AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Matthew Kinseth

BIO230 · BIO180 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid if possible; if you must and are ready for and heavy self-study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTricky ExamsTough GraderLecture HeavyHard to PassNo Extra Credit
  • Most students call exams extremely tricky and poorly worded.
  • Many report .
  • Half the ; getting a good grade is hard even for strong science students.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Comments , and many drops, so an A requires heavy self-study and still often fails.

All evidence is from in-person BIO180 and BIO230 reviews.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Students , and high difficulty even for those with prior 4.0 science grades.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as mandatory, and tags say skip class and you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again is about one third and most detailed comments .

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and claims that even strong students struggle to pass.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Some report no homework but others report 10+ hours a week of out-of-class work, labs, and self-study.

Format shift

Workload comments are all in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

, and lectures are monotonous, though a minority call him dense but solid.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Grades hinge on few, very tricky written exams and .

Format shift

Assessment pattern described only in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person BIO180 and BIO230 reviews are mostly harsh: lectures feel monotonous or dense, exams are called tricky, and .

Main concern

Tricky wording on exams and science grades.

What students said

“The so far. . Almost no . Monotonous lectures.”
BIO230
“Half of the class dropped out of class, its impossible to pass his class.”
BIO230
“Amazing professor all around but you have to be willing to earn your grade. No exceptions.”
BIO180

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

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Exams are described as worded to confuse, application-heavy, and hard to pass.

Tricky Written ExamsApplication HeavyIn-Person Exams

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students repeatedly call written exams tricky and hard to understand even after warnings they are not.

Tricky Written ExamsApplication Heavy
“He words the questions the way it is hard to understand what he is asking.”
BIO230
“ but replicated and applied the material learned in class.”
BIO180

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . The . He would warn you from the first lecture, that most of . It is true.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 in-person reviews, , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Teaching Quality

32/100

“He does not really explaining anything, he just reads the lectures.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ ”

⚖️

18/100

“Super tough grader! If but if you don't, I'd look for !”

📝

25/100

“ . Half of the class dropped out of class, its impossible to pass his class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Monotonous lectures
  • he just reads the lectures
  • His lectures were dense
  • Very boring lectures unless you plan on becoming a statistician

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • The
  • most of
  • impossible to get a good grade
  • you have to be willing to earn your grade

Theme 3

⚠️ About Workload and Support

  • No at ALL
  • Plan on doing A LOT of out of class work, 10+ a week
  • Asking for help and clarification is a must

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Seven detailed in-person reviews from 2016-2017 with consistent harsh themes, but small sample and older dates limit confidence.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

BIO1804 reviews
BIO2303 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

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B range

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B 1

C range

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D range

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F 1

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