AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Svetlana Lagoykina

CHEM4 · CHEM1A · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
66.04%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you can handle cold-calls and lab nitpicking, then lean hard on the to lock in a strong grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of Extra CreditTough Lab GraderCold-Calls StudentsThick Russian AccentCaring but Intimidating
  • and worksheets .
  • ; stressful for anxious students.
  • and ; others find her harsh and unhelpful.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

As are common when you use the and keep labs clean, but labs and .

Online comments ; most evidence is in person.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Content is standard general chemistry with fast, lecture-heavy pacing that .

Both formats describe heavy lectures; online adds Zoom delivery friction for some.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Attendance and participation are graded; she randomly cold-calls and treats skip class as a fail risk.

Nearly all in-person and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

; fans cite care and EC while and cold-calls.

Online is more polarized with a ; in person is the main recommendation base.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

, but labs and worksheets lose points for tiny errors.

Format shift

Online reviews echo tough lab or .

Workload

Heavy

36/100

, and weekly quizzes or daily timed quizzes are common.

Format shift

often than online ones.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

and real care once you adapt to her accent and style.

Format shift

In-person reviews are more detailed and split; sparse .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

, and often an ACS final, with homework as support.

Format shift

Online mentions weekly MC quizzes and ; in and timed quizzes.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Lecture-heavy CHEM1A with , and heavy that makes As reachable for prepared students.

Main concern

, and anxiety from being randomly called on.

What students said

“ than the test questions - basically a free 10%.”
CHEM1A
“If you have anxiety or getting called on in class.. .”
CHEM1A
“ so an A is definitely doable!”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Mixed online experience with and .

Main concern

and interpersonal friction; one section reportedly shrank from 40 to 11 students.

What students said

“ . and worksheets.”
CHEM1A
“ . She started with 40 student in the class,after one month it was only 11 left in class.”
CHEM1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams largely track lectures and include substantial extra-credit items, with timed quizzes and a .

Multiple Choice HeavyExtra Credit on TestsACS FinalWeekly Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

several unit exams, timed quizzes, and often an ; .

Four Unit ExamsACS FinalTimed QuizzesExtra Credit Problems
“There are four exams and an .”
CHEM1A
“Each test has like 20 points of .”
CHEM1A

Online

Online students report easy all-MC tests and .

All MC TestsWeekly MC QuizzesTough Labs/Worksheets
“ . and worksheets. 4 Tests and a Final.”
CHEM1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The goat. than the test questions - basically a free 10%.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and cold-call culture. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“She is so understanding & so kind, and she will explain anything you don't understand without making you feel bad for not getting it.”

📝 Lifeline

80/100

“Each test has like 20 points of .”

😰 Cold-Call Stress

25/100

“If you have anxiety or getting called on in class.. .”

🧪

40/100

“ . but I'm sure there were better options.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and goes in lots of details
  • HEAVY RUSSIAN ACCENT
  • Likes to call on people during lecture

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • If you put in effort an A is possible
  • an A is definitely doable
  • you will not get an A unless you are naturally smart with chemistry

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Such a sweet prof
  • She cares for her students like they are her own children
  • Whenever I asked her a question she would get so irritated

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent-to-older reviews with , and cold-calls, and both formats represented.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 58
3 out of 510
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

CHEM1A45 reviews
CHEM45 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

28

A+ 9 · A 15 · A- 4

B range

8

B+ 4 · B 4

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1