AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Thi Nguyen

CHEM51 · CHEM212 · CHEM161 · CHEM60 · CHEM060 · CHEM101 · CHEMO60 · CHEM122 · CHEM102 · CHEM211 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
48.48%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you can treat chem as a near full-time job and handle a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyHeavy ALEKS WorkloadStern Lab StylePolarizing Chemistry
  • Workload is routinely described as crushing with ALEKS, labs, quizzes, and heavily weighted exams.
  • and ; many call her rude, harsh, and unfair.
  • ; chemistry is already hard and her strict style amplifies the risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Exams and ; even strong effort can yield mid or failing grades without constant study.

Both formats report hard-earned grades; online ALEKS terms feel especially unforgiving.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Chemistry content plus fast pacing, heavy memorization, and multi-hour study demands make this a brain-burner for many.

In-person and online both rate high difficulty; winter and ochem sections feel especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most sections mark attendance mandatory; and .

In-person is clearly mandatory and punctuality-sensitive; some online terms still require scheduled participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

; lab students who use office hours are warmer while .

Online is mixed with some success stories; 211/212.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

; partial credit and some EC exist but and picky labs.

Format shift

Harsh grading is reported in both formats; .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students describe 5-plus hours a day, ALEKS six days a week, pre-labs, labs, quizzes, and frequent exams.

Format shift

Online ALEKS load is extreme; and long class blocks.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

She knows the material and can help in office hours, but and intimidation.

Format shift

; online feedback quality varies by term.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

with labs, quizzes, and ALEKS supporting.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; online adds frequent quizzes and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and lecture reviews are highly polarized: helpful and and harshly graded for many others.

Main concern

, and exam difficulty drive many avoid warnings.

What students said

“ !”
CHEM060
“This class was way more intense than expected—basically a full-time job”
Chem101

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and frequent exams; a few praise responsiveness while others call it the most stressful class.

Main concern

Very , and limited for some online terms.

What students said

“Be ready to spend 40 hours a week studying. There are prerecorded lectures and tons of ”
CHEM60
“she gives you so much work and piles everything on top of you”
CHEM060

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent difficult exams with limited forgiveness make assessment strict despite occasional .

Test HeavyHard ExamsLab QuizzesALEKS HomeworkExtra Credit After Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

not match practice sets, plus strict lab quizzes.

Test HeavyHard ExamsLab QuizzesPartial Credit Sometimes
“ and the professor is incredibly rude”
CHEM211
“ , and the professor grades tough”
Chem101

Online

Online reviews describe practice quizzes, multi-attempt quizzes, biweekly exams, and .

ALEKSQuizzes with Limited AttemptsExam Every 2 WeeksExtra Credit
“exam every 2 weeks. workload is heavy but not undoable. but she provides ”
CHEM060
“be sure to study for exams, since thats 51% of your grade”
CHEM60

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! Treats students as if they were still in high school. She will scoff at you if you do something wrong.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews, , and mixed interpersonal tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“Professor Nguyen's class was straightforward and she gave us the tools to succeed”

📚 Workload Reality

18/100

“Be ready to spend 40 hours a week studying. There are prerecorded lectures and tons of ”

⚠️ Recommendation Risk

42/100

“Whatever . She made my fall online semester the most stressful difficult time”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • seems intimidating but and
  • She is EXTREMELY RUDE!!
  • knows chemistry well

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class was way more intense than expected—basically a full-time job

Theme 3

🧪

  • , if not finished you may not be allowed to do the lab
  • exams, since thats 51% of your grade
  • study for this class 5 hrs a day + HW

Data context

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Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five detailed reviews across years and courses show a stable polarizing pattern with strong negative clusters, supporting High credibility.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 58
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 513

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 2 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

3

C+ 2 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4