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Chemistry

Prima Tatum

CHEM3A · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.2/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Do not take Prima Tatum unless you have no other option and can teach yourself chemistry.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderRudeNo HelpTest HeavyToxic Classroom
  • Near-unanimous Avoid warnings for Chem3A
  • , and
  • and tests force self-teaching

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

8/100

No reported A grades and students describe unfair harsh grading with .

; the one online review is also negative.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

Intro chem is treated as extremely hard, fast, and .

In-person reviews dominate; online also says she does not teach the material well.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

, yet students say going does not help learning.

Evidence .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

0% would take again and .

review and all in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

8/100

Students say and refuses appeals or full credit.

Format shift

; online also tags tough grader.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

, and multiple exams create an excessive case load.

Format shift

and ; online is limited.

Teaching experience

Awful

8/100

Students call her condescending, unhelpful, rude, and unwilling to answer questions.

Format shift

Awful teaching reports dominate in-person; the online review matches.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy structure with many exams, quizzes, labs, and .

Format shift

and labs; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person Chem3A is described as toxic, unhelpful, harshly graded, and excessively hard for an intro course.

Main concern

Condescending attitude, unfair grading, and .

What students said

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“She is absolutely the .”
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“You'll have to teach yourself the material and seek outside resources. !”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review says she does not teach well and refuses real help.

Main concern

No compassion and no useful guidance when students ask for help.

What students said

“ ! She does not teach the course material well.”
Chem3A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and little support around exams or labs.

Test HeavyMultiple ExamsStrict DeadlinesLab Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

20/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews report many exams, chapter quizzes, harsh grading, and .

4 Exams Plus FinalChapter QuizzesStrict DeadlinesLab Heavy
“There are 4 exams plus the final. There's a .”
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“Shes a .”
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Online

The single online and tough grading.

Tough Grader
“ ! She does not teach the course material well.”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !! Doesn't want to see her students succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, , and unhelpful teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

8/100

“She should not be a teacher/professor, PERIOD.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

5/100

“ !!”

⚖️

8/100

“Will always .”

🚫 Classroom Climate

10/100

“Creates a toxic environment for all!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Extremely condescending and does NOT want to help you at all
  • Straight up refuses to answer questions.
  • Doesn't answer questions.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • For this to be like an "intro" to chemistry class, it is very difficult.
  • almost everything.
  • The case load for this class is ridiculous.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Treatment

  • Uses fear tactics to intimidate students.
  • Will embarrass you if you ask a question
  • Shows a lot of attitude towards her students.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

23 highly consistent negative reviews with specific examples across recent years.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 520

Course coverage

Chem3A23 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

5

B 2 · B- 3

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 2