AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Sheba Kuruvilla

CHEM101 · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
63.33%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you stay on top of and labs; expect kindness and second chances, not perfect organization.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring but DisorganizedQuiz RetakesLate GradingExtra CreditBest Chem Hope
  • Many students call her the most caring and best available CHEM-101 option despite department-wide difficulty.
  • Frequent quizzes, exams, and labs drive the grade, but , and soften the blow.
  • Organization, delayed grading, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Chemistry content is hard, but , and generally easy grading make a solid grade realistic with steady work.

Most evidence is in person; the few online reviews call her an .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Subject , and support lower the barrier compared with other chem options.

In-person reviews dominate and describe hard content made more manageable; online notes heavy weekly load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

40/100

as mandatory with participation and .

and labs are commonly required; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

Despite organization complaints, a as the most supportive path through general chemistry.

Stronger recommendation language appears in in-person reviews; online sample is mixed and small.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

Students repeatedly call her an easy or , and opportunities.

Format shift

In-person evidence is strongest; one online review notes no rounding near the A cutoff.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

, and exams add up, though late work and .

Format shift

Online students stress an incredible amount of weekly assignments; in person is quiz and lab heavy.

Teaching experience

Good

60/100

Students praise care and support but often note lecture mistakes, disorganization, and slow communication.

Format shift

In-person reviews are more detailed and mixed-positive; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes and labs and homework supporting but .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize exams; in person adds frequent pop quizzes and labs.

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

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students mostly , and drops, while criticizing disorganization and .

Main concern

timing and last-minute changes make it hard to know your grade mid-semester.

What students said

“You get a practice test for , and she gives you a .”
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“She never grades until the last month or two of the sem and her module posting is inconsistent.”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and late work accepted, but heavy weekly assignments and .

Main concern

Heavy weekly workload plus delayed grading can hurt students with full-time jobs.

What students said

“ but assigns an incredible amount of .”
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“ , and lets you turn in stuff late.”
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“Waited to grade everything until the class was over. She did not believe in rounding grades, even if it was an 89.9.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Regular quizzes and , and lowest-score drops.

Practice TestsQuiz RetakesWeekly QuizzesDrops Lowest ScoresStudy Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

64/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students report weekly , and occasional final curves.

Practice TestsQuiz RetakesWeekly QuizzesFinal Curve
“There is , but you get a retake.”
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“she DID grade the final, and .”
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“ , and lab”
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Online

Online comments highlight exam weight and heavy weekly work but .

Exam HeavyLate Work Allowed
“Study up on the .”
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“ but assigns an incredible amount of .”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is hard, and the Chem profs at this school suck, but Prof. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews (3 online, 27 in person), highlighting support, assessment, and organization. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

78/100

“She's really sweet and understanding! and changes things rlly last minute so .”

🧪 Second-Chance Testing

72/100

“You get a practice test for , and she gives you a .”

📂 Organization Issues

40/100

“She never grades until the last month or two of the sem and her module posting is inconsistent.”

👍

66/100

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Theme 1

❤️ About Character & Support

  • Love her. Makes the class fairly easy, isn't a .
  • She's a great professor. Her lectures are good.
  • one of the so easy to approach

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • really hard course but she will get you through it
  • though.
  • .

Theme 3

🗂️ About Organization

  • Emails often went unanswered, grading didn't start until late November
  • and unprepared almost every single class
  • If you need to refer to the syllabus, good luck, its from 2 semesters ago

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty recent reviews with , and disorganization give solid confidence, though only three are online.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 57
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 56

Course coverage

CHEM-10128 reviews
1012 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

11

A 8 · A- 3

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 7

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3