AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

Cindy LI

CHEM2065 · CHEM40 · CHEM50 · CHEN50 · CHEM10 · CHEM111L · 63 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
Take again
28.57%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

plan to self-teach from the book and YouTube while and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProThick accent barrierTough graderLots of homeworkReads off slidesTest heavy
  • Most students struggle with , and .
  • Heavy homework (often WileyPlus), frequent quizzes, and cushions.
  • A minority praise her passion and willingness to help outside class, but the majority advise avoiding her.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Homework can cushion some grades, but tough grading, test-heavy design, and , not cruise control.

Both online and ; online adds Proctorio weekly tests.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content pace is fast, lectures skim hard topics, and many say the class is .

In-person and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and warn that skipping tanks you.

; online also stresses not missing work.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

and the dominant message is look elsewhere unless she is your last option.

Sparse online reviews are also negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

; harsh labs and tests, limited partial credit, and lost work complaints are common.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Lots of homework, WileyPlus, frequent quizzes, labs, and .

Format shift

Online adds daily Wiley checks and frequent timed quizzes.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Passion is noted, but , and embarrassing students drown out the positives.

Format shift

In-person criticism is denser; online echoes language-barrier and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, midterms, proctored tests, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes Proctorio tests; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person CHEM/related classes are widely called boring, accent-hard, disorganized, with public embarrassment for wrong answers and and tests.

Main concern

Accent, laughing at questions, lost papers, and .

What students said

“If you are not understanding a topic or equation she will put you on blast in front of the class and laugh at you for so easy."”
CHEM40
“Save yourself a headache and look elsewhere. Professor Li is a nice person, but makes her lectures so absolutely painful to sit through.”
CHEM40
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CHEM40

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CHEM40 is harsh: weekly timed Proctorio tests, WileyPlus daily checks, language barrier, and .

Main concern

and expired or unclear materials make online even harder.

What students said

“ and timed (sometimes twice a week) each with the system protorio and she uses Wiley for .”
CHEM40
“She uses Proctorio and Wileyplus which are horrendous to use, and she has uploaded hw due on a weekend outside class time so !”
CHEM40

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , and treated as high-stakes.

Proctored quizzesHonorlock or camera monitoringWeekly timed testsTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person quizzes are often proctored or camera-monitored (Honorlock mentioned); tests are heavy and high-stakes.

Proctored quizzesHonorlock camera monitoringTest heavy
“ .”
CHEM40
“you have to download an for quizzes.”
CHEM40
“uses honorlock (v annoying iykyk)”
CHEM40

Online

Online uses Proctorio for weekly timed tests and .

ProctorioWeekly timed testsWileyPlus
“ and timed (sometimes twice a week) each with the system protorio and she uses Wiley for .”
CHEM40
“She uses Proctorio and Wileyplus which are horrendous to use”
CHEM40

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in person), highlighting accent, self-teaching, and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

30/100

“She's an ok person, it's just that she gives so much work, and . You're better off teaching yourself”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

25/100

“Save yourself a headache and look elsewhere.”

📚 Workload Load

25/100

“You will not be able to access the online software she uses (WileyPlus)”

🎤 Accent and Respect

28/100

“so boring, accent is hard to understand and laughs at you when asking for help”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • Lectures consist of and that is it.
  • and rushes through lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Not an easy A, but she can be quite forgiving and open to compromise if she sees you putting in your fair share of effort.
  • i had A on my H. , but i had problems in

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She is passionate about chemistry, I'll give her that.
  • Dr. Li shows a
  • She is a nice person but her lecture is extremely boring

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

63

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with consistent themes on accent, workload, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 55
3 out of 510
2 out of 510
1 out of 533

Course coverage

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CHEM111L1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 7 · A- 2

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 2 · C- 2

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 6