AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Shawn McDonald

CHEM151 · CHEM150 · CHEM101 · CHEMISTRY150 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProSlide ReaderTough ExamsSelf-Study RequiredClass Runs LateMixed Helpfulness
  • Most reviews say and does few board examples.
  • Exams are hard and often not reflective of lecture material.
  • A minority praise and willingness to help outside class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students mostly report B grades with , though a curve and occasional help a bit.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is , and exams feel harder than lectures.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

; no comments call it optional.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Most students would not take and hard mismatched tests.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

There is a curve and some , but .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Long slide lectures, late labs, and and study load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students say he is smart but , and confuses many.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Comments focus on hard tests that do not match .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, with tough exams and uneven teaching clarity.

Main concern

and leaving lab or class late regularly.

What students said

“ , confusing, covers too much, tests were HARD,not reflective of lecture”
CHEM151
“Be prepared to sit through over 100 slides in lecture and lab.he is all about the slides and not about the material”
CHEMISTRY150
“Good professor but the .. study hard.”
CHEM150

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 described as tough and poorly aligned with what is covered on slides.

Hard In-Person ExamsNot Reflective of Lecture

Assessment risk

Strict

34/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and students say they do not reflect lecture content.

Hard In-Person ExamsNot Reflective of Lecture
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CHEM151
“the .. study hard.”
CHEM150

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ , confusing, covers too much, tests were HARD,not reflective of lecture, leave lab 30m-1hr late every day. Do not take”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews, highlighting slide-heavy teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Clarity

38/100

“He spends his .He does not due much writing on the board.”

🔥

34/100

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👎 Recommendation

34/100

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🆘 Outside Help

70/100

“Willing to help in any way he can to make sure the student understands.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is all about the slides and not about the material
  • Be prepared to learn on your own

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • the .. study hard
  • he has a

Theme 3

⏱️ About Class Logistics

  • You will get out late from class and he teaches nights
  • over 100 slides in lecture and lab

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed but older in-person reviews show mixed views with and .

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CHEMISTRY1502 reviews
CHEM1011 review
CHEM1501 review
CHEM1511 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

3

B 3

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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