AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Laura Garfinkle

CHEMA1 · CHEM1 · CHEM1A · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
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Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you will study hard and use every handout; this is not an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough but FairStudy Guides HelpHigh Drop RateTricky Multiple ChoiceCaring Yet Strict
  • CHEM1A is hard and .
  • She provides study sheets and help if you ask, but .
  • Expect strict classroom rules and little flexibility on electronics or lateness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Getting an A because and averages often sit in the 60s.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

General chemistry content is intellectually hard with fast expectations and high early failure rates.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

, and recording, so missing class is risky even when formal policy is unclear.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

Students who work hard and use her materials often like her; and inflexibility.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

33/100

Many call her a and low class averages.

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

quizzes, suggested problems, labs, and .

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students split between calling her caring and and inflexible.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple exams plus a final and as about 80 percent.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person CHEM1A is demanding with , and a mix of praise for her care and criticism of inflexibility and .

Main concern

and feel trickier than the study guides.

What students said

“This is a hard class! Make no mistake you will work your tail off for a good grade.”
CHEM1A
“Tests are 80% of grade. Multiple choice is made to be tricky, so pay attention.”
CHEM1A
“She is such a sweet heart. The .”
CHEM1A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and weigh heavily even when study sheets are provided.

Tricky Multiple ChoiceHeavy Exam WeightStudy GuidesFair but Hard

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Exams and quizzes dominate; multiple choice is often called tricky while short-answer can be fair if you practice problems.

Tricky Multiple ChoiceFour Exams Plus FinalStudy Prep Sheets
“ everyone loses the most points, but they're fair.”
CHEM1A
“Tests are 80% of grade. Multiple choice is made to be tricky, so pay attention.”
CHEM1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“A tough teacher for a tough class, but she's good.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 in-person reviews spanning 2009-2012, highlighting teaching care, exam hardness, and strict rules. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“An excellent instructor. She knows her subject inside & out & wants you to understand it beyond just spitting data back at her.”

📈 Grade Difficulty

34/100

“This is a hard class! Make no mistake you will work your tail off for a good grade.”

❤️ Care vs Strictness

60/100

“She might seem strict at first but as the semester pass, .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Always willing to help her students.
  • She treats you like a teenager and not like an adult.
  • Provides many study sheets.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Tests are 80% of grade.
  • A good portion of the class dropped.
  • You do actually have to study for her tests.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Classroom Rules

  • .
  • Completely inflexible.
  • A part time teacher with no real office hours.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed in-person reviews from 2009-2012 show mixed but recurring themes; age of reviews lowers confidence.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM1A13 reviews
CHEM11 review
CHEMA11 review

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