AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mica Smith

CHEM101LAB · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
12.5%
Difficulty
4.5

The decision

Avoid Mica Smith for CHEM101LAB unless you already have a strong chemistry background and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderUnclear expectationsSlow gradingDisorganized labTake anyone else
  • Nearly all reviews warn to take any other lab professor
  • Expectations, rubrics, and grading
  • and some report unhelpful or disengaged behavior

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

and hard resubmissions makes a high grade feel unrealistic for most students.

All evidence comes from in-person CHEM101LAB reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Lab reports, heavy paper load, and little instructional support make the course feel hard .

All evidence comes from in-person CHEM101LAB reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Attendance is reported as mandatory for the .

All evidence comes from in-person CHEM101LAB reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

; only one mild positive among eight low-quality reviews.

All evidence comes from in-person CHEM101LAB reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Repeated tough-grader tags, point deductions for minor issues, and .

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Many lab reports and load on top of experiments.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students describe limited help, phone use in lab, late rubrics, and .

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment centers on lab experiments, lab reports, and papers rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM101 lab students report tough grading, unclear rubrics, late grading, last-minute announcements, and .

Main concern

, and semester-long delayed feedback make it hard to improve.

What students said

“ . Professor Smith takes a very long time to grade experiments... VERY stingy with grading”
CHEM101LAB
“ unless you come from a strong chemistry background. She spent the majority of the time in .”
CHEM101LAB
“Inconsistent grading, expectations, and changing syllabus multiple times. .”
CHEM101LAB

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews focus on lab-report grading rather than exams; .

Lab reportsUnclear rubricsResubmissions graded harderNo traditional exam detail

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and strict resubmission grading; exams are not clearly described.

Lab reportsUnclear rubricsResubmissions graded harder
“ long to grade assignments... .”
CHEM101LAB
“Resubmissions allowed but she'll grade harder the second time, so you might just end up with the same or worse score.”
CHEM101LAB

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . Professor Smith takes a very long time to grade experiments... VERY stingy with grading”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person CHEM101LAB reviews, highlighting harsh grading and disorganization. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation

15/100

“ .”

⚖️

18/100

“ . Resubmissions allowed but she'll grade harder the second time”

📉 Teaching Support

22/100

“She spent the majority of the time in . She seemed genuinely bothered whenever you asked questions.”

📋 Organization Issues

25/100

“Inconsistent grading, expectations, and changing syllabus multiple times. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • does not give
  • Did not provide much help in the class and
  • when I needed help understanding material,

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • VERY stingy with grading
  • . Feels unreasonable that she expected so much when she gave us literally nothing

Theme 3

⏱️

  • takes forever to grade

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Eight recent, detailed, highly consistent negative reviews for the .

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 55

Course coverage

CHEM101LAB8 reviews

Reported outcomes

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6

Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1