General Chemistry Laboratory II

2 or less hrs/week

Same sitch at Chem Lab I -- go to lab, know your stuff, do the practice exams. Not that hard.

5/28/2024

4-6 hrs/week

This class was harder than 151 in the sense that the graders were so harsh yet vague sometimes. They also aren’t as lenient about your in-lab results. I was somehow able to get great results in lab but I know people who worked really hard and got penalized for having poor results. Sometimes your glassware or the chemicals can be finicky so I’d note down everything that seems off to you. I still never went to lab lecture, I personally didn’t find it worth my time but a select few might I guess. Try to be friends with your AI.

5/22/2024

2-4 hrs/week

I hate this class. its useless

5/19/2024

2-4 hrs/week

Can be hard at times. But if you have a friend who’s gifted, or one that’s already taken it or you just focus up this class is quite easy. Brynn lutes sucks and is annoying though. She is actually such a millennial piece of work

5/19/2024

Professor Lutes is extremely over-hated. She is very nice and helpful, and the grading overall is very fair. The main complaint is that her lectures are not helpful, but that is because they are meant as supplements to the video lectures - not as the main teaching component. If you put in the work to prepare they are very useful for the reports.

5/7/2024

I honestly believe that she is overhated and most of the negative comments come from students who didn't bother to attend her lectures. I found that her lectures were very helpful with the pre-lab and content, and she was a chill, knowledgeable professor who put in effort to support her students. Somewhat cluttered and disorganized though.

4/26/2024

WashU is blessed to have Dr. Lutes! I never had the opportunity to have chem lab before college, and I am glad to have had the experiences I had in 151 & 152.

4/21/2024

I know Lutes' lecture is hard to follow because she speaks very slowly and sometimes gets distracted but she is really a good person and cares about her students. Lab reports could be hard to do on your own so the key to this class is to go to office hours. I went to her office hours every single week and got good grades on all of my lab reports.

8/21/2023

While professor lutes doesn't give great lectures all of the material you need to know is in the lecture videos/lab manual. She was very understanding of personal issues and very generous with rounding up grades. Lab reports are kind of annoying but there is a lot of resources offered. You can definitely do well in this class if you want to.

5/26/2023

I rated her poorly last semester, but after having gone to her office hours, I can say that she is one of the nicest professors. She cares a lot about her students being able to understand the assignments. It is just up to the students to seek it.

5/11/2023

Lectures were pointless in this class, they didn't really add anything to the lab material. Bryn tries really hard to be fun and relatable to the point that it's offputting. The canvas page is organized so that's a plus. Lab components are pretty toughly graded and it's easy to lose points.

12/23/2022

pretty easy class but teacher does not really do anything. gotta do most things yourself

10/19/2022

Lutes is a nice person, but a bad teacher. Her grading criteria for lec&lab is INSANE. Theres no help, the amount of work for lab is crazy. Prelab(due start of lab), electronic lab notebook(due end of lab), lab report (due ONE day after lab). This class sucks. You have to teach yourself. Be careful, these people are hoping for your failure.

9/26/2022

Professor Lutes is an amazing professor who genuinely cares about her students who make an effort. I had Prof Lutes for Gen Chem over the summer and then the in the spring of 2022 and I always made it a point to attend her office hours and ask questions. I know office hours may seem like a pain but TRUST ME! They help big time.

9/1/2022

i mean this is a really, really, really hard class. like really hard. but after looking back at it all, once you figure out how to get a perfect score on a lab report, you can basically rinse and repeat the process. very rewarding class. lutes is a great person. monday lectures are slow and unhelpful, but posted solutions are good for report.

7/5/2022

coming into freshman year, 151 was defo the hardest class id ever taken (no AP chem background). i got a 110-120 ish /150 on the midterm, which hurt my soul. then i learned how to properly do the class.... consistently hit basically perfect scores on everything and ended with A+. GRIND SMART AND HARD FOR THIS CLASS. LUTES IS A SWEETHEART.

5/18/2022

People are exaggerating or did not try enough for the class. Yes, the class can be tough and it is, but if you honestly just put in the work, watch the lecture videos, go to lecture, read the manual and attend mentor office hours you'll be just fine. Also, Lutes is very sweet, gives out answers during office hours, and gives tons of extra credit

5/17/2022

I've never experienced a bigger waste of time in my life than Lutes' lectures. Forget getting help with the one hard question on the lab. The most important topic is obviously one of her many, many cats. Piazza is never answered, deadlines are ridiculous, and feedback is never taken. If you can, spare yourself the migraine.

5/14/2022

152 is everything bad about 151 but worse. Lecture is useless, and Piazza is never answered. Takes weeks to grade and gives 0 feedback. The inclusion of "unknowns" this semester makes the class harder and the grading harsher. Takes hours of work outside of class, and the report being due after ONE DAY is ridiculous. WAY too much work for 2 credits.

5/12/2022

Lutes lectures are essentially useless. All the learning done is done through her online videos and the lab manual. Chem152 is a bit harder. I found the exams to be a lot trickier than first semester. Go to OH to get good lab report grades and then just try to study hard for the exams. I want to stress that lutes 1 lecture is useless.

5/6/2022