By Staff Writer: Julia Simmons
Most students are familiar with websites like RateMyProfessors.com. These are websites where past students evaluate their experience with professors online, giving future students a chance to see how a professor performs without the bias of the university.
“I always used RateMyProfessors. Every class I took, I looked them all up. If the teacher had a low score, I changed my entire class schedule to accommodate someone else,” said an anonymous student who graduated in 2017.
Current students are still using the platform as well. Three out of four Greyhound students said they had used the site before, and two out of four said they used it every semester when making their class schedules.
However, some argue that sites like these are unreliable. Disgruntled students are more likely to leave a review than happy students, making the percentage of bad scores high. And while it leaves university bias out of the equation, it does not account for personal vendettas or subjectivity.
The internet is a free platform to air grievances and give feedback. However, read professor reviews with a critical eye, and consider asking around campus for second opinions before boycotting a teacher completely.