AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Julie Brown

CHEM2A · CHEM1 · CHEM1A · 1A · 2A · CHEM10 · CHEMA · CHEM1B · MATH50 · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
24%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid if you have any other option; only self-driven students who can teach themselves chemistry should risk it.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnapproachablePhone During ClassTough GraderTeach YourselfAvoid If Possible
  • Most students , and a professor who leaves class or stays in the office on her phone.
  • Workload and tests are heavy; homework and study guides often mismatch or contain errors, especially online.
  • A minority say hard work and , but the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

26/100

As are rare and , and surviving tough, sometimes poorly aligned exams.

Online and in-person both report harsh grading; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry content is dense, fast, and often left for students to figure out with .

; online stress mismatched labs and reading load.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Many tags and comments say skipping class means you will not pass and .

In-person is more strict about presence; but still expect heavy participation.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and the dominant message across decades of reviews is to pick anyone else.

; a few older positive in-person outliers do not reverse the trend.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

; students report and no makeups.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of , and reading are standard across courses.

Format shift

Online adds MasteringChemistry costs and error-prone assignments.

Teaching experience

Awful

22/100

Most students say she does not teach clearly, leaves class, and is unhelpful when approached.

Format shift

In-person focuses on phone and office absences; online focuses on recycled slides and no email reply.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy structure with frequent exams, labs, and .

Format shift

- and homework-driven; study guides help only for some sections.

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

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews overwhelmingly , and harsh, with a smaller group saying dedicated students learn a lot.

Main concern

Leaving class for the , and arbitrary or .

What students said

“ if it's your last choice.”
CHEM2A
“Spends all class on her cell phone. Really. awful!”
CHEM1A
“prepare to teach yourself and work double.”
CHEM1A

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections draw strong warnings , and harsh grading with little support.

Main concern

Broken or and lack of timely help or group reassignments.

What students said

“ if its your last choice. HORRIBLE.”
CHEM2A
“ .”
CHEM10
“ ”
CHEM2A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and often harder or misaligned with lectures; some students say study guides help when followed carefully.

Test HeavyStudy Guides Sometimes MatchUncovered Exam MaterialHarsh Exam Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

students but others report uncovered material and arbitrary docking.

Test HeavyStudy GuidesUncovered Material Risk
“ and she was super helpful outside of class!”
CHEM2A
“there will be uncovered material on exams, that will either be not covered at all or be absent from study guides.”
CHEM2A

Online

, and outlines that do not match tests, with little instructor help.

Test HeavyHomework TyposExam Outline Mismatch
“I often found the tests.”
CHEM10
“ , if you've already taken a chemistry class this course shouldn't be that hard.”
2A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if it's your last choice. I highly suggest you go to a different college instead.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and , and rare hard-work success stories. Credibility rating: High.

🚫

22/100

“ if its your last choice. HORRIBLE.”

📱 Teaching Disengagement

22/100

“Spends all class on her cell phone. Really. awful!”

📖 Teach Yourself Chemistry

26/100

“If you decide to take Chem 1A with her prepare to teach yourself and work double.”

⚖️

18/100

“I had to take almost every exam to her to advocate for my own grade because the and arbitrary”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She rarely was in class. She would gives work leave and come back at her time.
  • the lessons are almost all pulled exactly from the book, and she doesn't really elaborate.
  • Does not teach at all. Tries to be interactive but really just reads verbatim from 200 pg powerpt presentation.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • You will lose hair from the amount of stress this professor gives you.
  • I would also like to add that .

Theme 3

❤️ About Support and Character

  • My biggest problem was that she is completely unapproachable.
  • teacher. Offers her help and them makes you feel stupid once you ask.
  • If you WANT to learn, you will.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

73

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years and both formats show a strong, consistent negative pattern with detailed examples.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 56
3 out of 57
2 out of 519
1 out of 538

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 3 · A- 2

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

5

C 4 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1