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De Anza College · Chemistry

Sonia Pollitt

CHEM1A · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

unless and handle a heavy workload without much lecture support.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOverwhelming workloadConfusing lecturesFast paceCaring but ineffectiveDifficult exams
  • Students agree she cares, but they also say the course is very hard and confusing.
  • The workload is repeatedly described as overwhelming because of , and homework.
  • as harsh, but the effort required is high and lectures may not help enough.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible, but students , and difficult exams.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

The course is intellectually hard because the pace , and students are pushed toward self-study.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

8/100

as mandatory.

because there are zero online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

because the workload becomes overwhelming and the teaching does not make the .

because there are zero online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

One review says she is fairly lenient and , but the heavy workload still makes grades costly.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Students repeatedly describe , and extra assignments.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students say she cares and , but the and do not make the difficult class easier.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Assessment appears to include , and difficult exams.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are consistently negative about workload, pace, and lecture clarity, though they acknowledge that she cares and .

Main concern

The main concern is overwhelming work paired with .

What students said

“her class is extremely difficult.”
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“The pace of the course is fairly quick, so you have to always study.”
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“Strongly advise that and .”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews mention difficult exams and curves, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book, closed-book, midterm, or .

Difficult ExamsCurved Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and curves, but do not clearly prove the exact exam format or policy.

Difficult ExamsCurved Exams
“Exams could be a .”
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“studying for tests, and .”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Strongly advise that and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Workload Risk

10/100

“she assigns A LOT of work, which can quickly become overwhelming.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“That being said, she does not succeed.”

📚 Course Difficulty

18/100

“The pace of the course is fairly quick, so you have to always study.”

Theme 1

📚 About Difficulty

  • her class is extremely difficult.
  • The pace of the course is fairly quick, so you have to always study.
  • .

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • she assigns A LOT of work, which can quickly become overwhelming.
  • Lots of , and the .
  • , which paired with the lab became overwhelming VERY fast.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Pollitt is an .
  • and is a .
  • Professor Pollitt cares.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

, but they are detailed, recent to each other, and consistent about workload and difficulty.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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3 out of 51
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM1A3 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1