Paula Bruice

222 reviews
Get ready to read Tough grader Test heavy Clear grading criteria Lots of homework Graded by few things Would take again Respected Skip class? You won't pass. Hilarious Tests are tough So many papers Amazing lectures Gives good feedback Inspirational Caring Lecture heavy
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109A . 3 Months Ago

This professor was AMAZING for my chemistry classes. She is so understanding and kind. Anyone who has anything negative to say about her is just upset that they didn't understand the material because she explained and taught amazingly. I would say she was one of the best professors at UCSB. She understood how to teach the class efficiently.

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CHEM109A . 6 Years Ago

The worst prof I've ever had. Gives zero partial credit on tests and makes them extremely long. Goes twice as fast as the other ochem classes, leaving you 2 chapters ahead of everyone else. Her textbook is full of errors and forces you to teach yourself. Was super rude to me in OH and basically made me feel even worse about a bad midterm grade

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109A . 6 Years Ago

She's definitely the greatest professor in UCSB.

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CHEM109A . 6 Years Ago

I got a 3.8 my 1st year and got a C. Don't have the time to devote my life to ochem but that's what you'll be doing in this class. Say goodbye to die and the DP dream, sell those die on ebay boys. Terrible prof

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CHEM109A . 6 Years Ago

She should be ashamed of herself. You're basically in charge of learning all the material yourself while she just stands up there. Textbook shouldn't be super necessary but it IS because she doesn't teach and you'll be depending on that thing for your life. I just wouldn't recommend taking her. Not exactly a point in showing up to class

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CHEM109AC . 6 Years Ago

Basically you are teaching yourself everything. Literally everything. If you teach yourself and understand all the book problems and memorize them you will do fine, but it is a lot of stuff. The final was way harder than her midterms. If she asks a question that was not a book problem you are screwed. If you want to actually learn don't take her.

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