AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Frank Nguyen

CHEM225 · CHEM220 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.3/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

unless you can teach yourself chemistry and handle a very frustrating classroom experience.

Best fit · Self Taught ProAvoid StronglyUnclear TeachingRude ResponsesLow SupportHigh Risk
  • Most students strongly warn against taking Nguyen due to poor teaching and low support.
  • Complaints repeatedly mention unclear explanations, rude behavior, and little help with questions.
  • The course is risky for non-chemistry-strong students despite a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Getting through the class requires self-teaching and resilience, and many students describe failure .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Organic chemistry is already difficult, and students say learn.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do not clearly .

No online evidence exists, and in-person comments do not establish a .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

Students overwhelmingly do not recommend him because , and unhelpful.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

One review says he grades fairly, but the broader experience is still considered academically risky.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Reviews mention weekly quizzes and labs, but the main complaint is teaching quality rather than sheer workload volume.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Most reviews describe him as , and ineffective at teaching.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews mention weekly quizzes, textbook-based tests, and and assignments.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are overwhelmingly negative, emphasizing unclear teaching, rude behavior, and poor student support.

Main concern

Students repeatedly say they learned little and .

What students said

“ .”
CHEM225
“ , and disrespectful of all students.”
CHEM225
“The bad truly outweighs the good!”
CHEM220

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention weekly quizzes and textbook-based test questions, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, or .

Weekly QuizzesTextbook-Based Test QuestionsMCAT Preparation Tips

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments support weekly quizzes and textbook-based test questions, but .

Weekly QuizzesTextbook-Based Test QuestionsMCAT Preparation Tips
“Be caught up or you'll pay for .”
CHEM220
“ .”
CHEM220
“tries to prepare you for MCAT by giving tips.”
CHEM220

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Taking CHEM with Frank Nguyen is an option that should NEVER be considered.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, recommendation risk, and assessments. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“ , and disrespectful of all students.”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

10/100

“ .”

📚 Self-Teaching Burden

18/100

“I've learned nothing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and disrespectful of all students.
  • He can't speak English very well and doesn't have any teaching skills, plus the laziest guy.
  • .

Theme 2

⚠️ About Taking the Class

  • Taking CHEM with Frank Nguyen is an option that should NEVER be considered.
  • .
  • Don't walk but RUN AWAY from this guy!

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams and Work

  • Be caught up or you'll pay for .
  • .
  • He grades fairly and tries to prepare you for MCAT by giving tips.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen reviews over multiple courses show strong consistency in negative student experiences despite some harsh wording.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM2259 reviews
CHEM2204 reviews

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