AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Billie Lo

CHEM1A · CHEM1B · CHEM1C · 118 lifetime ratings

AI rating
8/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
19.05%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you are already strong in chemistry and can .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesTest HeavyTough GraderHeavy Self-StudyDisorganized Course
  • Most students say and the class becomes self-study.
  • as hard, rushed, and stressful.
  • and , but they do not fix the teaching experience.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Some students got A and , but most comments describe high effort, harsh exams, and real grade risk.

Online evidence is harsher about grade risk, while and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

The chemistry content is made harder by , fast or , and heavy self-study.

Both formats describe confusing teaching, with online reviews adding more complaints about broken organization and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory or say skipping class hurts, even though lectures are often described as unhelpful.

Both formats include mandatory-attendance reports, with some .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

because they say the class is confusing, stressful, and exam-heavy.

Both online and small group of in-person defenders.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

Curves and appear in some reviews, but , and point deductions are more common.

Format shift

Online reviews mention one heavy curve but mostly harsh outcomes, while .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students report lots of , and .

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly mention lots of homework, while and reading.

Teaching experience

Awful

16/100

Most comments , and not useful for learning.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially negative about organization, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

84/100

Reviews repeatedly describe tests, midterms, finals, quizzes, and labs as the .

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy, with online reviews giving more detail about timed exams.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are also mostly negative, though a few older reviews mention , curves, and .

Main concern

Students say and .

What students said

“Her lectures do not , and misleading”
CHEM1B
“I sat in the back and didn't pay attention to anything she said and still got an A.”
CHEM1A
“SELF STUDY CLASS.”
CHEM1C

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are highly negative, with repeated complaints about , heavy work, rushed exams, and .

Main concern

Students say the and exam-heavy.

What students said

“I don't understand any of her lecture”
CHEM1B
“Its almost impossible to finish exams with an hr for 14 questions.”
CHEM1B
“DONT EVER TAKE BILLIE LO. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.”
CHEM1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

hard questions, tight timing, and at least some explicit proctoring evidence.

Rushed ExamsHard TestsProctored ExamsFinal QuestioningTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

18/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and many claims that exams are very hard.

Proctored ExamsVery Hard ExamsTest Heavy
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CHEM1A
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CHEM1B
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CHEM1C

Online

Online reviews do not prove open-book or Lockdown Browser use, but and a .

Rushed ExamsFinal QuestioningTechnical Issues
“ and questioned me for over an hour”
CHEM1B
“had our exam 15 questns 1hr”
CHEM1B
“Its almost impossible to finish exams with an hr for 14 questions.”
CHEM1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Her lectures do not , and misleading”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting repeated themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

16/100

“SELF STUDY CLASS.”

⚖️

26/100

“ and accuses you of copying/cheating.”

🧪

18/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • You can never understand what she is saying during the lecture.
  • Lectures are useless. A lot of self-studying.
  • I don't understand any of her lecture

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • , and .
  • You will get an F on everything, but she offered us 150 points of
  • The , but she does curve it by 10-30 points

Theme 3

🚩 About Student Experience

  • .
  • Run.. Don't look back...
  • Think long and hard before taking her.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

118

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show a consistent negative pattern with detailed evidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 525
3 out of 518
2 out of 520
1 out of 537

Course coverage

CHEM1A24 reviews
CHEM1C14 reviews
CHEM1B12 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 5

B range

5

B 4 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 1 · D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

17

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 13 · Rather not say 1