AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mackenzie Anderson

CHEM2A · CHEM022 · CHEM002 · CHEM002A · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
45%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Take Anderson only if you will self-study chemistry weekly and , and aggressively.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-teaching heavyLots of homeworkLabs drive gradeCaring but unclearPolarizing chemistry
  • and redoes; others say run.
  • Expect as a large grade share, and substantial self-teaching.
  • An A is doable with weekly study time, tutoring, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

, redoes, and curves help, but and heavy work mean an A needs serious weekly effort.

Online and ; positive A stories are mostly effort-based.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Intro chem is taught at a demanding pace with lots of calculations and memorization.

Both formats call content manageable only with tutoring and constant practice.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and participation matters.

and in-person comments when stated.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

About 45% would take again; .

Online is mixed; in-person has both glowing and strongly negative clusters.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Tough grader tags conflict with , and .

Format shift

and curves; online still reports tough tests.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

, and .

Format shift

Both formats repeatedly tag lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Students say she knows chemistry and cares, but many need self-teaching and tutoring.

Format shift

Praise and complaints appear in both formats with .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and several exams all matter; .

Format shift

Online and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are polarized between patient caring support with redoes and .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Prof. Anderson is so .”
CHEM022
“She is a and a poor teacher. Your grade will suffer because .”
CHEM022

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students say she cares and but teaching is weak, so peer help and .

Main concern

Exams and and require heavy independent work.

What students said

“True that this professor is not for everyone, but she was the .”
CHEM022
“You are going to have to self teach, period. Biggest chunk of your grade is from the labs”
CHEM022

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard multi-exam chem structure; .

Multiple exams plus finalQuiz dropsLab-heavy gradeMakeup corrections

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report 3 exams and a , and .

3 exams and 1 finalQuiz dropsExam corrections
“3 exams and 1 final.”
CHEM022
“lots of , and .”
CHEM022

Online

Online exams and ; and test load.

Test heavyHomework heavyMisaligned problems
“the way she writes the exams, quizzes and on the modules.”
CHEM022

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Run!! ! .”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting polarization on teaching and heavy chem workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧪 Teaching Clarity Split

50/100

“Professor Anderson knows chemistry but she does not know how to teach it.”

📚 Heavy Workload

30/100

“Expect aloooot of self teaching... There is also a ton of .”

❤️ Caring Support

70/100

“She is fun to talk with and loves cats, so if you have 10 hours a week of .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she was the .
  • You are going to have to self teach, period.
  • teaching is not her calling.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Memorizing equations and formulas is basically the whole course.
  • so don't stress too much.
  • an A is doable with some effort.

Theme 3

🧪

  • Biggest chunk of your grade is from the labs
  • Also, she lets you redo the .
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

20 reviews with ; patterns on workload and self-teaching are consistent enough for medium credibility.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 56

Course coverage

CHEM02216 reviews
CHEM0022 reviews
CHEM002A1 review
CHEM2A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

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 3 · Rather not say 1