AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Samuel Foster

CHEM111A · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid Samuel Foster unless , and rely little on lecture clarity.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesSelf-Teaching RequiredLots Of HomeworkTest HeavyLate Feedback
  • Students describe him as nice and knowledgeable, but unclear and easily distracted in lectures.
  • Reviews say grades and to judge.
  • The strongest warning is that success depends on self-studying through a homework-heavy, test-heavy class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

26/100

A decent grade is possible, but reviews say it requires self-teaching, lots of homework, and handling long tests.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The material , and test-heavy expectations.

, and they consistently describe lecture clarity problems.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

as mandatory, but lecture examples appear important for tests.

but do not clearly prove a strict attendance policy.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

because the class feels like a waste of time without heavy self-study.

Recommendation and is mostly negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

, and late returns, though one student earned a B through self-study.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Two of three reviews directly tag lots of homework, and one says success required teaching themselves everything.

Format shift

All workload evidence is in-person and .

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Students describe confusing explanations, distracted lectures, late grade updates, and a .

Format shift

praise for personality and knowledge.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

76/100

Reviews repeatedly tag the class as test heavy and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss assessment, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but confusing professor whose class requires self-study and .

Main concern

Students say and grades come back too late.

What students said

“Got a B but took all self studying and teaching myself everything.”
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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.

Reviews describe long, test-heavy exams using examples covered briefly in class, but .

Test HeavyLong TestsLecture Examples On Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but do not clearly prove closed-book rules, proctoring, or final format.

Test HeavyLong TestsLecture Examples On Tests
“ and the questions he puts on the once.”
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“TEST HEAVY”
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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Got a B but took all self studying and teaching myself everything.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“lectures are him doing stand up comedy, waste of time and money.”

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“LOTS OF HOMEWORK”

🧪

30/100

“ and the questions he puts on the once.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • he gets really distracted and loses track of time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Got a B but took all self studying and teaching myself everything.
  • Never get anything back till the very end
  • and the questions he puts on the once.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

56/100

Evidence confidence

, but they are recent enough, detailed, and consistent in the main complaints.

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
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3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM111A3 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1