Ligia Zelaya

CHEM151 · CHEM201 · CHEM150 · CHEM102 · CHEMLAB151 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 66.67%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

Take Ligia Zelaya only if you want to work hard, attend consistently, and can handle a demanding and polarizing teaching style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy workloadHard examsExtra credit availablePolarizing teaching styleParticipation matters

Students consistently say chemistry with , and class participation.
Many positive reviews praise her care, energy, , and willingness to help.
Negative reviews describe , and exams that feel different from lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Grades can be good, but students repeatedly say an A , and .

Online students mention support and , while and constant work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Chemistry is repeatedly described as hard, fast-paced, math-heavy, and difficult without consistent studying.

Both formats describe difficult material, but online reviews add more self-teaching concerns.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Many in-person comments say skipping class or failing to participate will hurt your chance of passing.

Online Zooms were described as , but and participation appear very important.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

and support, while others strongly warn against her for tone, pacing, and grading.

Online reviews are split between caring flexibility and poor Zoom teaching, while .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

She gives and bonus chances, but and several students call her a tough grader.

Format shift

Online reviews mention extra credit and accommodations, while and point deductions.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly mention lots of , and test preparation.

Format shift

Both formats report lots of evidence.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Her teaching is polarizing, with strong praise for caring help and strong criticism for rushing, yelling, and forcing self-teaching.

Format shift

Online reviews range from very caring to discouraging, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Tests and exams dominate the comments, though , and participation also matter.

Format shift

Both formats mention tests, but , and worksheets.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show a demanding class with , and sharply split opinions on her teaching.

Main concern

Students who need calm pacing or gentle support may struggle with the workload and tone.

What students said

“Not an easy A you have to work for it. But you will learn.”
CHEM151

“This class consist of her rushing through lectures and assigning tons of work that most of the class does not understand.”
CHEM151

“ but she recognizes that and makes up for it in a TON of .”
CHEM201

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are and flexible to frustrating and discouraging.

Main concern

Some online students felt they had to teach themselves and experienced unprofessional or discouraging behavior.

What students said

“A lot of independent learning and googling how to do stuff will be required.”
CHEM151

“Lectures are pre-recorded so you can watch during your own time and at your own pace.”
CHEM201

“ and she looked to help everyone and better their grades.”
CHEM201

Exam style

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Exams are repeatedly described as hard and test-heavy, though reviews .

Hard ExamsTest HeavyExtra CreditGroup Test MentionedExam policy not fully proven

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, midterm, or .

Hard ExamsTest HeavyExtra Credit

“ .”
CHEM151

“ but she recognizes that and makes up for it in a TON of .”
CHEM201

“There are around 4 major test in the class.”
CHEM151

Online

Online reviews mention test-heavy structure and one group test, but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, proctoring, open-book, midterm, or .

Test HeavyGroup Test MentionedPolicy not clearly proven

“She helped by giving a group test and as much as she could.”
CHEM201

“Lots of homework 101 though, .”
CHEM201

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Not an easy A you have to work for it. But you will learn.”
Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and ; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“She clearly knows her stuff”

📈 Difficulty & Grades

38/100

“Not an easy A you have to work for it. But you will learn.”

🧪

35/100

“ but she recognizes that and makes up for it in a TON of .”

⚠️ Workload Risk

25/100

“This class consist of her rushing through lectures and assigning tons of work that most of the class does not understand.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

but if you study you will be fine.
Get ready to teach yourself because she doesn't teach.
She will do the most for you to understand the material.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Not an easy A you have to work for it. But you will learn.
but if you go to lecture and pay attention to the problems she does on the board you will be ok.
I got an A in Chem 151 in her class. But i studied my ass off and watched hella youtube videos.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

Theres a lot of HW but she is fair and helps you.
Lots of homework 101 though, .
She gives a lot of homework so you should do it since she puts some of those questions on the test.

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

Prof Zelaya is a sweet, caring, and understanding woman.
Super rude and .
The class was very frustrating because she would yell at us.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-three reviews across multiple years give detailed and , and polarized teaching.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516

4 out of 56

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 510

Course coverage

CHEM15120 reviews

CHEM2019 reviews

CHEM1022 reviews

CHEM1501 review

CHEMLAB1511 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 5

B range

B+ 2 · B 12 · B- 2

C range

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1

Ligia Zelaya

Take Ligia Zelaya only if you want to work hard, attend consistently, and can handle a demanding and polarizing teaching style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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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

📈 Difficulty & Grades

🧪 x x

⚠️ Workload Risk

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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