AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Catherine Uvarov

CHEM1A22777 · 3B · CHEM1A · CHEM3A · 74 lifetime ratings

AI rating
45/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50.67%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you can commit serious weekly time and are comfortable with mastery quizzes and repeated practice.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy HomeworkWeekly Mastery QuizzesExtra CreditCaring But PolarizingChemistry Takes Time
  • Students agree the workload is , and ALEKS-style practice.
  • , and , but missing required mastery quizzes can still be devastating.
  • Teaching reviews and reports of rude, confusing, or overwhelming instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A is possible because of retakes, , and resources, but it , and staying current.

Online evidence is harsher about workload, while but the same high effort requirement.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

, and weekly quizzes make the course intellectually and practically demanding.

Both formats describe a difficult course, with online students saying the format made it harder to manage.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as strictly mandatory, but students repeatedly warn that skipping lectures or falling behind hurts performance.

In-person reviews provide most attendance evidence, while online reviews focus .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

51/100

and support, but many warn strongly against taking her because the workload and quiz system are stressful.

Online reviews are mostly not recommended, while and strong avoidance.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Retakes, late work, , and full quiz points at 7/10 help students, but required mastery quizzes and .

Format shift

In-person reviews show the and , while online reviews mention only limited benefit from extra credit.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly describe heavy homework, , and time pressure.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy workload, with online reviews saying it was especially hard to balance with other classes.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

, and resource-rich, while negative reviews call her rude, confusing, and hard to get help from.

Format shift

In-person reviews are polarized but include strong praise, while online reviews are mostly negative about course delivery.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment , and a final rather than relying on one method alone.

Format shift

and labs most often, while online reviews mention homework, papers, and tests more generally.

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

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

her resources and many warning about overwhelming work and quizzes.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“There are but there are and only 1 final exam.”
CHEM3A
“Work load was insane.”
CHEM3A
“She gives you everything you need.”
CHEM3A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are negative overall, mainly because students felt the workload became harder to manage online.

Main concern

The online format was described as time-consuming and poorly suited to the course.

What students said

“This class requires most of your time. SERIOUSLY.”
CHEM1A22777
“Shes giving more work now than in person.”
CHEM1A
“this class in no way was formatted to be online”
3B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and some challenging exams, but they do not clearly prove open-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or proctoring rules.

Weekly Mastery QuizzesQuiz RetakesOne Final ExamChallenging Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews , and at least one final, but not specific book or proctoring rules.

Weekly Mastery QuizzesUnlimited RetakesOne Final ExamHard Exams
“There are but there are and only 1 final exam.”
CHEM3A
“The over in class.”
CHEM3A
“ ”
CHEM3A

Online

Online reviews mention tests and a but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or take-home rules.

Tests MentionedCurved Final Mentioned
“The ”
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“Shes giving more work now than in person.”
CHEM1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Make sure you're willing to work hard if , but !”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“She gives you everything you need.”

📚 Workload Reality

18/100

“Work load was insane.”

⚖️

58/100

“There are but there are and only 1 final exam.”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • This class requires most of your time. SERIOUSLY.
  • Work load was insane.
  • Very time consuming but you can pass if you make a genuine effort and dont fall behind.

Theme 2

🧪 About Quizzes and Grades

  • Even if you have an A in her class, if you don't complete 12/12 mastery quizzes (a !
  • She offers unlimited late passes for homework and 5 .
  • You only need a 7/10 to .

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is an incredible teacher.
  • I felt like I was teaching myself.
  • She wants you to pass you just have to put in the work.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

74

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The dataset has 50 reviews across several years with detailed, , and polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 510
3 out of 56
2 out of 58
1 out of 526

Course coverage

CHEM3A37 reviews
CHEM1A11 reviews
3B1 review
CHEM1A227771 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 5 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

6

C 3 · C- 3

D range

2

D 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

12

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 7