AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Santiago Farias

192JA · CHEM192 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself chemistry; most students warn he is harsh and unhelpful.

Best fit · Self Taught ProLecture HeavyTough GraderFast PacedSelf Learner RequiredUnhelpful Explanations
  • Majority of CHEM192 reviews call him harsh, fast, and unhelpful with problem-solving.
  • A minority say he is solid, caring, and offers if .
  • Labs and lectures are mandatory in practice for .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

exists for some, but , and D- outcomes without strong self-study.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students describe fast multi-chapter lectures and chemistry that is hard to catch without outside help.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but students say you must go or you will not pass; .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and most comments urge others to save themselves.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and for a few students.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

very bad and time-pressured.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

, and little help when students struggle.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tags and comments stress tests and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but leans negative: , and weak help, with a few fans who thrive as self-learners.

Main concern

Fast lectures without clear problem explanations leave struggling students behind.

What students said

“He is a very harsh professor, please save yourself and !”
CHEM192
“Fast paced and hard to catch up, I had to transfer to another community college to get my Chemistry credits”
CHEM192
“ , and he gives partial credit.”
192JA

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Exams are central and often hard, though some note partial credit and .

Test HeavyPartial CreditExtra Credit Available

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and occasional extra or partial credit.

Test HeavyPartial CreditExtra Credit
“ , and he gives partial credit.”
192JA
“If you're trying to understand chemistry 192 really easily, this is not the class to take.”
CHEM192

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is a very harsh professor, please save yourself and !”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews, emphasizing the dominant harsh/fast theme against minority positive self-learner takes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Teaching Frustration

30/100

“when it came to solving equations, he would solve them himself on the board without explaining what he's doing”

⚡ Pace Overload

28/100

“Fast paced and hard to catch up, I had to transfer to another community college to get my Chemistry credits”

👍 Minority Fan View

55/100

“ and ! !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • During lectures he would basically read off the slides, and would go really fast
  • You have to be a self learner for his class
  • he didn't show how to slove the problem

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • TEST HEAVY
  • He made me want to change my major

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs

  • he does his best to keep you efficient in the lab
  • Attendance to lectures are .

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Six reviews from 2017-2018 show a and pace complaints.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM1925 reviews
192JA1 review

Reported outcomes

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D range

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D- 1

F

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