AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Robert Anness

CHEM232 · CHEM142 · CHEM231 · CHEM141 · CHEM141CHEM142 · CHEM102 · 43 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
96%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want a strong chemistry professor and are willing to study consistently for a challenging course.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear Organic Chemistry TeacherCaring and ApproachableExam HeavyHard But FairHelpful Curves
  • Students overwhelmingly praise Robert Anness for and strong support in difficult chemistry courses.
  • The courses, especially organic chemistry, require steady studying, textbook practice, and .
  • Grades are attainable because , and , but this is not a low-effort A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

An A is very possible with , and office hours, but students repeatedly say it takes real work.

The online review emphasizes self-study through the book, while , and consistent exam preparation.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Organic chemistry and accelerated chemistry are repeatedly described as hard, concept-heavy subjects even though his teaching makes them more manageable.

Both formats describe the material as demanding, but the and more detailed.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

40/100

as formally mandatory, but multiple reviews warn that skipping class makes passing much harder.

The attendance evidence comes almost entirely from in-person reviews, with .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and especially strong for difficult chemistry courses.

The one online review is positive, and the .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

66/100

Students call exams hard and , but , and fair testing make grades attainable.

Format shift

and fair exams, while the online review only supports that an A is possible through textbook practice.

Workload

Heavy

35/100

The workload includes , and labs, especially in organic chemistry.

Format shift

In-person reviews give detailed workload evidence, while the online and practice problems.

Teaching experience

Excellent

94/100

Students repeatedly describe him as , and one of the best chemistry professors they have taken.

Format shift

, and the single online review is also positive but less detailed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades , and homework practice that prepares students for tests.

Format shift

, and labs, while the online review does not clearly describe assessment structure.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews consistently describe a with lectures, office hours, and fair exams.

Main concern

The main risk is heavy studying for and dense chemistry concepts.

What students said

“ , but put in the work and you'll succeed.”
CHEM232
“OCHEM is a difficult class, this is not an easy A but if you put in the work and study you should be just fine.”
CHEM231

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review says success and practice problems.

Main concern

Online evidence is too limited to judge format-specific patterns strongly.

What students said

“If you read the book which he assigns in detail and do the all problems in the back of book with .”
CHEM231

Exam style

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Exams are challenging and test-heavy but usually fair, lecture-based, and .

Hard ExamsCurved ExamsLecture-Based ExamsQuizzesFinal Exam

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe hard but fair exams and and .

Hard ExamsCurved ExamsLecture-Based ExamsQuizzes
“ .”
CHEM232
“ but ”
CHEM231

Online

The online review does not clearly .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“OCHEM is a difficult class, this is not an easy A but if you put in the work and study you should be just fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 43 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

94/100

“Dr. Anness is by far one of the .”

⚖️ Effort and Grades

68/100

“A is not easy but definitely not impossible if you work hard enough.”

🧪

55/100

“ , but put in the work and you'll succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • , and doesn't make the subject any more difficult than it has to be.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Ochem is an extremely difficult class so expect to study A LOT!
  • , but you need to dedicate a lot of time for this class.
  • Do the hw and if you want a A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

  • He loves to answer questions, don't be afraid to ask.
  • Professor is approachable and and wants us to learn.
  • Go to his office hours for help, ask questions, do the homework and book problems as they are what is on the exams.

Data context

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Analysis sample

43

Recent reviews read by the AI

43

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 43 reviews across many years with highly consistent comments , and grading.

Inside 43 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 3 · A 18 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 2 · B 4

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1