AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Catherine Thomas

CHEM3A80057 · CHEM3A · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
17/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
38.46%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you are strong at teaching yourself chemistry and , and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf-Teaching RequiredPowerPoint ReadingHeavy WorkloadTough TestsKind But Unclear
  • Many students say she is kind, but the dominant complaint is that and .
  • The course is hard to get an A in because students report , and delayed grades.
  • A and friendliness, but negative teaching and organization reports are much more common.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Some students earn A's, but comments show the A usually requires self-teaching, heavy assignments, and .

The online review reports many assignments but not hard work, while and less reliable.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

The chemistry content feels difficult because students , and needing YouTube or classmates to learn.

, but in-person reviews are much stronger and more negative about unclear instruction.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

reviews, and missed meetings reportedly required summaries in one term.

In-person evidence supports low flexibility, while the single online review .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Most students do not recommend her because , and .

The online review is mildly positive about manageability, but and drive the recommendation down.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Reviews frequently cite tough grading, , and late grade posting despite a .

Format shift

, while the online review does not call grading harsh.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and .

Format shift

Both formats mention substantial work, with the online review explicitly saying there were a lot of weekly assignments.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

The strongest pattern is that she is nice but , and leaves students to teach themselves.

Format shift

In-person reviews are mostly poor, while the online review but still slide-based.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment , and tests, with exams still causing major concern.

Format shift

, and tests, while the online review focuses on many assignments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

35 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, citing slide , and delayed grades.

Main concern

Students often feel they must teach themselves chemistry.

What students said

“You basically teach yourself chemistry.”
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“Lectures are read word for ”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review says assignments were numerous but manageable and that YouTube and .

Main concern

There were a lot of weekly assignments and .

What students said

“There are A LOT of but they aren't difficult.”
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Exam style

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because students report hard or , and unclear expectations.

Hard TestsTimed TestsPop QuizzesTests Not Matching Study MaterialUnclear Study Guides

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and poor alignment with lectures or study guides, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules or proctoring.

Hard TestsTimed TestsPop QuizzesTests Not Matching Study Material
“ guide.”
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“Study guides are awful, and and timed.”
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Online

The online review does not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book status, or .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ unless you are prepared to teach yourself chemistry.”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and support. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“She literally reads off the powerpoint word by word,and does not answer questions clearly.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“ unless you are prepared to teach yourself chemistry.”

📚 Workload Pressure

24/100

“There are A LOT of but they aren't difficult.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Felt like I was teaching myself.
  • She reads straight from the slideshow
  • Doesnt go into depth with what needs to be taught, .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • clues
  • Is a and doesn't grade until the last couple days of the semester.
  • No one knew what their grades were in the class until .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character & Help

  • , and an .
  • Mrs. Thomas is great. She is always there and always willing to help.
  • . I enjoy her class, so far.

Data context

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Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 36 reviews span many years, include detailed evidence, and repeat the same teaching and .

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 57
1 out of 516

Course coverage

CHEM3A33 reviews
CHEM3A800573 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

6

A 5 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 3 · B 2

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 2

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 7