AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

My Vo Luong

CHEM1A · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
45.95%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you already handle chemistry well and are ready for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyFast LecturesHarsh Lab GraderPolarizing Style
  • CHEM1A is test-heavy with hard FRQ exams and frequent low class averages.
  • Students split sharply between those who thrived with effort and .
  • Attendance and participation matter, and partial credit plus office hours help motivated students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A is possible with heavy study and effort, but and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Fast-paced lectures, conceptual depth, and hard FRQ exams make CHEM1A feel much harder than peers expect.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and participation is tracked or enforced.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

, but many strongly warn beginners and tone.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags dominate; labs and some partial credit.

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Homework, labs, and time.

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some students love his explanations and humor, while , and shuts down questions.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams and homework or quizzes.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM1A reviews paint a polarizing tough professor: strong for motivated students, brutal for beginners seeking an easy A.

Main concern

Harsh grading, fast lectures, and frustration.

What students said

“It is really challenging to get an A in this class. The , and the .”
CHEM1A
“It wasn't an easy A, but if you put in the effort and study well, you can definitely do well.”
CHEM1A
“ ! Lectures are extremely difficult to understand, speaks very quickly and just reads off the slides.”
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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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as hard, FRQ-heavy, and grade-defining, with an .

FRQ heavy examsACS finalTest heavyHard curves

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report difficult FRQ-focused exams, low averages, partial credit at times, and an .

Mostly FRQACS finalExam heavy gradePartial credit sometimes
“ . No one has ever gotten a 100% on his exams because it's designed to guarantee you lose at least a point.”
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“ . As long as you participate in class, ask questions, & study well, you will pass.”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I put in so much effort for this class it is practically impossible to get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 in-person reviews, highlighting polarizing teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“ , and it sometimes felt like he disliked certain students.”

📉 Easy A Reality

32/100

“It is really challenging to get an A in this class. The , and the .”

👍 For Motivated Students

70/100

“If you show effort and try, prof Vo will reciprocate that and you'll do great.”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

25/100

“He was unhelpful, lacked patience, and openly pointed out mistakes in front of others.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He lectures at 5x speed and you have to learn EVERYTHING out of class.
  • i genuinely started liking chem a little more because he explained a lot of the concepts really well.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It wasn't an easy A, but if you put in the effort and study well, you can definitely do well.
  • even if you know the topic
  • more than HALF of the class dropped.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • professor vo was really chill!
  • Can answer questions briefly/quickly, easily annoyed, and sometimes snarky
  • So funny and relatable dude. He's tough in every way

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-seven recent detailed in-person reviews show and polarizing teaching.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 56
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 514

Course coverage

CHEM1A34 reviews
903553 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

36 reported outcomes

A range

14

A 12 · A- 2

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 7 · B- 1

C range

4

C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 3