AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mindy Capes

CHEM29 · CHEM26 · CHEM25 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Take Capes if you will grind chemistry and use her help; expect but strong support and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and approachableTough graderExtra credit opportunitiesHeavy chemistry workloadHelpful office hours
  • Recent students call her caring, funny, and .
  • Organic and general chem are still hard and she grades meticulously.
  • Older flipped-classroom complaints exist, but newer reviews are mostly positive if you put in the work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

and lower exam weight help, but and demanding chem work mean an A still takes serious meticulous effort.

Almost all evidence is in person; the single hybrid review is positive but not grade-easy.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chem 25/26/29 content , and work-heavy even when teaching is strong.

In-person majority drives this; one online hybrid review still notes real work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Most recent reviews mark attendance mandatory or strongly expected in a demanding lab-lecture course.

Evidence is mostly in person; the online .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About three-quarters would take again; students who work hard praise her care, while a .

; older in-person flipped complaints and one positive online hybrid exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Tough grader appears often; she may deduct for technical issues, yet and .

Format shift

; limited online evidence.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and study time; students say the class can dominate the week.

Format shift

Heavy workload .

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

and strong office hours; a minority call flipped teaching low-effort.

Format shift

Recent in-person praise is strong; .

Assessment method

Balanced

45/100

Homework, discussions, labs, and exams all matter; .

Format shift

and daily work; hybrid online .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students largely love her care and lectures but warn that chem is demanding and she can be a ; a few early flipped-classroom reviews are very negative.

Main concern

Heavy study load and if you are not meticulous.

What students said

“shes the best !! !! cares so much about her students”
CHEM25
“She's just a . But you really have to try to fail because .”
CHEM26
“Flipped classroom is a flop. . .”
CHEM25

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One hybrid CHEM29 review praises clear feedback, , and funny caring teaching with online lectures/exams and .

Main concern

Only one online-tagged review, so confidence is limited.

What students said

“Dr. Capes is great. She tells you clearly what you need to improve on, and you can see yourself improving.”
CHEM29

Exam style

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Exams can be hard and carefully graded, but support tools like and .

Difficult examsExtra creditTest corrections / drop lowest mentioned historicallyHybrid online exams in one review

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students mention difficult exams, tough point deductions, and .

Difficult examsTough graderExtra creditTest corrections (older)
“She's just a . But you really have to try to fail because .”
CHEM26
“ . Not much .”
CHEM25

Online

One hybrid review notes lectures and ; .

Online examsClear feedback
“This class was hybrid, as we had lectures and exams online, but .”
CHEM29

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I LOVE HER!!!! She really believes in you. Her class made my summer”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews (1 online, 13 in person), balancing recent care-focused praise with tough-grading and older flipped-classroom critiques. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“She is amazing and truly cares about her students.”

⚖️

35/100

“she also grades extremely tough and will find .”

💪 Workload Reality

28/100

“It is a lot of work and takes up most of my time studying for.”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

“Mindy is the . teacher in the area.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • as well!
  • Ochem is super hard but Dr.
  • She will make sure that you understand the material

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • She's just a
  • You can get a good grade if you are extremely meticulous with everything
  • if you are going to put in the work

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • cares so much about her students
  • She is really funny and caring
  • always open to helping you

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

14 reviews with mixed eras: recent praise is consistent, but older flipped-classroom outliers and only one online review limit full certainty.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM256 reviews
CHEM264 reviews
CHEM294 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1