AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Kathleen Pickham

CHEM115 · CHEM110 · CHEM11 · CHEM110L · CHEM100L · LAB110 · 110L · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
36%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid if you can; if you need chemistry and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyLecture heavyLots of homeworkUnclear lectures
  • Many students call lectures unclear and .
  • and As hard even with study time.
  • , but recent CHEM and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough grading, low class averages, and and still often stays out of reach.

Both online and and ; older lab notes are slightly more forgiving.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content , and test pressure make the material feel hard for most students.

Online students stress rushed topics; in-person students stress long lectures and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and tags warn that skipping makes it hard to pass.

Evidence is mostly in-person; online as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Would-take-again is low and many recent comments and .

Online reviews are largely negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

25/100

and students report low averages with little .

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of homework, quiz-heavy structure, and .

Format shift

; online adds hard online homework platforms.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Many call lectures unclear, impatient, or misaligned with tests despite subject knowledge.

Format shift

and online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy tags and .

Format shift

Consistent across online and in-person chemistry courses.

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

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Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

older labs often praise help and clarity, while recent lecture and , and .

Main concern

Tough grading and .

What students said

“ and take this class another semester if it's the only option.”
CHEM100L
“No matter how good of a student you are you will NOT get an A. .”
CHEM110
“ test, the questions are exactly what we practice during class time”
CHEM110L

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM110 reviews describe , and tests that do not match lecture.

Main concern

Exams and , so .

What students said

“She rushed through topics which none of the information seemed to be on the exams.”
CHEM110
“Doesn't prep students for her test and lecture.”
CHEM110

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard, long, and poorly aligned with , so friendliness is low.

Test heavyHard multi-page examsHomework-exam mismatchNotecard on some exams

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and multi-page; a few labs allow notecards and study guides.

Hard multi-page examsTest heavyNotecard on some lab examsStudy guides sometimes
“ . About 8 to 9 pages.”
CHEM110
“we're allowed a 4x6 notecard for ”
CHEM110L

Online

Online exams feel disconnected from rushed lectures and .

Test heavyHomework-exam mismatchLittle exam review
“Doesn't prep students for her test and lecture.”
CHEM110

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Very unprofessional, not productive and constantly ignores students questions on Zoom calls.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (3 online, 24 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

35/100

“Basically gives lectures to students as if they already know the material.”

⚖️

25/100

“She is extremely hard grater and not forgiving.”

📝

32/100

“She does .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures boil down to her writing completely foreign concepts on the board
  • She wastes an hour of
  • and discombobulated

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Impossible to get good grade
  • You will work hard if you want to get B in her class
  • the average scores are low C's

Theme 3

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  • You need to buy and they take years of your life
  • She uses a website called Knewton Alta that is not intuitive

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

27 detailed reviews spanning 2016-2026 with consistent tough-grader and .

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 512

Course coverage

CHEM100L9 reviews
CHEM1109 reviews
CHEM110L3 reviews
CHEM112 reviews
CHEM1152 reviews
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110L1 review
LAB1101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 3

B range

7

B 5 · B- 2

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2