AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Jennifer Hsieh

CHEM1234 · CHEM11 · CHEM31 · CHEM11AND12 · CHEM12 · 86 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
58.82%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Take her only if you want rigorous chemistry training and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyCaring but strictLots of homeworkNo curve
  • Clear and , but and feel unpredictable.
  • Heavy workload with , and .
  • , not an easy GPA boost.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Getting an A requires mastery of homework, labs, and .

Online reviews more often report A outcomes with heavy practice; and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

General chemistry content is dense, fast, and and multi-step free-response work.

Both formats call the material hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

, and participation or lecture notes matter for success.

Evidence is mostly from in-person CHEM courses; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and support, not for students chasing an easy chem grade.

Online reviews are more uniformly positive; and avoid.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

32/100

, and high-stakes tests keep grades strict.

Format shift

Online students more often report fair rewards for hard work; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework, handwritten lab notebooks, weekly work, and .

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; online adds weekly assignment volume.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

, and supportive outside class, though some call lectures quiet or exam-unaligned.

Format shift

Online praise for ; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams and and homework as secondary boosters.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many call her the best chem teacher at SMC, while , and .

Main concern

Exams weigh heavily, often feel unfair or impossible to finish, and .

What students said

“Exams/Final are worth 64% of your grade and she teaches off slideshows only”
CHEM12
“Nearly impossible to finish within allotted time and extremely difficult.”
CHEM12
“Take her over anybody else for Chem 12! Chemistry is hard but she makes it understandable.”
CHEM12

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online , and , while still calling the course hard and test-heavy.

Main concern

You still and lectures to earn an A.

What students said

“You must do every extra practice problem if you want the A.”
CHEM12
“ if you can master the hw problems and lecture contents.”
CHEM11
“I annotated every lecture, did all the and finished with a 95”
CHEM12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

with a note card but little curving.

Test heavyHard multi-part free responseLimited timeOccasional note cardRare curve

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are frequently called brutal, time-pressured, multi-part free response, and rarely dropped.

In-person examsNo drop lowestTime pressureFree responseNote card sometimes allowed
“Nearly impossible to finish within allotted time and extremely difficult.”
CHEM12
“you get a LARGE note card to use on the exam”
CHEM12
“ . My average was 40%”
CHEM11

Online

Online comments say exams reward full practice beyond homework, with less detail on proctoring.

Practice-problem dependentChallenging but reward hard work
“ , but please don't be afraid; all your hard work will be rewarded.”
CHEM12
“ if you can master the hw problems and lecture contents.”
CHEM11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If I could only take one chem professor for the rest of my life it would be Hsieh. Truly cares about you as a person and not just as a student.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Support

70/100

“She really wants her students to succedd and she is willing to help you though every step of the process.”

📝

34/100

“Nearly impossible to finish within allotted time and extremely difficult.”

⚖️

32/100

“ and nice teacher.”

👍

55/100

“Take her over anybody else for Chem 12! Chemistry is hard but she makes it understandable.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she makes it understandable
  • Truly cares about you as a person
  • Her lectures are amazing and
  • speaks so so very quietly that nobody can hear

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Exams/Final are worth 64% of your grade
  • Study all you like, you'll still be surprised
  • You must put the work in to get the A

Theme 3

🧪

  • Lots of and
  • assign lots of HW but it does not show in
  • GO TO LECTURE

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

86

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years, and caring teaching, with both strong praise and strong criticism.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 512
3 out of 517
2 out of 510
1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM1123 reviews
CHEM1222 reviews
CHEM12343 reviews
CHEM11AND121 review
CHEM311 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 5 · A 10

B range

15

B+ 4 · B 11

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2