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Despise a class? Vent about your professor online and save others
Rachel Brown
Issue date: 12/6/05 Section: Campus News
Each semester students complain about their classes - the professor is too hard, the class isn't what they thought it was or the material learned is too broad. Recently, "Pick-A--Prof," a free website, has expanded its services to UNCG, allowing students to research professors and classes before registering.
This website offers information ranging from students' grade histories in classes to a live chat service called "study buddy", where students can communicate with one another outside of the classroom. Other features include a teacher feedback section, text book exchange, student reviews, schedule planners, and discussion boards.
"Pick-A-Prof" is offered to 130 campuses across the nation.
To access the website, a student must log-in according to their university, and must establish a username and password. Not all universities have connections to the website. For a campus to join "Pick-A-Prof" there must either be tremendous student interest or a request made by the SGA.
"At UNCG, we had so many students contacting us to bring Pick-A-Prof to the school that we knew once we expanded to your campus our service would be widely used," Karen Braggs, Director of University Relations at the website, said.
Many UNCG students are complimentary of the addition of this service to the campus.
"[With this website] you could find out which professor would benefit your learning style. You would probably do better in the class if you get somebody that matches your learning style," sophomore Keena Allen said.
Senior Yuron Johnson also believed that the website "would be very interesting and very helpful."
Students are most excited about learning of professors and class histories through the website.
"This would be very helpful if it gives you information on professors that you don't know as well and you could pick professors based on what you're used to, with whatever teaching styles you need," junior April Jenkins said.
This website offers information ranging from students' grade histories in classes to a live chat service called "study buddy", where students can communicate with one another outside of the classroom. Other features include a teacher feedback section, text book exchange, student reviews, schedule planners, and discussion boards.
"Pick-A-Prof" is offered to 130 campuses across the nation.
To access the website, a student must log-in according to their university, and must establish a username and password. Not all universities have connections to the website. For a campus to join "Pick-A-Prof" there must either be tremendous student interest or a request made by the SGA.
"At UNCG, we had so many students contacting us to bring Pick-A-Prof to the school that we knew once we expanded to your campus our service would be widely used," Karen Braggs, Director of University Relations at the website, said.
Many UNCG students are complimentary of the addition of this service to the campus.
"[With this website] you could find out which professor would benefit your learning style. You would probably do better in the class if you get somebody that matches your learning style," sophomore Keena Allen said.
Senior Yuron Johnson also believed that the website "would be very interesting and very helpful."
Students are most excited about learning of professors and class histories through the website.
"This would be very helpful if it gives you information on professors that you don't know as well and you could pick professors based on what you're used to, with whatever teaching styles you need," junior April Jenkins said.
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