AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Melinda Fisher

CHEM210 · CHEM201 · CHEM100 · CHEMCHEM · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
46/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want a rigorous chem experience and will actively seek help; otherwise expectations are mixed.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOvercomplicates materialHelpful if you seek her outTight shipPolarizing chemistry lecturer
  • some call her thorough and and teaches poorly.
  • Chemistry classes often feel hard with lots of work, though CHEM100 was described as easy.
  • if you already try hard and will go to her for help; not ideal for passive learners.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Students report hard work, high difficulty, and , so an A usually requires real effort.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Most comments describe chemistry as hard and overcomplicated, despite one easy CHEM100 note.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Half the detailed reviews praise her help and standards, while others call her a poor teacher.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

; she expects hard work and runs a tight ship.

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Students mention lots of work and high difficulty in her chemistry classes.

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Quality is split between thorough helpfulness and .

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention labs and lecture learning but .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person chemistry with Fisher is polarizing: dedicated students praise her thorough help, while , and unsupportive.

Main concern

and expect strong prior knowledge, which frustrates many students.

What students said

“She runs a tight ship and expects her students to work hard but she is very thorough and help you if you make an effort.”
CHEM201
“everything she said made everything way more complicated sounding than it had to be.”
CHEM201
“she expects you to know every thing before you get to class and is not interested in teaching chem.”
CHEMCHEM

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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Reviews do not .

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

course difficulty.

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is incredibly brilliant, but not the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting polarized teaching quality and chemistry workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“She is incredibly brilliant, but not the .”

📚 Difficulty & Workload

30/100

“its a chem class its not supposed to be easy, alot of work”

🤝 Help When You Seek It

70/100

“she is always willing to help you understand..its a chem class its not supposed to be easy”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she might over complicate some things but she is always willing to help you understand
  • everything she said made everything way more complicated sounding than it had to be
  • she expects you to know every thing before you get to class

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Effort

  • expects her students to work hard
  • its a chem class its not supposed to be easy, alot of work
  • Class was easy though.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Mrs. Fisher is a great professor as well as a great person
  • She is very encouraging and helpful.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six older reviews (2009-2011) show consistent polarization with moderate detail but no grade data.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM2013 reviews
CHEM1001 review
CHEM2101 review
CHEMCHEM1 review

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