Micheal Quinn is a life saver. He is passionate about helping out students and his kindness made for a really comfortable learning environment. He answered every question and never made me feel bad about not knowing something. I wish I started attending his sessions earlier in the year! I 100% recommend attending the zooms and also completing the practice exams. They were an essential part of my studying for exams and it definitely helped me. Also, the concept guides were amazing. He is a talented teacher because he communicated difficult topics in a simple way. He helped the information "click" in my head. I am so appreciative to have Micheal Quinn, I don't even want to imagine what my chem grade would have been without him. In our eyes, MQ is at God status. Thank you Micheal Quinn!

— Human Physiology Major 2027’

Mike Quinn got me through chem 101 and was a huge reason I was able to get an A in the class. His weekly review sessions and practice tests were key to my studying every week. Through Mike, I was able to gain more practice with problems which helped ingrain the concepts into my brain making my recall concepts faster on quiz nights.

— PR Major 2027’

The group sessions where you walked through all the discussion worksheets were extremely helpful as I was able to gauge a step by step understanding as to how and why certain steps were done. The concept sheet and review sessions before the final we’re also really valuable and simplified my revision since the chapters were condensed into only the most pertinent concepts

— Biology Major 2027’

Your review sessions were super helpful in reinforcing concepts from lecture. I also found practice quizzes very helpful because we were able to have a better understanding of high yield topics. Overall, I think the review sessions were really helpful and through and by the end of the night any confusions I had would be resolved and I would feel much more confident with the material.

— Human Physiology Major 2027’

I found all of the review sessions to be extremely helpful, for both CH101 and CH102 - I really liked how you broke down all of the concepts by explaining them with pictures/diagrams and also how you added in your own methods of understanding/studying certain topics like titrations and the beaker problems. I also really appreciated how you went over the discussion questions every week and really took the time to explain how to go through them step by step. The concept guides that you made were also very helpful because it showed most of the information to focus on for that specific section/quiz. Some of the practice exams were better than others (just based on difficultly level of the questions as compared to the actual quizzes), but overall I felt that you got most of the content

— Biomedical Engineering 2027’

Very good tutor and helped a lot, went above and beyond for the students success. Highly recommend!!

— Psych Major 2027’

The practice exams are very useful. I find that making an overview of what you’ll be going over for each review session at the start is very helpful for me to write it in my own notes for organizational purposes! For how much info is given in these review sessions, the price is 100% worth it. Thank you so much for putting in so much time in helping other students achieve their goals in a very hard class like gen chem!

— Human Physiology Major 2027’

I always found these zooms to give me clarity. Like anything that is usually ran over very fast in lecture, Mike Quinn knows how to bring clarity to these topics.

— Neuro Major 2027’

The review sessions were very helpful to keep track of the course material and answer questions that were on the discussion worksheet. The reviews were very comprehensive and went over problems we could expect to see on exams. The practice tests were helpful in testing your knowledge and seeing if you were ready for the quiz. The reviews were very helpful to keep track of your progress in the class rather than fall behind and accumulate more questions by the time of the quiz. Some of the sessions were very long…so although it was very helpful it was hard to stay attentive the entire time. Also, sometimes I felt comfortable with the questions being asked out could only solve them when guided alongside the review session but not on my own.

— Neuro Major 2027’

You were wonderful in you explanations during each lecture. The worksheets were great to keep us on task and focused. And quizzes were great to keep you in the mindset of school time. I love that you record each session and if we don’t make it to the live session we can play it on our own.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

I am extremely thankful that Michael Quinn hosted this bootcamp. Since I have not taken a chemistry course in over 2 years, I was initially very concerned about my ability to succeed in CH101 as an incoming freshman, but this bootcamp reinforced my chemistry foundations so that I am prepped for success in the fall. I really appreciated how there were 2 time slots to accommodate different time slots, and Michael Quinn answered any and all questions during the sessions. Since all sessions were recorded, I was able to go back to the lessons at my leisure and review for the quizzes. Overall, I feel more confident in the coming semester and am grateful for this opportunity. Thank you.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

I thought the sessions were really helpful! I enjoyed the reviews and thought the tips and tricks you gave on the concepts, especially Lewis structures, were super useful. I liked how you organized everything using google docs making it convenient for us to access them.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

I feel like attending the gen-chem bootcamp was really helpful for me. I feel like I got a refresher on most concepts and some new topics that I will be learning in my general chemistry class this fall. I felt much more confident in my chemistry skills after attending the sessions. I found the worksheets and practice quizzes really helpful to get more practice on topics I found more challenging.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

I think the bootcamp was very helpful. It helped me reinforce skills I haven't seen in a while and it exposed me to some new concepts. I also thought the the pacing of the course was really good. Overall, I feel more prepared for gen-chem this fall.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

This bootcamp was super helpful to me, in terms of review from what I learned last year, and covering some of the trickier concepts to come! I really liked the pace that it went at, and your explanations when explaining some of the harder concepts were detailed enough that I had a good understanding by the end of it.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

This was exactly what I needed to feel more comfortable going into my freshman year. I haven't taken chemistry since my freshman year of high school, so I was nervous to take Chem 101. This bootcamp was perfectly paced and not too overwhelming. Being able to look back at the recordings, take quizzes, and participate in walk through worksheets made a huge difference in my confidence levels for the fall. Thank you so much (like actually)!!

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

You were great at teaching and made everything easily accessible to us, and overall everything was structured well. I liked the amount of worksheets you provided and thought that having a good amount of practice made your sessions really effective! Thank you!

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

My experience was amazing! I was so nervous to begin because I haven't taken chemistry since my sophomore year, and I forgot everything. But, with this bootcamp I feel more confident to tackle chem 101 in the incoming weeks. The lectures were always paced well and Mike is incredibly helpful/ receptive to questions.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

The bootcamp was so helpful and the sessions were the perfect length and frequency during the week to be able to fit in with also being on summer vacation. I did not take AP chem as a senior in high school, and was worried about going into Gen Chem having not taken chem since sophomore year, so this eased my worries a lot!

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

The bootcamp really helped me feel prepared for CHEM101 after not having taken chemistry in more than two years. It made me remember a lot of past things I’ve learned while teaching me new information that makes me feel confident going into class.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

It was very helpful! it's nice to see someone who went through the process speak of not just their experience but tips on what works and what to avoid. Overall it was an amazing experience.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

I thought it was a great review of high school chem and also taught new information in a way that made complicated concepts simple and easy to understand.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

I honestly loved the gen-chem bootcamp. It helped me remember material from my chem class sophomore year of high school and made me feel more secure going into a college chem class. I think your teaching style is very effective and you make your students comfortable asking questions and asking for help. I also appreciate that you offer us help throughout the year, saying we can reach out with questions.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

Overall, I liked the overall loose nature of the entire boot-camp. During the duration of the entire bootcamp live sessions, I had work, so being able to watch the recordings during my breaks was convenient. I also liked how easy it was to follow the videos and how much practice was done. You also responded to my email quick, which was a very nice touch.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

This bootcamp was super helpful to go over the basics, and remind me of things I didnt remember. I also loved how the sessions were recorded because I was able to go back and watch when I couldn't make the zoom.

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

This was a fantastic resource! I attended some sessions live and some I accessed the recordings, and I found both to be helpful. I liked the reference sheet for the quiz as I felt it focused the learning and prevented me from feeling like I needed to look things up. Overall this was a great experience!

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

I was really glad that I chose to join the bootcamp. It made me feel less nervous and more prepared for the fall semester. I liked the quizzes throughout the bootcamp. I already love chemistry but the camp made me more excited. Plus, you are truly a great teacher. I understood all the concepts even the ones that were confusing to me in AP Chem. Thank you and keep up the great work!!

-2024 Bootcamp Participant

The group zooms were extremely helpful to me. I found Mike’s examples and problems to be extremely beneficial to giving me alternative problems to the ones given by the professors while still practicing the same skill. It was also helpful to me to be able to test myself on skills I believed I already knew. I even found it very helpful because other people may ask questions I didn’t even think about and that often led to a deeper understanding of the concepts, and all in all these benefits led to greater recall during quiz time, greater understanding of all concepts in the course, and in general I think it was definitely worth it and recommend any students taking chemistry at BU to join!!

Class of 2027