AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Sarah Zigmont

CHEM12A · CHEM12B · CHEM4 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
23.53%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Only take her if you need ochem and are ready for , and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHard ExamsDisorganizedHeavy HomeworkStrict Labs
  • Most recent and lectures.
  • and frequent organization issues.
  • A minority praise thorough ochem prep, but overall recommendation rate is low.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even successful students , and exams that demand heavy outside practice.

Online and ; in-person has more A outcomes with major effort.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Organic chemistry with mismatched tests, many quizzes, and .

In-person ochem drives most BrainBurner comments; online still feels overloaded.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and note labs and class time matter heavily for points.

; online notes are mixed but still high-stakes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Only about one in , and recent CHEM12B feedback is strongly negative.

In-person has a few strong defenders; online .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Labs and worksheets get almost no partial credit and exams are called unfairly hard.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Chapter , and multiple exams create heavy weekly load.

Format shift

Online busywork complaints and as heavy.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Some call lectures thorough, but , and hard to learn from.

Format shift

In-person is split; online leans strongly neglectful.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Multiple exams, finals, ACS-style testing, and .

Format shift

and labs; online still .

Luni fit check

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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

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ochem is rigorous with , and mixed reports on whether the teaching is thorough or chaotic.

Main concern

Exams often do not match lecture or homework and .

What students said

“ !”
CHEM12B
“ to be.”
CHEM12A
“The class isn't easy, but she's a great teacher”
CHEM12B

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online chemistry sections are slammed for , and slow or missing support.

Main concern

Course fell weeks behind and .

What students said

“The level of neglect she showed for our class was unacceptable.”
CHEM12A
“she gives an ungodly amount of homework.”
CHEM12A
“ !!”
CHEM4

Exam style

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Exams are frequently harder than homework, poorly aligned to lecture, and paired with .

Hard ExamsPop QuizzesACS ExamStrict Lab Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are called much harder than practice, sometimes ACS-based, with pop quizzes and .

Harder Than HomeworkACS ExamPop QuizzesStrict Lab Grading
“The , they are difficult and differ heavily from what you've been learning.”
CHEM12A
“gives you the and it was insanely hard.”
CHEM12B

Online

Online reviews mention rough quizzes and .

Rough QuizzesMultiple ExamsHeavy Homework
“ but doable.”
CHEM12A
“ ”
CHEM4

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 17 chemistry reviews with emphasis . Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Low Recommendation

24/100

“never again.”

📉 Teaching Consistency

32/100

“The MOST inconsistent professor I've ever had.”

⚖️

22/100

“ and worksheets are strict, almost no partial credit is given”

🧪

28/100

“ the book which made it impossible to study for.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and it was hard to know what to expect from class.
  • and always seems frazzled.
  • Taught in a systematic way that covered all the little details

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • to be.
  • not lenient with grades. stay away if you can.
  • Grades are curved (85 is an A).

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Honestly, she was fine.
  • Professor Zigmont is a very nice and caring person however as a teacher she is pretty bad.
  • So condescending

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews with and , though online sample is small.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM12A9 reviews
CHEM12B7 reviews
CHEM41 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3