AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Paul Kobrin

CHEMM01A · MO1A · M01A · CHEM1A · CHEM01A · CHEMMO1A · MO1B32881 · CHEMM01B · CHMM01A · CHEM01 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
38.89%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you already know chemistry well and accept heavy work and ; otherwise switch professors.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderWeed-Out ChemHeavy HomeworkFast LecturesFree-Response Exams
  • Many students call him a harsh weed-out professor and homework.
  • Course is manageable mainly if you already have strong AP or prior chemistry background.
  • Online notes no Proctorio, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As exist with prior chem strength, but picky homework, hard free-response exams, and and costly.

Online and in-person both require heavy study; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

, and weekly load make general chemistry feel like a weed-out course.

Both formats call the material hard; in-person emphasizes speed and lab formals.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and skip-class-you-wont-pass tags; others say attendance not required.

; in-person attendance reports conflict across years.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Take-again near 39% with many strong avoid comments outweighing a minority of prepared-student praise.

Online is slightly softer; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

20/100

Students report , and lab formal averages near D.

Format shift

; online still tags tough grader.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

, and multi-hour problem sets are constant themes.

Format shift

Online cites about 3 hours of ; .

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Knowledgeable but often called a weak explainer with long fast lectures and unhelpful help.

Format shift

A if you try; majority still call teaching unhelpful.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and labs plus several free-response exams and a .

Format shift

Both formats mix weekly HW with .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some praise care and if prepared; many describe rude weed-out culture, vague rubrics, and .

Main concern

and demeaning interactions for students without strong chem background.

What students said

“Prides himself on "weeding out the weak from science"”
CHEM1A
“90% of the class got 15/24 which was a D. AGAIN THE AVERAGE WAS A D.”
MO1A
“all of the tools I needed for my success were in place and Dr. Korbin servered as a valuable resource for me.”
CHEM01

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students report weekly homework, mandatory labs, hard free-response tests, and no Proctorio; mixed .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“This professor is hard, he has around 3 hours of and a if you don't do good on the homework.”
MO1B32881
“ and are hard. He's nice but can deceive. Doesn't use proctorio”
MO1B32881

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are free-response and hard; online explicitly notes no Proctorio but difficulty stays high.

Free Response ExamsHard TestsNot Multiple ChoiceNo Proctorio Online

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are free response, fast-paced, and often paired with harsh lab formals.

Free ResponseHard ExamsPop QuizzesHarsh Lab Formal
“He lectures fast and and .”
CHEMM01A
“Class average for the 1st exam was less than 50%.”
CHEM01A

Online

no Proctorio, .

No ProctorioFree ResponseWeekly Homework
“ and are hard. He's nice but can deceive. Doesn't use proctorio”
MO1B32881

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prides himself on "weeding out the weak from science"”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 chemistry reviews with strong consistency on workload and grading. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

34/100

“Professor Kobrin is very knowledgable but doesn't seem to teach the material very well.”

⚖️

20/100

“He's a . The class had an average of a B, and yet the average for the .”

🧪 Prior Chem Required

28/100

“If you only took chem in . He is impossible.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are very long and he goes very fast
  • He made remarks to me about how it doesn't make a difference what my skin color is

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Will ruin you GPA. TRUST
  • Very picky with error.
  • As long as you have a SOLID BACKGROUND in Chem, you'll be fine.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • , but Jesus this class was hard.
  • He's straight out bitter.
  • Great guy. He really cares about his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

23 detailed reviews with consistent weed-out and ; sample is solid though polarized.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 512

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 3

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

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