AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Zhiqiang Zhu

CHE1B · CHEM2A · CHE1A33239 · CHEM1A · CHE2A · 1A37102 · CHEM101 · CHE31702 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
17.39%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Avoid unless no other Chem section exists; expect , and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderConfusing lecturesNo curveTest heavyHarsh labs
  • Overwhelming consensus labels her a tough grader who refuses .
  • Lectures are described as , and full of errors students must catch.
  • Exams and ; many urge switching professors immediately.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students report no curves, trick exam questions, and extreme effort.

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Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

, and exams go beyond what lectures or .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance is repeatedly mandatory; grade hits.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

Vast majority say switch professors; warnings.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

12/100

; no makeups, no corrections, points lost for minor lab presentation issues.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

, and test-heavy structure pile on.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students say lectures confuse more than help, answers miss the question, and teaching feels unprepared.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests and finals carry heavy weight; homework and labs do not reliably prepare students for exams.

Format shift

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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

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

curves, and exams that mismatch homework.

Main concern

, and unhelpful or passive-aggressive responses when students struggle.

What students said

“If you are planning to take this professor, please, for the love of God, don't.”
CHEM1A
“Chemistry is hard but she makes it impossible.”
CHE1B
“ .”
CHE1B

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.

as mismatched to homework, uncurved, and designed to trick.

No curveNo study guidesNo cheat sheetsTrick questionsHeavy final

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and corrections; finals can require a minimum C and include never-covered tricks.

No study guidesNo curveTrick questions30% final
“There's no study guides, no cheat sheets, , and a 30% final you need to get at least a C on.”
CHE1B
“The class had a 61% average on an exam, and she STILL refused to give us a curve.”
CHEM1A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Sign yourself up when another professor is available.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 , and exam risk. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“unfortunatly poor at teaching and not very helpfful when studentds did not understand concepts.”

⚖️

12/100

“ and won't allow for makeups or corrections.”

🧪

20/100

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🚫 Recommendation

16/100

“ !!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • barely teaches and does so incredibly confusingly
  • She goes too fast during lectures
  • doesn't answer questions clearly

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • she STILL refused to give us a curve
  • Actively grades against the student
  • Grade deductions for every minor inconvenience.

Theme 3

🧪

  • constantly had 8 page long lab reports
  • to trick you
  • missing any lab day/leaving early is an automatic 10% deduction

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three detailed in-person reviews over years show strong negative consensus with and .

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 517

Course coverage

CHE1B10 reviews
CHEM1A4 reviews
CHE2A3 reviews
CHE1A332392 reviews
1A371021 review
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CHE317021 review
CHEM1011 review
CHEM2A1 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

4

B 3 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

2

D+ 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

8

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2