Reviews of professor Michael Killey

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Killey is the man! He is the best at making difficult material understandable and entertaining. The Becker questions that we reviewed in class were also very helpful for the CPA exam. Dr. K even takes the time to know each student personally and provides highly customized, thorough letters of recommendations that are very well-written.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A lot of course requirements. Many exams, tax research problems, tax returns problems, CPA prep simulations, and VITA service learning requirements. Killey challenges you but is a fair and reasonable grader in the end. He is a phenomenal instructor and an incredible human being.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Excellent teacher! Highly recommend! Take any of his classes if you have the chance!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Prof. Killey! Best professor EVER by far!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Super hardworking and genius professor. He went so far above and beyond to help me learn the material - also gave me very useful advice for job searches and professional certifications. Great to talk with and very inspiring.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. K is incredibly knowledgeable, respected, and brilliant in accounting. He really cares about his students, has even been quoted and appeared in local media. The class is demanding but I still recommend him. very interesting and cool guy!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Killey is fantastic! Amazing guy who cares so much about his students and having the best classroom experience while giving you a thorough foundation in tax.  The flipped classroom and the research project are really enjoyable with him and he's always there if you need anything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Gives outstanding feedback and really details your strengths and potential for academic growth! He really helped prepare me for the CPA exam and a career in accounting. I did not take any CPA prep course and managed to pass REG with a 95 and hardly any studying thanks to his classes!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Killey is a wonderful professor and individual. Of all of my professors at UMD, he influenced me the most. He's brilliant and engaging. There were a lot of assignments but he did a great job of preparing the class for the tax portion of the CPA exam.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a cool guy and great professor, was nice how he would bring examples of his volunteer and consulting experiences with non-profits like the Humane Society and the ASPCA into class since I am also an animal lover. The in-class examples and real world application videos provided a lot of context.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I love Killey! He is such a positive person. The class was very hard and demanding. I didn't know if I would even pass. But he does such a great job of motivating you and breaking down the material so it is understandable. I highly recommend him.