AI Rate Professor

Biology

Matt (Matthew) Kay

BIOL100 · BOT100 · BIO100 · CRN61493 · BIOL101 · BIO54952 · BOT125 · 61494BOT · BOT123 · BIO101 · 83 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you will attend, study notes, and want a professor who makes science unforgettable.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLife-Changing LecturesPassionate BotanistNot An Easy AExtra Credit FriendlyField Trip Energy
  • Near-universal praise for passion, humor, and lectures that change how students see plants.
  • Content is memorable and rewarding but tests and memorization require real study.
  • , accessibility, and care for students appear across online and in-person formats.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Many students earn A or B+ with study and attendance, but comments stress it is not a free A and .

Both formats reward steady lecture work; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is interesting and well taught, yet dense lectures and plant or concept memorization keep challenge moderate to high.

Online and ; and field ID.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

as skip-class-and-you-wont-pass, especially for lecture cues.

Some online but .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

99/100

Would-take-again is effectively unanimous with repeated life-changing and .

Online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

66/100

, and rather than free points.

Format shift

is emphasized in both formats.

Workload

Moderate

46/100

Expect , and regular studying; some call tests hard and study-heavy.

Format shift

and field work .

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

passionate, funny, caring, and .

Format shift

Excellence holds online via recorded lectures and Zoom help as well as in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Midterms, finals, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Online midterms and ; and pop quizzes.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes feel family-like with , and strong expectations to show up and study.

Main concern

Heavy memorization and if .

What students said

“Genuinely the most passionate teacher Ive ever had!”
BOT125
“the class def ain't an "easy A", but anyone can get it with some studying.”
BOT100
“I wish I'd failed so !”
BOT100

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online BOT100 still feels personal through recorded nature lectures, fast replies, and ; .

Main concern

if you fall behind on weekly lectures and notes.

What students said

“Even as an online class the recorded lectures were interesting and set up in a meaningful order.”
BOT100
“The but still not too bad if you study well!”
BOT100
“Lots of EC available!!”
BOT100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and study; difficulty is real but supported by notes, reviews, and EC.

Lecture-Based ExamsHard MidtermsStudy GuidesSome Open-Note QuizzesScantron Critical Thinking

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes scantron with critical thinking; some lab quizzes open-note.

Hard TestsNotes Over Study GuidesPop QuizzesScantron Critical Thinking
“ , but most aren't.”
BIO100
“The and indepth critcal thinking so get ready!”
BIO54952
“ . But fun class”
BOT100

Online

Online midterms and ; study well and use notes and .

Lecture-Based Midterms And FinalExtra CreditStudy Guides
“the midterms and .”
BOT100
“The but still not too bad if you study well!”
BOT100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This is the !”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (7 online, 43 in , and real study load. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

98/100

“Matt could lecture about a and it would be fascinating.”

❤️

99/100

“if you ain't got room for this class, MAKE ROOM.”

📚 Not A Free A

56/100

“the class def ain't an "easy A", but anyone can get it with some studying.”

Theme 1

🌿 About Passion And Perspective

  • Matt cured me of plant blindness
  • you really do leave the class looking at the world in different way
  • He will change the way you view the world entirely.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Really dense, interesting lectures, not a minute wasted!
  • His exuberance is contagious and he truly cares about his students.
  • he is funny and makes watching his lecture videos enjoyable.

Theme 3

📈 About Work And Tests

  • if you don't know what you're studying for.
  • Requires about 2 hours of studying a day.
  • If you do the lectures weekly and read notes you should do great.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

83

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across years and formats with extraordinary consistency and almost no quality outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 578
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

26

A+ 8 · A 17 · A- 1

B range

13

B+ 6 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2