AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Thatch Ho

CHEM110 · CHEM111 · CHEM211LAB · CHEM112 · CHEMELEM · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
83/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take him if you can handle an accent, frequent quizzes, and and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardGenerous GraderExtra CreditFunny but Off TopicAccent BarrierQuiz Heavy
  • Students often like his humor, kindness, , and .
  • The main drawback is clarity, because many reviews mention a strong accent, side stories, and self-teaching.
  • two online reviews, which describe confusion and low recommendation.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Getting an A is realistic because he offers , drops scores, rounds grades, and grades generously, but students still need to keep up with quizzes and notes.

The Easy A evidence is mainly in person, while online reviews are less positive and describe the class as difficult.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Chemistry content is not easy because the class can be fast paced, quiz heavy, and .

In-person students more often say the class becomes manageable with notes, while online students describe more confusion.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

as formally mandatory, but missing lectures or skipping class is repeatedly linked to poor performance.

, while online evidence mentions repeated interaction and class participation.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

Most students recommend him for his kindness, humor, , and .

, while both online reviews are negative or hesitant.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

86/100

Reviews repeatedly mention generous grading, , rounded grades, dropped exams, and easy tests when students use notes.

Format shift

, while online reviews only mention dropped low scores.

Workload

Moderate

56/100

The , and homework, but many students say the grading and offset it.

Format shift

Online reviews mention little homework but , while , and lecture notes.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

He is caring, funny, and knowledgeable, but repeated complaints about accent, pacing, and off-topic lectures reduce consistency.

Format shift

In-person reviews are mostly favorable, while online reviews report more confusion and weaker teaching clarity.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades appear to involve quizzes, tests, labs, homework, and and quizzes often emphasized.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize tests and quizzes, while , and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students usually describe him as , and helpful, though often hard to understand.

Main concern

Students must adapt to his accent, off-topic pacing, and frequent quizzes.

What students said

“he is a and I genuinely enjoyed going to his lecture and lab”
CHEM112
“It is a very fast paced class and missing out on lectures will cost you.”
CHEM110

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students found the class difficult, confusing, and less recommendable despite dropped low scores.

Main concern

Online comments emphasize unclear explanations and .

What students said

“his class is difficult but manageable”
CHEM111
“ ”
CHEM111

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are frequent but softened by dropped scores, review guides, , and .

Frequent QuizzesDropped Lowest ExamTake-Home QuizzesReview Guides

Assessment risk

Standard

67/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, study guides, and take-home quizzes, but do not clearly prove proctoring or closed-book rules.

Pop QuizzesDropped Lowest ExamTake-Home QuizzesStudy Guides Match Tests
“He gives extra credits and .”
CHEM111
“Study guides are usually the same as the test.”
CHEM110

Online

Online reviews mention tests, quizzes, and dropped low scores, but do not clearly prove proctoring, .

Tests Differ From LecturesDropped Low TestQuiz Heavy
“ .”
CHEM111
“ , and homework.”
CHEM111

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Gives lots of and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and clarity. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ and patient and .”

⚖️

86/100

“he is very caring and lenient and offers a good amount of and is a very lenient and ”

📌 Clarity Risk

48/100

“he has a pretty strong accent that makes it difficult to communicate with.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes a lot of jokes during the lecture and goes off topic to talk about his friends/family often.
  • he teaches in a unique way.
  • He loves talking about real-life examples while connecting them back to chemistry.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Gives lots of and .
  • He is very lenient in dropping quizzes and tests, but you have to put in the effort.
  • It is a very fast paced class and missing out on lectures will cost you.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Clarity

  • Professor Ho was pretty hard to understand at first with his accent but you slowly get used to it.
  • Have to teach yourself, but .
  • Took him during quarantine and it's very hard to understand what he says half the time.

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 25 reviews span many years, include 23 in-person reviews, and , and quizzes.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 512
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM11013 reviews
CHEM1116 reviews
CHEM1123 reviews
CHEMELEM2 reviews
CHEM211LAB1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

10

A 9 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1