Nick Snow - Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Professor: Nick Snow

Department: Science

College: Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1123
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you did WELL in AP Chem and do the MasteringChem homework you will get an A. Honestly this class was easy (for me). He puts up old exams to study from and that helps a lot. Exams are a mix of mastering chem questions and old exam questions so if you know how to do those you will be fine. He didnt seem like an unfair professor to me. Study hard.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Snow is a very interesting guy. He's corny, you get used to his jokes, but he's nice enough. Mastering chemistry is going to make you want to cry but only a little bit. Keep up and you will be FINE. It is a lot of work but its necessary to understand everything.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1123
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I don't care how intelligent/adaptable you think you are, this class will ruin you. You never know what your grade is because the 4 test grades don't translate to your final grade, and no matter how hard you study there is NOTHING that can properly prepare you for these tests. I've seen people crying tears of joy over a 76. Made me change major.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Get ready to study for 267897 hours and still feel like you're doing poorly in the class. Exams are tough. He does problems in class but doesn't finish them and then expects you to go home and "turn the crank on that." Doesn't effectively teach the material or explain clearly. Expect a lot of self-teaching and mastering chem homework.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1102
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Snow is one of the worst professor's the field of chemistry has ever seen. He has tendencies to veer off track and attempt to engage the class in pointless discussions. He does an awful job of explaining topics and tends to leave problems incomplete. Overall, whatever you do run from Professor Snow!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1123
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

didnt learn anything in lecture gonna have to selfteach. has hw, get 100s on those, everything counts. has a big curve. splits people that got a D, lower end gets Fs, higher end gets pushed up. if u have a C, now ur a B. Get a study group, it's a lot. study the past exams. don't show up to class, waste of time. or u can do other work during class

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 32051SOR
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you have never taken a Chemistry class before, or did and need more instruction through the class, Snow is probably not for you. His class is great in the sense that he doesn't take attendance, and you can easily learn the material through the large amount of homework. Just keep up with the work and learn how to go through things solidarity.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1124
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you can avoid taking Snow, avoid it! He usually doesn't finish examples in class and makes many mistakes which makes everything even more confusing than it already is. The only grades are three tests, the final, and MasteringChemistry, so if you struggle with exams, it is very difficult to keep your grade up. Get ready to self teach.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1123
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Snow was a challenge, but was manageable if you actually did all of the assignments when he recommended them to be done by and studied incredibly hard for exams. Most of the questions in exams were from MasteringChem, the textbook, or his lecture slides, and they really were not too bad. Beware of the open-endeds. He's not great at explainer.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

THE worst professor I have ever encountered. Failed to provide clear examples in class, all of which verbatim from book. If you didn't understand something on HW, look elsewhere for help. Lecture is terribly vague. The examples he did provide only showed the class that HE knew how to do it. Didn't teach us how to. Astonishingly arrogant man.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Professor Snow for Gen Chem and he was probably one of the worst professors I have ever taken. He uses the same four phrases when lecturing and he never completely works through his examples. I would highly recommend not taking him if you don't have to.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEMISTRY
• 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:

The worst professor in the entire department and he unfortunately is also the chair.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Snow was a very easy professor. 25% of the grade was based on online homework, and you didn't even have to get the questions right to get credit. Most of the test questions came from there, and most of the final questions came from previous tests. He was also very helpful in office hours. I would highly recommend taking him.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1124
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Just a bad professor. Nothing else to be said.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Awful professor, arrogant and Condescending. He thinks he?s the smarter guy in the planet, I found that TA is better than him . Do not waste your time you won?t learn from him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's an awful professor - rude, obnoxious, confusing, and he thinks he's the smartest guy on the planet. Gives awful quizzes that don't match the material in the lectures. Don't take this guy's class! Lectures are worthless!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His class was very easy. Most of the exams were take home, and the final was open-notes, open-book. Most of the questions came from previous tests, so you can just copy you're old answers if you did well. His class is boring, but you can play minesweeper. You'll learn a decent amount too. He's a decent guy. Easy A.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEMANDTHEWO
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Snow is ridiculous. He belongs doing experiments somewhere, not teaching an intro class. his tests dont reflect the material discussed in class unless you went home and googled the topics for 28393 hours. dont have to show up much however, since the lectures arent on the test !! just dont take him

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Snow is a chemist and nothing more. He doesn't teach effectively and should stay in the lab!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's not a bad professor. Yea he talks about his family, but you do learn a lot and he is a very nice guy. I would recommend taking him for Chem 1103.