AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Maria Santiago

CHEM003 · CHEM010 · CHEM3 · CHEM10 · CHEM004 · CHEM · CHEM160 · 109 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless no alternative; if and budget serious study time and software costs.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderHomework HeavyTimed Exam CrunchMulti-Platform ChaosPolarizing Personality
  • Recent CHEM10 online sections draw strong , and little feedback.
  • Older in-person organic chemistry , and solid lecturing if you grind.
  • Costly subscriptions and self-teaching expectations make the course a poor fit for students who need hand-holding.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and and self-study.

Online reviews stress impossible timing .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

Chemistry content plus multi-platform work and and logistically hard.

Both formats call content hard; online adds tech and self-teaching friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

as mandatory, and missing work quickly tanks the grade.

Online is often asynchronous yet still requires weekly submissions; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Would-take-again sits near 43% with repeated stay-away warnings, especially for online CHEM10.

CHEM10 feedback.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

27/100

Students repeatedly call her a and little accommodation after missed exams.

Format shift

; some in-person students still call her fair but hard.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and long study blocks with little downtime.

Format shift

Lots of ; online multi-site logistics feel worse.

Teaching experience

Average

46/100

Some find her funny and resource-rich in person, while many .

Format shift

Teaching praise clusters in older in-person organic; online teaching ratings are much lower.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Unit exams and a as practice and padding.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and older organic reviews are more mixed-to-positive, citing humor, resources, and fairer and .

Main concern

Still tough grading, expensive tools, and reports of rudeness or .

What students said

“Wonderful Chem 3 organic professor, super caring and passionate about what she teaches not to mention humorous.”
CHEM003
“Hands down made chemistry way more difficult to learn then it already was, and also was rude at times.”
CHEM010
“ but she is a great teacher.”
CHEM004

Remote format

Online

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM10 is widely described as self-taught YouTube chemistry with , and homework across Canvas, MasteringChemistry, and Top Hat.

Main concern

and the professor often seems abrupt or .

What students said

“If you like YouTube University but want more anxiety, this class is for you.”
CHEM10
“ panic & even run out of time).”
CHEM010
“ .”
CHEM010

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are timed tightly, calculation-heavy, and often leave honest students unfinished, especially online.

Timed ExamsNot Enough TimeCalculation HeavyMulti-Platform HomeworkTough Grader

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as killer but more tied to lectures and MasteringChem practice when students keep up.

Hard TestsMastering ChemLecture-Based
“I love her. She is amazing but .”
CHEM003
“ but she is a great teacher.”
CHEM004

Online

Online students repeatedly fail to finish timed quizzes and finals and .

Timed TestsToo Little TimeUpload Work After ExamNo Exam Feedback
“all the and you will run out of time.”
CHEM010
“Final was 130 questions with 120 minutes.”
CHEM10
“She doesn't give enough time for tests.”
CHEM010

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you like YouTube University but want more anxiety, this class is for you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (26 online, 24 in , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Online Experience

22/100

“if you are considering taking her online, please save yourself and don't.”

⏱️

25/100

“So worried about students cheating that she lowers the times for and tests.”

📚 Workload Load

24/100

“So .”

👍 When It Works

70/100

“I loved Professor Santiago!!She is so on top of her game.”

Theme 1

💻 About Online Format

  • just don't.
  • Copy and paste class. I gave a 4 for difficulty because I had to using You Tube.
  • I learned absolutely nothing from this class.

Theme 2

🧪

  • Her style of teaching is audio, visual and theatrical.
  • Dr. Santiago is a gem to the university! So funny and caring!
  • Tough but fair!

Theme 3

💰 About Cost and Tools

  • First her class is lw expensive with the amount of subscriptions she makesyou buy.
  • Also a very expensive class so make sure you have money when you're taking her.
  • You'll use mastering chemistry assignment due before learning the material

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

109

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across online and and consistent recent online pain points.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 553
4 out of 521
3 out of 55
2 out of 511
1 out of 519

Course coverage

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CHEM00312 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

15

A 13 · A- 2

B range

17

B+ 7 · B 8 · B- 2

C range

7

C+ 2 · C 4 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 2