Kathryn Colby

CHEM3 · CHEMB · CHEM1B · CHEM1A · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.6/5
Take again: 30%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

Avoid Colby for intro chem unless and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderTest heavyUnclear lecturesHeavy online homeworkInconsistent experience

Many students report rushed, error-prone lectures and .
Fundamental chemistry becomes high-stakes with low test averages and little curving.
A minority who already know chem or grind worksheets report passable or even easy As.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A and perfecting online HW because tests are hard, heavily weighted, and .

All evidence is in person; no online review sample.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Even fundamental chem feels hard due to fast lectures, heavy math, and .

All evidence is in person; no online review sample.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skip-class tags warn that missing class hurts.

All evidence is in person; no online review sample.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Low take-again rate and summer-class stories.

All evidence is in person; no online review sample.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

Tough grader tags dominate; students report marks taken for , and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online review sample.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

packets, labs, and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online review sample.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Frequent complaints of mumbling, errors, rushing, and needing to learn chemistry outside class.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; a few older positives say she grows on you if you reach out.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

76/100

and limited help from lecture alignment.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online review sample.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All reviewed sections are in person; common themes are fast mumbled lectures, heavy online HW, and .

Main concern

, and long online homework with .

What students said

“ !!! Marks people down when the answers are right and ”
CHEM3

“On average the class averaged an 54% on .”
CHEM3

“Did not teach us anything. I had to rely on outside help and my textbook to learn the materials.”
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

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reported F averages and .

Test heavyLow class averagesMismatch to homeworkNo curve

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as difficult, lecture-mismatched, and decisive for the course grade.

Hard examsNo curveLecture mismatchTest heavy

“On average the class averaged an 54% on .”
CHEM3

“ . F average on the second test.”
CHEM3

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! Marks people down when the answers are right and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews , and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

30/100

“She mumbles, talks too fast, and . or lecture.”

🚫 Recommendation

28/100

“ . She needs to learn how to teach at college level.”

📝

28/100

“On average the class averaged an 54% on .”

📚 Workload

24/100

“Online work can be in excess of 10 hours a day no joke.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

session
talks fast goes over lots of material quickly
She is a little inexperienced but a . In some cases you might need to self teach

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

, and they do not match the online assignments
Pretty easy class if you put in the effort
. No

Theme 3

🧪

There will be hours of online assignments as well
finish the worksheet, HW same day and do not miss class for an A
Even the expects on them

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen in-person-only reviews show recurring harsh-teaching themes but are older on average with some polarized positives.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 55

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 56

Course coverage

CHEM312 reviews

CHEM1A3 reviews

CHEM1B1 review

CHEMB1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 2

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2

Kathryn Colby

Avoid Colby for intro chem unless x x x x and x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

🚫 Recommendation

📝 x x

📚 Workload

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid Colby for intro chem unless and .

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