AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Jacob Schlegel

CHEM31 · CHEM30A · CHEM30 · CHEM1A · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong chemistry student ready for , and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyLots of homeworkLecture heavyConfusing lectures
  • Many students call him confusing, too fast, and a .
  • Heavy weekly quizzes, multiple midterms, and and low grades.
  • A few students praise rigor and preparation, but most advise taking someone else.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Harsh grading, low averages, and heavy effort.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Average difficulty near 4.4 with , and weekly quizzes.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

not pass; others report it as not mandatory.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again is about 29% and most comments urge students to pick another professor.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

; students say perfect scores are impossible and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and test-heavy structure.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

and too fast; a minority say he is nice and detailed, but majority report poor clarity.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, and test-heavy tags dominate assessment.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM courses are widely described as fast, test-heavy, and harshly graded; .

Main concern

, and unclear explanations for beginners.

What students said

“ . He goes over material very quickly and gets agitated when you don't understand the first time.”
CHEM30A
“Perfect scores to do .”
CHEM31
“He's a . and goes thru topics super fast.”
CHEM30A

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

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Exams and quizzes are frequent, tricky, and harshly graded with low class averages reported.

Weekly quizzes3 midterms and finalTricky difficult examsTough grading

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person classes use weekly quizzes, multiple midterms, and .

Weekly quizzesMultiple midtermsDifficult finalsHarsh point deductions
“He is crazy with 3 midterms and .”
CHEM30A
“ and and difficult. The average grades for the 2nd midterm was 59% and the final exam was a 52%.”
CHEM30A
“Don't expect and tests because it's basically impossible.”
CHEM31

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Absolutely the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Clarity

32/100

“He's a . and goes thru topics super fast.”

📉 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ .”

📝

18/100

“Perfect scores to do .”

🔥 Workload Pressure

22/100

“He gives a crazy amount of homework, and a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • goes over material very quickly
  • and goes thru topics super fast.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is a .
  • average grades for the 2nd midterm was 59% and the final exam was a 52%

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • crazy amount of homework, and a
  • 3 midterms and
  • Lots of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews spanning 2013-2025 with consistent themes of and high difficulty across CHEM courses.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 55
2 out of 56
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM30A10 reviews
CHEM314 reviews
CHEM1A2 reviews
CHEM301 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not_Sure_Yet 1