AI Rate Professor

Accounting

Michael Gilkey

ACCOUNTING · ACCT201 · ACCT202 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want to truly learn accounting; if you only want an easy grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard but fairPassionate mentorTest-heavy accountingCurves examsOffice hours gold
  • Excellent teacher who makes students actually learn accounting
  • and fast pace; but easy A is unlikely
  • Attendance and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

You can earn a solid grade with curves, but and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Accounting moves fast, tests are tough, and falling behind leaves you toast.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Tags and comments warn skip class and you will not pass, and .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

, not for grade hunters.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

as fair with .

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

expected.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students call him passionate, caring, and .

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Almost the .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students praise his passion and mentoring, but and the pace unforgiving without steady work.

Main concern

Falling behind is hard to recover from because exams dominate and move fast.

What students said

“He is a gem of a teacher and person. Truly passionate about teaching accounting to his students.”
ACCT201
“ !, and you have to do the reading and homework.”
ACCT202
“If you want to learn accounting take him, if you just want an easy A or B look elsewhere.”
ACCT201

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.

Exams are tough and dominate the grade, but .

Hard testsCurve on examsExam-heavy grade

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and grade-heavy, with .

Hard testsSemester grades curvedExams dominate grade
“ , if you fall behind you are ”
ACCT202
“almost your entire grade is based on the exams, but ”
ACCT201

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to learn accounting take him, if you just want an easy A or B look elsewhere.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2020, highlighting teaching quality versus real academic cost. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“I am extremely fortunate to be Michaels student. He is a gem of a teacher and person.”

📈 Real Learning Cost

35/100

“I went through hell to get my B. , but .”

👍 Major-Level Recommendation

90/100

“I highly recommend him to students majoring in accounting, but not to students who don't want to learn about accounting.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a gem of a teacher and person
  • He tries to make the subject interesting and encourages you to participate
  • Go to his office after class because

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • !, and you have to do the reading and homework
  • if you fall behind you are
  • if you just want an easy A or B look elsewhere

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Truly passionate about teaching accounting
  • he is interested in his students
  • You will be very lucky if you are his student

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen mostly older in-person reviews show consistent praise for teaching and hardness, but limited recent grade data.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ACCT2018 reviews
ACCT2024 reviews
ACCOUNTING1 review

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