AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Kathryn Colby

CHEM1A · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if ; experiences range from great to stay-away.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedSelf-teach requiredPolarizing reviewsApproachable when preparedHard final exam
  • Reviews and unprepared new instructor.
  • and outside sources.
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Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Homework and , but a .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Chemistry content still requires real work, and several students rate difficulty high.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

One detailed review says and not talking in lecture.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

38/100

Roughly half love her help while half say pre-professional majors should stay away.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some call tests easy and A-accessible; others get B/C and blame a .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

studying and a .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

caring and and emotional for others.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Publisher multiple-choice tests and a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM 1A reviews are polarized: some praise approachability and examples, others say she is unprepared and disorganized.

Main concern

Disorganization and weak lecturing force students to learn chemistry mostly on their own.

What students said

“If .”
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“We had a study group and basically taught ourselves and each other the materials.”
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“Even though she may be disorganized at times, she really tries hard to help her students succeed.”
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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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Regular tests are often easy multiple choice, but the .

Publisher multiple-choice testsHard finalHomework supportive

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

multiple choice, while the final is widely called hardest.

Publisher MC testsHard final exam
“Tests from the publisher=SUPER EASY (multiple choice). .”
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“ , if and study.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If . Chem, Bio, pre-professional majors, stay away.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, highlighting polarization and self-teaching needs. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Self-Teaching Burden

35/100

“What is the if students have to learn on their own.”

⚖️ Polarized Teaching

38/100

“A great teacher. .”

📝

45/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and emotional
  • Goes over TONS of examples
  • No clue how to teach

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • very easy to get an A; I would have gotten an A if it wasn't for the final
  • This is not an easy class, so you need to work hard to pass

Theme 3

⚠️ About Preparedness

  • Fresh Grad and no idea how to teach
  • I am not used to this book,I will be ready next year
  • must self teach

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven mixed 2013-2014 reviews with strong polarization and some grade reports reduce overall certainty.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1A7 reviews

Reported outcomes

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