AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Shahand Bakshandeh

CHEM101LAB · CHEM60 · CHEM101 · CHEM102 · 177 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
15.48%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid if any other Chem professor is available; only take her if and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProBrutal tough graderALEKS heavyUnclear lecturesMandatory attendanceGPA destroyer
  • Overwhelming consensus that lectures are weak and and textbook.
  • Exams and and frequent low class averages.
  • A few hard workers pass and praise preparation for higher chem, but most urge avoidance.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students report almost , and grades destroyed by tiny mistakes.

Both online and in-person reviews agree As are rare and extremely hard-earned.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Chem content plus weak lectures, heavy ALEKS, and .

Online stress timed quizzes and ALEKS; and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and skipping called risky.

Both formats emphasize mandatory attendance or required discussions; a because lectures were useless.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Vast majority say do not take her, wait a semester, or crash another section.

A small minority online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

; rubrics feel inconsistent, tiny typos cost big, and .

Format shift

; online focuses on exam and quiz brutality.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

, and test prep leave little room for other classes.

Format shift

Both formats call ALEKS and overall load crushing; and rewrites.

Teaching experience

Poor

25/100

; minority find her caring and available in office hours.

Format shift

Online reviews are especially harsh on lectures; a few in-person students say she prepares you if .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams and ALEKS dominate grades, with labs and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes timed quizzes and few big tests; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person lecture and lab students report , and poor instruction.

Main concern

Harsh lab report grading and .

What students said

“ typos.”
CHEM101LAB
“ !!!!! if there are no other professors left please just wait until next semester”
CHEM101
“Professor Bakshandeh fully prepares her students for Chem 102.”
CHEM101

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Chem 101 is widely panned as , and crushing ALEKS workload.

Main concern

, and lectures that add little value make the format high-risk.

What students said

“She manages to actually make concepts MORE difficult and .”
CHEM101
“ IF YOU CAN! Her lectures are not helpful AT ALL, most of your learning relies on Aleks.”
CHEM101
“I'm convinced she enjoys ruining GPA's”
CHEM101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely called brutal and poorly aligned with lectures or practice materials, with .

Hard examsLow class averagesPractice exams mismatchTimed quizzesALEKS-linked grades

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and often said not to match study guides or practice exams.

No real curveExams mismatch practiceHeavy exam weightMandatory attendance tracked
“ nor difficulty.”
CHEM101
“Her average score for an , but .”
CHEM101

Online

Online exams and and feel misaligned with lectures.

Timed quizzesLow test averagesALEKS quizzes countFew high-stakes tests
“My class average for the two tests was 40 to 50%.”
CHEM101
“On one test I got a 74, the highest grade was a 76, and the class average was a 46.”
CHEM101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!!!! if there are no other professors left please just wait until next semester or crash another class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (15 online, 35 in-person), emphasizing harsh grading and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫

18/100

“Stay away If you can. I spent hours studying for this class and it was such a waste of my time since I still failed anyway.”

📚

20/100

“Her lectures are not helpful AT ALL, most of your learning relies on Aleks.”

🧪

12/100

“No . !!!”

Theme 1

📉 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Would not be surprised if she is in the files.
  • THE hardest professor ever!!
  • You'll very very rarely get full credit on anything.

Theme 2

📖 About Lectures & ALEKS

  • you honestly learn more reviewing the .
  • Be prepared to dedicate your .
  • All she cares about is aleks.

Theme 3

🧪

  • Grades super late doesn't fallow her own rubrics.
  • uses up an hour and a half of
  • Although she can be long-winded ... she genuinely cares about her students

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

177

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent reviews across online and and detailed grade anecdotes.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 514
3 out of 518
2 out of 531
1 out of 587

Course coverage

CHEM10141 reviews
CHEM101LAB6 reviews
CHEM602 reviews
CHEM1021 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 2

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

8

C+ 1 · C 6 · C- 1

D range

2

D+ 1 · D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

17

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 12 · Rather not say 1