AI Rate Professor

Physical Sciences

Einhard Schmidt

CHEM1011 · CHEM11 · CHEM1319 · GENERALCHEM · CHEM10 · GCHEM1347 · CHEM12 · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
46.15%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Only take him if you want a brutal chemistry challenge and ; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest-heavy chemSelf-study requiredTough graderPolarizing teacherOffice hours help
  • Chemistry with Schmidt is widely seen as very hard and exam-dominated.
  • Many students say and practice relentlessly.
  • Hardcore students who put in huge effort sometimes praise deep learning and fairness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Even strong students say an A requires massive daily study; many report B/C or .

Online and ; no format is an easy A.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Content pace, dense exams, and .

In-person CHEM12 is especially brutal; online is similarly hard with fewer reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and participation; others say no, but skipping still hurts learning.

; online has limited attendance evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

Roughly half would take him again for rigor; the .

In-person is polarized; online leans more negative overall.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

Tough grader tags, no easy curves, and .

Format shift

.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Daily study, long problem sets, labs, and .

Format shift

In-person and online both demand heavy outside work and self-teaching.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

He knows chemistry deeply and holds office hours, but .

Format shift

In-person praise and criticism both strong; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

and homework as secondary.

Format shift

Online and as the majority of the grade.

Luni fit check

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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

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM10/11/12 reviews split between best-hard-teacher praise and , and self-study.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“If you want constant anxiety and stress, enroll in his class.”
CHEM12
“do not wait for him to teach you the material. Read the book, do practice problems, go to office hours.”
CHEM12
“Very tough, but the .”
CHEM11

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

one succeeded with and exam-dominated grades.

Main concern

and weak help on labs make online especially unforgiving.

What students said

“ if it sets you behind a semester. Trust.”
CHEM12
“Not an easy A, have to really work for it.”
CHEM12
“ , but doable if you put in the work.”
CHEM12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are long, timed, concept-heavy, and often described as extremely hard with little hand-holding.

Long multi-question examsTimed examsTest heavyTricky multiple choice

Assessment risk

Strict

24/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes tricky, with pop quizzes in some terms.

Extremely hard examsTest heavyMultiple choice and free responsePop quizzes
“ and EXTREMELY HARD.”
CHEM12
“he makes it nearly impossible to pass with .”
CHEM11

Online

Online students report and little lab help.

5 exams ~70 questionsTimed examsExam-heavy gradeLabs secondary
“5 exams @ 70 questions/2.5hrs, labs, and HW. ”
CHEM12
“exams 90% of your grade with labs 10% all based on correctness”
CHEM12

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“do not wait for him to teach you the material. Read the book, do practice problems, go to office hours.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, capturing the hard-chem and polarizing-teacher themes. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Difficulty Level

18/100

“If you want constant anxiety and stress, enroll in his class.”

📚

30/100

“Just read the textbook and you'll be good.”

⚖️ Polarized Recommendation

46/100

“Very tough, but the .”

📝

24/100

“ and EXTREMELY HARD.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he's really smart, but he's not the .
  • He gets annoyed when you ask questions
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • An A is nearly impossible unless you are a chem major.
  • if you put in the effort, you'll earn an A.
  • Your grade in this class is earned not give.

Theme 3

🧪

  • Do not ask for help on a lab because he will not help you
  • .
  • Go to his office hours if you have question and if you need help, he is really willing to help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

84

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with rich conflicting detail yield high credibility for a polarized tough-chem profile.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 514
3 out of 512
2 out of 510
1 out of 521

Course coverage

CHEM1221 reviews
CHEM1115 reviews
CHEM109 reviews
13061 review
CHEM10111 review
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CHEM13191 review
GCHEM13471 review
GENERALCHEM1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

11

A 11

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 2