AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Jennifer Shanoski

CHEMISTRY1A1B · CHEM1AB · CHEMCHEM · AAAAAAAAA · CHEM1A · CHEMSUMB · CHEM1A1B · CHEM30A · CHEM1B · CHEMSP08 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

if you want to truly learn chemistry and can commit heavy study hours; skip if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBest Chem TeacherHard But FairOffice Hours GoldTest HeavyClear Lectures
  • Widely seen as an elite chemistry teacher .
  • , and serious study time.
  • An A is earned through consistent hard work, not free; great for students who want real mastery.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

Students say an A is doable only with consistent hard work; many report B grades despite strong effort.

All evidence is in-person; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Chemistry content, weekly quizzes, labs, and .

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Lecture is often not mandatory but ; .

In-person only; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students strongly recommend her for learning despite difficulty and a minority of harsh critics.

In-person only; recent outlier negative review exists but is outnumbered.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

Hard but fair is the dominant theme; and if you study.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and heavy study time beyond a normal course load.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

and deep office-hour support dominate decades of reviews.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, multiple midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

In-person only.

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

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chemistry is demanding but highly praised for , and deep learning.

Main concern

Very heavy time commitment and .

What students said

“Hardest .”
CHEM1B
“ ! She has very engaging and fun lectures; .”
CHEM1A
“Chemistry 1B is HELLA WORK. Be prepared to live and breath chemistry.”
CHEM1B

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.

Hard quizzes and midterms are common, but practice exams and opaque.

Weekly QuizzesPractice Exams AvailableHard MidtermsConcept FinalsLab Work

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals, often with practice exams and homework-based quiz questions.

Weekly QuizzesPractice ExamsHard TestsLabs
“She gives quizes every 2 weeks based off of the book questions and has many practice exams available in her office for you to study from.”
CHEM1B
“ and quizzes are directly from the homework.”
CHEMISTRY1A1B
“10 quizzes every week, 13 lab sheets, 2 mid-terms that she gives study guide but THERE IS NO STUDY GUIDE for final.”
CHEM30A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Hardest .”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 in-person reviews, highlighting elite teaching and heavy chem workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“She is one of the !!! .”

🔥 Hard But

78/100

“Extremely difficult and time consuming but at the end of the semester you learn a whole lot.”

📝 Work For Your A

36/100

“Getting an A is difficult but very doable through consistent hard work.”

⏰ Office Hours Lifeline

88/100

“Going to her office hours is key!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures are so clear and accurate that I only opened the book for HW.
  • She has very engaging and fun lectures; .
  • She is thorough and clear, and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Chemistry 1B is HELLA WORK.
  • Getting an A is always up to you. , and kill the labs.
  • , but she is inspiring and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She's hard but fair. Prove to her that you are trying and she will go through hoops for you
  • She really cares about her students and want each student to succeed.
  • Professor Jen has resurrected my passion for learning

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

47 in-person reviews over many years with highly consistent hard-but-excellent teaching themes give strong confidence.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 534
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 52

Course coverage

CHEM30A14 reviews
CHEM1A12 reviews
CHEM1B10 reviews
CHEM1A1B5 reviews
AAAAAAAAA1 review
Show 5 more courses
CHEM1AB1 review
CHEMCHEM1 review
CHEMISTRY1A1B1 review
CHEMSP081 review
CHEMSUMB1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 1 · A- 1

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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