AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mary Cornett

CHEM105 · 115B · CHEM3A · CHEM60 · CHEM1A · CHEM42 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
58.62%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take Mary Cornett only if you can and the book; lectures alone may not carry you.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-study requiredTest heavyUnorganized lecturesCaring but scatterbrainedSlides on Canvas
  • Many students say lectures are slide-reading and you must teach yourself
  • policies that soften risk
  • Personality is often warm, but organization and clarity are frequent complaints

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is possible with study guides and , but exams weigh heavily and .

Almost all grade-effort evidence is in person; two online reviews still describe tough material.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Chemistry content is broad and fast-paced; many call it a lot .

In-person reviews dominate difficulty comments; online notes asynchronous concept load.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

Several students say lectures are optional because slides are posted, though labs and .

In-person comments repeatedly note .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Roughly half would take again; praise for caring labs conflicts with .

Mixed polarity .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

and lowest scores sometimes dropped, but and drive the final grade.

Format shift

; online is too sparse to change the picture.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

and studying is heavy before exams, though day-to-day assignment count is not always extreme.

Format shift

Both formats mention material volume; in .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Students split between inspired by her caring energy and .

Format shift

Online sample is tiny; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple comments say exams are about half the grade with limited assignments outside tests and labs.

Format shift

courses.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

caring lab help and and exam-heavy grading.

Main concern

Tests can make or break the grade and weak .

What students said

“You basically have to teach yourself everything which isn't easy because the homework and exam.”
chem3a
“Between grade replacement policy and dropping the a B.”
CHEM60

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and boring or hard-to-follow lectures, with success still possible for self-directed students.

Main concern

Asynchronous load and .

What students said

“It was difficult, especially because it was asynchronous.”
CHEM105
“Overall, not much work, but pretty boring class.”
CHEM42

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams dominate and feel standard to strict for chemistry, softened somewhat by review sheets and .

Test heavyStudy guides and review daysDrop lowest or grade replacementSig-fig picky

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

sheets, and can be make-or-break especially in summer.

In-person examsStudy guidesExam heavy grading
“If exams! They can make or break your grade”
CHEM42
“exams are 50% of your grade.”
CHEM1A

Online

Online reviews do not clearly describe proctoring; they mainly note difficult concept checks and material load.

Heavy materialConcept checking
“there is just a lot of material and concept checking in this class.”
CHEM105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ but not the if you're not self motivated. and most people don't go since all she does is read a slideshow that's posted on Canvas.”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews (mostly in and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Self-Teaching Required

48/100

“You basically have to teach yourself everything which isn't easy”

🧪 Test Weight

78/100

“exams are 50% of your grade.”

❤️ Caring Side

70/100

“Dr. Mary is incredible... Dr. Mary's class made me fall in love with chemistry.”

👍 Split Recommendations

55/100

“ if you can.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Lectures

  • She reads off a
  • she just reads a
  • .

Theme 2

📈 About Exams and Grades

  • There's a study guide and .
  • as long as you know the material.
  • The class average for the final exam was below a 50%.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • , but not meant to be a teacher.
  • She will make you love chemistry!
  • She is so helpful and so willing to help for labs

Data context

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Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-eight reviews over many years with recurring themes of self-teaching and , if mixed, credibility.

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 512
3 out of 55
2 out of 57
1 out of 56

Course coverage

CHEM1A12 reviews
CHEM4211 reviews
CHEM609 reviews
CHEM1053 reviews
chem3a2 reviews
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115B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

19

A+ 2 · A 14 · A- 3

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2