Rate My Professors

I'm sure you all know what Ratemyprofessors.com is. If you don't, it's a website students use when registering for classes. It lists most teachers and students can rate the teacher on their past experiences. This helps students decide if they want to take the class with that teacher or choose somebody else.

The article on this website in the Collegian interviews students as well as teachers on the effectiveness of this online tool. I first learned about this website when I was a senior in high school. My church got some of the college students to come and talk to us about what we need to do to make the transition into college less stressful. All of the college students had all used the website and agreed that it really helped them find a good teacher. So, thanks to their advice, I've been using this site ever since I first registered at TCC 2 years ago.

I really recommend this website. Most of the students have good advice and warnings about the teachers. I do agree with the article that some students just give the teacher bad reviews because they can or because they were lazy and wanted to blame the teacher for their low grade. It's best to see what the majority said. Last spring, I didn't listen to what the reviews said and I suffered greatly for it. I took 3 really hard classes with 3 really hard teachers. Let's just say I had a bad semester. 2 C's and a D. When I pay attention to the ratings and get good teachers, my grades reflect it.

I told my sister about the website since this was her first semester in college. She didn't listen to my advice and didn't use ratemyprofessors.com. Needless to say, most of her teachers can hardly speak English and don't really help their students. She'll be using the website next semester. I'm transferring to UNT in the Spring and I've already done some research on the teachers for the classes I need to take. Without this website I think I'd be lost. If you're not using this site as an aid when you sign up for classes, do it. It's free, it's easy, and it's going to help you through your college career.