AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

George Lessard

AHCJ101 · CHEM100 · CHEMS101 · CHEM101 · CHEMISTRY101 · CHAM101 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
29.41%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

; only consider if you already know chemistry and want a hard self-driven grind.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerConfusing LecturesHigh Drop RateTough GraderSelf-Teach RequiredOff-Topic Rants
  • Many students say , and unhelpful so .
  • Fail and as extreme.
  • A minority of motivated students with prior chem background call him fair and rewarding.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even positive students say you must read, tutor, and grind; , and .

All evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

and algebra-heavy chem leave beginners stranded without outside help.

All in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Skip class you will not pass tags and ; presence is expected even when lectures frustrate.

In-person only.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Roughly 29% would take again; recent and high-volume complaints urge finding anyone else.

In-person only; older reviews are more mixed than 2017-2024 ones.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

, and bragging about fail rates point to unforgiving grading.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and heavy for many.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

, and refusing useful help, despite a minority who love his style.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and labs dominate, with homework and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person CHEM101 is polarizing: many report , rude responses, and mass drops, while a minority who self-study praise rigor and .

Main concern

, and dismissive help when stuck.

What students said

“Worst. Chem teacher. Ever!! Please to . His lectures are sooo confusing and he doesn't make sense.”
CHEM101
“After our first exam, only TWO out of FORTY students passed, meaning 38 students got a D or LOWER.”
CHEM101
“Seriously the easiest chem class ever . 3rd time taking”
CHEM101

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

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Exams are frequently described as strangely worded and failed by most of the class without strong self-prep.

Hard ExamsStrange WordingTest HeavyPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and students report mass failures after the .

Hard ExamsStrange WordingTest HeavyPop Quizzes
“After our first exam, only TWO out of FORTY students passed, meaning 38 students got a D or LOWER.”
CHEM101
“The so strangely and it makes the .”
CHEM101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Worst. Chem teacher. Ever!! Please to . His lectures are sooo confusing and he doesn't make sense.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 , and polarized rigor. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“ and he doesn't make sense.”

📉 Fail Rate Reality

24/100

“After our first exam, only TWO out of FORTY students passed”

🧪

30/100

“you really have to teach yourself”

👍 Minority Defense

55/100

“if your a real student and obviously do the , and you not passing”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are dull, he is condescending to questions
  • expects you to know everything yourself
  • Rants about religion wife politics

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • More than half the
  • so strangely

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is the sweetest guy you will meet
  • brags about how many students don't pass his class
  • extremely rude when you ask a question

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

40 in-person reviews from 2009-2024 with and confusion themes provide a large, consistent if polarized signal.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 59
1 out of 512

Course coverage

CHEM10129 reviews
CHAM1014 reviews
CHEMISTRY1013 reviews
CHEM1002 reviews
AHCJ1011 review
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CHEMS1011 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 3