AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Neal Arakawa

CHEM120 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid Arakawa unless , and perform well on exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderHeavy homeworkTest heavyNeeds outside helpMixed student support
  • Most negative and too fast.
  • The workload is heavy, especially weekly homework with many questions for little credit.
  • Some students say an A is possible with , but the course is high-effort and test-heavy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible, but students , and a need for outside study.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Some students say the topics are simple, but the fast lectures and large amount of material make the course feel difficult.

Only in-person reviews discuss course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Repeated tags warn that skipping class means students will not pass, so .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Students often do not recommend him because of , and exam-heavy grading.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Multiple students call him a and one warns students to check and dispute test marks.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly describe weekly homework of around 80 to 100 questions for very little credit.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Most critical , and require students to seek outside help.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Students say tests make up 80 percent of the grade.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are sharply mixed but lean negative, with repeated complaints , and .

Main concern

Students may need outside help because lectures and .

What students said

“ , and blew through material”
CHEM120
“Homework assignment each week with about 100 questions and they are only worth 4 points.”
CHEM120

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews show an , but they do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book status, or closed-book rules.

Test HeavyThree ExamsTests 80 Percent Of GradePop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention tests as 80 percent of the grade, only three exams, and .

Test HeavyThree ExamsTests 80 Percent Of GradePop Quizzes
“Tests are 80% of grade.”
CHEM120
“there are only 3 exams the amount of material you have to memorize is a lot.”
CHEM120

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If a tutor or other teacher! TERRIBLE!”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“ , and blew through material”

📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

“Homework had 80-100 questions each week, and was only worth 4 points!”

⚖️

28/100

“Make sure that you check everything that he grades because sometimes you will have to dispute some of the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Does not know what he is talking about when lecturing
  • we don't get taught anything
  • He cares about his students and their future success.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , and he assigned TONS of homework!
  • Tests are 80% of grade.
  • if you read the textbook, study adequately, do the homework and check for A

Theme 3

🧭 About Student Fit

  • You have to do your own work for this professor to be beneficial
  • If a tutor or other teacher!

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Six in-person reviews span multiple terms and , and lecture quality despite some positive outliers.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1206 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1