AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Shawn Micklich

CHEM151 · CHEM104 · CHEM150 · CHEM101 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless ; expect and harsh grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProConfusing LecturesTough GraderTest HeavyLecture HeavySelf-Teach Required
  • Lectures often confuse students and include calculation mistakes
  • and defensive responses when challenged
  • A few courses felt manageable with and

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Some students earned As, but , and harsh regrades make an A costly.

courses; the one online review reported a B+ without grade complaints.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

Content difficulty is high for many, and make concepts harder than they need to be.

In-person CHEM151/104 reviews stress high difficulty; one older CHEM150 review called it extremely easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

24/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

Both the online review and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Take-again rate is low and most detailed .

The single online review is strongly positive; the .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

26/100

Students report , and discouraging exam messaging.

Format shift

and grade disputes appear in in-person reviews only.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Test-heavy and lecture-heavy with papers and labs, but not universally described as overwhelming.

Format shift

Workload comments come mainly from in-person CHEM courses.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Some praise for effort and , but and error-prone.

Format shift

Online summer review was excellent; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Reviews emphasize exams, quizzes, practice exams, and .

Format shift

Exam focus is clearest in in-person CHEM151 and CHEM104 reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Mostly negative in-person experience with , and defensive teaching style.

Main concern

Lectures confuse classmates and .

What students said

“HORRIBLE professor. Seems nice and work”
CHEM104
“He confuses classmates on chemistry concepts and defensive”
CHEM151
“Micklich is not thorough and . You're better off teaching yourself.”
CHEM101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One summer online CHEM101 student found him responsive and .

Main concern

Single positive online review .

What students said

“ and he emails you back right away! Great professor!”
CHEM101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are heavily weighted and graded strictly, with reports of severe score cuts and fail messaging.

Harsh Exam GradingPractice Exams SimilarTest HeavyACS Exam Mentioned

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

similar to real tests, and discouraging final messaging.

Harsh Exam GradingPractice Exams SimilarTest Heavy
“I got a 19/20 on an so hard on he revised it and gave me a 6/10 because I did not "show my work"”
CHEM104
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CHEM151

Online

The single online .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You're better off teaching yourself.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 , and mixed recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Clarity

35/100

“ and makes continual mistakes in simple calculations”

⚖️

26/100

“ and ”

👎 Recommendation

38/100

“Very moody and discouraging teacher- should not be teaching anymore”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He confuses classmates on chemistry concepts
  • He because he confuses himself during his lectures

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Practice exams and

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Seems nice and
  • chooses to become defensive
  • and he emails you back right away

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews across several years and courses give useful signal, but opinions are mixed and some comments are short or older.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHEM1513 reviews
CHEM1012 reviews
CHEM1502 reviews
CHEM1041 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1