AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Carol Grimes

CHEM110 · CHEM · CHEMISTRY130 · PHYSSCILAB · CHE130 · CHEM180L · CHEMG130 · CHEM120 · CHEM130 · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
45/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Take Grimes if you want a rigorous chemistry foundation and will use office hours, but if .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard chemistryVery helpfulStrict gradingExam heavyHigh effort
  • Grimes is widely described as , and very helpful to students who seek help.
  • The class is consistently hard, with , and heavy study demands.
  • Student experience is polarized because many praise her teaching while others call her harsh, unfair, or intimidating.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A is possible for prepared students, but reviews repeatedly say it and exams, and frequent help-seeking.

All evidence comes from 50 in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Chemistry 130 is repeatedly described as , and demanding even with strong teaching support.

Only in-person reviews exist, so .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

because students say missing class hurts quiz and test performance and .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

and help, but not for students looking for comfort, leniency, or an easy grade.

The recommendation and is highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Reviews repeatedly mention hard grading, docked points for small mistakes, little partial credit, and no easy grade.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

18/100

Students describe , and constant studying.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention workload.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Most positive , and deeply helpful, despite harsh criticism from some students.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Assessment is dominated by quizzes, tests, exams, finals, labs, and .

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe a rigorous chemistry professor who teaches well and helps often, but grades strictly and demands major effort.

Main concern

The and exams, and a stressful pace.

What students said

“This is a hard class. .”
CHEM130
“She is tough, though.”
CHEM130
“She has office hours every day of the week and is more than willing to help if you come in for questions.”
CHEM130

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 quizzes are described as hard, frequent, and strictly graded, with .

Weekly QuizzesLong Hard ExamsStrict GradingLittle Partial CreditIn-Person Final

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention , and reduced partial credit, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules.

Weekly QuizzesLong Hard ExamsStrict GradingFinal ExamLittle Partial Credit
“ .”
CHEM130
“This class has like 20 quizzes, 3 exams and 1 final.”
CHEM130
“Partial credit went away.”
CHEM130

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“take her if you intend to actualy learn chemistry. if you are just looking for the grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching support, chemistry rigor, grading strictness, and polarized student experience. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“She is Fantastic. This is a tough class, but if you are willing to put in .”

🧪 Course Difficulty

22/100

“This is a hard class. .”

⚖️

22/100

“NO EASY GRADE THO!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching & Help

  • She has office hours every day of the week and is more than willing to help if you come in for questions.
  • She really cares about her students & does anything she can to help when we need her help.
  • .I did not have such a hard time in chem 180 because i took her chem 130 class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class is very hard, so make use of the office hours if you want a good grade.
  • You really need to STUDY for this class.
  • take her if you intend to actualy learn chemistry. if you are just looking for the grade.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Concerns

  • any little mistake.
  • !
  • She is useless. She likes to judge her students alot and basically will make u feel stupid.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 in-person reviews over many years provide rich, consistent evidence of rigor, help availability, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 59

Course coverage

CHEM13041 reviews
CHEM180L2 reviews
CHE1301 review
CHEM1 review
CHEM1101 review
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CHEM1201 review
CHEMG1301 review
CHEMISTRY1301 review
PHYSSCILAB1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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