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Kevin Chiu ENES100 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2025	Even though he is a new professor and first started in the fall semester of 25 (I'm pretty sure), he is a great professor. Forget the bad reviews on him; he is a great professor, and I couldn't/ wouldn't pick another person for this class. He is a little picky with his grading, but not enough to make u not take this class. I recommend taking it with a friend to make it more fun, because in the beginning and later on, it gets a little boring and more focused, I guess, and it's great to have a friend/ familiar face in the class. As he's stated multiple times, this class isn't graded on how ur otv performs independently (but do try to make it work), it's more or less about you guys working together to make it, 45% of ur grade is more OTV focused, and the rest is purely teamwork stuff. The TA for this is great also; she was helpful. Whenever we asked for help, she was always willing to help us. Regarding the OTV, having people who are good at CADing/Coding will come in CLUTCH. You might be unlucky and be placed in a group that doesn't specialize in these fields, but that's a low chance of happening since they try to balance it out. So to end this off. 10/10 professor, 10/10 TA, she's excellent. Class was enjoyable and amazing, 100% would return to retake it. Oh BTW u need to put down like 40$ for ur OTV, and he'll tell you this too, but be prepared to use all the money.
Kevin Chiu ENES100 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/17/2025	Great guy and great instructor. He's harsh with grading, but it's because he cares about your learning. Take him for ENES100 if you want to learn helpful engineering skills and value a kind, approachable professor.
Kevin Chiu ENES100 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/12/2025	A harsh grader for an introduction class but is a fine professor and is helpful.
Kevin Chiu ENES100 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/12/2025	He grades this 100 level class like a 400 level class (his words, not mine). He brought in a past student to talk about his current engineering job/experiences and the student went on a rant about how Chiu was the only prof to give him a B ever. I get why he held the grudge, as Kevin is often difficult to work with. He is known well within the ENES100 community for being very strict on safety policies and will often deduct points for those that do not follow these strictures perfectly. He also keeps eyeing myself and others in class... So if you don't want a strict grader for an introduction to engineering, DONT TAKE HIM!!!!
Kevin Chiu ENES100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/12/2025	Don't take him for ENES 100. He's a really harsh grader for no reason and isn't really willing to help you or your group.
Kevin Chiu ENES100 Expecting a B Anonymous 03/26/2025	Had problems with my group and professor was so unsupportive and unhelpful. Professor said that the grade in the class is highly dependent on how good your group is and sometimes you just get unlucky. However he is occasionally be funny however it is not worth the stress of how he will insult and belittle you for mistakes.
Kevin Chiu ENES100 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/16/2024	New professor this year and I think he's a really wholesome guy! Chiu (or as he goes by, Nicholas) seems to genuinely care about his students. Throughout the semester, he took the time to speak with each student individually, which means a lot. His grading may be slightly on the harsher side, but this could change in future semesters or be accounted for in a curve. Some of his instruction this semester seemed unconfident, but that was only until the building phase started. Overall, easy to talk to and a really nice person!

Kevin Chiu
ENES100

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2025

Even though he is a new professor and first started in the fall semester of 25 (I'm pretty sure), he is a great professor. Forget the bad reviews on him; he is a great professor, and I couldn't/ wouldn't pick another person for this class. He is a little picky with his grading, but not enough to make u not take this class. I recommend taking it with a friend to make it more fun, because in the beginning and later on, it gets a little boring and more focused, I guess, and it's great to have a friend/ familiar face in the class. As he's stated multiple times, this class isn't graded on how ur otv performs independently (but do try to make it work), it's more or less about you guys working together to make it, 45% of ur grade is more OTV focused, and the rest is purely teamwork stuff. The TA for this is great also; she was helpful. Whenever we asked for help, she was always willing to help us. Regarding the OTV, having people who are good at CADing/Coding will come in CLUTCH. You might be unlucky and be placed in a group that doesn't specialize in these fields, but that's a low chance of happening since they try to balance it out. So to end this off. 10/10 professor, 10/10 TA, she's excellent. Class was enjoyable and amazing, 100% would return to retake it. Oh BTW u need to put down like 40$ for ur OTV, and he'll tell you this too, but be prepared to use all the money.

Kevin Chiu
ENES100

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/17/2025

Great guy and great instructor. He's harsh with grading, but it's because he cares about your learning. Take him for ENES100 if you want to learn helpful engineering skills and value a kind, approachable professor.

Kevin Chiu
ENES100

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/12/2025

A harsh grader for an introduction class but is a fine professor and is helpful.

Kevin Chiu
ENES100

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/12/2025

He grades this 100 level class like a 400 level class (his words, not mine). He brought in a past student to talk about his current engineering job/experiences and the student went on a rant about how Chiu was the only prof to give him a B ever. I get why he held the grudge, as Kevin is often difficult to work with. He is known well within the ENES100 community for being very strict on safety policies and will often deduct points for those that do not follow these strictures perfectly. He also keeps eyeing myself and others in class... So if you don't want a strict grader for an introduction to engineering, DONT TAKE HIM!!!!

Kevin Chiu
ENES100

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
05/12/2025

Don't take him for ENES 100. He's a really harsh grader for no reason and isn't really willing to help you or your group.

Kevin Chiu
ENES100

Expecting a B
Anonymous
03/26/2025

Had problems with my group and professor was so unsupportive and unhelpful. Professor said that the grade in the class is highly dependent on how good your group is and sometimes you just get unlucky. However he is occasionally be funny however it is not worth the stress of how he will insult and belittle you for mistakes.

Kevin Chiu
ENES100

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/16/2024

New professor this year and I think he's a really wholesome guy! Chiu (or as he goes by, Nicholas) seems to genuinely care about his students. Throughout the semester, he took the time to speak with each student individually, which means a lot. His grading may be slightly on the harsher side, but this could change in future semesters or be accounted for in a curve. Some of his instruction this semester seemed unconfident, but that was only until the building phase started. Overall, easy to talk to and a really nice person!