AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Diane Bennett

CHEM300 · CHEM420 · CHEM309 · CHEM · 114 lifetime ratings

AI rating
44/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
58.33%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you can handle a high-volume flipped chem bootcamp and a blunt classroom style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerFlipped classroom overloadTest and homework heavySassy intimidating styleExtra credit availableAllied-health pace
  • Flipped CHEM309 , and constant self-study
  • Many students pass only with heavy weekly hours and strong algebra foundations
  • caring and structured for some, rude and belittling for others

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even strong students often grind for B or C grades despite and .

All evidence is in-person; no online review sample.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Content is dense, fast, and routinely called the hardest class students have taken.

All difficulty evidence comes from in-person CHEM reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

16/100

, and packet work make attendance practically required.

In-person only; and you will not pass.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

while many others warn to avoid her personality and workload.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

42/100

Clear criteria and exist, but and high standards keep grades hard-earned.

Format shift

In-person only; tough grader tags balance notes.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Students report binders of , and multi-packet finals.

Format shift

Workload complaints are ubiquitous across in-person CHEM309 reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

and real learning for motivated students clash with sarcasm, shaming, and impersonal flipped delivery.

Format shift

professor ever.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

74/100

Heavy testing, quizzes, and .

Format shift

In-person CHEM is both packet-heavy and test-heavy.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

watch long lectures at home, then , and .

Main concern

Overwhelming paperwork plus a sassy, sometimes shaming tone drives many students away.

What students said

“ . Worst professor I've ever taken throughout my college career.”
CHEM309
“She teaches in a reverse format where you watch her lecture at home and do work packets in class with a group.”
CHEM309
“Dr. Bennett is hands down one of the best. Pay close attention, study hard, ask questions.”
CHEM309

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.

Exams are hard, cumulative, and frequent, with limited evidence of open-book or soft proctoring.

Test heavyPop quizzesCumulative multi-packet finalsScantron examsPractice quizzes available

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students , and multi-packet timed finals with heavy scantron work.

Hard examsPop quizzes3 final packets with scantronsPractice quizzes
“ .”
CHEM309
“FINALS... 3 separate packets with 3 different scantrons (35-45Q) of accumulative info to finish in 2 hrs.”
CHEM309
“Beware of pop quizzes”
CHEM309

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want an easy A, please don't waste her time. Her class is truly LIFE CHANGING.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting flipped-chem intensity and polarized tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

54/100

“Dr. Bennett gives every opportunity to help her students succeed. She is very passionate about teaching.”

📚 Workload Reality

14/100

“ALOTTTTTTT of hw and during class you will work in groups!”

⚠️ Classroom Tone

30/100

“She's super sarcastic and makes you feel stupid for asking questions...”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“Chem is a tough class no matter who teaches the course. Dr B really tries to help us understand the content.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • watch her lecture at home and do work packets in class
  • Her lectures = masterpieces
  • Horrible flipped format teaching method

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • hardest class I've ever taken
  • worked my butt off for a B
  • Lots of

Theme 3

💬 About Personality

  • She can be very sassy
  • will belittle you in front of the entire class
  • and willfully helpful as long as you are motivated

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

114

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews with long date span and consistent workload or personality themes yield high confidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 530
3 out of 516
2 out of 515
1 out of 514

Course coverage

CHEM30945 reviews
CHEM4203 reviews
CHEM1 review
CHEM3001 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 6

B range

9

B+ 3 · B 6

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1