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Chemistry

Marina Stavytska-Barba

CHEM101P · CHEM1 · CHEM3A · 1A · CHEM1A · CHEM3 · CHEM101 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
59/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
64.1%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want a serious chemistry course with support, but if you need a light workload.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring But DemandingHeavy WorkloadTest HeavyCurves ExamsAttendance Matters
  • Students often praise her care, lectures, and willingness to help.
  • The course is consistently described as hard, fast, and work-heavy.
  • Grades can be fair because of curves and , but students must keep up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A is possible with , and heavy studying, but students repeatedly say it takes serious work.

Online reviews stress time demands and self-teaching, while and as reward for effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content is repeatedly called hard, fast, memorization-heavy, and difficult to catch up in.

Both formats are challenging, but online reviews describe the course as harder because , and labs stack up.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Students because missing class leaves you behind.

, while online reviews imply required lecture engagement but give less direct attendance evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

and support, but many warn that the workload is intense.

, while online reviews are more divided and often harsher.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

She can be tough, but and offers often make grading feel recoverable.

Format shift

and , while online reviews are more likely to call her strict.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students often cite lots of , and daily work.

Format shift

Online reviews describe especially heavy video and , while .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many students call her caring and clear, though a .

Format shift

In-person teaching feedback is generally stronger, while and poor explanation.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Assessment appears to combine exams, quizzes, homework, labs, worksheets, participation, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize homework and tests, while , and participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews mostly describe a tough but , and steady work.

Main concern

The workload and .

What students said

“The class is difficult but if you work hard & show up to class and you'll be fine.”
CHEM1A
“this was one of the hardest classes I've taken.”
CHEM3

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are polarized, with and others saying the workload and self-teaching demands are too high.

Main concern

Online students often complain , and .

What students said

“Online class is very hard with 2-3 hrs of videos to watch that Dr. S records on youtube.”
CHEM3
“ if you are not going to invest ALL of your time.”
CHEM3A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard and test-heavy, but curves and reduce some risk.

Curved TestsTest HeavyHard ExamsPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and lecture-based exams, but do not clearly prove open-book or closed-book rules.

Hard ExamsCurved ExamsPop QuizzesLecture-Based Tests
“ and a most questions come from the work sheets.”
CHEM1A
“Exams and , but I felt that it prepared me well for the final.”
CHEM3

Online

, and , but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, open-book, or Lockdown Browser policies.

Curved TestsTest Heavy
“ . Straightforward.”
CHEM3A
“She assigns a lot of homework but they help you prepare for the exams.”
CHEM3

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The class is difficult but if you work hard & show up to class and you'll be fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and course format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Dr. S is one of the . She really cared about the students and our learning.”

📚 Workload Reality

22/100

“There is or a lab each week! There is a lot of work!”

⚖️

58/100

“ and gave us 2% for attending ETC.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is by far the .
  • She has a hard time explaining concepts that are more difficult, but she spends a lot of time trying to simplify concepts that are already pretty simple.
  • Her lectures are in-depth and she goes step by step with every equation which helps you understand the material better.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • this was one of the hardest classes I've taken.
  • If youre a .
  • and gave my class up to 2% if we attended ETC 5 times for at least 1 hour each.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • and pass the class.
  • Dr. Marina is more than willing to go above and beyond to help you succeed.
  • She wants to help you succeed and she is so sweet!

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-eight reviews across many years give rich, consistent evidence about difficulty, workload, teaching, and grading.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 512
3 out of 59
2 out of 55
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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CHEM3A11 reviews
1A2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

14

B+ 3 · B 11

C range

5

C+ 4 · C 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2