AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Stephanie Stepp

1B · CHEM1A · CHEM25 · CHEM113A · CHEM1B · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
75/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
72.22%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take Stepp if you will practice consistently and use office hours, but because .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and approachableExam-focused gradingHelpful outside classMixed lecture clarityLenient partial credit
  • Recent chemistry reviews are much stronger than older negative reviews.
  • Students .
  • The main risk is uneven lecturing and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

An A is obtainable with , and practice, but because tests may have few questions.

Online evidence is slightly easier, while keeping up with practice and exams.

Is the course easy?

Standard

57/100

The chemistry content is manageable when students practice, but organic chemistry and .

Online CHEM25 sounds lighter overall, while and year.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

as mandatory, but students say going to class and staying current matters.

Online reviews mention recordings but suggest attending helps, while as useful rather than strictly required.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

, and fair exams, though several strongly disliked her teaching clarity.

Online reviews are cautiously positive, while to older sharp criticism.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Students frequently , and forgiving treatment, though a few call her tough.

Format shift

, while in-person reviews more often mention leniency and partial credit.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload is usually normal practice and homework, but online worksheets and students.

Format shift

Online workload has the clearest overload complaint, while .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

She is widely seen as caring and helpful, but lecture clarity is inconsistent across courses and years.

Format shift

Online reviews call her helpful and , while and harsh criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and finals more than projects or assignments.

Format shift

Both formats are exam-centered, with online also mentioning worksheets.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are polarized, with many recent students praising her kindness, partial credit, and straightforward exams while .

Main concern

Lectures can be unclear for .

What students said

“Just do the and the .”
CHEM1B
“you must study everything yourself”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews describe a helpful professor with , but one student found worksheets and .

Main concern

Online workload can pile up through worksheets.

What students said

“Anyone can get A”
CHEM25
“we had 5 worksheets due during finals week which was overwhelming”
CHEM25

Exam style

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Exams are usually described as fair or homework-based but risky because and sometimes hard.

Homework-Based ExamsFew Exam QuestionsMultiple Choice QuestionsMidterm and Final Mentioned

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as homework-based, multiple choice or written, and sometimes hard, but reviews do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

Homework-Based ExamsFew Exam QuestionsMultiple Choice and Written SectionsHard Midterm and Final
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1B
“ .”
CHEM1B

Online

but time pressure exists, and reviews do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, open-book, or Lockdown Browser rules.

Timed Exams
“ put answer as quick as possible so that you won't run out of time.”
CHEM25

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Just do the and the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“ .”

📈 Grade Path

72/100

“Anyone can get A”

⚖️

58/100

“there are only 8 questions on the exams so if you forget one thing that can be bad.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Super kind, very easy class if you read the book and do practice.
  • Professor Stepp isn't great at lecturing, but .
  • Uncoordinated, bad at teaching, you must study everything yourself.

Theme 2

📝 About Exams and Grades

  • gives partial credit, isn't a tough trader at all.
  • midterm and .

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • I did not feel it was too much of work.
  • Expect a lot of worksheets per week
  • Flexible on when you turn stuff in.

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 18 reviews span many years, include both formats, and .

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1A5 reviews
CHEM1B5 reviews
CHEM254 reviews
1B3 reviews
CHEM113A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1