AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Michelle Fossum

CHEM1A · CHEM30B · CHEM101 · CHEM30A · CHEM1B · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
55.26%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

if you want real chemistry mastery and can dedicate serious weekly hours; skip if you need an easy GPA boost.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderOrganized LecturesWeekly QuizzesLots of HomeworkOffice Hours Helpful
  • Highly structured chemistry with guided notes, weekly quizzes, and and .
  • , so full points are rare even for strong students.
  • Students who use office hours and keep pace often earn As and feel transfer-ready.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

As , and office hours, not light effort.

; online also requires heavy outside study.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Fast chapter pace, cumulative quizzes, and .

Both formats describe hard chemistry; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping tanks quiz and lecture-note success.

In-person is clearly mandatory; online samples also often require participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

; others avoid due to workload and .

; small online set leans positive when students keep up.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

Extremely tough on labs, quizzes, and wording; small rounding or .

Format shift

In-person comments are strongest on picky partial credit; .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and reports stack into an intense weekly load.

Format shift

In-person workload complaints are constant; online still reports lots of work.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and strong office-hour support earn frequent excellent tags.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is robust; online students also call her knowledgeable and caring.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Weekly quizzes, midterms, and finals drive outcomes, with labs and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Chem 1A/1B/30 sequences are lecture-organized and test-heavy; praise for teaching quality and .

Main concern

Weekly quizzes, long homework, and .

What students said

“Professor Fossum has a well structured class, and . and .”
CHEM1A
“If you do the work, it is definitely possible to get an A. ”
CHEM30B
“I genuinely don't think she understands what she puts us through. She gave us 10 hours of homework.”
CHEM1B

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and fair consistency for strong workers, with .

Main concern

Heavy outside work and .

What students said

“There is lots of work but she is fair and consistent with . She gives you all the tools to really succeed in the class.”
CHEM30B
“She is not considerate with . ”
CHEM1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and ; study guides help but .

Weekly QuizzesWritten ExamsStudy GuidesOccasional Cheat SheetDetail-Picky Grading

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; exams are written and graded for exact detail, sometimes with curves or cheat sheets.

Weekly QuizzesWritten AnswersStudy GuidesSometimes CurvedDetail Docking
“Weekly quizzes felt like tests, requiring anywhere from 3-4 hours to atleast score 16/20.”
CHEM1A
“The exams 1-3 were curved a . Only complaint: .”
CHEM30A

Online

Online reviews confirm heavy testing and study load but do not clearly document webcam or Lockdown Browser rules.

Test HeavyLots of HomeworkStudy Guides
“Keep up with the lectures, do the , and you'll be ok”
CHEM30B
“lots of study guide, you can focus.”
CHEM1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Chemistry is hard, period... But Cheli cares about her students and will give you TONS of resources. ... It will not be an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews, highlighting organized hard chemistry teaching with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“ .”

⚖️

32/100

“ , and it is not .”

📚 Workload Intensity

24/100

“the workload is really intense. !”

👍 Conditional Recommendation

56/100

“If you do the work, it is definitely possible to get an A. ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Well structured class and very approachable
  • She is passionate about the subject

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Not an easy A

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • Gives study guides for weekly quizzes and tests

Data context

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Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

39 reviews with , and office-hours themes across recent Chem sequences give solid confidence.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 59

Course coverage

CHEM30B14 reviews
CHEM1B11 reviews
CHEM1A9 reviews
CHEM30A4 reviews
CHEM1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 2 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

3

B 1 · B- 2

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 3