AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Orlando Raola

Courses not reported · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you are ready to teach yourself chemistry and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderSelf-Teach HeavyTest HeavyConfusing LecturesUnhelpful Labs
  • Lectures often fail to match the textbook, so .
  • Labs and notes are graded harshly with little guidance or examples.
  • and students frequently advise switching professors.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and midterms worth 40% make an A and strong test performance.

All evidence is from in-person Chem 1004 reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students rate difficulty high and say the class is far more confusing than it should be due to lecture-textbook mismatch.

All evidence is from in-person Chem 1004 reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory, with little indication that skipping is tolerated.

All evidence is from in-person Chem 1004 reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

; others explicitly recommend finding a different professor.

All evidence is from in-person Chem 1004 reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Tagged as a and is described as good but strict.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and high-stakes midterms drive a heavy load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students report being mocked for questions, unhelpful labs, and lectures that do not align with the textbook.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy course with midterms worth about 40% of the grade and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person Chem 1004 feels confusing and unsupportive, with , and .

Main concern

Lecture-textbook mismatch and .

What students said

“You have to spend a ton of time teaching yourself the material outside of class because what is taught in lecture vs. the textbook frequently doesn't line up.”
1004
“ your own, no examples or descriptions.”
1004
“Makes fun of you for asking questions. Talks over you when needing help.”
1004

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 and and feel hard because lectures do not prepare students well.

Test HeavyHigh-Weight MidtermsIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and hard to study for when lecture and textbook content do not match.

Test HeavyHigh-Weight Midterms
“This makes it extremely difficult to study for the midterms, which are worth 40% of the grade.”
1004

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person , and unsupportive labs. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Clarity

32/100

“This .”

🧪 Lab Support

25/100

“ your own, no examples or descriptions.”

🚫 Recommendation

25/100

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📚 Self-Teaching Load

28/100

“You have to spend a ton of time teaching yourself the material outside of class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Makes fun of you for asking questions.
  • Hard to understand at times.
  • Good but strict teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Lots of homework
  • midterms, which are worth 40% of the grade

Theme 3

🧪

  • your own
  • .
  • no examples or descriptions

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only four in-person reviews from 2022-2024 with mixed but mostly critical detail; .

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

10044 reviews

Reported outcomes

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