AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Lisa Selchau

CHEM152 · CHEM108 · CHEM100 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
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Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you will grind practice and office hours; skip if you need an easy chemistry A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough long examsKnowledgeable helperTrick questionsOffice hours matterExam-heavy chemistry
  • Exams and and can be long, hard, and full of tricks.
  • Many students still praise her knowledge and willingness to help.
  • Homework and lectures may not fully prepare you for test difficulty.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A requires heavy study; , and .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content plus difficult timed exams makes the course intellectually and time-demanding.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

50/100

, but office hours and class engagement clearly help test performance.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

; mixed for students hurt by hard exams and dry lectures.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Difficult timed exams with trick questions make high grades hard-earned.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students report reading every section, heavy practice, and .

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Often praised as knowledgeable and helpful, though some find PowerPoints boring and exams unfair.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Labs are easy while tests and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, but and clear conceptual breakdown for motivated students.

Main concern

and run long with trick questions.

What students said

“ and very long.”
CHEM152
“the homework and lectures do not prepare you for the difficult exams and quizzes”
CHEM152
“you can learn a lot about whats going to be on tests/quizzes by going to her office hours”
CHEM108

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and heavy time pressure.

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are long, hard, and can include trick questions; .

Long examsDifficult quizzesTrick questionsIn-person final
“ and very long. On the my answers or leave blank because I ran out of time”
CHEM152
“She adds trick questions to an already difficult subject”
CHEM152
“in this class its mainly about the ”
CHEM108

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ and very long. On the my answers or leave blank because I ran out of time, along with half the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“she broke it down into simple concepts for me and really helped me to become interested. She is a great teacher.”

📝

28/100

“ and very long”

⚖️ Prep Gap

35/100

“the homework and lectures do not prepare you for the difficult exams and quizzes”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very knowledgeable on the subject
  • She knows the subject and is very willing to help students
  • Her lectures are boring powerpoint presentations

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and very long
  • She adds trick questions to an already difficult subject
  • if u want to learn you will do well

Theme 3

🧪 About Assessments

  • its mainly about the
  • you can learn a lot about whats going to be on tests/quizzes by going to her office hours

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Five in-person reviews from 2006-2010 give mixed but and teaching detail.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM1523 reviews
CHEM1001 review
CHEM1081 review

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