Very fair and nice prof.

She is a great teacher. Made a class like organinc chemistry seem clear and easier. Very understandable and always trying to help the students.

Her lectures move fast, but they are interesting and she expects you to know mechanisms she covers in lecture for the tests. This class is extremely demanding no matter which professor you have, and I thought she did a pretty good job teaching it.

Rebecca is not very flexable because of her other responsibilities. She DOES do group review sessions(not many attend)and tells you straight up what she expects of you. Her lectures are fast but easy to follow. Her corney jokes and t-shirts lighten up the mood a bit too. A worthwile class.

Rebecca did an awesome job in clarifying the mechanisms. Her tests were fair, shes concise in her lectures, and very helpful in her office hours. Great problem solving sessions. Never once fell asleep in her class. Rebecca is an awesome professor! Know your arrow pushing!

Very challenging yet helpful. Very hard topic but she was a very good teacher. She expects alot about of her students. You will not be able to BS your way thru her classes

she is a great teacher! all you have to do is pay attention, take notes, look over her previous tests and the class should be a snap!

Rebecca's advanced o-chem lab has been the best class I've taken here at UCSC so far. I am a senior.

Rebecca is a good prof, fast paced and challenging. Plan on spending lots of time studying for her tests. I learned a lot and got a good grade, but put in tons of effort. Her purple shirts lighten up this heavy subject.

This is one of the best professor's I've ever had. She blatantly tells you what she wants you to know. It's a lot of work but you learn a ton, and you don't forget it. The exams are fair and the grading is lax. Great class!

Although, this was a very very hard and challenging class and alot of studying is required, I learned a lot from Rebecca. She loves what she does, she's a pretty fair grader and she's helpful, especially one on one. The arrow-pushing wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Study and you'll do well

great teacher. loves chemistry. boring subject, but her passion can be inspiring. her exams are formulaic, look at old exams. know the mechanisms, they are on every exam. go to lecture she will test on information that is not in the book, but she points it out when she does. also it is helpful to read the chapters before lecture. know arrow pushing

Rebecca was a very fair professor. Just go to lectures and review sessions. Try to attend her office hours because thats where her true personality comes out. Her tests are NOT tricky at all. Everything is straight forward. Just study, thats it.

Pro: all midterms nice, fluid, easy, just a walk in the park to get an A on them. Con: do not be fooled. WASTE ZERO TIME on the final. It is...too.......long (despite the questions being......E...Z...).

I took this class in 2008, she a fair grader, may seem unfriendly at first (slightly looks down on u), anyway study her notes, review sesssions are helpful, study NMR and radicals like crazy (her favorites), go to her office hours its totally a do-able class, but do hw, dont get behind seriously!!!

Rebecca is an amazing professor! Not only is she an amazing lecturer, but she SINCERELY cares about all of her students and their progress. Class is HARD, but that's ochem. Her midterms however, are extremely straight foward- study old ones thoroughly and you'll do fine. Go to her OH- she likes to see students come in and show an interest.

She won't schedule appointments. Otherwise, she is a great professor. Clear and straightforward. Holds reviews before all tests, and provides 3 or more tests from previous years for each one. You know what to expect. She doesn't agree with some mechanisms in the book/teaches her own so go to class or you'll lose points on tests for wrong mechanisms

She's really helpful, she tries to make everything as straightforward as possible. She can go a little fast over somethings but if you ask her one on one she'll make it clear. She doesn't schedule appointments which suck, but other than that she's a pretty great professor. She sounds like Ellen DeGeneres by the way.

Orgo isn't easy and 108A moves too fast so it's no walk in the park. Braslau is straightforward with her midterms but the final was ridiculously tough. Mandatory sections and homework with corrections was a bit annoying but I think overall pretty helpful. Posting her lectures online was great as well.

Great professor, very enthusiastic, but definitely a tough grader. She does put forth the effort to hold extra office hours and problem solving sessions before the tests which were extremely helpful. You must keep on pace with the course because she moves very quickly and by the time you understand the material, she's already onto another chapter.

Very clear with the material, even if you have no background in organic chemistry. First midterm was extremely easy, but final was ridiculously difficult. Many students failed her class because of it and could not move on to 108B. Great professor if you want to learn, but horrible at writing exams.

amazing teacher. she's clear, focused, and makes sure you get the material. she makes herself available and really wants you to succeed. ended up changing my major to chem. shes makes it so interesting that its easy. definitely recommend rebecca.

Great professor. She really wants her students to do well! She is very approachable and teaches very well. Print out her lecture blanks, it really helps to pay more attention in class. Study your reactions! and be prepared to work hard!

Too easy, really straight forward. Her teaching style definitely changed after her first year of teaching ochem. Gave us a really hard practice final, but a cake final. Most people finished her exams within 45 mins to an hour. Highly recommended

Thought OChem would be hard? Definitely not with Braslau. She teaches amazing and concise, shes great. And honestly the tests were very easy. HIGHLY recommend

Very clear on answering questions, but notes she writes are hard to understand if you don't look over it along with the book. READ the book, it will help further understand the material, but go to lecture to know exactly what she wants you to learn. Failed the first midterm because i didn't go to pre-exam session (out of town). go to pre-examsess.!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Dr. Braslau is an amazing professor! Make sure you attend all her classes and her office hours! I promise you if you do that, you will definitely do well in her class! She use to have a reputation of failing almost her whole class, but that's bs. If you obviously put in the effort, you will absolutely get the grade you want! :)

Great professor! She explained everything clearly. Make sure you attend her lectures. I never went to her office hours or read the textbook but I did well with lecture notes and discussion sections.

Braslau is a great teacher with healthy expectations. Doing well in this class is not difficult if one puts in the time to learn the relatively simple concepts. Some concepts were taught relatively unclearly but overall very nice experience!

honestly an amazing professor. She has blank pdf of each chapter that you can print out and write all over, which makes class so much easier. She posts plenty of practice midterms and even offers a review session before each midterm and final. As long as you study the lecture notes the class isn't too bad. hw mandatory!

Watch the webcast! She goes a little fast in lecture so it gets overwhelming and confusing but if you watch the video, pause or rewind it to make sure you have ALL the arrow pushing written down! She is HUGE on mechanisms, but that's what ochem is about! Yeah she doesn't curve, her averages are low, but ochem is hard so practice practice practice!

Braslau is an awesome teacher who actually wants her students to learn and master Organic Chemistry. At first, I was really worried that I couldn't get an A in her class because I've been getting high B's, but I still got an A in the end. She says she won't curve, but she is still pretty generous with grading. If she's teaching, definitely take her

This class is not easy. You have to put in the work for the grade. Most people say she's unreasonable, but she's not going to just give you the grade that you want. Study, go to section, do the HW and you'll be fine. She says she doesn't curve but she does. I got a 94 on the first midterm, 89 on the second and ended up with an A+ in the class.

She is an AMAZING professor. A lot of mechanism but that is basically her exam. Lectures are a bit rushed but if you attend the problem solving sessions you have a better understanding of what she is looking for on her exams. Curve or no curve, she will not just give you the grade. You must dedicate a lot of time to her class.

She's the queen of reaction mechanisms! Lots of memorization. I recommend making your own study guide and studying at least 2 weeks before an exam. She moves at a very fast pace but is willing to clarify your questions. The exams are both multiple-choice and free response questions. Go to office hours and problem-solving sessions

Great professor and tested a lot of material that was helpful and relevant towards organic chemistry than other professors who teach this course. All of the material was interesting and she expects a lot from us as well as herself. She even hosts practice problem events before exams where she covers ALL the material that could be on a test. 10/10

Rebecca's amazing. Some people don't like her because they blame the difficulty of OChem on her but she really tries to make it "as simple as humanly possible" as she says. You can tell she's really passionate about it when she lectures, and she prepares lecture blanks for you so you dont get overwhelmed trying to draw everything during lecture.

Genuinely don't understand why Rebecca has such a horrible RMP grade!! Obviously it's a tough subject, but her lectures are super clear and she's really helpful in office hours, so if you put in the work and know the mechanisms you can get an A. Don't avoid 8B just because she's teaching it!!!

If you want to learn about ochem, take this professor. Her lectures are very detailed and specific and make things click from 8A. Makes very clear what to expect on tests, nothing new that wasnt in the lectures or the problem solving session. Doesnt tolerate cheating, but very kind professor who is willing to answer questions and is very helpful.

Great professor, the tests are simple if you do her homework, go to her office hours, and do the problem-solving session she does the weekend before each exam. If you make excuses and procrastinate, you will not do well. Stay on top of your work and asks questions and you will succeed, she wants nothing but the best for you. Great professor!!!

I absolutely adore this professor. She's wonderful, dry since of humor and very straight forward on what she expects you to do on tests. I was worried to take her class due to the review on here. Here's the thing, you can't memorize organic chemistry. If you go into this class with a strong grasp on 8A and put in the work, you'll do great. <3

I feel like most people here are grading the subject not the prof because ochem sucks and is really hard for most students but the professor is actually really good and it's obvious that she cares. As long as you fully understand her practice exams you will be fine for her real exam.

She really wants you to pass, so she hosts problem-solving sessions and she has lecture blanks for you to follow along so that you're not ALWAYS trying to catch up. Unfortunately, my performance on her exams started to decline throughout the quarter due to me simultaneously taking BioChem but she's definitely a good professor.

IT ISN'T AS BAD AS YOU THINK. You need to be willing to put in the work required and study smart. First, build a great foundation in chem 8a. Second, know the lecture notes like the back of your hand. STUDY, redo mechs, practice with old exams. DO THE PRE EXAM PROBLEM-SOLVING WRKS. Braslau is a fantastic, enthusiastic prof. YOU CAN DO IT

Professor Braslau is incredible. I admit, her reviews on rmp almost scared me out of her class, but I am so glad I took it. She explains everything very clearly and has very clear expectations. Tests were not bad since I did all the homework and went to all of her problem solving sessions (worth it!). Very helpful and understanding of her students!

Professor Braslau wants you to pass! If you pay attention to her lectures that she makes lecture blanks for you will do well in the class. She holds many office hours and holds review sessions before each exam that have most of the material covered. She is a great professor.

Took back in winter 2021 :) Very well structured lectures and slides. Homework on wiley plus but was basically from the textbook. Exams were un-proctored and very fair in my opinion. She is very sweet and wants you to actually understand the content.

I loved taking organic chemistry with Braslau. The class had 2 midterms and a final, with homework. Yes, exams were 92% of our grade, but the tests were very straightforward and fair. Everything on the exams was covered in lectures, and she shares her exams from previous years. You get out what you put in in this class. Highly recommend!

Professor Braslau wants you to pass the class and gives plenty of opportunities to get help ranging from her weekly office hours and problem solving sections before the exams. If I hadn't gone to her office hours religiously, I wouldn't have passed the class at all. Take advantage of the support provided to you from the teaching team and professor.

Amazing! Not enough characters to say how awesome she is. So many opportunities to get help, really clear, amazing lectures (I never once needed to read the textbook!), etc. This class is a lot and requires time and dedication, but it isn't hard because she makes it easy!! Go to office hours and the practice sessions!

Organic chemistry is intimidating in itself and the reviews on here and on reddit made this class seem like hell but Braslau was my favorite ochem professor. Really good lecture slides, easy homework, and fair exams. Highly recommend

Honestly, proudest A of my life. Amazing professor. Made me love organic chemistry.

definitely made ochem 2 a lot easier than it should be. amazing professor, if you go to all her problem solving sessions, you will do well on her tests. She is one of the best professors I've ever had, she is very accessible during her problem solving sessions. she made me love ochem more than I thought I would

I did not do well in this class but that is on me. Prof Braslau is a great lecturer and makes things make sense. I recommend going to all OH and problem sessions and ask for help if you don't understand. She is really sweet and makes ochem fun.

This class is extremely difficult, but the way Braslau approaches the material is amazing. She is a brilliant and funny teacher who always seems extremely prepared. Grades were always completed within one to two days. Hard class but she makes it a little easier!

Her lectures all felt well-planned and it was apparent that she has been fine-tuning them for years to make sure she gets the big concepts across clearly and efficiently. She doesn't curve but the tests are achievable and the majority of the class got above 70% in raw scores.

Braslau is an incredible professor. The class is very tough, but did you expect it not to be? This is organic chemistry. She provides every past exam and hosts a problem solving session every Sunday before an exam, which literally has all the material you need to pass the exam. If you're on top of your stuff, you'll pass. its also 87% exams btw.

This class was hard but doable if you used the resources given. The tests made up a large portion of grades, and some of the questions were meant to trick you. Knowing the practice midterms is very important as there are too many mechanisms to know and you do need to concentrate on some specifically.

She was mad chill lwk wanted to KMS switched my major to chem after tho. She cool

I loved this class and I loved her as a professor. It definitely wasn't an easy class but as long as you studied and went to her office hours, the tests weren't that bad. Highly recommend going to her test prep sessions as she'll usually go over stuff that will be on the test. literally changed my major to biochem after this class

She had good lectures and was clear on what she wanted you to know. Her pre-exam study sessions were super helpful. Her tests were hard but they were fairly similar to the practice tests so it made studying easier. Her lecture notes were helpful. It is still organic chemistry so it wasn't easy but it wasn't impossible because she did a good job.

While slightly intimidating, her class is honestly very straight forward. Everything that you see in lectures is exactly what she'll put on exams (no surprises). Before each exam she holds review session with a practice test, try to go to these if you can. She focuses on mechanisms and arrow pushing, so be ready for that as well!!

Organic chem can be brutal, but Prof. Braslau makes it manageable. Attend the review sessions - they're crucial for success. unstuck study was a great study tool alongside the practice tests. Overall, a challenging but rewarding class.