AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Carmen Velez

CHEMAA · CHEMISTRY · CHEM192 · CHEM210 · CHEM · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
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Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid this professor unless you already excel in chemistry and and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerRude and BelittlingUnclear LecturesOverwhelming WorkloadHard Long ExamsSelf-Teach Required
  • , and demeaning rather than supportive.
  • Workload is extreme with labs, reports, online homework, and .
  • A few defenders say office hours help, but the .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students , and high fail or withdraw rates despite heavy effort.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Chemistry is already hard and students while .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

; students who show up still struggle with clarity and volume of work.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

The bulk of reviews urge classmates to wait for another instructor and call her a teaching disaster.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students report , and little slack without perfection.

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Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

, and stacked exams dominate student time.

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Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

, and students forced to self-teach.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams and rigorously graded lab reports drive .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chemistry students overwhelmingly report confusion, rudeness, crushing work, and .

Main concern

Unclear teaching, belittling tone, and .

What students said

“Avoid this class, even if you have to .”
CHEMISTRY
“Run away! If you .”
CHEM
“HORRIBLE TEACHER! .”
CHEM210

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are described as extremely hard, long, and poorly timed, with labs and tests stacked together.

Long Hard ExamsTime PressureTest-Heavy GradingLab Reports Stacked

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and often stacked with major lab reports.

Long Hard ExamsTime PressureTest-Heavy Grading
“ AND LONG! they are impossible to finish in the time given.”
CHEM210
“ and long”
CHEM210
“she still doesn't want to pass me because she said that ability.”
CHEM210

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Run away! If you . She goes too quickly and makes you feel bad for .”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person reviews with strong negative consensus on clarity, workload, and tone. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Collapse

16/100

“ADVICE to student !! I wish I would have know earlier so I would not have to withdraw!”

📚 Overwhelming Workload

10/100

“SO MUCH WORK!!!!!!!!! It's crazy. No lie. This class takes up all your time.”

🎯 Teaching Clarity Failure

24/100

“ . ... Self teach class!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lecture and the hundreds of slides

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • No wonder 75% of the class failed or withdrew.
  • .
  • and long

Theme 3

💔 About Classroom Climate

  • She has no manners and is very rude.
  • belittles you, makes fun of you
  • She expects everyone to have a PH. D. before attending her class!

Theme 4

🧪 About Workload

  • There is always a lot of homework. It's extremely hard to keep up.
  • she stacks lab reports with .

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight detailed reviews from 2011-2014 show strong consensus on workload, clarity problems, and poor classroom tone.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 513

Course coverage

CHEM21024 reviews
CHEM1 review
CHEM1921 review
CHEMAA1 review
CHEMISTRY1 review

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