AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Eileen Clifford

CHEM210 · CHEM220 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can teach yourself difficult chemistry and and exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesTough GraderSelf-Teaching NeededHard LabsLimited Support
  • Students describe CHEM220 as hard and .
  • , but , and course structure feel demanding.
  • Most comments criticize confusing explanations, poor organization, and limited helpfulness.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A is possible, but , and substantial self-study rather than an easy path.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The course content is calculation-heavy, lab-heavy, and described as very hard by students.

.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

as mandatory, but because leaving lab early could fail the course.

Only .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

because and support is limited.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Students repeatedly tagged her as a , though one .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students , and a need to review heavily outside class.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Most comments say she is confusing, lecture-heavy, unorganized, or .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

, and a and labs carrying major pressure.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a difficult chemistry experience with , and .

Main concern

Students often felt she did not explain concepts clearly or provide useful help.

What students said

“ .”
CHEM220
“ and unorganized.”
CHEM210
“This is a very hard course and it's up to the student to review on their own time.”
CHEM220

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews describe difficult calculation-based exams, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules.

Difficult ExamsCalculation-Heavy ExamsFinal May Be Skipped With High Performance

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention difficult exams and one option to skip the final after strong midterm performance, but .

Difficult ExamsCalculation-Heavy ExamsPossible Final Exemption
“the calculations for the , but great practice.”
CHEM220
“I also ended up skipping the ”
CHEM220
“I even got to skip the final (bc I got a 99% on last midterm).”
CHEM220

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is a very hard course and it's up to the student to review on their own time.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“ .”

⚖️

25/100

“Clifford has a PhD in Physical Chemistry, so the calculations for the , but great practice.”

📚

25/100

“Hence, I utilized the textbook in order to .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and unorganized.
  • .
  • I took her class in the Spring of 2017 semester and had a hard time with her style of teaching as she mainly just read the lectures from a powerpoint.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is a very hard course and it's up to the student to review on their own time.
  • , but if .
  • I also ended up skipping the

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed in-person reviews from 2017 to 2018 show a consistent negative pattern, but the sample is small.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM2203 reviews
CHEM2101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1