Jaimelee Rizzo - Pace University (all), New York, NY

Professor: Jaimelee Rizzo

Department: Chemistry

College: Pace University (all), New York, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Doesn't teach the full mechanisms but expects you to know it. If sixty percent of the kids fail in her classes, it's not them. That's all that needs to be said about her. Would not recommend her! Take at another institution if possible, if you can't then transfer out of Pace immediately. Messes a lot of people's grades up and doesn't care at all.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Comes in for about 40 minutes to an hour where she'll draw half a mechanism on the board and then tell you to finish the rest at home. Her textbook that she is trying to sell contains a lot of errors and mistakes. Don't even try to ask for mercy, she is as cold as ice. Save yourself the time, energy, and stress and just take orgo in pleasantville.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHE224
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Comes in for about 40 minutes to an hour where she'll draw half a mechanism on the board and then tell you to finish the rest at home. Your final grade is based on what you get on the final. Don't believe her when she tries to get you to come to events for extra credit. Save yourself the time, energy, and stress and just take orgo in pleasantville.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

LOVE LOVE LOVE! Dr. Rizzo is the BEST professor I have had at Pace. She cares so much about every single one of her students. It is totally possible to do well in this class. You just have to study hard as with any upper level science class. I never had to teach myself anything because her lectures are amazing and I learn so much in them.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Actually cares. Won't go easy on you though.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ORG223
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Rizzo was one of the best professors I have had. Her tests are hard but if you study a ton, make flashcards!, do the homework, and even go to office hours, you'll do PERFECTLY fine. Show her you are trying and do the extra credit. STUDY STUDY STUDY is key and know how to do every homework problem. GO TO TUTORING! She only wants the best for you!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Her thoughts on the final "You will be DIENE", final is full of surprises, However she is very honest about life, education, and her class

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I took orgo 1 with Rizzo and did well but without much help from her lectures and recitations. She is the ONLY orgo teacher at the NYC campus so beware! I made the best decision by taking orgo 2 at the Pleasantville campus and learned much more there for the MCATs.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I have a genuine interest in organic chemistry and found Rizzo's methods of teaching to be unhelpful. She will make it very clear verbally to the class that most of the student will not do well. Students will have to learn most of the material on their own and not through lecture. Take the class somewhere else. Avoid at all cost.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEORGO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

okay okay... first of all just to let you know the midterm will be kind of easy compared to the final. make sure you review all of her notes every day and lab notes as well. do everything on time all the time and to the best of your ability. this class gets hard and confusing make sure you get help immediately. its a 5 cred class don't mess up like

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHE224
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Study, Study, Study..... that is all i can say for this class. If you don't have a nervous break down at one point, you are doing something wrong.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Rizzo is hands down one of the best professors I've ever had. Lecturing is second nature to her. She's fair on her exams and you'll rarely find any surprises. I cannot emphasize enough how important doing ebook problems are. She always uses at least 2 on exams. You have to dedicate a LOT of time to the class in order to do well though.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Prof. Rizzo is the best professor I've had so far at Pace. She is a natural lecturer: charismatic, engaging, and funny. She definitely wants each of her students to learn. Her grading system is terribly fair: lab is de-emphasized in order to give you a fighting chance in lecture, and she offers extra credit in exams. Exams are tough though.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM224
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

So this class is Extremely hard, and I mean it. To be honest you have to study alot to survive in this class but she is really nice and helps as much as she can. She tries to give points on exams where she thinks you could have had the answer. Basically Study, do Ebook and ACE HW.. She is very sweet thought but material is not.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Rizzo rocks! Orgo's tough, but her teaching techniques really help you learn the material. She's always available and willing to help you with specific problems and topics outside of class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHE224
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Organic Chemistry is no joke but this isn't a TOTALLY hard class. She does go very fast during lecture but she is an awesome lab prof. take verrryyyy good notes and studyyyy hard to survive this class. she loves putting reaction maps on the final so beware.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHE223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I'm a crazy note taker (by crazy I mean I was totally literalizing her lecture) and the notes survived me. She goes fast but definitely can make sure you to offer yourself a orgo-bible note. When she says something is GOOD, don't tear with joy, but with dedication, because for her good means tricky. Overall she ROCKS ORGO.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I do not know what the rater below me was taking at the time that they posted their rating, but I will say this-- Rizzo is a great teacher. Her tests are EXCEEDINGLY hard and she does NOT curve, putting an exorbitant amount of stress on the students. The information is fun to learn, but tests are brutal and worrisome.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEMORG
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is great. Hands down one of the best communicators of any subject I have ever witnessed.The effort you put into her class if exactly what she will give back to you as your grade. Simple. And if she tells you to study something "ON YOU OWN" she isn't saying that for her health. She's telling you to do it because it'll be on your next test/quiz.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ORGO200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took Dr. Rizzo a year ago for orgo. Her tests are VERY hard and long. I wish she could make the class easier so this way you can learn orgo for the subject, rather than being stressed all the time for the exam. She is a good teacher though.