John Saunders

CHEM1 · CHEM001A · CHEM1A · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 1.8/5
Take again: 20%
Difficulty: 4.6

The decision

if you can; if you already know chem well and will rely on outside help plus constant office hours.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTalks down to studentsHeavy problem setsLecture heavyAvoid if possible

Four of five reviews rate him a 1 and urge students to pick any other chemistry professor.
Problem sets and labs are described as harder and help.
One outlier loved office hours and , but that is a minority view.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even the student who earned an A+ says problem sets , and most say you must study like chem is your only class.

Online and in-person both describe heavy effort; problem sets.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Students call it one of the toughest classes, with , and little scaffolding.

Difficulty is high in both formats based on the small sample.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and include skip-class-you-will-not-pass style tags.

and every in-person review.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Only one of ; the rest call him among the and recommend anyone else.

The sole positive recommendation is in person; the online review is a firm no.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and comments about unforgiving work dominate, with problem sets set harder than quizzes.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of , and high study demand leave little breathing room.

Format shift

Online and and lab load.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Most students say he does not teach well, talks down to them, and shifts blame; one outlier praises videos and office hours.

Format shift

Online is purely negative; exception.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and lecture/video content rather than one single format.

Format shift

; exam logistics are not fully detailed.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM students mostly describe an unforgiving, attitude-heavy course with and .

Main concern

High workload, harsh tone, and teaching that assumes you already know the material.

What students said

“One of the toughest classes I've taken, with a teacher that is unforgiving in his work.”
CHEM001A

“ but him if you can.”
CHEM1

“Srsly, go to his office hours!! I learned a lot and .”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The single online review says he talks and lectures, and piles on homework that .

Main concern

and unhelpful guidance leave students needing outside tutoring.

What students said

“Professor seemed to talk down to students never taking responsibility for his mistakes.”
CHEM001A

“There is a ton of .”
CHEM001A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment feels strict overall because problem sets and labs are .

Hard problem setsLab exams during lab hoursSolo labsTests easier than problem sets for some

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In are solo, and problem sets are described as harder than quizzes or tests.

Lab-hour examsSolo labsHarder problem sets than quizzes

“Teaches through .”
CHEM001A

“Problems sets are WAY harder than what we learned, but the tests and all were easy.”
CHEM1A

Online

The online and poor lab support rather than explicit proctoring tools.

Heavy homeworkLab troubleMismatch with tests

“There is a ton of .”
CHEM001A

“Blamed students for though he gave the wrong materials.”
CHEM001A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ but him if you can.”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 recent chemistry reviews with one online and four in-person comments. Credibility rating: Medium.

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22/100

“Literally one of the .”

🧱 Unforgiving Course

22/100

“One of the toughest classes I've taken, with a teacher that is unforgiving in his work.”

📌 Office Hours Lifeline

70/100

“Srsly, go to his office hours!! I learned a lot and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

does not teach and honestly if I have not taken 30A before this class I would have failed
Talks down to students and does NOT cultivate healthy learning

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

expects you to be a natural, or study like this is your only class
He makes the REQUIRED problem sets harder than the actual quiz
Problems sets are WAY harder than what we learned, but the tests and all were easy

Theme 3

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You work alone for
There is a ton of

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Five and mostly consistent, but the tiny sample and one strong positive outlier keep confidence only medium.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM001A3 reviews

CHEM11 review

CHEM1A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

No reported values

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

John Saunders

x x if you can; x x x if you already know chem well and will rely on outside help plus constant office hours.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

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🧱 Unforgiving Course

📌 Office Hours Lifeline

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can; if you already know chem well and will rely on outside help plus constant office hours.

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