AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Catherine Ciesla

CHEM232 · CHEM231232 · CHEM231 · CHEM420 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM410LAB · CHEM192 · CHEM410 · CHEM210 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
92%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you are willing to work consistently for a hard science course with strong teaching support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesExtra CreditCaringOffice Hours HelpHard But Fair
  • Organic chemistry is difficult, but students repeatedly say she makes it learnable and manageable.
  • Students , and opportunities.
  • The main , and active studying.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is attainable with steady work, office hours, practice, and , but it is not effortless.

Online evidence is limited but work-heavy, while and support make high grades reachable.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Organic chemistry remains conceptually hard even though .

Both formats describe substantial difficulty, with making it workable.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

as mandatory, but many students say skipping class or office support will hurt performance.

and office hours, while online evidence stresses keeping up with weekly materials.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Students overwhelmingly recommend her because she teaches clearly, cares, and gives fair chances to succeed in a hard subject.

, while the two online reviews are also generally positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

73/100

Grades are not free, but many students cite fair grading, , and chances to recover.

Format shift

, while online comments are too limited to judge deeply.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Students , and steady studying.

Format shift

Online explicitly lists a heavy weekly structure, and and lab work.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Most students , and one of their best chemistry professors.

Format shift

In-person evidence is extensive and highly positive, while online evidence is positive but sparse.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

, and a final, with exams carrying major weight.

Format shift

In-person reviews give the clearest breakdown, while , and homework.

Luni fit check

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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

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews strongly praise her teaching, fairness, , and support while acknowledging hard material.

Main concern

The course is demanding and rewards students who study early, use office hours, and do the practice work.

What students said

“These classes are hard, but if you stay dedicated, you will do well and learn so much.”
CHEM231232
“A LOT OF .”
CHEM231
“Wonderful and expectations.”
CHEM231

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are positive but limited, with one review noting care and another describing a heavy weekly structure.

Main concern

Online students must keep up with , and extra videos.

What students said

“She cares about her students and wants them to succeed.”
CHEM231
“Standard week consists of two lectures, 1 lab, 1 or 2 quizzes, and a .”
CHEM231

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are important and challenging, but reviews mention practice support, a notecard, , and no trick questions.

Practice ExamsNotecard AllowedExams And FinalNo Trick Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe exams and a , and at least one notecard policy.

Exams And FinalPractice ExamNotecard AllowedNo Trick Questions
“Homework (10%), Quizzes (15%), Laboratory (20%), 3 Exams (35%), Final (20%).”
CHEM231
“Gives you a fat notecard (5x8) for exams.”
CHEM231
“She doesn't try to trick you on the tests and quizzes.”
CHEM231

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Quizzes Mentioned
“Standard week consists of two lectures, 1 lab, 1 or 2 quizzes, and a .”
CHEM231

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Ochem is hard, you have to put time and effort into learning it, but she makes it workable.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Ochem is hard, you have to put time and effort into learning it, but she makes it workable.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

92/100

“ !”

📈 Effort And Grades

68/100

“Plenty of opportunities to get an A in her class but you will need to work for it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Wonderful and expectations.
  • Her lectures are engaging, and she provides lots of review material and .
  • She knows how to teach and does it well, with kindness and patience.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • Tons of homework but it helps with the exam
  • Standard week consists of two lectures, 1 lab, 1 or 2 quizzes, and a .
  • There's no substitution for hard work in ochem.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Grades

  • A LOT OF .
  • As long as and assignments then you should generally do well.
  • She grades fairly (erring on the generous side).

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-seven reviews across many years give rich, mostly consistent evidence with a few recent negative outliers.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 9

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 5