AI Rate Professor

Communication

Matt Volz

COM1 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
20.83%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid online Com 1 with him unless you can treat the class like a full-time job and have no better option.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming WorkloadBusywork HeavyPoor Online ExperienceTough RequirementsExtra Credit Rare Wins
  • Online Com 1 reviews are flooded with drop warnings, 40-hour weeks, and .
  • Students say instructions are strict yet confusing, with little empathy for outside life.
  • A minority of short-term or , and clearer structure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

A few A+ students exist with and organization, but most report failing standards, drops, or morale damage.

Positive A+ stories are mostly short online terms; the bulk of online reviews call success unrealistic.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

18/100

Students compare the load to full-time work and say even hard STEM classes felt easier.

Online reviews drive the brain-burner picture; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

62/100

, though participation and constant contact still pressure students.

; in-person comments more often say mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Take-again sits near 21% and the dominant and run.

; limited in-person reviews are more positive.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

24/100

and graded-by-few-things tags dominate; one mistake can sink an assignment.

Format shift

Online is harsh; a .

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Repeated claims of 40+ hour weeks, endless papers, and nonstop busywork define the experience.

Format shift

Overwhelming load is almost entirely from online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

18/100

Most students describe unclear instructions, poor communication, and a .

Format shift

Online teaching ratings are catastrophic; in-person positives are few but strong.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and weekly assignments drive the grade.

Format shift

; in person still participation and presentations.

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

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

two glowing easy-going reviews and one hard-no run warning.

Main concern

and still some tough-grader risk in the negative report.

What students said

“If you have social anxiety, this is the ! and participation matters.”
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“Hes a really easy going professor. If you are scared of !”
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“Like everyones has stated.. RUN! this teacher is a hard NO!”
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Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online experience is the core dataset and is overwhelmingly negative: crushing weekly load, privacy-invasive speech videos, and .

Main concern

Workload equal to a and weak help.

What students said

“The amount of work a week equals around 40+ hours, it's practically a full time job that you pay for.”
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“If you registered for ! There are !”
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“he made us record "head-to-toe" videos which made me uncomfortable!”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on strict speech recordings and .

Recorded SpeechesHead-to-Toe Video RequirementsHeavy PapersPeer Feedback

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews focus on small-group presentations and participation; .

Small Group PresentationsParticipationClear Criteria
“You only present in small groups and is not too stressful.”
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“He gives a , and if you pay attention- you will receive the grade you deserve.”
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Online

Online students emphasize invasive full-body/background speech videos and .

Head-to-Toe VideosRoom Background RequiredStrict Assignment CriteriaBusywork Packets
“he made us record "head-to-toe" videos which made me uncomfortable! Also he wanted to see your full background of your room”
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“If you make one mistake on an !”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The amount of work a week equals around 40+ hours, it's practically a full time job that you pay for.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews (21 online, 3 in , and rare positives. Credibility rating: High.

🔥 Workload Disaster

8/100

“Forbid you have other classes to worry about because !”

📉 Teaching Quality

18/100

“You teach yourself everything on top of that, absolutely horrible.”

🏃 Recommendation

18/100

“RUN FAST AND FAR FROM THIS CLASS!”

✨ Rare Positive Path

70/100

“This professor was excellent! ... He offers a lot of . and .”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • MICROBIO IS AN EASIER CLASS

Theme 2

🧑‍💻 About Online Experience

  • it
  • privacy felt invaded
  • unclear and rude

Theme 3

💬 About the Positive Minority

  • His work is very easy. He offers a lot of
  • and
  • and

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

24 reviews with 21 online and highly consistent overload/drop narratives make the negative online pattern very credible; .

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 519

Course coverage

COM124 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

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

17

Drop/Withdrawal 10 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 4