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Chemistry

Carolina Pazmino

CHEM115 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
84.62%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you will attend, ask questions, and put in the work for chemistry.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear lecturesCaring and approachableFair graderLecture heavyHelpful in lab
  • Most students call her the and .
  • Chemistry still , and notes, but .
  • A minority report fast pacing, heavy worksheets, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

An A is possible with , and questions, but chemistry still requires real study and most reported grades land around B.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Students repeatedly say chemistry content is hard and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others do not, though lectures are often essential to keep up.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

84/100

and genuine care despite a few harsh outliers.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

Many call her a ; a few label her tough with low class averages.

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Expect lots of , and steady study outside class.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and caring support dominate the reviews.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and fair exams that track lectures if you study.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person chem lectures and and study and engage.

Main concern

, and unforgiving if you fall behind or struggle in lab.

What students said

“ !! I've taken chem 100 and chem 110 at Palomar and she is by far the !”
chem115
“The class is difficult and you have to put a lot of time in but she makes it as simple as possible.”
31524
“She makes the class very difficult and heavy, with worksheets demonstrating problems every class instead of explaining concepts.”
31524

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are fair for students who study lectures and practice, not free or open-book.

Lecture-aligned examsStudy and notes requiredLab testsFair if prepared

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and practice; a few say exams differ from class or demand heavy memorization.

Fair if you studyLecture-basedLab testsMemorization heavy for some
“ if you study, and lectures actually help.”
31524
“she makes the exams different than the course and in order to do well you have to memorize literally every lecture”
31524

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !! I've taken chem 100 and chem 110 at Palomar and she is by far the ! and she genuinely will do everything to help you pass.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, balancing strong praise with two critical outliers. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“ and to the point. She's receptive to questions and very approachable.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

84/100

“ person and great teacher!”

📈 Difficulty Reality

35/100

“It is Chem, so be ready to dedicate time to study. Do the practice problems; they're helpful.”

⚖️

68/100

“She is a , however the class requires extra studying since chemistry is a hard science.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her class was not hard, and .
  • and makes class interesting.
  • and she genuinely will do everything to help you pass.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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  • if I and asked questions when I was confused I did fine on the tests
  • Class average is a 38%

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She definitely cares about her students.
  • The atmosphere was very welcoming
  • She was always respectful.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen recent, detailed in-person reviews show a strong positive majority with two sharp negatives.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

3152411 reviews
chem1152 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

7

B+ 2 · B 5

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1