AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Jose Carlos Victoria Montoya

R110 · R120 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
76.47%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

if you will study daily and use office hours; expect a tough but .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate about ChemistryClear ExpectationsTough but FairLecture HeavyCaring
  • , and real care if you study daily.
  • Chemistry is hard with dense exams and ; effort is required for a good grade.
  • A minority of earlier reviews call him passive-aggressive and too hard for entry-level chem.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

44/100

As and B+s are common for prepared students, but and he is a .

; online also requires daily study for an A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Chemistry content is intense and lecture-heavy even at elementary or gen-chem level.

In-person and online hybrid both call the class hard but manageable with steady work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

About three-quarters would take again, with recent students strongly recommending him for R110 and R120.

Online hybrid reviews are positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

40/100

Tough grader and meticulous labs are common, though and .

Format shift

; little online grading detail.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Heavy lectures, labs, and if chemistry is new.

Format shift

and ; online hybrid is fast-paced.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Strong recent praise for clarity, passion, humor, and accessibility outweighs earlier passive-aggressive complaints.

Format shift

; in-person spans excellent to awful depending on term.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

and quizzes secondary and occasional open-notes quizzes.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and clear; a cluster of early reviews report harsh tone and .

Main concern

Dense exams and occasional harsh classroom interactions when questions are asked.

What students said

“ and he is very organized and clear expectations”
R110
“Truly the . Very passive aggressive especially if you had any questions to ask.”
R110
“ , and hilarious. He made lectures engaging and clearly wanted us to succeed.”
r120

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Limited online and : , and accessible support.

Main concern

Fast summer pacing requires daily study.

What students said

“Class was fast but he warned us about that. Study daily and keep the work assigned and you are fine.”
R110
“This class is tough but his methodology perfectly worked for me.”
R110

Exam style

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Exams are difficult and central to the grade; some quizzes are open notes and .

Dense ExamsTest HeavyOpen Notes Quizzes SometimesDrop One Exam Section

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as a large grade share, with some open-notes quizzes and .

Dense ExamsOpen Notes QuizzesDrop GradesMeticulous Labs
“ .”
R110
“ , and possibilities to make up.”
R110
“ but ”
R110

Online

Online hybrid reviews confirm tough class and but .

Tough CourseClear PoliciesTest Heavy
“This class is tough but his methodology perfectly worked for me.”
R110
“ and policies.”
R110

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Good class although intense. You must study and do your work from day1 and you will be fine. and and grading policy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (2 online, 15 in person), . Credibility rating: Medium.

🧪

76/100

“This professor loves what he does and it shows. He lives and breathes chemistry.”

👍

78/100

“ if you have a job and . Study daily and complete tasks and you will be fine.”

📝

42/100

“Professor Montoya's lecture class was extremely hard. The .”

⚖️ Tough but Organized

40/100

“He is tough but . and you'll grow.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • , and hilarious
  • Very passive aggressive especially if you had any questions to ask

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • You must study and do your work from day1 and you will be fine
  • This class was extremely difficult for an entry level chemistry class

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is also funny and very respectful
  • he is a "how are you feeling today?"
  • Get on his good side.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews are enough for a , but online sample is tiny and early negative reviews conflict with later praise.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

R11011 reviews
r1206 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

8

B+ 5 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values