at all.

not very responsive in general. the lectures dont give you any information. ive never seen her reference the textbook. the class is supposed to be an introductory chemistry class and as a first year student i felt very alone with no support for this class in any way. she also was on probation because she failed too many students.

Very bad teacher

Puts material on quizzes and exams that is not taught in lecture

Avoid taking a class with Emily Pelton as much as possible! The quizzes are almost impossible to pass even when you show up to every lecture, do all of the homework, and read the book. I had to spend so much time on chemistry that I could barely focus on my other classes and wrecked my GPA.

Lectures are very hard to follow as Emily just solves problems in a very quick manner with no explanation whatsoever. Quizzes are very hard even with a ton of studying and completing the homework. Homework is all done on aleks which is a very annoying system for homework.

Emily Pelton is by far the worse. The content isn't the worse, though sometimes she will throw in questions that aren't in the textbook, lecture, or HW. What makes her awful is how unapproachable she is and condescending. If you ask her a question, she will literally send you screenshots of the syllabus as if that will magically fix my problem.

Absolutely avoid as much as possible. She does not provide you with the information needed to do well on your weekly quizzes nor weekly Aleks assignments. So, you spend hours finding outside information (tutorials on how to do the math) just to complete this course. Copies and pasted from syllabus in response to emails.

In one week you need to complete Aleks, lectures, practice problems, and a quiz. Which would've been fine but the content was taught/practiced differently between the four.There's content on the quizzes that she either fails to go over in depth, or not at all, leaving you unprepared. Quizzes are not curved, even when the class average is super low.

Chemistry is hard no matter who the professor is, but Emily Pelton is quite a bad instructor. Lecture videos oftentimes have little relation to content on Aleks or quizzes. When you try to reach out to her, she no help and usually says "look at the syllabus." You can still do pretty well through practice problems and youtube to prepare for quizzes.

The ALEKS hw DID NOT align with the weekly quizzes at all. Her lectures did not help with the homework so they were very difficult to get through. The only saving grace was that the class is made up of a lot of points so even though I did horrible on the final, I was still able to keep my grade.

Lectures are all online videos. It may seem appealing but they take SUPER long to finish watching + a good portion of what she goes over isn't on the ALEKS assignments. Speaking of ALEKS, there is a ton of homework assigned which is made even longer by the point systems ALEKS uses. Avoid taking this class if there are better options!

You'll have weekly quizzes and ALEKS homework. Your quizzes make up most of your grade so you'll have to study a lot. ALEKS is a bit annoying when you have to redo topics. No extra credit opportunities either.

Pelton is straight up the worst professor. If you do take 1015 with her, prepare for rigorous quizzes weekly on Monday and a stressful Friday of Alex. No extra credits whatsoever and everything is based on "if calculator" when you seek help from her about your grade. Go with any other professor for the sake of your mental health.

Although the online course was convenient, Pelton sucks. She will not round grades, she is not accommodating and the lectures are hard to follow. Quizzes are not like the homework.

This class has been by far the worst class I have had. You have to do Aleks in this class and takes up to about 3 or more hrs a week depending on how many topics you have to do. I had this class online and you will have a quiz each week. I would not recommend this class to anyone... even my worst enemy!

If given the chance to avoid online chem 1015 with Emily Pelton, count your lucky stars. She is the least helpful professor I have had and she treats technology challenges with absolutely no grace nor understanding. It is easy to forget that students on the other side of a computer screen are actual people but she clearly has fallen victim to this.

This professor sucks. gosh please fire her before the whole class fails again.

Prof Pelton's lectures are not the best and she only gives a couple of practice problems in them. There are also "knowledge quizzes" in ALEKS which make you redo about an hour of work if you do poorly. Dont take this class for your physical sciences req if you can help it. She also sometimes takes a while to answer emails :/

Emily Pelton is a terrible teacher, she doesn't teach 1015 whatsoever, she posts lecture videos that have nothing to do with the ALEKS topics and then tests on random parts of what she lectures on. She is unreachable via e-mail for questions, yet when she responds the answers she gives are basically "figure it out yourself". She simply doesn't care

Expect to complete 3-4 hours of homework, 2+ hours of lectures to watch, and then another 2+ hours of reading the textbook to prepare for quizzes. Unfortunately, all of this is not enough to do well on the quizzes. You will likely need to seek out a tutor or watch additional videos online to get through the quizzes each week. She doesn't offer help

Does not seem to care about teaching students at all. Lectures cover vague content not in homework or tests and she is very unreachable outside of class (rude to students in person and over email). Do ALEKS homework as it will help your grade.

she's callous and rude to her students. she's incredibly unhelpful and a terrible lecturer. just get chegg.

There I was, just out of EHS, hoping I'd score an A. I get a D. All my credits GONE! She said that work on ALEKs is a big chunk of our grade and we should all 100% it (I think so (grading was so unclear) So I stayed up every night til like 4AM finishing the 5 diff. modules with like 20 questions (of which I failed so many) hoping to boost my grade!

sucks because most of the students taking this course are clueless freshmen, and imo- she's not the right person to be teaching that demographic. she's very rude and unhelpful to a population that needs a lot of guidance as they're transitioning from HS to college. bro really takes this "teaching" position too seriously lmao.

worst professor. in their emails they act like they care but they really don't. quizzes have nothing to do with ALEKS. No leniency or accommodations. whatever don't recommend her though

I took this class twice and had to drop it both times due to the lack on communication and help from the actual professor. I did go to the chem center for help but the quizzes and homework are very different and can be extremely confusing. I would avoid Pelton's class at all costs

This teacher was one of the worst ones I have had while in school. She made it apparent that she didn't care if you passed or failed or even learned any of the material. Also, if you wanted to ask question or went for help she made sure I felt like I was the problem. If you can avoid taking a class with her I highly recommend.

ummmm just no.

I thought this course is a required INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY, for goodness sakes. Definitely seems like a 3000 level class for someone majoring in chemistry. Ugh!!!

She doesn't teach

Does not teach. Expects you to know everything without explaining.

ummmm just don't do it. avoid this woman at all costs. shes passive aggressive and not understanding at all.

Just please avoid her. I haven't encountered a worse teacher in my entire life so just please. If you have to take this class no matter what, then make sure to not take more than 2 classes in that semester because you are in for a ride. At least 50 homework's per week plus the hardest exams ever.

Very test heavy with lots of work every week. Would not take this course again.

She is not accommodating at all.

Professor Pelton does not teach. Don't take this course unless you are 100% confident in teaching yourself all of the necessary material, or can afford to pay a tutor.

THE HOMEWORK DOES NOT MATCH UP WITH THE QUIZZES AT ALL. just bad class DO NOT TAKE GO STRAIGHT TO CHEM PRINCIPLES 1

Literally so horrible. Her video lectures barely relate to the ALEKS work and practice problems of that week-- you are basically having to figure everything out on your own. When emailed for help on tests AFTER going through the steps in the syllabus about proctorio, she basically blames you and doesn't do anything to help.

Do NOT take this course! It is so extremely difficult for no reason. The lecture videos have no relation to the ALEKS homework you do weekly, so you will be Youtubing/Chegging your way through this course. The class is online which obviously makes it difficult as well. The ALEKS homework will quite literally save your grade. DO NOT TAKE!

Her lectures have been far more confusing than anything else I've looked at for this class. She can have an incredibly slow turn around when it comes to emails as well. It once took her 3 days to respond to an email I sent her about the test. Her tests are oddly worded and isn't anything like the homework or textbook problems she provides.

I really tried to give Dr. Pelton the benefit of the doubt after reading these reviews but she truly lived up to them, confirming nearly every negative thing that was said about her. An introductory college chemistry course should NOT be online. I taught myself how to do everything, which shouldn't be how it is. Worst professor I have ever had.

Dr. Pelton is not a very kind professor. She does not respond to emails/concerns in a good regard, she tends to treat students with disrespect. If you like online classes, this course is for you, but if you struggle, definitely do not take this course.

Pelton is the worst teacher ever. When you email her about anything she doesn't really care to help you out, she tells you to go to every other resource. The class is fully on Aleks and they don't match what is done for quizzes at all!

This professor would teach something and not explain things well, it doesn't help that with the number of modules you would get from 5 to 13 a week. If you can avoid her do it at all cost.

I am genuinely passionate about chemistry, but unfortunately, she makes me want to not even try it. I study as much as possible but I cannot seem to get higher than a B on a single test. The lectures are 80% a worksheet that you work on with the people around you, and it seems as if no one knows what is going on. Avoid at all costs.

The ALEKS homework is not entirely connected to the course material, so its like you're teaching yourself for a class in order to pass a whole different class. The lecture videos are maybe 10 minutes long while the in person "lectures" are just time when we work on worksheets on topics we may or may not have learned yet. Such a convoluted mess.

Emily is the WORST. goodluck with Aleks, it doesn't pertain to anything you're reading, and as Emily says, "oh the Aleks doesn't really matter its just for points". So basically you do homework unrelated to what you're learning and then take a test on a completely different thing. This class is awful.

Didnt teach and was overall very condescending and disrespectful when talking with her. She wouldnt actually answer any questions in email, she would just recite the syllabus at you even when you specifically mentioned you had checked there and it has nothing to do with your question. Videos were bad and lectures were pointless. Dont take her ever.

I came to UMN to be in the STEM field and Chem 1015 was the reason I'm leaving the STEM field.

The only chemistry I have learned in this class I have taught myself. Tests somehow manage to cover absolutely none of what is "taught". Have to take chem 2 and the thought of having her again made me contemplate switching colleges. Made me want to become a professor so I can get paid bank for doing absolutely nothing. Do not expect success.

thinking about this class makes me nauseous. i think its a fear response.

Syllabus is clear, no rounding + clear homework points. Everything is graded based on participation and discourages students to learn. The actual lecture is always one worksheet you do with no actual lecture. Tests are nothing on what you learn (aleks/textbook/videos/worksheets). She gives videos 2-10 min to watch at home 3-5/week as your "lecture"

This is by far the worst professor I have ever had. Your questions regarding the course content are basically useless, she will never answer your emails or help you when you need it. Her lecture videos and homework have 0 correlation to her quizzes. She has absolutely no regard for your mental health.

The fact that this was an in-person lecture is a joke. We spent 75 minutes doing a random worksheet and the 3 minute "lecture" videos are pretty much useless. 5 exams overall and they are so annoyingly difficult for general chemistry. Please find a different professor. I got an A in intro chem and now I'm just hoping to get a C+. TAKE SOMEONE ELSE.

Pelton was a terrible professor who was not willing to help her students out in any way shape or form. Her class sucked and the textbook and her videos oftentimes contradicted each other. I had a very bad experience in her class.

ALEKS is so unconnected to the other material it may as well be its own class. Literally spent more time figuring out ALEKS than working on the actual Chemistry concepts, which were otherwise pretty simple. Also don't ever expect a response on time if you do reach out for help.

This was NOT an intro class. I have never been so overwhelmed with a class in my life. Aleks is the biggest waste of time as nothing on it related to the weekly quizzes. The grad student tutors explained the content much better than Pelton did. I put in a ridiculous amount of time and effort into this class only to earn the most mediocre grade.

If you're interested in a decline in your mental health I would recommend this course.

Take this course if you want to get your hopes and dreams crushed.

Solely based off of homework assignments, aleks homework which can take hours to do, and a few exams. Do not recommend taking at University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Asked for a 0.03% grade bump to switch a letter grade for the course and said no. Not helpful at all with any specific questions in the course at all, get a pre typed response back.

hated this class

In my strong opinion, switch professors if you get Pelton. The class isn't too hard, just takes a lot of time, but if you ever need help or something goes wrong, Pelton will not help you. One of my friends had problems with his camera while taking a quiz, and got a 0. He asked to retake it and she said "No" as an email response lol.

With all due respect, save yourself the misery. I am taking chem 1061 AGAIN because I was so unable to succeed with Pelton. Am now with a new professor who is caring and prioritizes the success of their students and I am excelling. It's not the course that's hard; its Pelton. I would only recommend if you are extremely independent and advanced.

"It's so bad, I want to give you a zero; but I can't so I give you a one"

Emily was completely unaccessible to us apart from her weekly "go outside and stop worrying" emails. Her lecturers made little sense & weren't helpful to the homework/test questions. All of the homework is done through ALEKs, & the entire course being asynchronous made it impossible to learn anything. There was little support & the tests were hard.

There are some people saying that this professor is good and I can tell you that it is only the case for those are soley able to learn without there being much assistance. The chemistry office hours given for this course arent useful and the workload for this class is completely unjustifiable considering it's an introduction class.

Do you want to go into a health field? Or are you just interested in chemistry? Well, look LITERALLY ANYWHERE ELSE. Come one, come all, to this CIRCUS of a class. "EP" is the ring leader and you're the elephant on the tightrope-- you're scared and SCREWED all four months of this class. Study all night or don't; you'll still get a 50%. Best of luck.

The combination of video lectures provided and the textbook are not very helpful, and felt that the content taught through lectures and the textbook was entirely different from the homework and weekly quizzes. Emily Pelton is not quick to respond to emails either, making this online class that much more difficult.

The absolute worst. Save yourself the time. She just doesn't care about any of her students and you can tell. I got both As in chem1015 and chem 1061. Now I have her in chem 1062 and I want to cry. Honestly she needs to get fired with her attitude and her mindset. (Im switching professors and its only week 2)

Her quizzes don't match the assigned homework.

Emily Pelton is the worst professor in the chem department and arguably the worst professor at the U. She was awful and didn't care about her students. She never responded to emails and when she did, all she said was "It's in the syllabus" if you had a question or concern. She made me cry multiple times. PLEASE AVOID HER AT ALL COSTS.

She basically puts you through one semester of pure pain. She acts oblivious to her horrible teaching.

Terrible, do not take.

if you have time i would say drop it and get ur chem credit from another school. im sure she may be a wonderful person, but she is not a good teacher. this class will kill your free time and make you want to never look at chemistry again. chem 1 is a hard class by nature, but this experience was the worst academic journey of my life.

She doesn't lecture, this is essentially a self-taught class. She'll go over a couple practice problems, give you a worksheet to do, then give you the answers to the worksheet. Since she doesn't teach, you instead have to watch tons of sub-par videos that she records and posts. I wish she'd just lecture like a normal professor.

I don't have anything else to say about this professor. If you have another option, RUN AWAY FROM HER

She gives useless worksheets that are due at the end of class time. I learned nothing in class and she makes things so much more difficult than they need to be. Lots of tedious homework that does not actually teach which is hard since it is a flipped classroom. Pick the other professor if you want to not fail!!!!!

As they say, my friends, you don't want to cross lines with her. YOU DON'T!!! Find anyone else! She's kinda the opposite of the kind, caring people you're gonna meet like Mipha from Botw. The point is as per your best shot, avoid her, even if it means not taking chem that semester, I learned my mistake. (I had to add that, I just finished totk 😙)

She's pretty awful. She doesn't respond to the simplest of questions like is there class tomorrow, go check on the calendar. She teaches in the most horrible confusing way so you won't learn anything from her and have to learn everything yourself. She and all chem use the sane giant room to teach at the U and there's too many kids.

It's honestly absurd she still teaches at the U. Notoriously rude and difficult professor, especially over email. Blames any issues that arise on something else (canvas, you, etc) and schedules exams over a 24 hour window, including during class time, which was hard with my schedule, and she is not flexible or willing to work with you at all. 0/10

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HER.

Vey hard grader, goes out of her way to make the exam difficult. She is the kind that smiles at you and then immediately gives you F afterwards. She has to go every possible way to stress and disappoints you.

Every student I have spoken to on campus dislikes her. She moves very fast so be prepared to teach yourself half the time. She is rude. I took CHEM 1062 and withdrew from her class. I then had Bantz and she was so much better. I am surprised she got a couple of good reviews if you do poorly on the tests you are done for. DO NOT CHOOSE HER!!!

I do not know how in the WORLD this professor got good reviews. Please save yourself and DO NOT take any class she is teaching. First of all if you do poorly on one exam there is no saving you. Her teaching also makes no sense, you practically teach yourself. and shes so passive aggressive for no reason. If you care for your wellbeing, SPRINT

Do not pick this professor she is very bad at teaching, notes are not posted online so you have to show up to lecture even when sick. She walks around to make sure you are doing your work. BFFR

If you are in the Chemistry Life Sciences sequence, switch out of it ASAP. All professors are terrible and Pelton is not an exception.

Do not take any course with this professor. It will make you want to drop the class 2 weeks in. She grades extremely tough, while also not being helpful during lecture. She shows little to no compassion for any students regardless of who they are or their grade. I DO NOT recommend, try to get any other professor for chemistry.

The worst. DEI

In this class, you will be thrown into lectures where you understand none of the material that is presented. Rarely will she actually teach about material in class; instead she will post videos as homework, where often she just talks over the worksheets you did in class the day before. Exams are tough and are only 15 points, so no room for error.

Pelton was extremely condescending. Attendance is not required, but everything in lecture is her hand-written notes. She has online quizzes every Monday, but she uses Honorlock. Some of the content on the quizzes isn't even presented in lecture so don't be surprised. She is degrading of students and moves too fast for genuine comprehension.