AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Mark Micklich

CHEM104 · CHEM101 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Prefer him in person if and use ; avoid online accelerated sections.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit availableLots of homeworkTough grader onlineHelpful office hoursPolarizing online summer
  • In person students often praise care, , and study guides despite hard chem.
  • Online summer reviews , and crushing workload.
  • An A is possible with but effort is high and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

and study guides help, but tough grading, heavy work, and some Fs and .

In person more path-to-A clarity; as harsh and moving goalposts.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Chemistry content and accelerated formats are repeatedly called tough with high difficulty ratings.

Online summer especially brutal; some in-person CHEM104 called fairly easy with homework.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

In ; online has no live attendance but still heavy deadlines.

In person yes mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

In person fans say take him; and chaos.

in .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

exists but and free-response scrutiny dominate online.

Format shift

In person more reasonable with tools to pass; online called extremely harsh.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and packed finals weeks.

Format shift

Both formats heavy; online summer spacing called ridiculous.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Cares and helps in office hours, but lectures confuse some and online organization fails others.

Format shift

In person warmer and clearer intent; online respect mixed with anger.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and exams all matter; .

Format shift

Online added PDF work and free response; in person lecture and test heavy with labs.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and ; lectures can be long or confusing but he wants students to succeed.

Main concern

and chemistry difficulty still sink some students.

What students said

“He cares about his students and he gives .”
CHEM101
“I love how he will tell you .”
CHEM104
“His lectures can be , and he seems a little nervous at times”
CHEM104

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One positive on dual attempts and learning; majority , and overloaded summer finals.

Main concern

, and extreme end-of-term load.

What students said

“there are two attempts for and .”
CHEM104
“When students continued to do well, he changed to free response and .”
CHEM104
“the last week is also only 4 days and he gave almost double the amount of work with FOUR finals.”
CHEM104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard chem testing with study guides; online can become free-response and .

Study guidesHomework-based testsQuizzes with multiple attempts onlineFree response explanationsMultiple finals online

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and study guides; difficulty is moderate if prepared.

Study guidesQuestions from homeworkQuizzes announced
“ as .”
CHEM101
“I love how he will tell you .”
CHEM104

Online

Online quizzes and but and free response; one summer had four finals.

Two attemptsFull explanations requiredFree responseFour finals summer
“there are two attempts for and .”
CHEM104
“he decided to require a PDF of how we got to our answers.”
CHEM104
“he gave almost double the amount of work with FOUR finals.”
CHEM104

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . He is an and if you don't do things the way he wants it even if you are unsure, you will be scrutinized.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting . Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ In-Person Support

75/100

“I really feel like he wants all his students to pass and most importantly to learn. !”

⚠️

20/100

“He is an and if you don't do things the way he wants it even if you are unsure, you will be scrutinized.”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“ AND why we didn't choose other multiple choices was extremely time consuming.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He cares about his students and he gives .
  • His lectures can be
  • Prof. Micklich wants to make sure students understand materials

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Show up, do the and opportunities and you'll get an A.
  • .
  • .

Theme 3

⏱️ About Workload

  • He gives a lot of homework and study guides for the exams.
  • the work load and the spacing of that work was ridiculous.
  • Lots of homework

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews 2021-2026 with strong but format-split consistency; sample is modest.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM1048 reviews
CHEM1012 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1