Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
She might be one of the best professors ever. She truly cares about her students and her lectures skills are amazing. I was able to learn a lot from her.Rate My Professors ↗
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Lea Gustin
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I had Dr.Gustin for Chem 108. She's a super sweet, funny, and passionate lecturer. She does a really good job of explaining topics in a concise manner. The quizzes and exams were a bit difficult but you're provided with plenty of practice material. She's also super understanding. Overall, loved her class and glad she was my professor.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
She's so good at relating the material to real life and making lectures interesting and understandable. I really felt like I was able to follow along. I advise against skipping lecture because it's really easy to fall behind, and it can feel impossible to catch up. She records her lectures and is always willing to meet 1 on 1 if you fall behind.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
I truly loved Dr. G! She was engaging, funny, and explained concepts perfectly. She went at a great pace for gen chem and was an accessible learner. As evidence: she recorded every lecture but the room was almost always PACKED with students in person. I appreciated how she got students involved (even w/ 500+ people) and was incredibly approachable.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Took this class over a year ago and Dr G still says hi & talks to me when she sees me around. Lectures are entertaining and she's very caring. Very accessible outside of class & willing to work with you as much as you need. Exams can be tough but if you put in the effort you should be fine. Big curve at the end. One of the chem best profs I've had.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
CHEM 108: Professor Gustin is the best. She is so sweet and I love her lectures. She makes a difficult course easier just because she is the best (I'm not saying this class is easy tho). She even says bless you when someone sneezes lol. Take any chem course with her, it's worth it!Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Lea Gustin
CHEM 108
Chemistry in Our World
5 creditsChemistry in Our World covers selected inorganic and organic chemistry topics, emphasizing relevance to biological, environmental, and social issues.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.00 GPA, 42.8% A/AB (n=215 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.93 GPA, 40.8% A/AB (n=223 letter grades).
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