AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Robert Gellert

CHEM65 · CHEM3063 · CHEM51 · CEHM001 · CHEMISTRY · CHEM065 · CHEM101 · CHEM201 · CHEMISTRY51 · CHEM · CHEMISTRY65 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
16/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
9.09%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid Robert Gellert unless you already know chemistry well and can teach yourself; most students report a miserable, high-risk experience.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderRude and condescendingConfusing lecturesTest heavyHigh dropout rate
  • Students overwhelmingly warn to avoid him for intro chemistry due to harsh grading and .
  • Many report rudeness when asking questions and large portions of the class dropping.
  • and heavy workload with .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Getting an A is extremely rare; many report Ds, Fs, withdrawals, and that even strong students barely pass.

Both online and and low pass rates; almost all evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Intro chemistry is taught as if students already know it, with fast, and .

Online and ; most detailed complaints are in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory, and students say skipping means you will not pass.

; online also notes attendance pressure in one review.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

Nearly every review urges students to find anyone else and reports a toxic, unhelpful teaching experience.

Recommendation is overwhelmingly negative in both formats, with the bulk of warnings from in-person Chem 65.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

; and work must be shown his way even if the answer is right.

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and tests with high time demand and little payoff.

Format shift

and quizzes; and heavy testing.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

, and unhelpful while students report rudeness and little office-hour support.

Format shift

Teaching quality is rated poorly in both formats, with the largest sample in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Test-heavy and lecture-heavy tags dominate; hard exams and .

Format shift

Exam and and online.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person Chem 65 and related courses are described as , and high-dropout with few survivors and rare strong grades.

Main concern

, and mandatory attendance without effective support.

What students said

“ and mean”
CHEM065
“Condescending and rude, yelled at my lab partner the second day of class. Did not lecture well, and .”
CHEM065
“Out of the 26 people in my class only 10 people stuck with the class the rest dropped with a W.”
CHEM065

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections mirror the and quizzes, and low pass rates with almost no effective teaching.

Main concern

, and and a high risk of failing or dropping.

What students said

“Lots of reading! Personally, you will learn more searching online, or get a private tutor. The program he used for the .”
CHEM065
“this man gives so and quizzes and tests but barely spends any time actually teaching you anything.”
CHEM065

Exam style

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Exams and tests are described as , and students say you must already know the material.

Hard examsTest heavyTough graderPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and pop quizzes make assessment unforgiving.

Hard examsShow work his wayPop quizzesTest heavy
“ and mean”
CHEM065
“ or its wrong, even if answer is right.”
CHEM65

Online

and paired with heavy quizzes and tests plus high attrition.

Difficult online exam programHeavy quizzes and tests
“The program he used for the . In the end only 5 student remained.”
CHEM065

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Keep looking. If you think I am exaggerating .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting consistent themes of , and avoidance. Credibility rating: High.

🚫

10/100

“Dont waste your money or time on him .”

😤 Rude and Condescending

15/100

“He is incredibly rude towards his students, and will mock you if you have a legitimate question.”

📉 High Dropout Risk

12/100

“Out of the 26 people in my class only 10 people stuck with the class the rest dropped with a W.”

🧪

15/100

“HE SIMPLY CAN'T TEACH! most of the words he's saying doesn't make any sense and and LOST.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Did not lecture well, and .
  • His lectures are endless rambling and not understandable.
  • YouTube helped you more than this professor did.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Half of the class dropped because of .
  • Hardest tests I have seen in a General Chem class.
  • No , no make-ups; gets angry if you dont understand.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Gellert gets upset for you not asking questions and gets mad when you do.
  • !!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years show highly consistent warnings , and dropouts.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 58
1 out of 537

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

3

B+ 3

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

4

D+ 2 · D 2

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 6 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1