AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Andrey Balakin

CHEM · CHEM32 · CHEMCHEM · CHEM60 · CHEM8401 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM101 · CHEMISTRY101 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid for Chem GE; only consider if you already know chemistry and want a very hard, self-driven class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerRude when asked questionsTests mismatch lecturesHigh drop ratesSelf-teach requiredTough chemistry
  • Many , and unwilling to answer questions well.
  • Exams often feel disconnected from lectures and .
  • A minority of older reviews praise care and rigor if you work hard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Tricky exams, tough grading, and high fail or effort.

Online review did not report an easy grade path; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

20/100

Chemistry is taught fast with heavy expectations and , so content feels very hard.

Difficulty consensus is in-person; the online review also found the experience rough.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

and warn against missing class.

Online and as required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

Would-take-again is effectively zero and many .

Both the online review and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

, and tests that punish small mistakes are recurring complaints.

Format shift

Online added opaque late-work handling; and labs.

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Homework and study load are real but the bigger pain is self-teaching for .

Format shift

and study time more than the single online review.

Teaching experience

Poor

26/100

Frequent reports of reading notes, dodging questions, belittling students, and .

Format shift

Online and recent years.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

76/100

Quizzes, midterms, and finals dominate; graded by few things and lecture-heavy tags appear.

Format shift

In-person comments describe exam-heavy schemes; online had little grade detail.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but leans strongly negative on teaching skill, fairness, and .

Main concern

, and exams that do not match class.

What students said

“Professor is very rude anytime anyone asks for assistance and is very degrading when you answer something wrong.”
CHEM60
“Absolutely the so far. There is no logical follow up from .”
CHEM101
“Avoid if possible. More than 30 students dropped this class.”
CHEM101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online review says no communication, no late-work policy, and no response when the student had COVID.

Main concern

Poor communication and rigid policies during remote learning.

What students said

“This professor is by far the years going to school. He does not communicate with the students.”
CHEM60

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

lectures and difficult even after heavy studying.

Tricky examsLecture-test mismatchNo clear study guideHigh stakes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and labs are described as unfair, tricky, and poorly aligned with taught material.

Exams differ from lecturesTricky questionsUnfair lab grading
“There is no logical follow up from .”
CHEM101
“50% of .And you have to be a Chemistry genius in .”
CHEMISTRY101

Online

Online ; main issue was communication and attendance policy.

Mandatory remote attendanceNo late work flexibility
“there is no late work policy so it based on what he feels like doing.”
CHEM60

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Teaching Disaster

26/100

“This is probably the . and .”

📉 Recommendation Rate

8/100

“ . 40 students enrolled at the end there were 10”

🧪

28/100

“His quizzes are consistent with the lectures, but the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • All he does during lecture is read his notes, nothing is from the book.
  • he takes an Qs are asked.
  • Openly rude .

Theme 2

❤️ Minority Positive Takes

  • Very good and helpful prof.
  • he is really good. his knowledge is awsome.
  • Dr. Balakin cares about teaching, and he's a nice person.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • If you are looking for easy A, .
  • class dropped.
  • grades VERY unfairly.

Data context

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Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

39 reviews with a long time span and strong consistency on teaching problems support a high-confidence negative read.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 58
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 517

Course coverage

CHEM10118 reviews
CHEM6013 reviews
CHEM322 reviews
CHEMISTRY1012 reviews
CHEM1 review
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CHEM84011 review
CHEMCHEM1 review
CHEMISTRY1 review

Reported outcomes

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F

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Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Pass 1