AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Maru Grant

101A · 101B · CHEM101B · CHEM101 · CHEM101A · CHEMISTRY101A · CHEM102 · CHEM101A101B · 162 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
15%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you already know chemistry well and can and harsh tests.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSelf Teach RequiredOWL Homework HellTough GraderTest HeavyAvoid If Possible
  • Most students say lectures do not teach the material and and .
  • , and slow grade posting.
  • A small minority with strong chem backgrounds pass and even praise or office hours, but the .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

16/100

Students say even heavy studying often fails to produce an A because tests are tricky and .

Online notes easier googled tests, while .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Gen chem content plus weak lectures and dense online systems make the class intellectually and logistically brutal.

Both formats describe hard chemistry; and tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

, while others say lecture is skippable but risky.

; in-person comments conflict on whether lecture helps.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

The large majority urge students to wait for another professor or .

and in-person reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students report , and and sig figs.

Format shift

and lab reviews.

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

, and heavy weekly study dominate student complaints.

Format shift

Online reviews stress MasteringChemistry volume; and nonstop study.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most students say she cannot convey concepts, reads slides, and .

Format shift

Online students say Pearson taught the course; in-person students call lectures useless or demeaning.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades hinge on hard tests, finals, and .

Format shift

; online also centers on assigned tests with little teaching support.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, tests hard and tricky, and the overall experience demoralizing.

Main concern

, and extreme study load make success feel outsized for effort.

What students said

“You pretty much have to teach yourself chemistry, by doing the and over again.”
CHEM101A
“ . .”
101A
“She is known for being the hardest chem teacher in this school.”
CHEM101A

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections feel Pearson-run with and little instructor teaching.

Main concern

Glitchy online homework plus almost no direct instruction forces students to Google and self-teach.

What students said

“This class (lab is separate w/ different prof) is 100% taught by the pearson Chem version of mymathlab. Grant did none of the teaching”
CHEM101
“SO MathLab, frustrating, glitchy, slow)”
CHEM102
“you can practically google the fcking test so im not sure what some of these dolts here are complaining about”
CHEM101

Exam style

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Exams are widely described as hard, detail-heavy, and unforgiving, with limited partial credit.

Tricky TestsACS Final MentionedClicker QuizzesScantronsLittle Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and free response, often tricky, with clicker quizzes and an .

Tricky In-Person TestsClicker QuizzesACS Standardized FinalScantronsNo Partial Credit
“ , all multiple choice. Bring scantrons.”
CHEM101A
“Mess up one step and you get 0 points or 1 if you're lucky.”
CHEM101B
“ ”
CHEM101A

Online

Online comments mention Pearson-based tests and at least one claim that .

Pearson Online TestsPossibly Searchable Tests
“you can practically google the fcking test so im not sure what some of these dolts here are complaining about”
CHEM101
“Grant only ever emailed .”
CHEM102

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you actually want to pass Chemistry.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

15/100

“ . You've been warned.”

📚 Self Teaching Required

18/100

“You pretty much have to teach yourself chemistry, by doing the and over again.”

💣 Workload Overload

14/100

“SO MathLab, frustrating, glitchy, slow)”

🧪

28/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She only reeding the PPT, I had nothing to learn from her class.
  • Her lectures do not help much when it comes to the tests.
  • She can't teach and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She is known for being the hardest chem teacher in this school.
  • NO PARTIAL CREDIT.
  • I pulled soo many all nighters, and studied 10 hours a week for this class n still couldnt pass.

Theme 3

💻

  • 100% taught by the pearson Chem version of mymathlab.
  • OWL will kill your weekends.
  • 2-3 Pearson homework due daily.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

162

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years show , and poor teaching clarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 517
3 out of 526
2 out of 535
1 out of 576

Course coverage

CHEM101A29 reviews
101A6 reviews
CHEM1026 reviews
CHEM101A101B3 reviews
CHEM1012 reviews
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CHEMISTRY101A2 reviews
101B1 review
CHEM101B1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

7

A 7

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

6

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 2

D range

2

D 1 · D- 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

5

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 2