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Chemistry

Sara Harvey

CHEM60LAB · CHEM60 · CHEM102LAB · CHEM101 · CHEM102 · 134 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
70.83%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you will study hard and use every practice resource; skip if you need easy grades or soft support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of homeworkTest heavyPractice exams helpTough graderPolarizing
  • Many students learn a lot , and ALEKS consistently.
  • A large minority call her inaccessible, inconsistent, or a GPA risk with hard quizzes and exams.
  • Online pandemic-era and organization than recent in-person praise.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Practice materials help, but exams and and many report low leniency without strong effort.

Online reviews skew harder on grading; students.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chem 60/101/102 content plus weekly quizzes and .

Both formats describe difficult chemistry; online pandemic terms felt especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and warn that skipping workshops or labs hurts success.

and in-person notes.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

66/100

About 71% would take again; supporters praise real learning while critics urge avoidance.

In-person recs are warmer; several online reviews explicitly say no.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

, and grade weight on difficult exams.

Format shift

Online comments especially emphasize zero rounding and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple weekly quizzes, ALEKS, labs, and lots of .

Format shift

Heavy workload is reported across formats.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Strong lecturers and resources for engaged students, undercut by reports of inconsistency or impatience.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and frequent quizzes dominate; homework and labs still add substantial work.

Format shift

Test-heavy design shows up online and in person.

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

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person experiences range from caring STEM mentor with strong .

Main concern

, and exams that some say diverge from study guides.

What students said

“it's definitely not an easy A but she has a lot of and .”
CHEM60
“ unless you want to have the .”
CHEM60
“If you put in the work in her class, you'll most likely get an A.”
CHEM102

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online CHEM102 reviews split hard: some succeed with and .

Main concern

, and low leniency during remote terms.

What students said

“She made the tests harder and but .”
CHEM102
“ . For context I am in the honors program and was a straight A student.”
CHEM102
“Her class is really easy, and she has a ton of office hours that you can go and ask questions.”
CHEM102

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Practice exams help, but and limited leniency.

Practice exams availableWeekly quizzesCumulative finalPartial credit sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, practice quizzes and exams often track assessments, though some report mismatch and hard finals.

Practice exams3 exams plus finalWeekly quizzes
“ and so just study those.”
CHEM60
“She gives you a study guide for one thing and puts something completely different on the exams.”
CHEM60

Online

Online students often found exams harder than practice sets and .

Hard examsTough gradingHeavy homework
“I understood the material from her teaching but if you do bad on the .”
CHEM102
“Please don't give yourself a heart attack by taking her”
CHEM102

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“it's definitely not an easy A but she has a lot of and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 mixed online and in-person chemistry reviews, balancing . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“She makes the and is willing to take the extra steps needed for students to understand.”

👍 Recommendation Split

66/100

“Take her class!!”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“There is so time to focus on her tests.”

⚖️

34/100

“She is one of the most strict and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and
  • overcomplicates the easiest things

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not an easy A but she has a lot of resources
  • so difficult and
  • It isn't difficult to get an A as long as you try

Theme 3

⚠️ About Accessibility

  • Has a ton of office hour opportunities
  • Good luck trying

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

134

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with , and detailed grade and workload evidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 585
4 out of 518
3 out of 58
2 out of 55
1 out of 519

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 4 · A 18

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 3 · C 1

D range

3

D 3

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1