Mark Raymundo

CHEM115 · CHEM100 · CHEM115LECLAB · CHEM110L · CHEM100L · CHEM104 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 92/100
RMP rating: 4.7/5
Take again: 96.15%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if you can handle a and will use office hours and study early.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing lecturesCaring mentorTest heavy chemExtra office hoursBest chem prof

Students call him the step-by-step lectures.
Course content and exams are hard and test-heavy, but he supports students with office hours and partial credit.
if .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As and B+s appear with consistent study, office hours, and partial credit, but and many land in the B range.

/A+; online also reports strong grades when students do the work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

General chemistry content is demanding with , and exams harder than in-class examples.

Both formats call the material hard; in-person CHEM115 reviews stress difficulty most.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and several say skip class and you will not pass.

In-person attendance is usually mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

About 96% would take again and comments call him number one chem professor if .

Nearly universal praise in person; one early online transition review is the main outlier.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Not an easy A, but partial credit, , and grade replacement options reward real effort fairly.

Format shift

In-person notes partial credit and ; online also says good grades follow doing the work.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and exam prep make the course time-intensive though .

Format shift

In-person CHEM115 is especially homework and quiz heavy; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students rave about clear step-by-step lectures, constant office hours, humor, and genuine care for success.

Format shift

Excellent in person and most online; one pandemic online CHEM115 review was strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and exams with partial credit; labs grade lab work separately.

Format shift

; online notes exams plus practice problems.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students repeatedly praise caring, hilarious lectures that , while .

Main concern

Exams are much harder than class examples and the course is highly demanding.

What students said

“This professor is honestly the the others.”
CHEM115LECLAB

“Chem 115 is no joke, this class will rip you apart. If .”
CHEM115

“I wish I could take him for every of my Chem courses he's honestly the ”
CHEM100

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and lectures, though one pandemic transition review slammed long videos and strict testing.

Main concern

Distance-learning transition can add long videos and testing restrictions.

What students said

“Definitely the . The labs were actually enjoyable and .”
CHEM100

“His but there if you need it.”
CHEM104

“He cancelled office hours, made us watch lecture videos that added up to around 15-20 hours a week.”
CHEM115

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are tough and more difficult than class examples, but fair if , and office hours.

Test heavyHarder than class examplesPartial creditWeekly quizzesStudy from quizzes and PowerPoints

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are hard and , and sometimes highest exam replacing lowest.

Difficult examsPartial creditWeekly quizzesExtra credit

“his class examples are nothing close to the difficulty level of his exams”
CHEM115LECLAB

“ and replace the lowest grade.”
CHEM100

Online

, and testing restrictions during the pandemic transition.

Long examsBacktracking disabledTesting restrictions

“ and backtracking was disabled.”
CHEM115

“made many testing restrictions that took away legitimate testing techniques.”
CHEM115

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“TAKE HIM , number 1 chem professor imo.”
Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, , and near-universal recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“His lectures are amazing as he focuses on presenting them in a .”

❤️ Student Care

92/100

“He took his off time to add extra office hours for students to succeed.”

🧪

48/100

“his class examples are nothing close to the difficulty level of his exams so keep that in mind.”

👍 Recommendation

96/100

“If .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

as simple as he can and actually does care about his students.
His teaching style is easy to follow and thorough.
He makes class fun!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Chem 115 is no joke, this class will rip you apart.
Study from the quizzes and PowerPoint examples to study.
Your grade , but he gives a lot of partial credit.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's also a .
Honestly, a very caring teacher.
Plus he's personable, and really funny!

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

26 consistent reviews from 2019-2026 with very high quality ratings and near-unanimous recommendation.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520

4 out of 55

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 4

B range

B+ 3 · B 10

C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Mark Raymundo

x x x x if you can handle a x x x and will use office hours and study early.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

❤️ Student Care

🧪 x x

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can handle a and will use office hours and study early.

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