AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Susan Zhu

CHEM151 · CHEM105 · CHEM101 · CHE101 · CHEM104 · CHEM150 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.5/5
Take again
10%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid Susan Zhu unless you have no alternative and and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderTeach YourselfLanguage BarrierUnapproachableTest and Lab Heavy
  • Most students and they must self-teach from the book and tutors.
  • and labs that cannot be made up.
  • Would-take-again is about 10 percent with and if possible.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Tough grading curveball exams and need or still get low grades.

; one online review is milder but still not easy.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Fast vague lectures heavy memorization and material not aligned with .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and skip-class tags warn you will not pass.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

About 10 percent would take again and the overwhelming if you can manage it.

One positive online outlier exists but does not change the .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

Tough grader tags dominate with and rare high grades without heavy .

Format shift

In-person reviews drive the harsh pattern; .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of and and tutoring load students heavily.

Format shift

Workload complaints appear in both formats with stronger detail in person.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Students cite language barrier refusal of questions and peer-only help as the norm.

Format shift

; online is split one positive one very negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Test-heavy and lab-heavy structure with quizzes exams and .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize exams labs and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person chemistry is widely described as harsh confusing and and .

Main concern

Students report rude and tests that do not match lecture.

What students said

“ !”
CHEM104
“You basically have to teach yourself and her lectures are at such an intense speed that catching up is nearly impossible.”
CHEM101
“Just reads the slides and expects you to know the material right then and there.”
CHEM150

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online and one report of cruelty and ignored help requests.

Main concern

One online student said she dodged .

What students said

“Zhu is actually a really caring professor. Give her respect she will respect you.”
CHEM104
“She's just a horrible teacher, and doesn't deserve the title.”
CHEM104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and labs are strict high-stakes and often poorly aligned with lecture so students rely on tutors and self-study.

Hard ExamsLabs No MakeupTests Misaligned With LectureTough Lab GradingExtra Credit Needed

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and no lab makeups and strict point deductions.

Hard TestsNo Lab MakeupLecture Misaligned ExamsNo Partner Work in Lab
“Attend all the labs because she will not let you make it up no matter.None of the .”
CHEM104
“Doesnt .”
CHEM150

Online

Online comments mention labs and but do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

Lab IssuesTough GradingExtra Credit
“I requested a private zoom meeting and after weeks of dodging me, she just REAMED into me about an issue with !!!”
CHEM104

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !Like the many that :Attend all the labs because she will not let you make it up no matter.”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews with and self-teaching. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

18/100

“You basically have to teach yourself and her lectures are at such an intense speed that catching up is nearly impossible.”

⚖️

15/100

“ . you don't put a period minus points etc. she is supper strict”

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“ if you can manage it. She is cruel to her students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Just reads the slides and expects you to know the material right then and there.
  • The textbook is your teacher and class.
  • She doesn't like you asking questions and she expects you to know the material ahead of the lecture.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , and labs.
  • Only reason I barely got an A was because I did all the possible
  • if you wanna .

Theme 3

🗣️ About Communication

  • One of the hardest professors to communicate with.
  • When you ask Susan a question, she immediately defers you to a student for help.
  • She is also very rude to students who ask questions during lectures.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

38 reviews across many years and courses with highly consistent and .

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 527

Course coverage

CHEM10125 reviews
CHEM1045 reviews
CHE1013 reviews
CHEM1503 reviews
CHEM1051 review
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CHEM1511 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

2

A- 2

B range

3

B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

3

D 3

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 1