AI Rate Professor

Science

Kaitlin Duffey

CHEM30A · CHEM30B · CHEM1A · CHEM1B · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
91.67%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you are willing to work: she is one of the , but it is not an easy free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing Chem LecturesMakes Hard Material ClearFair ExamsCaring & AccessibleCoffee Bringer
  • Students overwhelmingly say she , and even enjoyable.
  • Course content is still college-level hard; success requires studying, practice problems, and attendance.
  • Fair grading, practice-exam alignment, occasional retakes/ , and strong support define the experience.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Many students earn As with her support, but chemistry remains hard and .

In-person reviews dominate; the online student also earned an A with serious work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Average difficulty is elevated and students repeatedly stress that chemistry itself is hard even with excellent teaching.

Both formats describe hard content made clearer by her teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Multiple tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; .

Strongest evidence is in-person; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

Over 90% would take again and most call her the reviews.

Recommendation is driven by in-person reviews with one strong online endorsement.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

68/100

Generally fair with , and occasional retakes, not ultra-lenient.

Format shift

In-person consensus is fair; a minority call her a .

Workload

Moderate

40/100

Expect , and serious study time even when homework is ungraded practice.

Format shift

and weekly quiz load.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students praise crystal-clear explanations, organization, accessibility, and passion that turn hard chem into a breeze.

Format shift

Strong across formats; in-person sample is far larger.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Labs, quizzes, and ; as practice that mirrors quizzes and tests.

Format shift

Online also reports weekly quizzes and four exams.

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

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person chem students highlight clear lectures, , and real workload.

Main concern

Difficult tests and and show up.

What students said

“ ! She made learning OCHEM so easy and enjoyable.”
CHEM30B
“Chemistry is a difficult class but the professor breaks it down and makes class fun and understandable.”
CHEM1B
“ what she goes over in class.”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One online CHEM1B review praises organization, accessibility, , and at-home labs.

Main concern

Only one online review, so and .

What students said

“Weekly quizzes, 4 exams, at-home labs, but a .”
CHEM1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are fair and often practice-aligned with partial credit, but .

Practice ExamsHomework-Aligned QuizzesPartial CreditExam Retakes SometimesFair but Hard Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are usually similar to homework and if averages are low.

Practice ExamsHomework-Similar QuizzesTest Corrections Sometimes
“ practice exams.”
CHEM1B
“ if class average is too low.”
CHEM30A
“ .”
CHEM1A

Online

Online CHEM1B included weekly quizzes, four exams, at-home labs, and .

Weekly QuizzesFour ExamsAt-Home LabsPartial Credit
“Weekly quizzes, 4 exams, at-home labs, but a .”
CHEM1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“KAITLYN IS LITERALLY THE !”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews (1 online, 24 in , and student care. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

93/100

“KAITLYN IS LITERALLY THE !”

🧪 Hard But Doable

48/100

“It is not an easy course, but she is very fair.”

📚

68/100

“Her tests and .”

❤️ Care Factor

90/100

“She is a very caring and loving person.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She teaches complex concepts in a way that makes them easy to understand
  • She made learning OCHEM so easy and enjoyable.
  • Clear and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Chemistry is a difficult class but the professor breaks it down
  • You will need to study hard.
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She brings coffee every class.
  • and happy to help outside of class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-five reviews spanning many years and chem courses show a durable majority pattern of excellent teaching with real difficulty.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEM1B13 reviews
CHEM30A5 reviews
CHEM1A4 reviews
CHEM30B3 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 1 · A 15 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1