Shahrokh Saba - Fordham University - Rose Hill, Bronx, NY

Professor: Shahrokh Saba

Department: Chemistry

College: Fordham University - Rose Hill, Bronx, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ORGO1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely my favorite teacher. Period. He explains a difficult subject in terms students can understand. Dr. Saba clearly wants his students to succeed and is always accessible/willing to help. Super down to earth and honestly made me believe in myself. Love this man.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2521
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Saba is the best orgo teacher you'll ever find. As long he knows you are trying, he really wants you to succeed in the class. I'll really miss not having him as a teacher next year. Looks adorbs in his sweater vests.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2521
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Saba rocks. He is a great lecturer and provides organized, comprehensive notes for each chapter on Blackboard--almost never had to open the textbook. Not to mention he is very kind and understanding, and he is always available to answer questions.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ORGO1
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

ok orgo chem is not an easy class to take but saba gives such great notes that help for the exams and quizzes. Go to office hours when you can he is super helpful. He gives great recitations before quizzes that help a ton. He likes to see you improve and one bad test will not break you if you do better on the rest or prove you know it for the final

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2521
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's the man. Great lecturer. Top notch notes. Best teacher I've had at Fordham. Don't cut corners or cry when you botched tests b/c you did. He will help you if you put in the effort (i.e. hw problems have to be done). Ask questions at office hours and use chem dept tutors. Challenging exams.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ORGO1
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Saba is an amazing lecturer. Make sure you have a thorough understanding of all chapters on exam or you will get tripped up. Quizzes vary from easy to impossible. As long as you put sufficient time in, ex. doing practice problems in book, you'll be fine. Very approachable for help! Definitely take advantage if needed.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2541
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Saba is a great teacher. He seems to understand where his students are with chemistry and tries to make orgo more simple than it sometimes seems to be. His notes are all you need to study, he's there for office hours and he's very sweet and helpful. I had him for Orgo I and did fine; his test were at least straightforward. Do the homework.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ORGOI
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Decent guy. Definitely superior to Ciaccio. His notes are very good and helpful. He doesn't make orgo hard - Orgo makes orgo hard. Helpful in Lab as well. This review is rather pointless, seeing as all people taking Orgo don't have a choice in who they take.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2521
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very thorough, will benefit from attending lecture, hard exams

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2541
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Saba is a very good professor. He takes him times to explain everything and his notes are very organized. He goes at a slow pace which annoyed me in the beginning but by the end I appreciated it. Organic chem can get very confusing. But with Saba you're in good hands.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2521
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Saba is an awesome orgo professor. Orgo is difficult regardless of anything, but his notes and lectures put the concepts into english! In addition, he's a very helpful professor outside of class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2521
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Awesome orgo professor. Goes at a very slow pace and explains the concepts extremely clearly. You will end up with excellent notes. One on one, he's really helpful and nice in office hours. He clearly wants all his students to do well. Orgo with Dr Saba is NOT a weed-out course. Take him! Well, you don't have a choice :P

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2521
• 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:

ORGO: love saba! he is wayy more clear than the majority of chem teachers here, and his notes are very organized. recitation is before the quizzes every friday and he goes over what he wants to see you do on the quiz, which is helpful. he almost always gives points back if you ask. very nice if you personally get to know him (helps your grade too!)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ORGO1000
• 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:

Dr. Saba along with Dr. McMahon is the best chemistry professor Fordham has ever invested their money on. I have never met a man whom wants you to pass his class as he does. He loves kids, he is so good to us. Gives partial credit in exams. Basically explains you the quizzes during recitation before the quiz. Enjoy your semester with him!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ORGO2000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Saba is the man. People who think he is a hard teacher shouldn't be taking organic to begin with. Suck it up and study a few days before the exam instead of getting wasted and you'll do fine.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ORGO1
• 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:

had him for lecture and lab. he's a really great guy, very smart and does his job very well. hes also a pretty normal guy to talk to. his notes are pretty good, im sure you could probably get by on just them alone but id recommend doing the homework problems too. for the final, however, i only studied his notes. the final was tough.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ORGOR01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Saba is thorough, clear, and concise. Teaches exactly what he puts on the test. I got an A in the class and I didn't even open a textbook the entire semester; his notes are just fine alone. Highly recommended. Ciaccio on the other hand.....

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: LAB101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's not a bad guy, and has definitely toned down on the condescending part. His lab tests can be a little tricky, but he basically tells you what's on them. Really sweet, and always willing to help and explain things.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ORGOI
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He can be very helpful and clearly cares about teaching. It feels like he is on your side, not trying to weed people out.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Soooo boring, I can not stay awake during the lectures. He has clear, very detailed explanations, but it's hard to listen to them for two hours. Orgo itself is so painful, it's not really that difficult to understand, just a lot of tedious and painful memorization. His quizzes are not bad and he goes over them in rec. His exams can be very tricky