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he is difficult to understand, goes through the work quickly, hates answering questions..does pretty much everything a professor shouldn't

he's difficult to understand

Doesn't answer questions in person, if he does, he answers the wrong ones. Doesn't listen and doesn't speak English very well. He's doofy and doesn't explain anything clearly. His workshops are very hard.

Did not understand what he was teaching, I didn't even bother attend lectures cause I got more confused when I did. Only went for workshops. Got a passing grade but do not recommend to do what I did. Horrible, Hunter needs more capable and clear Prof's.

He's awful. Rude when questions are asked of him. He actually told a student, "I'm not going to answer that. Stop wasting my time!" But as bad as he is, you're stuck because last I checked, he's the only one teaching this class at Hunter.

Terrible professor.CONSTANTLY MAKES MISTAKES WHEN GIVING EXAMPLES. Instead of using examples to help us understand, he uses examples that only complicate things.Just READ THE BOOK. You'll do better that way. Too bad he's the only one teaching.

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HORRIBLE. He gives extremely hard tests, quizzes, and workshops. You will never find the type of questions he gives in your book. The book is so easy compared to his tests.

If you can get another professor for you chem classes i STRONGLY advise to do so-way too many mistakes & going to class will only confuse you more.

He is the worst possible teacher, okay class was in the audtorium, but he makes so many mistakes it's not even funny. More then half the class fails his exams most ot the time and he is horrible at giving a straight answer. He does know how to sign credit/nocredit forms fairly quick. He is horrible.

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I had a tutor so I wouldn't have to torture myself again with him. I only showed up for exams. He is confusing and never really explains the answers to the review questions. He has tenure and everybody gets stuck with him. Take Santoro in the fall if you withdraw or fail.

i'm sure he does have a good knowledge of chemistry, but you'd never know that from taking his classes! HOWEVER, i learned what to do if ever bitten by a scorpion or cobra (i'm not kidding, he made it a point to tell us in class) an overall lowsy professor.

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Run if you have him as your professor. He does not know how to teach. If you decide to take his class anyway....PREPARE TO FAIL!!!!!

I cannot stress this enough: If you see this man teaching ur chem class, PLEASE replace ur course. I would rather get bitten by a dog for the same duration of his lectures.. I'd learn more from the dog too. In general its not easy to understand him in a big lec hall w/ his thick accent. students beware!

Ok .. so on the subject of this class with him teaching it.. and not how well you do on the class and study .. BECAUSE WE ARE TALKIN ABOUT THE PROFESSOR ... Ill let my rating speak for itself

I wnet ti him w/ a question and he didn't tell me how to do it!I still don't know how to do it. The tests were easy, similar to reviews. But he can't teach, and we had to pay for slides, while other profs post them for free on the blackboard. It's hard to understand him because of his accent. No won't get help from him whatsoever.

This professor should not be teaching. He is rude when you ask a question in class, impatiently cuts you off constantly, and is very hard to understand. Making students pay him in cash for powerpoint slides that could easily go up on blackboard is unethical. If you are prepared to teach yourself this material, you can get an A. Use his sample exams

I had to take a NC in this class. He is hard to understand, and he makes too many mistakes. The only way to pass his classes is to go to his office or teach yourself. Dont take him if you have a job, or if you're the type of student whose grades depend on the type of teacher you have.

This is the absolute WORST professor I have ever had. He does not know what he is talking about, he speaks to the board, he tells you things that you don't need to know and confuses you with the way that he solves problems. I have to teach myself,tutor people. It is pointless to go to his class because you are more confused than when you came in.

This prof has a MAJOR attitude problem. When somebody asked him if he could have some evening office hours since it was an evening class, he said he didn't get paid enough to hold evening office hours! Don't waste your time going to lecture except for the stupid workshops that you have to do. I just studied the textbook and got 100 on the final.

the worst professor i've ever had. he is going deaf and has a thick accent. there is no way to undersatnd him.. oh yeah and he has a bad temper too... so dont ask questions.

He teaches himself

a terrible professor, unclear, has trouble communicating with students. Run if you still have the chance, you'll thank me later.

DONT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH!!

please avoid 120 w/ this prof if possible. he talks without taking a breath and at a very fast pace but doesn't explain anything. tells you lots of things you don't need to know. makes quite a few errors, also. exams aren't too difficult - just study the sample exams.

Not good. He doesn't have patience for his students and he isn't very clear.

incomprehensible in every way. just runs through material and does not explain anything. be prepared to learn it all on your own...

Organic Chemistry is a hard course but he makes it worst. If you really want to understand his lecture then you will only put yourself into a deadroad. avoid him if possible.

Organic Chemistry is a hard course but he makes it worst. If you really want to understand his lecture then you will only put yourself into a deadroad. avoid him if possible.

go to tutoring, then go to review his slides and the textbook. He teaches you the basic concepts of the topics but his examples are from the book which are useless when it comes to the exams because the difficulty of his questions would be medium, the sample exams are easy, his examples are easy

Mean professor, nice one-on-one, tho. Hard to understand and will sometimes snap at/act rudely to students who ask questions. Textbook is even useless! But tests are ok, since the content is very similar to his review sheet and most are based on his slides. Study the slides and the review sheet and hopefully, you'll be fine.

Horrible professor. He speaks as if we should already understand everything he talks about, and when you ask him a question, he snaps at you, or is rude. I am doing poorly because of his inability to teach, and it is the first class in Hunter that I am very unsure of.

It is difficult to understand what he say. Text book is useless, but the exam is ok. Class is boring. bad teacher.

.....the reason i made this account was because of him!! i mean he's not a mean person in general but his teachings is ridiculous.Most of my class which was about 300 ppl. didn't know what he was saying and failed most of the test. If ur a genious then this class is for u. for the rest of us normal ppl. aviod this clas at all cost!!

Get a tutor...ASAP.

AVOID AT ALL COST!! I'm gonna have to retake this class in the summer. He is such a bad professor.

It's hard to understand what he is saying, so it's pointless to come to his lectures. As long as you read and understand the book the class is not going to be horrible. He curves his tests by a lot of points, since everybody usually fails them.

He is really RUDE and mean for noo reason. Cannot teach for life. You have to study the textbook on your own.

He has a DEEP accent and is incomprehensible. READ your text book and be prepared to teach yourself! He posts slides on blackboard, write your notes on them. He does, however, curve the grades.

Never before have I studied so much and learned so little. There is no point in going to class except for the review days. Teach yourself, and do the best you can. He will only confuse you. He curves the grades, but you'll be so annoyed you won't care.

DEEEEEEEEEEEP accent, runs through the slides that make no sense. does not teach at all from the textbook...tests are only 20 questions!! meaning you get 4 wrong its a fail. he does curve, but what does it matter when everyone gets like a 20% ?!...HARDDDDD subject && bad teacher. def. avoid if you can!!!!

His lectures are useless. The worst professor I have ever had

For anyone who is taking this class in the future and has come on this site to look up this professor, I am telling you right now, every comment on here is 100 percent true. He has a VERY strong accent, actually gets angry when people try to ask questions and his tests are only 20 questions. Why is he the only Orgo professor?! Common Hunter!

The only reason I'm getting an A is because I study every word from the book. The only positive thing I can say is that he curves his test and has a practice exam to help with studying. As with all the other reviews, they are true. He is not helpful & has even yelled at students. Just study from the book & do extra homework, you'll be fine.

terrible. terrible. terrible

There needs to be a new adjective created to describe how awful he is. Rude, angry, thick accent makes him impossible to understand. Pathetic. Hunter College should be ashamed.

uh.. so far i went to his office hours and he got mad at me that i didn't understand and he told me to get out... thats great isnt it?

Horrible professor, useless and worthless. Thick accent makes his lectures useless. Gets upset when students ask questions. Makes various mistakes as he's showing examples, even on exams mistakes are made.

you might as well teach yourself. thats wat im doing. he is useless no one even bothers going to class. this class is just a waste of my money because i dont go to class i read my book. hunter should get rid of him asap! he is super rude btw!!

This guy is the most useless teacher I have ever had, and I went to public school for 12 years. He is awful in every aspect, you cannot understand anything he says, and to top that off his voice is so monotone it makes it impossible to stay awake. You are better off teaching yourself, this is what I am doing and I am barely getting by.

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DO NOT TAKE THIS MAN'S COURSE. I am not even sure if he knows what he's talking about up on that stage. There are too many students for such a hard course and his thick accent does not help much. He is very rude and he often makes mistakes when explaining things to students, which confuses people even more. Currently teaching myself.

He is the worst professor I've ever had. He teaches very fast and his english is not understandable. He's rude and his test are very tricky.

If you wish to pass his class get a tutor and teach yourself. Going to class is useless. You won't understand what he says. He is the worst professor. A real waste of money.

THE WORST. HE IS NOT CLEAR, VERY RUDE TO STUDENTS, HAS PROBLEMS IN TEST THAT WERE NOT IN THE REVIEW. ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATORY BECAUSE U CANT UNDERSTAND HIM! HE NEEDS TO GET FIRED. ITS NOT FAIR TO PAY TO TEACH URSELF!

just awful. That is why no one wants to go to his class.. I came in 5 times during the whole semester, 3 of which were for tests, and he was just the rudest most incomprehensible professor of all time.

everyone else has said it all. study the powerpoint notes he posts on blackboard. and of course read the textbook first. this stuff is not logic, it's a lot of facts. either you know an equation or you don't so do read the textbook.

What a dissapointment. A terrible experience.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME! There's no point of coming to class at all since you won't understand what he's saying. What a shame.

This Professor is really rude to students when we ask questions. His accent is unbearable and when students ask questions he would say that we are interfering with other students who understand him. OVERALL HORRIBLE!!!

The class is easy, but be prepared to teach yourself. He provides power points and exam reviews for each test, but don't wait for him to be able to explain any of it. During reviews he would get EVERY question wrong himself and not be able to give the correct answer. Show up for exams don't bother with the lecture. He also is quite rude to student.

This guy is the biggest egotistical jerk ever! He does not teach anything. He is wrong most of the time and constantly has errors on tests. His accent is terrible and he yells at everyone. He doesn't answer any questions and if you are wrong expect to get a scolding. He is horrible DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!

This teacher is so horrible. He words his questions on the test that are not understandable so you get them wrong. Hunter should be disgraced

I WARN YOU! DO NOT, PLEASE DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! totally not understandable and very VERY rude!

Not only does he not have the abilty to teach. You can't understand what hes talking about. But he is so rude and he doesn't want to help you. I went for help at his office hours and he got mad and told me to get out! Hunter college should be ashamed but they don't do anything about it.

Too rude. Will not repeat his statement for clarity. Never uses a text book. Jumps around from topic to topic and never really completes any.

Outrageously bad professor. Can't teach worth a damn. He curves high-ish because the majority of the class is barely passing. Saying he is good is like ignoring the huge elephant in the room, namely his poor communication skills, arrogant attitude and his own ineptitude.

How is it that he is the only person that CUNY can find to teach orgo? This is one of the harder courses out there. They say if you get an A in orgo, it's an automatic ticket to med school. Take initiative and study hard!

One if the worst professors I've ever encountered in both of my college careers. He is mean and rude to students, he's unorganized, and he shows no passion for the subject whatsoever. His exams can be easy or extremely difficult depending on which version you get. You do not really need to go to his lecture to survive, slides and book suffice.

This is Hunter's biggest travesty. Maybe even CUNY's biggest travesty. Take this class ANYWHERE other than at Hunter. This is the WORST professor. Not an understatement. Unbelievable.

WORST PROFESSOR EVER! i hated him with a passion, he lowered my grade bc i complained & asked him to explain why i got a C. you will not understand ANYTHING he says, waste of time to go to his place. DO NOT TAKE !!

Avoid taking his class/es. If you do end up having to take his class, good luck! Study hard. His accent is hard to understand, he gets impatient when students ask questions in his lecture, you're pretty much on your own. I suggest forming study groups. If you can get on his good-side, do it.

This man is a waste of space. His accent is unintelligible, he often talks with his back to the auditorium and speaks so fast you have no idea what just happened to you. He is rude, and gets irritated if you ask a question. Teaching yourself and getting a tutor is the ONLY way to get through. He does use a rather liberal curve on grading. He has to

Worst professor ever and i can not believe he is the only professor that teaches oraganic chemistry. His accent is so hard to understand & he sometimes likes to go off topic. He gets mad easily if we ask questions or ask him for help. In order words, he does not care about his students.

where do i begin??? you will not understand A WORD from this man. when you raise your hand, he WILL ask why you're interrupting his class and to go to tutoring. you will NEVER find him at his office hours. he is the worst prof i have ever encountered and lost my interest in chem all together. do NOT take chem120 in hunter, run far away!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ABSOLUTE WORST!!!!!!!!!!!!I'd rather clean the walls of a jail cell than have him again.

OMG THE WORST PROFESSOR IVE EVER HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE AND THE WORST THAT COULD EVER EXIST!!!! YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND A WORD HE SAYS, HE DOESN'T CARE WHETHER YOU UNDERSTAND ANYTHING OR YOU DONT, I'M JUST TOO DISGUSTED RIGHT NOW TO SAY MORE. DON'T TAKE CHEM120 AT HUNTER. IF YOU REALLY HAVE TO, GO TO TUTORING FROM DAY ONE.

He makes me want to switch my major. He is beyond horrible....I struggle in chemistry and i really try hard but he is really discouraging. Not to mention that he can;t speak english. He is the only organic chem professor unfortunately. good luck....go to tutoring from day 1 or you will not do well

This man sucks. I read ALL his reviews before taking his class thinking I could pull it through. WRONG! I never dropped out and neither received a C in any of my exams. My admission to the Nursing Program was flushed down the toilet. He is horrible to understand, does not engage with the students, AND makes a lot of mistakes. AVOID HIM!

He is horrible. doesnt teach. class average was a 55 for all 4 exams. He doesnt care. If u wanna get into nursing program, RUN to another college(epermit!) But one nice thing is he makes jokes :)

One word: AVOID!

OMG.THIS PROFESSOR MAKES ME WANT TO CRY.I LEGIT WANT TO BRAKE OUT INTO TEARS WHILE WRITING THIS.HE IS SO COLD AND COMPLETELY LACKS COMPASSION FOR STUDENTS.I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW ANYONE CAN BE LIKE THAT.I PUT MY ENTIRE SOCIAL LIFE INTO THAT CLASS AND STUDIED SO HARD FOR THE FINAL JUST SO I CLD MANAGE A B- BUT THAT DINT HAPPEN. AVOID HIM.SO SAD FOR HC

HUNTER COLLEGE PLEASE GET RID OF HIM.WHY DO THEY HAVE HIM.THERE R PROFESSORS THAT ARE CHALLENGING AND THERE R SOME THAT JUST WANT STUDENTS TO FAIL..HE WANTS STUDENTS TO FAIL.MOST OF ALL THE MOST UNFAIR THING HE DOES..HE CURVES.BUT ITS A DIFFERENT CURVE FOR EVERYSTUDENT..WHO DOES THAT.HE IS THE WORSE PROFESSOR AND IM SURE KARMA WILL COME BACK TO HIM

use old exams! he repeats questions a LOT.

The absolute worst professor i've had at hunter. He is rude and can't teach.This is my second time taking this class, because he is the only teacher teaching it and i failed the first.Every comment here is true. Does Hunter not read these reviews or get not even one complaint about this guy? I had a 3.5gpa nd now it is below a 3 because of thisguy

avoid. hes one of the worst professors ive ever encountered. stay away and take orgo at another school

no comment. DO NOT TAKE HIM!

I kid you not when I tell you I didn't learn a single thing from this man. The only thing that saved me was Youtube videos, my High School notes, and the internet. Honestly, he doesn't teach at all. But you can do really well on his tests IF YOU DO THE PRACTICE EXAMS. I swear all he does is change the numbers and the order.

Difficult to understand, the due dates for the homeworks are random (2pm or 11:30 or sometimes 11) Really annoying class.

Paying attention in class will make you more confuse. I learned nothing from him. He makes a lot of mistakes and his PPT have a lot of errors. I self taught myself this class by reading the book, doing HW, watching CHEM videos, and going to CHEM tutoring. I only went to class because of Iclickers points. IT'S A LIE THAT HE GIVES EXTRA CREDIT!!!!!!!

He's not very engaging with students and he doesn't like it when people ask questions. If you are lucky enough, you might learn a thing or two from his lectures however make sure you read the textbook or do the online hw to do good on the exams.

He gets confused in the middle of the lecture and makes at least 3 mistakes while solving problems during class. I had to read the textbook every day to get an A. He does not teach and is not helpful at all. The only reason why I went to class was for the clicker questions.

I walked into class, he was already frustrated with many students. He is unclear and doesn't really understand what he is teaching. Most of the time, I only have the lab book to guide me in my experiments. Whenever he mis-grades a paper, he will make it the STUDENTS FAULT. And he will take off points just because you asked him to regrade.

I usually don't leave ratings for professors, but please do yourself a favor and avoid him at all cost. considering you are a CUNY student, you probably don't have a choice. i couldn't learn through his thick accent. 100% was learned via osmosis, youtube and textbook reading. I spent hours each day reading. his exam are extremely hard too. GL!