AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Alla Gamarnik

CHEM1 · CHEM3A · CHEM12A · CHEM03 · CHEM1A · CHE1A · CHEM01A · CHEM12B · CHEM1B · CHEM001A · 85 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
30.77%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Run if you have another chemistry option; only stay if you can teach yourself and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing lecturesTough graderSelf-teach chemistryTest and quiz heavyHigh drop risk
  • Many students say lectures are rushed, off-topic, or unclear and .
  • Frequent quizzes, midterms, labs, and .
  • A minority who read constantly and use SI/tutoring still report As, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

As require extreme outside study; many , and zero partial-credit tolerance.

Both formats are hard to A; online adds printer/PDF friction while and .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

16/100

and constant testing make the course feel far harder than necessary.

In-person volume of critique is larger; and long lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that skipping sinks you.

In-person overwhelmingly mandatory; online still often marked yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

26/100

and repeated do-not-take warnings outweigh the minority success stories.

In-person warnings dominate volume; all four online reviews are negative on experience.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

16/100

, and little forgiveness on exams are recurring.

Format shift

Harshness is consistent online and in person.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Weekly quizzes, frequent midterms, labs, papers, and .

Format shift

and papers; online adds long lectures and .

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Core , and discouraging questions.

Format shift

In-person teaching critiques are strongest; online adds Canvas and scheduling issues.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Most of the , and lab practicals rather than easy homework alone.

Format shift

Both formats are test heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person majority , and frequent drops; a small group still succeeds with heavy self-study.

Main concern

Pace, clarity, and .

What students said

“ ! this prof makes everything 100x harder than it needs to be.”
CHEM3A
“she doesn't really care about the students and gets mad when you ask questions”
CHEM1
“Don't let the negative reviews scare you. .”
CHEM3A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online COVID-era , and poor Canvas exam setup.

Main concern

Tech-hostile written PDF exams and .

What students said

“ and uploaded in a PDF FILE! If u don't have a printer and scanner ur fried.”
CHEM12A
“VERY inconsistent scheduling”
CHEM3A
“The exams.”
CHEM12A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequent, strict, and often harder than reviews; online versions required printed written responses.

Weekly quizzesFrequent midtermsTest heavyHarder than practice examsWritten PDF online testsSolo labs

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

few chapters, pop quizzes, and high-stakes labs.

Weekly quizzesMidterms every few chaptersPop quizzesTest heavySolo labs
“ two) a week, labs are done by yourself”
CHEM3A
“Most of .”
CHEM3A

Online

Online reviews describe written free-response quizzes and tests as , and exams harder than practice sets.

Written PDF testsFree-response quizzesSlow gradingExams harder than practice
“ and uploaded in a PDF FILE! If u don't have a printer and scanner ur fried.”
CHEM12A
“ and though she knew that some of us didn't have access to a printer.”
CHEM12A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Guys, if you're planning to take Chem 3A, do not take it with Alla Gamarnik, I repeat, do not take it with Alla Gamarnik.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“she , and she talks to you like you already know everything”

📉 Recommendation

26/100

“ if you can help it.”

📝

22/100

“ two) a week, labs are done by yourself”

🔥

20/100

“Be prepared to teach yourself. She will not answer questions.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she is terrible at explaining things and moves through the material very fast
  • Her lectures are all over the place & she gets off topic often
  • she doesn't really care about the students and gets mad when you ask questions

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's hard as hell
  • She is an
  • There was at least 5 students I know including me that just took the W

Theme 3

🧪

  • and caused me to fail
  • Four of the

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

85

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with highly consistent negative themes on teaching clarity, workload, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 57
3 out of 517
2 out of 516
1 out of 536

Course coverage

CHEM1A15 reviews
CHEM12A12 reviews
CHEM3A10 reviews
CHEM1B4 reviews
CHEM12B3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 4 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

3

C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2