Kristine Arquero

CHEM151 · CHEM110 · CHEM100 · 151H · CHEM150H · CHEM111 · PHSN106 · CHEM151H · CHEM150 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you will treat chem like a priority course with and office-hour help, not if you want an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing chemistry teacherLots of homeworkCaring if you seek helpTough graderPractice exams help

Chemistry content is legitimately hard and .
Students who , and textbooks often succeed and love her.
A large , and harshly graded.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A , and real chem mastery, not minimal effort.

In-person honors and gen chem dominate this hard-work picture; sparse online evidence is mixed.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students repeatedly say chemistry itself is hard and her honors sections can feel mega difficult.

Almost ; online PHSN comments vary more.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and tags warn skip class and you will not pass.

In-person evidence is strongest; and limited.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

62/100

, but praise and .

; online and older critics are harsher.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

42/100

and some help, yet tough-grader tags and harsh project standards appear often.

Format shift

In-person tough-grader complaints dominate; one .

Workload

Heavy

26/100

, and quizzes create a heavy weekly load.

Format shift

and PHSN.

Teaching experience

Average

66/100

, and organized; critics say she reads slides and ducks questions.

Format shift

In-person quality is split; online sample is small and mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Homework and projects matter, but exams and ACS-style questions still drive outcomes.

Format shift

; online mentions quizzes and activities.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

devoted fans cite care and clarity; critics cite busywork, moodiness, and .

Main concern

light chem option.

What students said

“she is an AMAZING professor who is SO understanding.”
CHEM151

“ .”
CHEM151

“This prof overwhelms you with , and peer reviews that wont help you prepare for her exams.”
CHEM150H

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online PHSN/ and blunt lame or Flipgrid complaints.

Main concern

Some online students felt unsupported or that activities replaced real teaching.

What students said

“Professor Arquero is an excellent professor with easy to follow lectures.”
PHSN106

“Let's just say Flipgrid is a way of getting out of teaching cuz she can't.”
PHSN106

“Just LAME!”
CHEM151

Exam style

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Exams are challenging but and extra credit.

Practice exams close to real testsTest corrections sometimesACS-style questionsLecture-aligned exams

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but fair for prepared students, often aligned to lecture and .

Practice exams nearly identicalHard but fair testsTest correctionsACS questions mentioned

“ .”
CHEM151

“ .”
CHEM151H

“ and each of them has a lot of acs questions”
CHEM150H

Online

Online comments mention quizzes after readings and .

Weekly quizzesReading journalsActivity-based checks

“watching her lectures after doing all of that stuff really helps solidify the .”
PHSN106

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Chemistry is a hard class, no professor will change that. Most comments here are from people that probably wanted an easy A on a difficult course.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 chemistry and physical science reviews, balancing devoted fans against heavy-workload critics. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

66/100

“Dr. Arquero is an incredible teacher! and has flexible deadlines built into the course.”

📚 Workload Reality

26/100

“WAY TOO MUCH WORK. Hard to keep up unless you got only 1-2 courses or really into physics.”

👍 Recommendation Split

62/100

“People say shes no good only because theyre looking for an easy out.”

🧪 Difficulty Level

28/100

“this was the hardest class I've taken at MiraCosta (I took honors), it was mega difficult.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and understandable.
She doesn't know how to lecture so she .
Her .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you put in the work, you will for sure get an A in her class.
. .
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Theme 3

❤️ About Character

she is so sweet and understanding and makes sure that you understand the material.
Shes moody and mean.
She really cares about how you're doing in the class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with a long time span and strong positive-negative split give a reliable polarized picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532

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1 out of 515

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 13 · Rather not say 4

Kristine Arquero

x x x if you will treat chem like a priority course with x x and office-hour help, not if you want an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Recommendation Split

🧪 Difficulty Level

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

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if you will treat chem like a priority course with and office-hour help, not if you want an easy A.