AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Dariush Vosooghi

CHEM102 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Only take him if and ; otherwise look elsewhere.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCaring but unclearSelf-teach requiredLots of homeworkLanguage barrierMixed online experience
  • Students often must self-teach because lectures and .
  • and grades can feel strict despite some easy As.
  • Online recent reviews are warmer; in-person comments are more frustrated.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Several students report As if and use office hours, but tough grading and .

Online reviews report more As; and self-teaching stress.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is often called not too hard, but confusion and self-teaching make the experience feel harder than the material.

Both formats describe moderate chemistry difficulty; online comments more often say the class itself is easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections mark attendance not mandatory, while others .

Online comments mix optional and ; in-person notes .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

43/100

; praise for kindness is offset by strong do-not-recommend comments.

Recent online reviews are more positive; older and in-person reviews lean negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Tags include both and Tough grader; office hours can soften grades, but .

Format shift

Online A reports are more common; and tough standards.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of and students describe constant assignments and labs.

Format shift

and in-person CHEM102 reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

He is caring and , but many say instructions, speech, and organization make learning difficult.

Format shift

Online praise is stronger in 2026 reviews; and illegible writing.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Students , and finals as a mixed assessment mix.

Format shift

Both formats reference quizzes and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In but soft-spoken with hard-to-read writing, so students mainly learn from videos and self-study.

Main concern

, and .

What students said

“Most of the time he speaks very softly and his writing isn't completely legible.”
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“His Instructions are so . .”
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Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Polarized online CHEM102: some call him intelligent and easy with an A, others say the course is disorganized and he never answers messages.

Main concern

Disorganization and slow or missing Canvas and .

What students said

“Be ready to teach yourself 100 % of the course. He never answers emails or .”
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“He's great. Such an intelligent instructor. The class is easy. !”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are described as manageable, with and finals.

Quizzes and exams not too difficultMidterm and finalAttend class to ease exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes are not too difficult, with limited policy detail.

Exams and quizzes not too difficult
“The exams and .”
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Online

Online students say attending class makes the midterm and ; .

Midterm and finalAttendance helps exams
“Just attend class because it just makes the midterm and the final so much easier.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Most of the time he speaks very softly and his writing isn't completely legible.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 , and mixed recommendation tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

45/100

“His Instructions are so . , and just may confuse you everytime you ask him a question.”

📚 Self-Teaching Load

32/100

“Be ready to teach yourself 100 % of the course. He never answers emails or .”

❤️ Kindness vs Results

43/100

“He is a and understanding of anything. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's great. Such an intelligent instructor.
  • Be ready to teach yourself 100 % of the course.
  • Most of the time he speaks very softly and his writing isn't completely legible.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class is easy.
  • The exams and .
  • As long as you talk to him during office hours and .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He was great and caring professor
  • He is a and .
  • Although Vosooghi can be caring, he is the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed CHEM102 reviews span 2020-2026 with mixed tones, so patterns are usable but sample size is modest.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CHEM1027 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1