she is super mean if you're not one of her little suck-ups. not helpful at all and just a all around unhappy person. her labs are impossible to get a perfect on, and her tests are hard as hell. good luck

I consider attinding her lecture was totally waste of time. She say one thing, then talk with other students to make sure I understand? Most of the time others don't know what she is taking about. I want to my money back!!!!

stay away run and hide

Told me I would have to drop because I had a conflict on test day. Very unapproachable. Doesn't seem like a very happy person.

She throws the material out there way too fast, she makes you feel bad if you ask a question, becuase you should KNOW the material before she teaches it. She is so UNHELPFUL!

Not Helpful complete B*@#H Doesn't care for the student and whether they're trying or not should already know everything or FAIL. Direct quote "if you have a job you will Fail"

She is a horrible professor. The class is absolutely ridiculous and incredibly hard. If you can afford to hold off for a different professor, I would recommend it. Exams are extremely hard and lectures don't really help. Everything is taught so fast there is no way to keep up. Good luck :(

Terrible professor! Does not help at all, and makes you feel stupid when you ask for help. Nice person but terrible professor!

HELL!! absolute hell...on chapter 10 in first 3 weeks of class, gave hardly any examples, had online homework that was over your head, unapproachable, rude, makes bad jokes, avoids people's questions, made me no longer interested in the nursing program, stay away, seriously.

She is not helpful in the least!!! Very unaproachable!

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She is not willing to take the time to really explain things when you need help. Covers material quickly with out regaurd as to how its received by students. Tests are VERY HARD. She thinks the world revolves around chemistry.

EXTREMELY HARD,would not answer questions, super hard tests,spent tons of time studying to get a low grade. . .frusterating!! Any one that would suggest her is trying to screw you out of a grade!~

She doesn't even understand OChem, instead she puts students into groups in hopes that they'll teach each other. Labs are ridiculously because she doesn't explain anything and they're unfairly graded. She is rude and her exams are impossible to finish in the allotted time. It's worth it to wait a year to take someone else.

TERRIBLE professor do not take her she expects you to teach yourself o-chem by studying problems in the book cuz thats what she had to do on top of it the tests are nothing like the problems in the book so studying is not much help either wait a year and take someone else

Avoid her at all costs. Class consists of answering questions out of a book while Hein cracks the whip if you're going too slow yet offers no help. You will be your own teacher. Her voice is annoying and will keep you awake at night. I feel like I'm dying a slow death for 50 minutes. Lab is extremely long, painful, and leads to depression.

Dr. Hein doesn't believe in actually teaching students, rather, letting the students teach themselves and each other. In lecture you're in a group of four and each has an assigned role. Only the "managers" she assigned that day were allowed to ask a question. She gives many assignments online and out of a grossly unorganized book. Don't do it.

Worst professor I have ever had. Doesn't teach the material in class but wants you to learn it all by yourself. You are not allowed to ask her questions when you're in groups (every day) unless you're the 'manager.' Her 'teaching' style is basically her showing you how much smarter she is than you. Take any other professor for this class!

She is the worst person/ professor I have ever met. She has her favorites. Does not teach and if you ask a question, she look at you if your stupid and makes you feel dum. In class your always put in groups to do work. In general ochem is hard but she makes it worse, please avoid her if you want to pass .

I took this professor even though she has some poor rate my prof reviews and I wish I had not. If at all possible do not take this professor.

Dr. Hein is HORRIBLE. She literally doesn't teach. She expects people to learn the material outside of the class, and then we do group work in class. She assigns "roles" within the groups and will ONLY TALK TO THE MANAGERS. Honestly, 100% waste of money. I got an A with a professor that actually taught and a D in her class. Ridiculous.

If you need help, good luck. She expects you to teach yourself and barely teaches herself. In a class this difficult, you would think a teacher would teach.

By far the worst professor I have every had. Most people would say this just because they are frustrated. But, I truly mean it. If you aren't able to follow along with her dry, boring workbook that is very hard to understand, then good luck my friend. If you ask a question she will look at you like you have also been studying O chem for 35 yrs.

Dr. Hein was very bad! We had 6 midterms and 1 final... and I studied for hours and hours and still did bad

One of my friend was happy with his life and i told him to take Dr. Hein class. He is no more with us. Rest in peace brother. :( . Apart from joke, She is horrible and please don't take her class . Skip if possible. You will be manager in her class once in a while and you'll regret that.

I don't think I will every have another professor like Sara Hein. Her daily group questions have students put into roles like the manager, who is the only one allowed to ask questions. She also tends to belittle her students when they ask questions. I learned more from the tutor than the actual professor. I would abstain from taking her class.

Hein is just not a great professor. I've always been interested in Chem and have always had an easy time learning it, but Hein wasn't great. Her way of teaching is very confusing and she often made excuses for not being able to teach something because shes an "organic chemist". If you have the option to take another professor for Chem212, do it.

I had heard how horrible Hein was but it was the only organic chemistry class I could fit in my schedule. If I could go back I would completely blown up my schedule just so I wouldn't have to take her class. She does not teach. In her words (paraphrasing) "if I teach you the material all I am doing is cementing what I know and you won't learn"

She doesn't teach what-so-ever and you have to figure everything out by yourself and if you ask her for help she makes you feel be-littled

She wasn't great at explaining things and expected you to figure it out on your own, and made you feel dumb for asking questions. Amount of HW was kinda nuts. I am also in the national guard and she was a pain to deal with when I had to be gone for drill/got called up.

Worst professor I've ever had. Her lectures are super confusing and she's heavy on group work. Very demeaning and talks down to students when they ask questions. Other professors also have nothing nice to say about her. Avoid at all costs.

I would definitely not recommend. In the first day of lab all she did was yell at me because I didn't do something right and then she wouldn't explain what I did wrong. She doesn't lecture, you watch kahn academy videos and read and she expects you to learn the material that way.

Great person out of class and very professional. Her ways of teaching is NOT for everyone. You prepare for her lectures by watching videos, then come to class and do textbook exercises as groups. Tests are tough and a bit hard to prep for. And the way she grade is harsh. It almost feels like she's always looking for something to take off points.

Worst Professor I've ever had. Does not teach. Does not explain anything and expects you to know everything ahead of time.

Professor Hein is a yeller and very strict which I personally don't deal well with making the class difficult for me because it triggers my anxiety. She also never actually tells her students what assignments they need to do, you are expected to figure it out yourself and she gives LOTS of homework. Would not recommend.

Hein has very little empathy for students. She expects students to know material before even coming into class for the day. Also gives out an 1 hour of homework for each class, so it ends up being around 3-4 hours of homework a week outside of the class material, which most likely needs to be finished outside of class too. Would avoid taking her.

Hein is by far the worst professor ive ever had. You are expected to do homework on topics you havent covered in class. Her lectures are dry and she skips around material faster than a rabbit on coke. You get 1 - 2 hours of homework every class period, not including lab. Go to S2I, i learn more from the tutor in a hour than from her in 2 weeks.

First off, I would like to say that I love chemistry and that Sara Hein is a wonderful person outside of the classroom. However, her class is designed for the failure of students. She has little to no regard for the actual education and emotions of her students. She will not teach you and demean those who cant learn by not being taught.

So much homework. If you want to take Sara I recommend go to tutor sessions, s2i sessions, and office hours. Lectures as if you’re a chemist and you should already know everything she’s teaching. Lab are extremely difficult to get full points. Hein doesn’t give help directly.

i just wish she cared about all her student's success.

This class was absolute bogus, to say the least. She expects us to know what she's teaching before she "teaches" it. I basically taught myself. Her labs were confusing and she DOES NOT provide any sort of study guide for her exams, not to mention the insane amount of homework. To say the least, avoid this class/professor at all costs.

You have to teach yourself everything, I recommend getting a tutor. Labs help a lot because the prof actually teaches and helps you. Online AND paper homework every class with weekly quizzes. 4 tests and a final. She treats you like kids and has everyone raise their hands and be quiet like in elementary school. Lots of teamwork-like math classes

Hein does not understand the material she is teaching, frequently contradicts herself, and is corrected by students. She assigns two homework assignments and a reading for every class to compensate for her complete lack of instruction. I learned more from my lab professor than I did in all of the "lectures". Doesn't care about her students success.

Left to fend for ourselves in lab, given excessive (daily, multiple) homework assignments which were graded harshly, and if you ask questions she will laugh or belittle you. Her lectures went too fast and she even told us "with people keep talking, she will just go faster and faster." (People were talking because they were all so confused)

I wish I did not take this class with Hein. Her method of teaching is to teach/learn it yourself. She will sometimes assign group assignments due the next class with no warning. Her tests can be based on one class period.

In class group work similar to math class except you are expected to teach yourself everything outside of class. You will know the despair of being the recorder 4 times in a row by the end of the semester. 40+ hours a week minimum required if you want a decent grade.

You do in class group activities to "learn" the material with sparse lectures. You will never have enough time to finish the group work and will likely have to spend hours teaching yourself from other resources/students. I would strongly recommend taking this class with a different professor if you care about GPA or the content of the class.

Never saw a professor bully a student before until I had her as a professor. Expects you to already understand everything that she teaches. Is a tough grader and clearly has her favorites. Avoid her.

Dr. Hein was not very helpful. In my experience, going to her office hours was no help. She essentially bullied me for not understanding. If you have things going on in life, she will not be helpful to you.

This class is one of the hardest classes I ever took. I think I would've loved this class if it wasn't the way she taught her class. Going to her office hours did not help at all, she would always make you feel dumb. She never admits she's in the wrong, even when she makes a mistake. Overall, avoid her if you can. Good luck if you have to take her.

Run. Away. (if you can) Ive always had good grades but with her its HARD. CHEM210 is tough enough but her lack of empathy/understanding for her students makes it 10x worse. If you dont understand when she explains it the first time its truly too bad. I wouldve had an A if labs werent 30% of our grade & she graded them fair & with explanation. Run.

Everything about the class feels disorganized. The tabs feel clunky. Its hard to navigate homework. Unclear instructions on how and when to submit assignments.

just avoid her, she lack any and all empathy

Have you ever met someone and wished you would never have to see them again? Now imagine that being your teacher. She doesn't care about you at all, and she will not help you. Her ego is so fragile that she likes to belittle students. She knows her material but cannot be called a professor as that would be disrespectful to educators everywhere.

Dr. Hein is a horrid excuse for a professor. She has made several people in my class cry due to berating them for not already knowing advanced chem topics, yet this is an INTRODUCTORY chemistry course. I would never recommend this professor to everybody. Not sure why WSU keeps this professor around as she is a negative point for the university.

If you have to take chemistry I repeat DO NOT take it with Hein. She goes through lectures way too fast and belittles students. I have never met a professor that makes me want to cry. Expect to spend 30-40 hours a week in this class with written hw, online hw, lab, studying, etc. She is awful and doesn't care about the students.

Fragile ego professor that talks down to students for no reason. Insane workload for very little payoff. I would definitely reccomend taking this class if you are incredibly masochistic. Fair exams, obnoxious homework and lecture format.

Do not take this professor. She doesn't teach, you are expected to learn on your own before class and then do group assignments in class. Posts rubrics for the post labs and even if you follow it exactly, you get a max of 15/20. Class started full and ended with maybe 1/4th of the students. So much homework, impossible exams. Avoid at all costs.

Probably one of the worst teachers I have ever had throughout 14 years of schooling. The amount of assignments and quizzes taken during the year, although relevant to the material, felt at though we were just being assigned busy work over and over again. During lectures she would mess up, get upset with students for not knowing how to things.

Sara Hein is the worst teacher I have had in my life. She is rude and condescending to her students and she enjoys watching students struggle. I actually tried to report Hein to the school but I was basically told to just rough it out for the rest of the semester and nothing could be done. I would recommend finding any different professor ever.

I think if Dr. Hein were to actually use her decades of organic chemistry knowledge to educate her students instead of belittling them, we wouldn't have to spend so much time outside of class teaching the subject to ourselves. She expects her students to understand the subject as if we were the ones with a phd qualifying us to teach it.

Two words: she doesn't teach. Oh wait, that's three words, oops, I made up to my mistake unlike Dr. Hein ever does. She will make a mistake and then get angry with you when you did exactly as she instructed. I would be better off having my pet hamster teach me organic chemistry. But in all seriousness, please don't take her. Save your mental health

If you're not religious before taking Sara Hein, pick one and start praying

She is the WORST instructor i have ever had in my life. Dont ever take her if you wanna keep your GPA high. In lectures, she is not teaching at all! Excessive amount of hw. Plus pre-post lab questions which take most of your time during the week.

Don't take her.