AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Maritess Oda

CHEM40 · CHEM107 · CHEM103 · CHEM10 · PHSCI10 · HSHONORSCHEM · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
27.27%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you can teach yourself chemistry and stay on top of homework; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProMust self-teachUnclear lecturesThick accentLots of homeworkCaring but messy
  • Students often call her sweet and willing to help one-on-one, yet repeatedly say lectures are messy and .
  • and outside class via tutoring or YouTube.
  • Grades and recommendation are polarized; many warn beginners to pick another professor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

48/100

Some students earn As with heavy outside study, , and homework points, but many report tough grading and .

Both formats show As for self-starters; online reviews more often flag crushing weekly work as the barrier to a high grade.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and fast coverage make the material feel hard for beginners.

In-person and online both rate difficulty high; and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and tags like Skip class? You won't pass appear often, with few saying attendance is optional.

In-person reviews overwhelmingly say mandatory; a , but evidence still leans required.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

About 27% would take again and the dominant advice is to pick another chem professor unless you already know the subject.

A minority of in-person and one online honors review praise her; most online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

and ; some negotiate grades or get EC, others lose points for not following her exact method.

Format shift

Online leans harsher and ; some short in-person sessions report more leniency.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and multiple platforms appear constantly; several call the load overwhelming.

Format shift

Online reviews describe the heaviest multi-site weekly load; and lecture-heavy weeks.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Students repeatedly say she is kind but , and has a thick accent that blocks understanding.

Format shift

One online honors review is glowing; the bulk of as .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Several note 3 major exams plus final dominate the grade, with but .

Format shift

Both formats emphasize exams and quizzes; online .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students mostly describe a thick accent, and expects exact methods; success usually requires tutoring and self-study.

Main concern

, and last-minute test changes make learning chemistry in class unreliable.

What students said

“She is such a sweet lady, but she was a mess! She couldn't articulate an answer to questions.”
CHEM10
“if you have trouble with procrastination or teaching yourself this isn't for you, Prof doesn't go over everything needed”
CHEM10
“Although she is the sweetest person there is she does not know how to answer questions... You basically have to teach yourself”
CHEM10

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one honors AP-prep review praised clear concepts, while others reported , and .

Main concern

, and weak explanations that .

What students said

“SO SO SO much work. 3 different websites for assignments each week, 2-3 labs, 2-3 hw assignments (both very lengthy) and .”
CHEM10
“By far the ... she doesn't know how to explain anything, all she does is read the . Everything I learned in this class was through you tube.”
CHEM103
“she is very understandable, nice, and . We had 3 exams (60% of our grade) but so I did well on them.”
hshonorschem

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are frequent and often cumulative; study guides are inconsistent, and write-in.

Multiple major examsCumulative testsHomework-supportedOccasional open-note finalFew study guides

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

final, cumulative content, and rare last-minute format changes; some open-note finals when announced late.

3 major exams plus finalCumulativeInconsistent study guidesLast-minute format change
“We had 3 major exams before the final and they make up your grade.”
CHEM10
“She changed the choice scantron... to a write in test... She made it open note but since people didn't know many didn't bring notes.”
CHEM10

Online

Online reviews mention timed weekly quizzes and , with heavy self-study required.

Timed weekly quizzesMultiple examsTest heavy
“3 Exams and then 2 Final Exams which basically make up your grades. You gotta really study and teach yourself.”
CHEM10
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CHEM10

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is such a sweet lady, but she was a mess! She couldn't articulate an answer to questions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews (6 online, 27 in , and personality. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Clarity

36/100

“Knows the material well but cant articulate it to actually teach it to you.”

💪

30/100

“if you have trouble with procrastination or teaching yourself this isn't for you”

❤️ Personality vs Pedagogy

55/100

“Oda is such a sweet person if you really need help she is more than willing to do so.”

📝 Workload Load

28/100

“SO SO SO much work. 3 different websites for ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she was very messy with the pp slides and she
  • She gets very flustered when teaching, and and unclear
  • Her accent will blow you away, you will take most of the period trying to figure out what is going on

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Really hard! !
  • though!
  • I received an A because I studied, did EC and attended every single class/lab.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She was a and understood how hard the class was for us
  • Oda is such a sweet person if you really need help she is more than willing
  • Mrs. and approachable.

Data context

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Analysis sample

33

Recent reviews read by the AI

33

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

33 detailed reviews spanning 2016-2026 across CHEM10 and related courses show consistent themes on teaching clarity and workload despite grade polarization.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 58
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 3

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2