AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

David Boyajian

CHEM110 · CHEM115 · CHEM221 · CHEM220221 · CHEM110220 · OCHEM · OCHEM220 · CHEM110L · CHEM220 · CHEMORG · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
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Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want to truly master OChem and are ready to work harder than almost any other community-college class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCrystal-clear OChemHard but fairStays late to helpTransfer-ready rigorHigh drop rate
  • Outstanding organic chemistry instruction that prepares students for UC-level work
  • Extremely demanding pace and
  • Caring and willing to stay late if you put in real effort

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and sometimes curved, but and an A requires sustained heavy effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Organic chemistry content is dense, fast, and repeatedly described as the hardest class on campus.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Students are told to attend all lectures and labs; as optional.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

86/100

and teaching depth despite the pain.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Described as extremely fair with .

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Year-long OChem demands constant study; many report needing to work their butt off.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Most , and deeply dedicated when they engage.

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All evidence is from in-person reviews; a .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

; labs matter but and fear.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person OChem and , and leave strong transfer prep; summer lab sections draw more complaints about rushed explanations.

Main concern

Brutal exams and weekly hours.

What students said

“I transferred to Berkeley as a chemical biology major, and I can not thank Boyajian enoguh!”
CHEM220
“ and pass with an easy grade, you will need to work your butt off.”
OCHEM220
“Damn hardest . college! 1st semester started full, ended with ~12 students.”
CHEM221

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

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Exams are consistently described as extremely hard with low averages and high failure risk.

Very hard testsKiller exam averagesIn-person exams

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are very hard; some note horrid averages that .

Very hard testsCurved examsIn-person assessments
“BUT . The averages on the but .”
CHEM110L
“ students left in the class got either a D or F.”
CHEM220

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you must take OChem only consider this Prof. You will not only be challenged beyond anything else you have encountered but if you make it through the year, you will gain a knowledge far superior to any 4 year university.”

Voice snapshots generated from 34 in-person reviews, highlighting rigor, teaching clarity, and transfer value. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Boyajian is a .”

👍 Recommendation Strength

86/100

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🔥 Course Difficulty

28/100

“Damn hardest . college!”

💪 Effort for an A

32/100

“you will need to work your butt off. He is extremely fair in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is always willing to stay after classes for extra help
  • one time he stayed in the lab

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and pass with an easy grade
  • His labs were super easy and . BUT

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and loyal to his students
  • he wants to make sure you are in it to learn
  • Dont smart off to this guy he gets PISSED! Hes a great teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

34

Recent reviews read by the AI

34

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

34 detailed in-person reviews spanning about a decade show strong consistency on rigor and teaching quality despite some outliers.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM22012 reviews
CHEM110L6 reviews
CHEM1105 reviews
CHEM2214 reviews
1102102201 review
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CHEMORG1 review
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Reported outcomes

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