AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Michael McDowell

CHEM30A · 2 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.0/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
5.0

The decision

both reviews describe , and zero desire to take him again.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderInconsistent gradingConfusing lecturesHeavy homeworkTalks down to students
  • Both reviews give quality 1/5 and urge students to stay away.
  • Students report no PowerPoints or , and .
  • Workload is heavy with while teaching feels unsupportive.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

, and enormous material make high grades feel out of reach.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

10/100

Students call the content enormous and say his examples even confuse himself.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

; no strong mandatory-attendance push otherwise.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

5/100

and one ends with Stay Away.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

14/100

and surprise about student failures.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and an enormous amount of material.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

No , and a condescending classroom tone.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and exams without provided study guides.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM30A is described as chaotic, belittling, and poorly supported for a high-volume chemistry load.

Main concern

and lack of study materials while covering enormous content.

What students said

“He literally treats everyone like a child and would talk to you as if you were really stupid.”
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“McDowell is inconsistent; you cannot trust him.”
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“Stay Away.”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams and , raising exam risk.

No study guidesNo PowerPointsCanvas quizzesTextbook homework

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person CHEM30A has no study guides or PowerPoints; and quizzes run on Canvas.

No study guidesCanvas quizzesTextbook homework
“He does not do powerpoint and does not provide any study guide for any of his exams.”
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“He gives you textbook problems as homework and .”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Stay Away.”

Voice snapshots generated from 2 in-person chemistry reviews, highlighting poor teaching support and . Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“When he provides examples to help understand what we are learning, he even confuses himself.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

5/100

“ if I had a choice.”

⚖️

14/100

“One day he may use one grading criteria, the next a different one.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He literally treats everyone like a child
  • he even confuses himself
  • He does not do powerpoint

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The amount of material covered in the class is enormous
  • Lots of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

2

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only two same-month negative reviews for one course; highly consistent but too few for high confidence.

Inside 2 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

CHEM30A2 reviews

Reported outcomes

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