Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
64/100Grades can be saved by retakes, , unlimited attempts, and , but students still must study hard for difficult chemistry exams.
, while online reviews describe a much harder path with harsher grading.
CHEM36612 · CHEM3A · CHEM3A41374 · CHEM1A · CHEM3B28804 · 3A · CHEM3B · 56 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Grades can be saved by retakes, x x, unlimited attempts, and x x, but students still must study hard for difficult chemistry exams.
x x x x x x x x, while online reviews describe a much harder path with harsher grading.
Is the course easy?
The chemistry content is demanding, calculation-heavy, and often fast-paced even when the professor provides support.
Both formats describe chemistry as hard, but online students report less help and more confusion.
Is attendance flexible?
Showing up, participating, taking notes, and completing labs are important, though a x x x x x x x x.
x x x x x x, and missed labs; online reviews focus more on deadlines and workload.
Is this professor recommended?
Recommendation is split, with many recent students praising his support and retakes while older online students strongly warn against him.
x x x x x, but online recommendation is low because of x x, and communication complaints.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
61/100
Retakes, x x, and unlimited attempts make grading recoverable, but exams, labs, and some x x x x x.
Format shift
x x x x x x x x, while online grading is often described as harsh and unpredictable.
Workload
Heavy
28/100
Students x x x x x x x, and intensive studying, especially in accelerated or online sections.
Format shift
Both formats are work-heavy, with online reviews describing the workload as especially overwhelming.
Teaching experience
Good
74/100
Recent students call him caring, available, and helpful, but others cite fast x x x x x, and x x.
Format shift
Teaching experience is much stronger in recent in-person reviews and much weaker in older online reviews.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
78/100
Grades are heavily shaped by CAT tests, exams, finals, quizzes, labs, and x x x x x.
Format shift
x x x x, while online x x x x x and labs.
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
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
x x x x but recently strong, with many x x x x x and gives multiple ways to pass.
Main concern
The course is work-heavy, test-heavy, and sometimes hard to understand.
What students said
“Work and lab heavy but it's a 4 week course.”
“x x x x x x, and the x x x.”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online reviews are mostly negative, with students x x x x x x x, and limited support.
Main concern
Heavy workload and x x x x x x x.
What students said
“5 exams , 1 final, 10 labs, and 15 quizzes .”
“Homework is at least 50 questions or even more.”
Exam style
Exam risk is moderate because exams are frequent and difficult, but retakes and x x x x x x x x.
Assessment risk
Standard
55/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person x x x x x x x, and one Proctorio comment from an in-person-labeled review.
“He gives 3 exams and x x x x x x!”
“the x x x and as i said he uses proctorio so you are being watched.”
Online reviews mention frequent tests and finals, but webcam or Lockdown Browser policies are not clearly proven in online-only comments.
“There are 15 quizzes, 5 tests, and 1 final (worth 20% of total grade).”
“No study guide for exams, so you have to just guess what's gonna be on the test.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Chem 3A is a hard class, but I feel he gives a lot of sources to help as well.”
“x x x x x x x x and concerns.”
“x x x x x x x x x x quiz, take test, do 60+ homework questions, CRY.”
“He does allow retakes on the x x x x x x!”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
56
Lifetime ratings
93/100
Evidence confidence
Credibility is high because 50 reviews include detailed, recent, and format-specific evidence, though opinions changed sharply over time.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
47 reported outcomes
A+ 10 · A 8 · A- 3
B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 1
C+ 3 · C 7 · C- 1
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5