AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Karen Brinton

CHEM120 · CHEM231 · CHEM142 · CHEM141 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Take her only if you can teach yourself chemistry and and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized lecturesDelayed gradingHeavy lab reportsManageable curveExtra credit
  • Many students , and unhelpful test preparation.
  • Grades can be manageable through dropped work and , but the effort cost is high.
  • A few students praise her as caring and smart, but negative experiences dominate the comments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

An A , and , but students describe heavy studying, lab reports, and self-teaching.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Chemistry content is repeatedly described as difficult and and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

Only in-person reviews exist, and they do not clearly prove an .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Most detailed reviews warn against taking her because of , and frustrating lab expectations.

The recommendation evidence is entirely in person, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

and soften the grading, but students often call grading unfair, picky, or badly delayed.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students mention multiple assignments due together, extensive lab reports, many papers, and .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

A few students find her caring, but , and frustrating teaching.

Format shift

, and they are strongly mixed but mostly negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Reviews mention tests, quizzes, homework, lab reports, papers, and .

Format shift

Assessment evidence appears only in in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a demanding chemistry course with , and some grading cushions.

Main concern

, and harsh lab report feedback.

What students said

“This is a self taught class.”
CHEM142
“ . .”
CHEM142
“The material was difficult, but .”
CHEM141

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 mention tests, quizzes, practice tests, and study guides, but .

TestsPractice TestsStudy GuidesDropped TestDropped Quiz

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes, with one review saying a test and quiz are dropped, but .

TestsQuizzesPractice TestsStudy GuidesDropped TestDropped Quiz
“A test, quiz, and ”
CHEM141
“her study guides don't help on the ”
CHEM142
“you will do well on the exams”
CHEM142

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This is a self taught class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and organization. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“ . .”

⚖️

32/100

“Very unfair ”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“She will make 3 assignments due in 1 day”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • This is a self taught class.
  • .
  • Frustrating teacher who makes chemistry harder than it should be.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The material was difficult, but .
  • A test, quiz, and , and you get 20 points for doing all the homework.
  • Very unfair

Theme 3

⏱️

  • .
  • .
  • She did not grade any until half way through the semester and my grade dropped from a B to an F.

Data context

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Analysis sample

12

Recent reviews read by the AI

12

Lifetime ratings

83/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed in-person reviews across several years , and teaching clarity.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 57

Course coverage

CHEM1204 reviews
CHEM1424 reviews
CHEM1413 reviews
CHEM2311 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2