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Chemistry

April Weathers

2B · CHEM04A · CHEM04 · CHEM4A · CHEM2B · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
54.72%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if and tolerate heavy weekly busywork; prefer in person when possible.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy homework loadLong examsSlow gradingGenerous grade scalePolarizing online chem
  • Workload is consistently heavy with long notes, labs, and marathon exams.
  • A lenient A scale and late-work flexibility help determined students pass.
  • Online sections draw the sharpest complaints about silence, chaos, and self-teaching.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Generous cutoffs like 85 equals A and late work help, but and .

Online students complain more about unfair length and ; in person often feels easier to pass with help.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content plus long lectures, page-heavy notes, and and time load high.

Online self-lab and note .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

, though some hybrid or in-person sections still track it.

Online is largely optional; in-person and hybrid more often expect participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; supporters praise resources and leniency while .

In-person and hybrid reviews .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

68/100

Common reports of 85 as an A, dropped low scores, late work accepted, and C floors around the 60s.

Format shift

Leniency is mentioned in both formats, though .

Workload

Overwhelming

22/100

Students report 7 to 12 weekly assignments, multi-page notes, long labs, and 100-plus question exams.

Format shift

Online workload and .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call her caring and resource rich while , and teaching is hands off.

Format shift

Online quality scores are more negative; .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

and labs combine with multiple exams and .

Format shift

Online leans notes plus long tests; in person adds lab and group project weight.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

19 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person or hybrid students often find her nicer and more manageable, though and uneven organization still appear.

Main concern

and rushed lectures still demand major outside study.

What students said

“It's really hard to fail her class, if you have questions just ask her and .”
CHEM2B
“Tbh, she is a very great person and is very lenient with her students.”
CHEM04A
“she want us to take at least 8 to 9 pages notes.”
CHEM04A

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online chemistry is high volume with , and and ignored emails, mixed with some strong supporters.

Main concern

Self-teaching burden, massive note pages, and .

What students said

“Prof Weathers has a generous grading scale, where 85% and above is an A.”
CHEM2B
“The final? 117 questions in 175 minutes.”
CHEM04A
“Most of my .”
CHEM04A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams can run over 100 questions with tight timing and grade scale.

Very long finalsOnline quizzes and examsOne attempt onlyPartial credit on some written work

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and study guides more than proctoring software, with mixed preparation quality.

Hard testsStudy guides helpConcept heavy exams
“ but if you do the study guides you'll do alright.”
CHEM04A
“She does not prepare you for the .”
CHEM04A

Online

Online finals of 117 to 120 questions and one-chance quizzes dominate student risk comments.

117-120 question finalsOnline testsOne attempt quizzesSlow grade release
“The final? 117 questions in 175 minutes.”
CHEM04A
“her final exam was 120 questions . that was too long.”
CHEM04A
“just make sure to practice before taking your quizzes/exams cause you only get 1 chance to take them.”
CHEM2B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“There is a lot of work to complete, but if you turn in all of the , and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and but thematically consistent evidence.

📦 Workload Overload

22/100

“About 7-12 assignments a week and .”

🎯 Generous Scale

68/100

“Her grade scale was nice, 85-100 was an A.”

📧 Communication Split

45/100

“She does not check her emails whatsoever.”

🧪

35/100

“her final exam was 120 questions . that was too long.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .! You have to take notes, do practice problems with her, and do the .
  • Weathers would be a great history professor, as she focuses more on the history of chemistry than the actual content.
  • and super chill.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you have 60 something percent she will mark it as a C!
  • she wants us to write 20 pages notes on each chapter
  • It's really hard to fail her class.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online vs In Person

  • . Do not recommend online.
  • otherwise it
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

61

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with large online and and , and a wide quality spread.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 516
3 out of 58
2 out of 511
1 out of 516

Course coverage

CHEM04A30 reviews
CHEM2B15 reviews
2B2 reviews
CHEM4A2 reviews
CHEM041 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 4 · A 12

B range

12

B+ 3 · B 5 · B- 4

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Audit/No Grade 2 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 1