AI Rate Professor

Counseling

Matt Fox

GUIDANCE1 · COUN20 · CONSL20 · C20 · COUNS12N · COUNS15 · COUN12 · CONS20 · COUNS20 · COUNS12 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
90%
Difficulty
2.1

The decision

easy A plus real career and major guidance.

Best fit · Easy A HunterGuaranteed Easy ACareer Path ClarityDetailed FeedbackCaring MentorBusywork But Worth It
  • Counseling courses deliver easy As with and .
  • Students gain practical career, resume, and major-choice tools beyond a simple GPA boost.
  • Online sections are especially chill with and light-to-moderate busywork.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

94/100

Do the easy journals, discussions, and short papers and students report A or A+ with little struggle.

Both formats report easy As; online evidence is denser and more grade-specific.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

88/100

Content is career reflection and soft skills, not dense academic theory, so intellectual load stays low.

Online and .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Most online reviews say attendance is not mandatory, while .

Online is largely optional; as graded.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Nearly all , and practical career help.

Strong recommendation across both formats, with slightly more detail online.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

92/100

Students call him a and offers .

Format shift

Online comments emphasize generous grading .

Workload

Light

72/100

There is busywork and , but tasks are short and can be finished quickly.

Format shift

Online students mention weekly busywork most; in-person load varies by course.

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

, and useful career tools make him one of the most praised SMC counseling professors.

Format shift

Praise is consistent online and in person across many years.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades come mainly from journals, discussions, papers, personality inventories, and .

Format shift

Online is almost pure assignments; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students call him must-take, down-to-earth, and life-useful for first-year college success, with and weekly quizzes.

Main concern

Older and weekly quizzes, so .

What students said

“Awesome instructor. You'll learn a lot if it's your first time in college. Easiest A you will ever get.”
COUNS20
“ . oh. & show up every class. you earn 10 points every time you show up”
COUNS20
“Amazing!!! Took him over winter session and he really helped me to figure out what I want to do with my life.”
COUNS12

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online COUNS 12/15 is widely called a guaranteed A with , and .

Main concern

Some students note lots of easy busywork and one older critique that career inventories feel pseudo-scientific.

What students said

“So this is a guaranteed A if , and even helpful!”
COUNS12
“ . I took this as a high schooler and passed with over 100% in the class.”
COUN12
“ , as well as beneficial. A pleasant GPA boost.”
COUNS15

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly low-stakes assignments and reflections, with .

Assignment BasedCompletion Style WorkOccasional Easy QuizzesExtra Credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and , but still feel student-friendly overall.

Easy Weekly QuizzesAttendance PointsHelpful Assignments
“it might seem hard at the begining because you start off with a but just study! the !”
COUNS20
“he starts but just study! they are super easy if you study.”
CONS20

Online

Online reviews describe easy assignments, journals, and .

Assignment BasedJournals and DiscussionsExtra Credit
“ . . just follow the instructions.”
COUN12
“Pretty straight forward. If you do the , and .”
COUNS15

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“One of, if not the !”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and and consistency.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“You truly are the . Everyone who goes to SMC NEEDS to take any class with Professor Fox”

🅰️ Easy A Reality

94/100

“So this is a guaranteed A if , and even helpful!”

💬 Feedback and Care

93/100

“ and and makes life easy (especially online) light hw & very nice!”

🧭 Career Value

90/100

“Take this class if you need to decide a college major or career option I assure you this will provide you with the resources to find your path.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Really chill
  • Cool professor. Funny/interesting stories.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easiest A you will ever get
  • If you do the

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares about all of his students
  • Truly the and professor ever
  • down to earth and genuinely interested in his students succeeding

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews span many years, grades, and both formats with highly consistent praise.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 546
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 9 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values