Vadim Karatayev

3 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

This professor has taught: BSCI160

Grades

During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.32 between 74 students*

Grade Distribution+-05101520253035404550556065% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 24.32%
A: 22.97%
A+: 14.86%
B-: 9.46%
B: 12.16%
B+: 4.05%
C-: 1.35%
C: 1.35%
C+: 4.05%
D: 1.35%
F: 1.35%
W: 2.7%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.
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Vadim Karatayev
BSCI160

Expecting an A
admin
02/06/2026		Great professor. Really cares about his students, passionate and deeply knowledgeable about his subject. Makes himself available to students during office hours. Really kind professor too. Class work is fair - challenging but not overwhelming. Enough to help you learn and grow. Has patience of gold. Love him.
Vadim Karatayev

Expecting an A
admin
12/15/2025		Chill and nice dude, exams were really fair and there were a lot of buffer points besides the exams, hws were easy, made ecology and evolution approachable and less memory based with the cheat sheets. Take this class
Vadim Karatayev
BSCI160

Expecting an A
admin
11/23/2025		His lectures were easy to follow and the exams were fair. One exam was dropped and another was curved, so many students didn’t even need to take the final.