AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Rodrigo Chavez

CHEM · CHEM100 · CHEMISTRY130 · CHEM233L · CHEM233 · CHEM130 · CHEM211 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take him if and want a lenient grading cushion; avoid if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTeach Yourself OChemCheat Sheet FriendlyLenient ScaleImpatient StyleHigh Study Load
  • Organic chemistry is hard and and notes.
  • as lenient, with 85 percent as an A and allowed note sheets.
  • helpful after class for some, condescending or impatient for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

An A is reachable with heavy study because of cheat sheets and an 85-A scale, but self-teaching is required.

All evidence is in person across CHEM100, CHEM130, and CHEM233.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

OChem content is widely called hard, fast, and dense no matter the .

In person only; difficulty comments are consistent across years.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

, but missing lecture often means missing tested material.

Some in ; most stress not missing class.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Students either praise the setup for success or warn you will teach yourself and feel dismissed.

In person only; recommendation splits sharply by student independence.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

82/100

Many reviews cite an 85-A scale, easy overall grading, and .

Format shift

Leniency is a recurring in person theme across intro chem and ochem.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students report , and little room for other hard classes.

Format shift

Workload intensity is consistent in person, especially in accelerated ochem.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

some call lectures clear and .

Format shift

All reviews are in person; personality and clarity complaints are as common as praise.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Quizzes, packet exams, labs, and practice tests dominate; .

Format shift

In and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person chem and ochem sections are polarizing: weak clarity for many, but , and an 85-A scale help strong self-studiers.

Main concern

who need step-by-step help.

What students said

“If you want an A, you need to teach yourself everything.”
CHEM233
“he grades really really really easy! If you think you are getting a B, you'll get and A+.”
CHEM130
“He allows 1 notecard for quizzes and 1 pg (frontback) for exams.”
CHEM130

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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Exams are hard but student-friendly because , and a lenient A cutoff are common.

Note Cards AllowedFull Page Cheat SheetsPractice Exams85 Percent Equals A

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In sample tests and a low A threshold.

Notecards on QuizzesFront-and-Back Note PagesSample Exams85% = A
“He allows 1 notecard for quizzes and 1 pg (frontback) for exams.”
CHEM130
“Allows copious amounts of in-test notes. "Low-bar" grading scale (85-A, 75-B, etc).”
CHEM100
“On the exams, he lets you have 2 pieces of papers front and back with notes.”
CHEM233

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want an A, you need to teach yourself everything. Useless in lab. Doesn't even read the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 in , and exam note policies. Credibility rating: High.

📖 Self-Teaching Reality

42/100

“Prepare to teach yourself and forget about clarity b/c u won't get it from him.”

🎁

82/100

“he grades really really really easy! If you think you are getting a B, you'll get and A+.”

📝

78/100

“He allows 1 notecard for quizzes and 1 pg (frontback) for exams.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he opens the textbook and reads from it
  • Dr. Chavez presents the lecture material in a
  • Horrible teacher, he's condescending and will even tell you to "google it"

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 85%and up is an A which is one of the few good things
  • O Chem is a hard subject period end of story
  • It's a lot of work but it's possible to get an A

Theme 3

🧪

  • Useless in lab
  • Dr. if you see him AFTER class
  • . may be easier than some, but you will learn nothing

Data context

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Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

43

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-three in person reviews over many years , and lenient grading.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 510
3 out of 56
2 out of 516
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM13022 reviews
CHEM23310 reviews
CHEM1004 reviews
CHEM233L2 reviews
CHEMISTRY1302 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values