AI Rate Professor

Biology

Randall Kottel

MICROBIO · BIOFALL · BIOL205L · MICROBIOLOGY · BIO205 · MICRO205 · MICRO250 · MICRO · MICRO252 · MICRO230 · BIOL205 · BIO230 · BIOL235 · MICROSECT · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.4

The decision

If you need micro, take Kottel, show up, master his notes, and put in real study time.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBest Micro ProfessorNotes-Only ExamsExtra Credit & CurvesNo Textbook NeededKind & Brilliant
  • Students overwhelmingly call him the best microbiology professor and a must-take.
  • unnecessary, and he offers curves plus .
  • Micro content stays hard, so consistent studying and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

An A is realistic if you master every detail of his notes, but the material still demands serious study.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Microbiology remains content-heavy with dense terms and detail, even with excellent teaching.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Students repeatedly say attend every class because and class is treated as required.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

and call him the best micro teacher available.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

72/100

He curves, offers , and is widely seen as fair and generous if you put in the work.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

46/100

No textbook is needed, but note study, essays, labs, and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and the ability to make hard micro learnable.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades are driven mainly by lecture and on textbooks.

Format shift

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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

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person micro is tough but , and , and support.

Main concern

You must study notes in extreme detail; missing class or half-preparing hurts badly.

What students said

“He is one of the !”
MICROBIO
“Do NOT buy or rent the textbooks. They are only used for referencing. All tests and .”
BIO205
“You must put in the work as for any science if you want to get an A.”
BIO205

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and can be detailed and tough, but support and .

Notes-Only ExamsDetailed Essay QuestionsLab PracticalsCurve and Extra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lab work, with essays that can be picky.

Lecture-Note ExamsEssay PortionsLab QuizzesScantron
“ .”
MICROBIO
“Tests are extremely difficult. Silver lining: the .”
BIO205

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This man has been sent to SDCCD from the Microbiology gods! Take his course and join in worship!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person microbiology reviews, highlighting teaching excellence and fair hard work. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Best Micro Teacher

93/100

“He's truly the best micro professor Mesa has.”

📘 Notes Beat Textbooks

90/100

“Don't buy the book!!! Everything is off his lecture notes!”

⚖️ Effort Gets Rewarded

58/100

“You have all the info you need to put in the effort to get an A!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Extremely kind and helpful.
  • He lectures w/o notes like 98% of the time throughout the semester.
  • so KIND.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class requires A LOT of studying
  • and offers .
  • You still have to study hard and the material is difficult.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's so nice and mellow.
  • He is more than willing to help and so KIND.
  • students voted him teacher of the year

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

84

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews over many years are highly , and real study demand.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 573
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

BIO20520 reviews
BIOL2057 reviews
MICRO2057 reviews
MICROBIO4 reviews
MICRO2302 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

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2

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B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

1

D 1

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