AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Andrey Balakin

CHEM68 · CHEM101 · CHEM102 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you already know chemistry well and can handle harsh, inconsistent teaching.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMakes students feel dumbTough graderNo syllabusLecture heavyMandatory attendance
  • Often makes students feel stupid and grades by mood
  • Hard chemistry with surprise quizzes and
  • One positive voice exists, but

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Tough grading, mood-based marks, and effort.

Online student withdrew; and one B after switching professors.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content is hard and quizzes often feel disconnected from class discussion.

Both formats describe tough chem; online winter with .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and warn that skipping means you will not pass.

Online and and participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and describe demeaning, disorganized teaching despite one strong praise.

Online review is a hard no; in-person is mixed but leans negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

25/100

and little forgiveness.

Format shift

; online student withdrew before final grade.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and participation pressure pile up.

Format shift

Old in-person CHEM68 notes random frequent quizzes; online notes no recordings.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Knowledgeable but often demeaning, unprepared on syllabus, and inconsistent in mood.

Format shift

One strong in-person praise contrasts with harsh online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Frequent quizzes and .

Format shift

In-person CHEM68 emphasizes random quizzes; online details are thin beyond lectures.

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

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews range from one glowing CHEM101 and a no-syllabus, random-quiz CHEM68 disaster.

Main concern

, and demeaning comments dominate in-person feedback.

What students said

“ .”
CHEM102
“This professor refuses to give a syllabus.”
CHEM68
“The . He is very knowledgeable and intelligence.”
CHEM101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online winter CHEM68 was painful: , and the student withdrew after feeling set up to fail.

Main concern

feel unmanageable.

What students said

“The fact that I took this over winter and he wouldn't record the lectures made it extra difficult.”
CHEM68

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and graded work feel random and strict, with little student-friendly structure proven.

Frequent surprise quizzesLecture-disconnected questionsNo clear open-book policy

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person CHEM68 reports about two quizzes a week with random questions unrelated to class.

Surprise quizzesRandom quiz questions
“There are about 2 quizzes a week, none of which we were told about more than a week ahead of time.”
CHEM68

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I HATED this class, tried so hard, but withdrew as I was going to fail it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews (1 online, 3 in , and structure. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“He will make you feel dumb.”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“Horrible teacher.”

⚖️

25/100

“ .”

📚 Course Structure

30/100

“This professor refuses to give a syllabus.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he will make you feel dumb
  • He's one of those teachers that always say you should know this
  • Horrible teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • withdrew as I was going to fail it

Theme 3

⚠️ About Class Logistics

  • he wouldn't record the lectures
  • refuses to give a syllabus
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews spanning 2010-2021 with mixed detail and one very old comment limit confidence.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

CHEM682 reviews
CHEM1011 review
CHEM1021 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1