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Tired of being graded? Rate your professors
Tech Junkie
Brad Roland
Issue date: 10/10/06 Section: Life
Have you ever wished that you could grade your professors on their performance? Have you ever come to a new school and wondered which professors were "the best" and which professors to "just stay away from?" Fortunately for us students there is www.RateMyProfessors.com, a totally anonymous site "where students do the grading!"
Established on the web in 1999, this website is any student's dream towards a pleasant college stay, teacher-wise that is. Similar to www.RateMyTeachers.com, which is used for K-12, www.RateMyProfessors.com has been helping college students who seek advice about their educators in countries across the world. On the website there are more than 770,000 professors to rate from over 6,000 schools.
Students who choose to grade their professor grade them on four qualities: Easiness, Helpfulness, Clarity, and Interest. These four grading categories give the "Overall Quality" of the teacher, kind of like a GPA. Plus there is the optional "Hotness" rating, where you can rate how hot your professor is, just for kicks.
The website is set up to narrow your search down by state. You then choose your school and the professors are listed alphabetically, or, if you want, by department, total ratings, overall quality, or ease. By clicking on a professor you are able to see some comments people have left about that teacher and then rate them yourselves. The website only allows you to see a few ratings unless you sign up, which is free and still keeps you anonymous. Comments can be flagged if felt inappropriate. They will then be screened and either kept up or taken down.
Some UNCG students have already been to the site and used it as a reference for what classes to take based on the professor. Sarah Garland, a freshman at UNCG, said she used it and thought it was "awesome." Others have never been to the website but were intrigued when hearing about it. "I think it would be helpful," said Syd Levario. "This way you can see what professors you want to take."
Established on the web in 1999, this website is any student's dream towards a pleasant college stay, teacher-wise that is. Similar to www.RateMyTeachers.com, which is used for K-12, www.RateMyProfessors.com has been helping college students who seek advice about their educators in countries across the world. On the website there are more than 770,000 professors to rate from over 6,000 schools.
Students who choose to grade their professor grade them on four qualities: Easiness, Helpfulness, Clarity, and Interest. These four grading categories give the "Overall Quality" of the teacher, kind of like a GPA. Plus there is the optional "Hotness" rating, where you can rate how hot your professor is, just for kicks.
The website is set up to narrow your search down by state. You then choose your school and the professors are listed alphabetically, or, if you want, by department, total ratings, overall quality, or ease. By clicking on a professor you are able to see some comments people have left about that teacher and then rate them yourselves. The website only allows you to see a few ratings unless you sign up, which is free and still keeps you anonymous. Comments can be flagged if felt inappropriate. They will then be screened and either kept up or taken down.
Some UNCG students have already been to the site and used it as a reference for what classes to take based on the professor. Sarah Garland, a freshman at UNCG, said she used it and thought it was "awesome." Others have never been to the website but were intrigued when hearing about it. "I think it would be helpful," said Syd Levario. "This way you can see what professors you want to take."
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