AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Jane Montgomery

CHM201 · CHEM201 · CHEM202 · CHEM100 · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
63/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
60.78%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you will put in steady work and ask for help; skip if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy HomeworkCaring ChemistTest HeavyFlexible Late WorkSelf-Study Required
  • CHEM100 is passable with late work allowed and ; 201/202 are very hard.
  • She is widely described as caring and helpful, but lectures often leave students teaching themselves.
  • Expect lots of homework, note-taking, and and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

CHEM100 can yield an A with steady effort and redos, but and uncurved for many.

Online CHEM100 sometimes feels easier with open-note challenges; in-person 201/202 demand much more work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Material is dense with and problem sets, especially in general chemistry sequences.

Online sections still call chemistry hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

34/100

labs and participation, with skip-class warnings common.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

61/100

About 61% would take her again because she cares and helps, despite lecture and workload complaints.

Online reviews split 2 positive and 1 strong avoid; in-person is mixed but majority positive overall.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

66/100

, and some effort-based grading offset tough exams.

Format shift

Online and recent CHEM100 stress flexibility; some older upper-level reviews call her a .

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Nearly constant tags and comments about lots of , and papers.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; online still mentions lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Students love her care and office hours, yet many say she rambles, goes too fast, or .

Format shift

Online video quality is uneven; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Multiple exams, lab exams, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online highlights memory challenges; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person and hybrid chemistry is homework-heavy with caring support, late-work flexibility, and .

Main concern

Lectures can be fast or incomplete, so the textbook and .

What students said

“She accepts late work w/o penalties & you can redo work to achieve a better grade.”
CHEM100
“unless you feel like teaching yourself through reading the .”
CHEM201
“The .”
CHEM202

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online CHEM100 ranges from open-note memory challenges that .

Main concern

Prerecorded videos can be error-filled and .

What students said

“we had 4 memory challenges, which is open book. You can use your notes.”
CHEM100
“Showed very easy examples of problems but then made the .”
CHEM100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are often hard and test-heavy, softened by open-note challenges in some CHEM100 sections and .

Open-Book Memory ChallengesHard ExamsTest CorrectionsLab Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are typically hard, multi-part, and not always matched to homework, with lab exams and .

Hard ExamsTest CorrectionsLab ExamsNo Study Guides
“The .”
CHEM202
“ and super easy because they're just questions from the labs.”
CHEM100
“ so study for those a lot but .”
CHEM201

Online

Online CHEM100 includes open-book memory challenges, but some students report .

Open BookMemory ChallengesHard Tests
“we had 4 memory challenges, which is open book. You can use your notes.”
CHEM100
“Showed very easy examples of problems but then made the .”
CHEM100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She makes it very easy to pass her class as long as you don't fall behind in your notes. There is a lot of note-taking but If you do fall behind she provides opportunities.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in person), highlighting care versus heavy chem workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“She wants the and is willing to help you if you ask.”

📚 Workload Reality

26/100

“The workload is also insane, but if you can handle it, you will pass.”

🧪

45/100

“ so study for those a lot but .”

👍 Recommendation

61/100

“GET HER! Mrs. Montgomery .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is so sweet... but struggled at breaking it down
  • she LOVES when you ask a question and she will sit down with you until you get it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You can turn in your work whenever you want, not really any due dates
  • This is probably the hardest class I took in my entire life

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Dr. Montgomery is very intelligent, very compassionate, and cares for her students
  • and will make sure you understand the material
  • Nice person, absolutely HORRIBLE professor

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats give rich, , and teaching style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 522
4 out of 59
3 out of 58
2 out of 54
1 out of 58

Course coverage

CHEM10028 reviews
CHEM20111 reviews
CHEM20210 reviews
CHM2011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 1 · A 12 · A- 3

B range

10

B+ 3 · B 7

C range

9

C+ 6 · C 3

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

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