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Chemistry

Niloofar Salehi

CHEM · CHEM030A · CHEM1A · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid if you need support or grade recovery; only consider if you already crush chem and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTest HeavyLots of HomeworkTough GraderToo FastUnhelpful Grading
  • Paces chemistry too fast and rarely reviews foundational gaps.
  • while .
  • Students report no leniency and low empathy when the class struggles.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

No student reports an A; grades cluster around C-level with and little recovery path.

Both online and after poor exams.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students describe chemistry paced too fast with huge content and .

In-person and online both paint the content and pace as overwhelming.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Reviews mark attendance mandatory or warn you will not pass if .

In-person is clearly attendance-sensitive; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

Zero would-take-again signal and every .

and in-person chemistry sections.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

16/100

Students report no leniency, tough grading, and no chance to recover after a bad test.

Format shift

Online explicitly says no leniency; and grade collapse.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Tons of wrecks school-life balance.

Format shift

In-person reviews stress HW volume most; .

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Personally nice but lectures move too fast, include mistakes, and offer little review or help.

Format shift

Both formats criticize support quality despite occasional comments that .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

86/100

Course is super test reliant; yet barely moves the grade.

Format shift

In-person especially flags test weight; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students say she is nice personally but .

Main concern

Test dependence plus general study guides make .

What students said

“She would NEVER review and would move on, assuming everyone already knew certain things.”
CHEM1A
“you have to study extremely . School life balance is not manageable with this teacher.”
CHEM

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM1A felt unempathetic with and no visibility into mistakes.

Main concern

No leniency and .

What students said

“the professor was unempathetic and having.”
CHEM1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and almost no recovery room.

Test HeavyHard ExamsStudy Guides Too GeneralLittle Grade Recovery

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, tests drive everything and study guides are too broad for the amount of content.

SUPER Test ReliantStudy Guides Too GeneralLots of Homework Barely Counts
“The class is SUPER test reliant so if you do bad on one test goodluck getting your grade back up.”
CHEM1A
“Study guides are to general and has a ton of content to go over before a test.”
CHEM

Online

answers and no leniency for class-wide issues.

No LeniencyCannot See Wrong AnswersStrict Grading
“because it is an online class and cheating is more common there is no leniency . You can't see what you got wrong”
CHEM1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The class is SUPER test reliant so if you do bad on one test goodluck getting your grade back up.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 consistently negative chemistry reviews. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“ but went way too fast for such a difficult subject.”

🧪 Test Pressure

18/100

“you have to study extremely .”

⚖️

16/100

“there is no leniency .”

👎 Recommendation

10/100

“School life balance is not manageable with this teacher.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • went way too fast
  • She has a lot of mistakes
  • Overall genuinely a

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • no leniency

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • So much HW assigned and barely counts
  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK
  • School life balance is not manageable

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews from 2018-2023, all negative, with limited grade detail and low sample size.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1A2 reviews
CHEM1 review
CHEM030A1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1