Mcdaniel Jay

CHEM3A · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 89/100
RMP rating: 4.3/5
Take again: 76.19%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you are willing to participate, study consistently, and use his extra support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring ProfessorExtra Credit HeavyFast LecturesParticipation MattersChallenging Chemistry

Students widely praise him as caring, funny, helpful, and invested in student success.
Chemistry remains challenging and fast-paced, so students need to study and ask questions.
, and fair grading make passing very achievable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

An A is realistic with consistent work, , office hours, and studying, but it is not effortless.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Chemistry is repeatedly described as difficult and fast-moving, but and resources make it manageable.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

88/100

Most students recommend him because , and rewards effort.

All because there are no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

He is considered fair and demanding, but , curves, late-work flexibility, and .

Format shift

because there are no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Students report , and studying, but the workload is usually manageable.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Most students describe him as , and highly invested in their success.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades appear to involve exams, quizzes, homework, labs, participation, and rather than one single assessment type.

Format shift

All because there are no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but intense chemistry class with fast lectures, participation expectations, and many grade-support tools.

Main concern

The main concern is that lectures can move quickly and the class can feel intimidating if students do not actively participate.

What students said

“Put in the effort and he will make sure you pass.”
chem3A

“Gives out plenty of and wants every student to succeed.”
81117

“Class moves fast.”
chem3A

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

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Exams and quizzes can be challenging or rushed, but , and make the exam system more forgiving.

Timed ExamsTest CorrectionsCurved ExamsQuizzesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention rushed or , and , but do not clearly prove closed-book or proctoring rules.

Timed ExamsTest CorrectionsCurved ExamsQuizzes

“Exams (50 questions in 1 hour) felt rushed”
chem3A

“ generously curved”
81117

“ because averages were low.”
81117

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Put in the effort and he will make sure you pass.”
Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Dr. Jay is such a great professor!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“10/10 would recommend.”

⚖️

78/100

“Gives out plenty of and wants every student to succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Really good at explaining things.
Lectures were fast.
He made this class super enjoyable to do, loved his humor.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

This class is very hard but Dr Jay helps make it not super hard.
Lots of .
Late work is barely penalized

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

He gives you all the resources you need to be successful.
He is always willing to help
Go to his office hours and ask for help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 21 recent in-person reviews with rich and consistent , and exams.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 54

3 out of 52

2 out of 53

1 out of 50

Course coverage

8111713 reviews

chem3A8 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

A 6 · A- 2

B range

B+ 4 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

C+ 3 · C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Mcdaniel Jay

x x if you are willing to participate, study consistently, and use his extra support.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Support

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you are willing to participate, study consistently, and use his extra support.

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