AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Behnaz Razavi

CHM130 · CHEM130 · CHEM130L · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid if you can; if you are already strong in chem and ready for extreme workload and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyLots of homeworkLecture heavyHigh drop rates
  • Overwhelming , and harsh grading in CHEM130
  • Lectures
  • A small minority of lab students and and success

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students with strong GPAs still report Cs, Ds, incompletes, and .

Both formats report extremely hard As; .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Fast lectures, dense memorization, and extreme for intro chem.

; online reviews agree it is very hard.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

16/100

and skipping is said to put you far behind.

; online also reports required attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

About one in , and most detailed reviews urge students to pick anyone else.

; a few lab reviews are milder.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

Tiny mistakes cost points, limited partial credit, and .

Format shift

; but still strict.

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

, and multi-hour daily study loads are common.

Format shift

Overwhelming workload appears in both formats, especially lecture.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Some praise office hours and feedback, but .

Format shift

; lab experiences are more mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Weekly quizzes, hard midterms/finals, and .

Format shift

; lab includes open-note lab tests plus homework.

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

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Lecture sections are widely described as a fail trap with , and mass withdrawals; .

Main concern

, and many report rude interactions.

What students said

“ ! ... MORE THAN HALF MY CLASS FAILED/WITHDRAW!”
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“if as a professor class”
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“ . I learned a and .”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online/Zoom sections echo the , and weak tech delivery.

Main concern

Unclear directions, snappy tone, and .

What students said

“ ”
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“She lectures with a , and grades really harshly.”
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“Also taking this class during covid era shows how inept she is at accessing technology.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and short quizzes are widely described as extremely hard, time-pressured, and poorly aligned with lectures.

Weekly quizzesHard timed examsLow class averagesOpen-note lab testsPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; lab tests are sometimes open note.

Hard timed examsWeekly 10-minute quizzesOpen-note lab testsStudy guides mismatch
“nothing that was on the study guide was on the test and many didn't finish”
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“ .”
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Online

Online reviews mention heavy tests, pop quizzes, and .

Test heavyPop quizzesHarsh grading
“The class incredibly heavy on memory retention and memorization”
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“Beware of pop quizzes”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you love yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews (4 online, 44 in , and rare positive lab notes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“Ive been learning better on youtube than her lectures.”

📉 Easy A Reality

12/100

“I studied 4-6 hrs a day and I got a B. .”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“Like other comments have said, save yourself and pick someone else.”

📝

28/100

“She gives quizzes basically every week, most are only 10 minutes long, not giving enough time to finish.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Doesnt teach well
  • She lectures too fast
  • Great professor, just very brief when actually teaching lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 3/4 of our class dropped
  • You will have to put in hours of work and seek additional help in order to pass

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and willing to help you
  • very very very rude(especially to girls)
  • once you talk to her one on one shes a queen

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-eight reviews spanning 2015-2026 with highly consistent negative themes, grade outcomes, and .

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 56
3 out of 50
2 out of 56
1 out of 532

Course coverage

CHEM13045 reviews
CHEM 1301 review
CHEM130L1 review
CHM1301 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 3 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

7

C+ 2 · C 5

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

18

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 5