I took her class with great fear because of the previous comments that everyone left but after the first test she is not that bad at all. She even gave out extra credit when the test scores were a little low which help a lot. she is very helpful and and ask do we have any questions. all in all she was great i passed the class with an A!others also.

Honestly, I was a bit scared to take her class after reading the past comments about her. But, in the contrary, she's not that bad! Gives 5 exams and drops the lowest. She hands out her powerpoints @ the beginning of each class so we can follow. Final is cummulative so you must study. With the PP handouts and the book I am a passing w/ an A so far.

Quite frankly anyone that has written a negative comment about this teacher should not be enrolled in any college. Why you ask? Because apparently you all are brain dead. This teacher is thorough in covering what will be on the test through her lecture and questions recommended from the book. She is a good teacher, stop complaining!

I don't know why she has bad reviews. I'm not good at chemistry at all and I still passed her class. She was very helpful and patient. The book is your best friend and you have to study, but isn't that what school is about?

Professor Castells is by far one of the best teachers MDC science department has. Chemistry is not an easy subject but if you study and attend class you'll be fine. I ended the class with a B but should have gotten an A it's just that I got a bit lazy at times because it's a lot of material but overall she is amazing! Thank you for helping me!!!

She isnt that bad to me personally. Although i have to agree her class isnt interesting and she is boring but nonetheless she is very helpful .If you ask questions she will answer. This class isnt for lazy people if you want good results you need to work. So read thebook and do he assignments becuase they really help.I passed with an A.

this is my first class with her and I already sign up for chm1046 with her again!!! she is super understandable, very helpful and always tries to help every and each of her students. don't worry the first 3 exams have up to 15 points of extra credit and you can use does points towars any exam. make sure you go through her ppt and review question:)

Awesome teacher! Go by the powerpoint, test are pretty much the same as the practice problems. As long as you study, no the night before, you will be ok :)

She teaches her class the way a college level class should be thought. You can't expect to be babied because yo won't. Her teaching is very clear and organized. Her test are exactly what she teaches and reviews. She is an awesome teacher and very willing to help.

She is a good professor, very organized. All the test is based on her power points. If you study for her power points you will pass the class. It is not an easy A, but you can do it if you memorize the formulas and concepts. If she said I will give you all the formulas is not true, you must to memorize it. However It is good for future chemistry cl

Professor Castells isn't a bad teacher but she is little bit boring.She is organized. The test are based on her power points. If you study for her power points you will pass the class. It is not an easy A,because is chm, but you can get an A. You can ask for help she won said no. Although she is good, i do not recommend her for your first chm class

She is a very good professor, she gives a lot of extra credits, and she helps you understand the material.

Amazinggggggg!!!!!! I would take every chem class with her!obviously you have to study to get an A but the A is very likely!

Professor Castells is very clear and her tests are based in power points. She wouldn't mine to explain the material several times until you understand. I didn't even buy the book. Just don't miss any class, print and study the power points, and make sure you understand the examples that she explains in class and you'll get an A.

The course was easy, but the exams ,including the midterm and finals, are difficult. You need to fully understand the text ,or you might get an average grade on the exams. The module tests are not indicative to what you might see on the mid, or final exams so study.

Wonderful professor. She knows the material very well, doesn't mind explaining you over and over again the same exercise. I took a short term with her and I wish she could teach CHM1045 as well. Her tests are based in PP. Memorize the details and formulas. She explains some exercises from the book, but you don't need it. Don't miss any class.

Despite that she teach by the PP, in order to completely understand the material, you'll need the book!!! She is very organized, prepared, punctual, polite, and she knows her CHM!!! Get ready for online assigments which are due every Fri, they are very easy, and it will help you to accumulate points, so don't miss any!!! Take her!!!

one project about enviromental polution, 10 service learning hrs + a writing report about it (optional 20pts)!!!

She is awesome!! very clear, organized aaand a little strict (you can handle it)!! Readfollow what is in her syllabus bc she meant everything that is written there!!! Weekly online assignments, one project about environmental pollution (8 pts.), 10 service learning hrs + a writing report about it (optional 20pts)!!! 4 exams study by her PPs.

Great teacher. Her class is very straightforward and there are only 4 tests in total. There's one homework per section and an extra credit opportunity for those who need it. Attendance is very important but if you're on the ball it should be a piece of cake even if you're bad at chemistry.

Took her for Summer A. 3 tests, first 2 with extra credit, final was cumulative. She's very nice and polite, knows CHM, and will explain you again if you don't understand. Took her for 1025 also, so what I know about CHM is thanks to her. If you study to the detail and have a good background in CHM, you should get an A. Never bought the book.

took her for lab and shes so boring and slow but overall the lab class was easy and as long as you pay attention to what you are doing you will be fine. there is only a mid term and final and they were fairly easy if you study, but she lets you know what to focus on. she also likes people to not be absent! overall, would recommend

I was super worried after reading her reviews but honestly this was such a great class. She's monotone and very straightforward, but she's honestly a gem. If there is something you don't understand she will explain it to you during her office hours. She's very understanding and helpful and knows her chemistry! I would definitely take again!

Her lectures are a bit boring, but her power points and study guides are great. Also, the tests aren't so hard (considering that is chemistry what we are talking about). I'm looking forward to taking CHM 1046 with her.

She's really not a bad professor. She makes you read off of power points, which might be a turn off to most, but when she explains the math involved it's super easy to understand!! She also gives a lot of handouts that are meant to explain things more in-depth/make things easier to memorize

I LOVE Dr. Castells! She's absolutely a gem. A lot of students might say otherwise. However, she gives crystal clear lectures and provides students with many resources. When she explains the math involved in chemistry, it seems to be a cakewalk. I'm definitely looking forward to taking her again for CHM1045.

I loved Dr. Castells. Shes so sweet and gives clear reviews of whats going to be on the exams while at the same time uses practice problems to reinforce out knowledge of chemistry. Definitely recommend her at anytime. I look forward to take 1045 with her.

Take her! I took her for CHM1025 and she was a real gem with the entire class. A little bit on the boring side because of how slow she goes but that is because she just cares for her students to learn the material the best way that they can and be able to get the course done. I am looking forward to taking her for the CHM1046 lab course.

Professor Castells is amazing! I was a little scared to take her class because I read that her tests were hard but I'm so glad I did. As long as you go to class and pay attention in her lectures you will be fine. As a first time college student who had no idea what chemistry was (high school didn't teach well) I can say I learned a lot from her.

Victoria is a good caring professor. She definitely prepares you for her very EASY exams. She has study guides, videos on the material and power points online. The quizzes are a bit tough and only 3 questions but if you study and do your recitation packet before hand, you shouldn't have a problem. I didn't purchase the textbook but recommend to.

Amazing teacher, Her class was based off five test and a final exam, depending on the score of final, lowest grade will be dropped. purchasing textbook is not mandatory but i recommend you do buy. Her lectures are very clear and understanding, but she can get a little boring. easily accessible.

you get 5 test plus a final, lowest grade is dropped if you scored a good on the final. her test are 30 multiple choice questions, each contains two chapters. final was 40 multiple choice questions. Online homework is given but you get 3 tries to get an A. overall, great professor.

Great professor

Amazing

She made my chemistry experience much better than I expected from a tough course like chemistry. She is very kind and quite understanding. The practice work she provides is very relevant to the quizzes which I found extremely helpful. I would highly recommend.

she is amazing i dont know how people can say horrible stuff about her, she gives plenty of time for you to do her homework and if you need even more time she will give it to you, she doesnt give proctored midterms or finals , what she does is to put three big exams of 15-20 questions and you will be good, i love her!!

she was great! she was always giving extensions on the chapters and quizzes. Her lectures were a bit confusing but youtube helped for the most part. 4 non-proctored exams that you have 2 tries on, and unlimited tries on the chapter quizzes. she doesn't take attendance but still attend class. overall good professor and easy class.

Ms. Castells was easily one of my favorite professors, she is incredibly sweet and will help if you ask. She uses ALEKS for homework, quizzes and tests. The quizzes and tests are not proctored and you can receive extensions for HW and quizzes if you ask. She doesn't take attendance, and all lectures are recorded. I highly recommend her.

Professor Victoria is the best chem Professor at hialeah campus. My lecture was MDC live. She used ALEKS for all assignments and quizzes and test. Tests ARE NON PROCTORED NON LOCKDOWN BROWSER. She gave us an extension for the assignments if you needed with no problem. She posted material to study. I highly recommend her. Best Professor ever.

Very easy! I definitely recommend her

This professor is really good and I definitely recommend. The work is all on Aleks and it is a lot of to do but the assignments help a lot towards your grade and you also have a lot of time to get them done and if you need an extension she will give it to you. Quizzes and tests are not proctored.

She is super easy to pass. All homework on Aleks. Unlimited attempts in the homework and 2 attempts in all 4 tests (unproctored). Only thing I don't like is that she has yet to answer any of my emails. If you just want an easy chem class, take her. If you actually want to learn chem, take someone else.

Her class is very easy, ALL of her assignments are on ALEKS, they are not proctored and you get multiple attempts for quizzes and 2 attempts for tests and you only need to do what you did wrong again not the correct ones. The only thing I would say against her is that it is somewhat difficult to actually learn due to the way ALEKS functions.

This Professor is very flexible, Every lecture comes with a quiz so in total 19 lectures (modules) come with 9 quizzes. 4 Tests and she extends homework If you email her. All work is on Aleks which you need to dedicate time to cause it is similar to Pearson or Mymathlab.

She's an angel I love her :] All she does is lecture, everything is recorded too. Assignments are on ALEKS and exams are based directly on the HW, so don't fall behind. She is super sweet and understanding, and she gives extensions if needed. Not afraid to answer questions either. Take her!

ALEKS makes this class braindead easy to pass. Even if you don't know anything, you can eventually grind your way to a 100% on everything. I wish every class used ALEKS.

You just use ALEKS which I personally love because it explains it and you have unlimited attempts. Only 4 tests but it exactly like the homework.

as long as you put the work you should get an A, all the class is through ALEKS system where you do your homework, tests are very similar to the homework so no surprises on tests so I find her fair, she tests on what she teaches like it should be, as long as you keep completing tasks on time u will be fine. accent not that heavy. no proctored tests

Pros: only the regular form paper to deliver (other prof make u write a lot), she writes on board the process to get the results. Cons: doesn't clarify much during class, no study guide for 2 tests (go by key words on notebook and picture memory, honestly that's stressing), no quizzes to boost grades or serve as guide for tests

This course is partly easy and partly hard sometimes due to her lecture lessons. She seems to be a very good professor and give extension to the students' assignments when they're falling behind. For the tests, they have 2 chances to get a grade even better than the first attempt. This course requires a lot of patience and practice.

Prof Castells uses ALEKS for the entire course. ALEKS homework and test uses the same format, making it easy to study. HW, quizzes and tests on ALEKS and she drops your lowest test. 2 attempts for the tests. She can be monotone, but sweet and patient otherwise. I would take her again, you can build your progress on ALEKS, which is why I like it.

Professor Castells was very nice and helpful, I took her for an 8-week online course. I will say you do have to read a lot but other than that everything else is easy and manageable.

Very nice Professor, all her work is on ALEKS (Assignments, Quizzes, Tests). Assignments are challenging since you have to get 2 or 3 questions right in a row in order to complete a module. You really have to understand the material in order to complete it. 3 tests on lockdown Aleks, 2 attempts which RLLY help, you only do the ones you got wrong.

Professor Castells offers no extra credit, occasionally would extend due dates, and had a clear grading criteria. The context of the course was pretty simple as long as you follow along you shouldn't have any trouble.

Very good teacher, a little boring but she is good. Her classes are super easy whether it's any course. I had 2 courses with her and it's super easy to get an A on the final grade. Homework, exams and quizzes are super easy. ¡¡¡¡I would always recommend her !!!!

If you are looking to fulfill a credit or show that you have taken chemistry TAKE HER. She is amazing! You don't have to participate in class but you do have to join the zoom. Classwork is in Alek's and there is plenty of time to complete it. She will extend the homework if you're not able to complete it. Best CHEM teacher ever!!

She is my literal queen. She always shows up to the Zoom and takes attendance, but you don't have to speak at all. She offers so much extra credit. There are many assignments, but they are open for so long, and she even extends them if there are any problems. The tests are lockdown browser with no camera. Super kind and overall extremely easy.

This professor was one of the best I've ever had. I struggle with chemistry but she made it easy for me and I passed the CHM1025 with an A! I love her and she's always on time to the zooms as well as gives extensions if there are any issues. There are a bit of assignments on ALEKS but easy in general, Tests don't require cams either. TAKE HER!