Hui Kim

CHEM30B · CHEM30A · CHEM1B · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.7

The decision

Take her only if you will and quizzes, and if you want an easy, polished chemistry course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHarsh GraderLecture HeavyMandatory AttendanceLots of HomeworkMixed Clarity

and caring, others harsh and error-prone.
, and ; attendance is effectively required.
An A is possible with steady work, but and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Grades include A/A+/B, but , and test-heavy structure mean an A requires consistent hard work.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content is demanding with high difficulty ratings, , and frequent quizzes and tests.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags warn that skipping class means you will not pass.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half would take her again; praise for caring clarity competes with and weak lectures.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and harsh-grader comments outweigh fair-grading praise; .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and long lecture blocks create a heavy load.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

, and caring; others cite textbook-only teaching, errors, and TA-like uncertainty.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Homework and weekly quizzes prepare for tests; tests track quiz material and dominate outcomes.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person chem sections range from clear, , and uneven lecture accuracy; attendance and office hours matter a lot.

Main concern

, and occasional lecture or .

What students said

“Nice, but . Teaches from textbook, better .”
CHEM1B

“Very clear, well-organized lectures. ; no surprises there.”
CHEM30A

“Definitely go to office hours and study hard for the tests. My class started with 33 students and only 16 stayed.”
CHEM30A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are central; tests follow quiz content, but reviews .

Quiz-based testsReview mock quizzesTest heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses use weekly quizzes feeding into tests; review sessions may run mock quizzes, with .

Weekly quizzesTests based on quizzesMock quiz reviews

“ ; no surprises there.”
CHEM30A

“Review sessions for as she conducts a mock quiz during review for exam then posts up after.”
CHEM1B

“Expect quizzes she gives. if you understand the quizzes.”
CHEM30B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Nice, but . Teaches from textbook, better off on your own reading the textbook. Homework in this class is killer for only a . AVOID if possible!”
Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews spanning CHEM1B/30A/30B, highlighting grading toughness, workload, and mixed lecture clarity. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“ . If everyone does poorly on one subject, she'll realize that she needs to go over it again - she cares that you are learning the subject.”

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28/100

“Nice, but . a few points per week.”

📚 Workload Intensity

28/100

“Expect quizzes she gives.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“Professor Kim is an amazing professor. Definitely go to office hours and study hard for the tests.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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Teaches from textbook, better .
Really unsure of herself, really not too well-read on organic chemistry.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Nice, but .
; no surprises there.
a .

Theme 3

📅

Skip class? You won't pass.
. .
Definitely go to office hours and study hard for the tests.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed in-person reviews from 2016-2018 span multiple chem courses with mixed but concrete themes; sample is small and somewhat old.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 54

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM30B3 reviews

CHEM30A2 reviews

CHEM1B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

B 1

C range

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F

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No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

Hui Kim

Take her only if you will x x x x x and quizzes, and x x x if you want an easy, polished chemistry course.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

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📚 Workload Intensity

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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F

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Take her only if you will and quizzes, and if you want an easy, polished chemistry course.

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