AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Judith Shelling

CHEM1011 · BLAW110 · CHEMR110 · CHEM101 · CHEM104 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid if ; if you will teach yourself from the textbook and use office hours hard.

Best fit · Self Taught ProScattered LecturesSelf-Taught ChemistryTextbook DependentNice but DisorganizedMandatory Attendance
  • Many students say lectures are scattered, sometimes wrong, and .
  • She is often described as kind and .
  • and skipping is framed as a path to failing.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible with heavy textbook study and office hours, but lectures give little lift so effort cost is high.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Pace can be fast and scattered, with students reporting 5-10 study hours a day in summer and constant reading.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping means you will not pass.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

33/100

; many advise another professor because lectures do not teach.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Curves and office-hour help can support grades, and several students still earned As despite weak lectures.

Format shift

Based only on in-person evidence.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Expect , and heavy self-study when lectures fall short.

Format shift

Based only on in-person evidence.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Common themes are disorganized lectures, incorrect info, and praise.

Format shift

Based only on in-person evidence.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and reading all matter; class is often labeled test heavy or read-heavy.

Format shift

Based only on in-person evidence.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chem and related courses show a kind instructor whose lectures often feel useless or incorrect, so and office hours.

Main concern

Weak, scattered lectures and .

What students said

“you have to teach yourself in this class from your textbook.”
CHEM104
“Her lectures are useless, she often gives wrong info, and is scattered.”
CHEM104
“Dr. J is awesome! She has a great sense of humor.”
CHEMR110

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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Assessment relies on tests, homework problems, and in reviews.

Test heavyTextbook problemsLab component

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and labs rather than clearly described proctored digital exams.

TEST HEAVYHomework problemsLab work
“TEST HEAVY”
BLAW110
“ and !”
CHEM104

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Judith is not a good professor, and sadly at Sbcc she is the only professor for chem 104, you have to teach yourself in this class from your textbook.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews, highlighting self-teaching, lecture scatter, and mixed personal warmth. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

34/100

“I ended up learning more from the textbook material than her lectures.”

🌀 Lecture Quality

30/100

“ , and too long.”

❤️ Kind but Not Enough

50/100

“Dr. Shelling is a great person, but as a and lecture.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are useless, she often gives wrong info, and is scattered.
  • The powerpoints were useless.
  • She often showed up to lab without having read the experiment prior.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • I had to study 5-10 hours a day in order to get an A.
  • Get ready to read the whole book on your own!
  • , but your grade definitely all depends on how much you study/learn

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she is a kind spirit, but difficult to work with.
  • She genuinely wants her students to understand the material.
  • Dr. J is the most amazing instructor and she cares about her students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Ten in-person reviews from 2011-2017 show consistent self-teach and lecture-scatter themes, though older spread reduces perfect currency.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM1044 reviews
CHEM1012 reviews
1041 review
BLAW1101 review
CHEM10111 review
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CHEMR1101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1