Do yourself a favor and take the class with anyone else. Samonina for example. Honestly, this class is made far harder than it ever needs to be. I understand organic chemistry is a hard subject but you are pretty much lulled into a false sense of hope in this class with the test corrections and then demolished by the final, which is and always will be the hardest exam I have ever taken. Frantz is nice as a person and her lectures are decent but I wouldn’t call her “student friendly”. I took Frantz thinking that the difficulty of her exams and final would be offset by the fact that she’s a good lecturer but I was sorely mistaken. The most frustrating part of this class is you can study until the cows come home and you still will find questions pulled out of left field that aren’t indicative of what is taught in class. Bottom line, take orgo with another professor if you want a chance at getting a decent grade.

Do yourself a favor and take the class with Samonina. I have friends who went from a C+ in orgo 1 with Frants to an A+ in orgo 2 with Samonina. If someone tells you that Frantz prepares you better for the MCAT don't listen to them.

I thought that this was a HUGE jump from the introductory chemistry classes. You need to be prepared to stay on top of every unit when youre learning it, and not procrastinate in any way. I got really sick for a month, and because of that my grade really suffered. The first three exams arent terrible but the final is baaaaad. I would do lots and lots of practice problems

I have kept a record over the past two semesters of how many times she has said "Quiet Please" in lecture. I realized one week in that it was going to be an absurd amount. Keep in mind that this total is based on only classes I was present for, so a margin of error does exist and this is most likely a low estimate. Without further ado, here are the results:
Fall semester QP's - 45 over 10 days (4.5 avg per day) estimated 149 over entire semester
Spring semester QP's- 126 over 33 days (3.8 avg per day) with 2 silent stares and 1 "I'll wait"
Total QP's - 171
Estimated Total QP's - 275

Please, just be quiet.

Frantz has favorites in the class and these are the good reviews that you see on here. I think she makes the tests unfair by pulling information that we have not discussed in class from the Klein textbook (we were not told to purchase this, I only have it because tophat sucks). Once you're in the spring semester, she puts questions on the exam from the fall, even though many students did not take the class with her during the fall semester. She can be unreasonable with any technical problems with the class. For example, when tophat isn't working and you are unable to answer in class questions, she won't give you credit for them even if you are there. She says that its not her problem, its tophats! She is not very understanding in terms of exam conflicts. Good news is her exam corrections are awesome. dont take orgo if you don't have to. In my opinion, lecture is optional (as long as you're answering the tophat questions from home.... and the app is working).

I feel like a lot of people give Frantz a hard time, but this is one of the most difficult classes at UVA and I think she does her best to make it clear and enjoyable. The TopHat readings are kinda of stupid and have a lot of typos and information you don't need to know. I found it more helpful to go to class and take notes, and then read the sections about what was covered in class afterwards. The key to doing well on exams is doing sooo many practice problems. If you can get access to the Klien Orgo textbook, use those chapters/problems for practice. I always found the Klien chapters more clear and those problems more relevant than the tophat ones. I don't think it is Frantz's fault this class is so miserable; she does the best she can to teach the material and is super nice in office hours. I think taking this with Frantz is the way to go. ALSO: When you take this class, please appreciate it and don't take it for granted because Orgo II is a million times worse.

Professor Frantz is by far the most skilled lecturer I've has at this University. She is excellent and makes what I thought would be a hard class one of my easiest ones. Do the readings and it will be hard for you to get less than an B+ in this class.

Some people really liked Frantz.... some people really dislike her. I am on the latter side. Tophat is absolutely riddled with bugs, and I personally believe I did not learn anything in Frantz lectures. I did not go to the last 9 lectures, and I skipped a few throughout the rest of the semester, yet, I received an A in this class - if that tells you anything about how much you learn in lecture. If you want to succeed but not be overbearingly stressed out by Frantz Tophat reading and lectures, just read the Klein textbook and do all the Klein recommended practice problems.

This class is very practice-based - there are many practice problems in class and discussion is almost entirely group practice for bonus points. Exams are fairly difficult with no multiple choice but you can get up to half your missed points back with exam corrections. Frantz herself is very helpful in office hours and her lectures are fantastic. My one complaint: Top Hat is a huge pain to use, as the textbook is riddled with poorly explained sections, typos make it unintelligible in parts, and the mobile app is nearly useless for clicker questions.

This class had a lot of outside work. Daily quizzes, weekly homeworks and reading, a mandatory discussion section that always lasts like an hour a half. That being said, there were a lot of variables to bring your grade up so take advantage of them. The exams were fair and the test corrections were always appreciated. Try not to forget anything as you move along because everything builds on itself. Don't expect any curves or anything because to be honest, there really aren't any needed at the end of the course. Personally, I feel like there's a lot of hysteria around organic chemistry, but Frantz does a great job at grounding it as just another subject for a student to learn. This is how it is and everyone can learn as long as you do plenty of practice problems. Try not to be intimidated, but approach it with a hardworking attitude and an A is most definitely possible.