AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Len B. Soloff

CHEM60 · CHEM101 · CHEM102 · 99 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
54.29%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Consider Soloff only if you mainly need a passable Chem grade and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterDisorganizedExtra creditDrops lowest examInappropriate jokesALEKS homework
  • , and , so grades can be friendly.
  • Many students call lectures rambling, error-prone, and sometimes disrespectful or unprofessional.
  • Online reviews are especially negative on organization, tone, and learning environment.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

, and lecture-based tests let many students earn As if they show up and study notes.

In-person comments most often call it an easy A; online still includes As but with more frustration and C reports.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

56/100

Introductory Chem content is often described as easy when you attend, but .

Online ; in-person more often says material is easy if you follow notes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass without lectures.

Both formats frequently mark attendance mandatory with similar skip-class warnings.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

grade seekers often recommend him, learning-focused students often do not.

Online is largely avoid; and do-not-take for teaching quality.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

70/100

, and notes-aligned tests generally cushion grades despite tough-grader tags.

Format shift

Leniency is clearest in person; and harsh-environment tags are more common.

Workload

Moderate

46/100

Expect ALEKS or , and frequent quizzes or .

Format shift

Online emphasizes ALEKS pain and homework; and labs.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Some call him funny and clarifying; many call lectures boring, disorganized, error-filled, or disrespectful.

Format shift

Online teaching ratings cluster very low; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and finals dominate; as credit or ALEKS.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; and workshops.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

his humor and notes-based tests versus students who call him unprepared and inappropriate.

Main concern

, and off-color jokes repeatedly sour the experience even when grades work out.

What students said

“easy A gives 4 tests and ”
CHEM60
“he is also unprofessional and would make sexist jokes often”
CHEM60
“The as what's covered in class”
CHEM60

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online Chem 60 feedback is mostly harsh: , and confusing lectures.

Main concern

Unprofessional classroom climate and poor organization make online learning feel unsafe for grades and morale.

What students said

“Most unprofessional prof ever. Sarcastic/bitter for no reason at all”
CHEM60
“most of the . the students have to help him with setting up his own lecture”
CHEM60
“there are never any surprises, he tests you on exactly what he teaches”
CHEM60

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and reviews, which is student-friendly in content but not always cleanly run.

Lecture-based examsDrops lowest examExtra credit on testsOccasional answer-key errorsNo clear Lockdown claims

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and curves, though students report wrong and careless errors.

4 tests drop lowestExtra creditCurvesAnswer key mistakes
“Gives 4 tests and . Gives a lot of ”
CHEM60
“ because he won't”
CHEM60

Online

Online comments focus on messy quizzes, ALEKS, and .

Test heavyALEKS homeworkMessy quizzes
“ . He makes you use ALEKS”
CHEM60
“ and broke down chem so easily”
CHEM60

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to learn, you might achieve that in Soloff's class. ... EASY class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 Chem reviews spanning online and and tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

45/100

“His lectures are slow, boring, and not helpful”

👍 Recommendation Rate

52/100

“If what really matters to you is the ! If you want over-the-top details and ”

🎁 Easy Grade Path

72/100

“easy A gives 4 tests and . definitively recommend him i got 105 in his class”

🚫 Classroom Climate

25/100

“Makes simple concepts difficult to understand, gets off-topic, and shows zero respect to students”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • broke down chem so easily it still helps me in the upper chem classes
  • Talks in circles, long-winded explanations, goes on tangents about his life
  • he expects you to show up to class and know everything already

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Study the notes from class and it will be easy
  • .
  • GPA dropped due to this guys incoherent ability to teach and test

Theme 3

⚠️ About Professionalism

  • makes unsavory comments (esp. about women)
  • would make sexist jokes often
  • his humor made me uncomfortable

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

99

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and formats provide a large, detailed, if polarized, evidence base for Chem courses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 512
3 out of 513
2 out of 516
1 out of 523

Course coverage

CHEM6037 reviews
CHEM10210 reviews
CHEM1013 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 5 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1