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Chemistry

Emily Spencer

CHEM2A · 1A · CHEM1A · CHE2A · CHEM3 · CHE3 · 82 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
74.7%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you will attend, study her notes hard, and want real chemistry learning, not if you need an easy low-effort A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest heavyAmazing lectures for someDrops lowest scoresTopics released latePolarizing chemistry
  • Lecture notes and board work are the real study guide for quizzes and exams.
  • and may match a higher final to a .
  • Major friction is , and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Many As come only after heavy studying, weekly quizzes, and ; others land C or withdraw.

Online accelerated terms feel especially hard; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content plus weekly quizzes and and logistically demanding.

Both formats call chemistry hard; online summer or winter intensives amplify the load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and stress that lectures and notes .

In-person more often mandatory; some online list no, but work still piles on quickly.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Roughly three in and grade safety nets, despite a vocal group saying avoid.

and slam campaigns; online mixes gem praise with run warnings.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Drops, final matching, and help grades, but tough quizzes and .

Format shift

and rounding; online more often calls grading tough or out of line.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly quizzes, chapter homework, labs, and .

Format shift

Online winter or summer .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many praise clear board lectures and care, while .

Format shift

In-person has both devoted fans and coordinated low reviews; online quality is mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests, weekly quizzes, and a and homework.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; .

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

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

drops and complaints of confusing tests, late topic emails, and high difficulty.

Main concern

and tests can feel mismatched from homework examples.

What students said

“She was such a good professor and gave such great lectures. She grades very fair, encouraged questions, and even gave .”
CHE3
“if you're not a . The class is very difficult, lectures lack explanation and context”
CHEM1A
“ and emails the topics when she finishes them.”
CHE3

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online or accelerated online chemistry is doable for some with drops and , but , and brutal quiz timing.

Main concern

and no notes make online especially stressful.

What students said

“run. until the night before the quiz.”
CHE3
“It is a lot of coursework but it is very doable and easy. Her lectures cover everything you need to know”
CHE3
“For six weeks straight I did nothing but went to bed.”
CHEM2A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are high-stakes, often closed-notes, with topics released very late and wording some students find confusing.

Weekly quizzesIndex card on some finalsTopics released lateNo notes on many quizzesTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but critics say weird wording, late topic emails, and .

Index card allowed sometimesLecture-based examsLate topic emailsDrops lowest exam via final match
“She is great at explaining difficult topics and allows you to bring an .”
1A
“she releases the topics the night before and usually forgets to do in a timely manner so prepare to study at 11:27PM”
CHE3

Online

Online students report weekly quizzes with last-minute topics, no notes, limited index card use, and no late work.

Weekly quizzesNo notesLate topic releaseNo late work
“ until the night before the quiz. same goes with exams. can't use notes for any of them and only an index card for the final.”
CHE3
“She gives a lot!!! of Homework and .”
CHE2A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ but what she teaches will help you truly understand not just pass the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with strong . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Oh my gosh, greatest professor I ever had in my life! and really pay attention and if you want to succeed in your Chem classes!”

⚠️

38/100

“she won't release the topics of 9pm. no study guides either.”

📈 Grade Safety Nets

65/100

“because and matches your final to your lowest exam score she bumped me to an 89.3, which she rounded to an A.”

👎 Polarization

40/100

“if you're not a . The class is very difficult, lectures lack explanation and context”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She made chemistry so easy to understand.
  • her lectures make chemistry so much easier to understand.
  • Her lectures are hard to sit through and are super boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • literally IMPOSSIBLE to fail her class.
  • I got my first ever C. Hard class, great professor
  • Study study study

Theme 3

📝

  • and can be on the harder side.
  • topics the night before
  • allows you to bring an .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

82

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with long time span and detailed conflicting evidence; but sample is large.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 549
4 out of 513
3 out of 57
2 out of 58
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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CHEM1A6 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

25

A+ 11 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

6

C 5 · C- 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D- 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1