Victor Cesare - St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Professor: Victor Cesare

Department: Chemistry

College: St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHE2230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good professor, but orgo is tough and you have to study a lot. Going to class is not mandatory but it's better if you go. Online homework every other week, which you just have to attempt to get full credit. He doesn't curve the single exams but the overall grade at the end. Do the online HW and start studying a week before the tests to get an A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ORGO2230
• 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:

Very unresponsive to emails, and unwilling to give answers to practice exams. Class average are usually 50s. Take another professor to save your GPA, because he is honestly a horrible professor, who seems like he doesnt want to be here or teach. Its ridiculous. I honestly dont know why there are two Orgo professors, because Cesare cannot teach.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHE233
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really good professor. Let's get it straight: orgo ain't easy to understand at first but if attempted to try the material and understand the basis and why it happens is very important. He is willing to help if you make attempts to at least try it out, he ain't there to bite you or anything. He already tells you what is mainly on the exam so study.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHE2230
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures: explains and gives examples, skips some topics Homework: MasteringChem, gives 10-20 problems but create a groupchat with people in your class, help each other out Extra credit: may give a curve at the end of the class to boost final grade Exams: Q's are from HW and back of chapter Q's from textbook (library) USE KHAN ACADEMY TO STUDY!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHE2230
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had a 4.0 GPA & I am not a slacker. I studied HARD for this class! Cesare's a nice guy but he's not the best professor. Orgo is a hard subject & Cesare reads off the slides so it doesn't help but you HAVE to go to class to get what's going on. He def fakes these reviews. Class average was 50s but he curves if class average at the END is below 75.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Orgo is a hard class and if you don't work enough he can't help you. He's a good teacher, but not a magician. He seems very strict, but he's actually a nice guy. Got 80s on midterms and finished with an A.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHE2230
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cesare is an okay professor. Attendance is optional, but in class he does tell you what you do and don't need to know for the tests. Gives minimum hw. 2 exams and a final, they are very difficult. What ever average you end u with he will cure by 15-20 points.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHE2230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He made me actually enjoy orgo. I recommend sitting directly in front so he gets to know your face. I never went to office hours but heard it's beneficial. 2 tests and a final the tests are hard and class averages are around 50 but he uses online homework and back of the tb questions. I would study the day before and get 80s. He also curves.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHE2240
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Organic Chemistry itself is such a tough subject. Going to class helps with what notes to focus on or to exclude, but you also HAVE TO do a lot of studying on your own. Doing problems at the back of the chapter helps, but he does not give any practice tests beforehand. He does give a pretty generous curve, but his tests are difficult & tricky

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHE2240
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Orgo is a difficult subject in general. The tests are hard and the class average is always low. The curve at the end is what either makes or breaks your grade. Cesare promises a better curve than he actually gives. It's a tough class but the other professor isn't any better.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHE2240
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Orgo is a hard subject in general. The tests are hard and the class average is always low. The curve at the end is what either makes or breaks your grade. Cesare promises a better curve than he actually gives. It's a tough class but the other professor isn't any better.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ORGO2
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

OK look, you either cheat or study for day on end to get a decent grade in his class. He lies a lot, he promised a big curve after the second test and then the curve was miniscule. If your taking orgo at sju your best route is to take brown thats your best chance at an A. I took cesare 2 semesters btw

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHE2240
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Organic Chemistry is a hard subject already no matter what professor you have. Overall cesare was a good professor. He reads right off the PowerPoints which can get boring but he tells you exactly what's going to be on each exam. I ended up getting two letter grades higher than what I was suppose to get. It definitely helped my gpa.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ORGO2230
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I studied weeks before to prepare for the exams then when I took the test i had no idea what was going on. Went to his office hours and he doesn't seem to care about if you're passing or not. Not nearly enough help was given. Rate my prof says he curves but the class average for exam #2 was a 52 and no curve was given.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ORGO2230
• 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:

No curve this semester, ruined the transcripts of so many students who expected his usual curve. He's ridiculous.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHE2240
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Okay Cesare is a very nice guy in class but all he does is reads off the slide so attendance is not 100% mandatory. As for the test they are difficult at times and really tricky but are manageable if you study 3 months straight before lol. IF he CURVES i would love him for the rest of my life tho. See that's another thing you dont know if he will!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHE2240
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are fine, homework is fine. Study early and you'll understand everything but when test time comes, you'll feel as if you know nothing. Tests are ridiculously difficult. 25 questions so each is 4 points. I studied for weeks on weeks only to get a C.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ORGO2230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Get atleast a B on the tests and the final and you'll be golden with an A.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ORG1220
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took him spring semester. Got an A on the first exam then a C on the second. Told me if I do well on the final I'd get an A. Made the final harder and many were cheating and did not take action for. Everyone else suffered and ended up C- in this class. Sent out an e-mail cutting off anyone who wanted to review the final after the semester ended.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHE2230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Reads directly off the ppt's. Did nothing to the students that he KNEW had cheated both semesters. Instead, he punished all his 3 ORGO classes by making the final insane and removing the so called "curve" he promised to give. Writes NASTY emails at the end of the semester threatening he will not change your overall final grade- he'll even lower it.