Review 1: Kaafarani is a brilliant professor. Don't let anyone talk you out of not taking organic chemistry with him. Of course, you have to work harder with him but at least he is a professor who requires you to think about chemistry and not swallow the 1000 page book like a brainless nerd that most students taking organic chemistry courses with other professors are. Yes, you have to work.
He is a BRILLIANT lecturer. He has the funniest accent but you go out from his lecture totally understanding the material. He has slides that he posts on moodle. His slides are enough to study for his quizzes.
His quizzes are very difficult. The averages sometimes come as low as 48. But he usually does a curve and not a lot of students fail the course. Although if you get 20s and 30s on everything, then I don't think you deserve to pass the course. Not because you want to pass means you should - it's the hard truth; accept it.
If you get to choose between Kaafarani and the professor-wannabe Ghaddar, the choice is really simple: KAAFARANI, KAAFARANI, KAAFARANI
What grade did you get in the course?: 80-89
Class/Section (e.g. HIST101, PSPA 201): Chem 212
Status: No longer taking class with professor (still student)
Review 2:
Never take an organic course with him if you have the option of taking it with Ghaddar or Haddadin. His exams are hell, and he wants them that way. He derives pleasure from torturing pre med students because he himself didnt get accepted in med school. Take all your organic courses with Ghaddar who is a million times better than Kaafarani.
What grade did you get in the course?: 65-69
Appearance (just for fun): Not
Class/Section (e.g. HIST101, PSPA 201): Chem 212
Status: No longer taking class with professor (still student)
For the record, he never was a premed student so the above post is just a cliché about professors teaching premedical courses! His exams are NOT hard. He prepares you for every bit of them.
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