Before starting my classes for the spring quarter, I visited ratemyprofessors.com because I knew firsthand that it was a website I wanted to use before registering for classes. So far, it has lived up to its reviews for the three professors I have this quarter.
First professor: I am taking statistics this quarter, and the teacher has some of the greatest reviews, so I chose her as my professor. It has lived up to my expectations, and I have loved every moment of my class so far. I even look forward to doing the homework.
Currently, I’m three weeks in, and I have a 101.8% in that class. It could drop, of course, depending on how well I do on quizzes and exams, but I feel inspired and encouraged to learn as much as I can and make mistakes due to the way she has her courses set up.
For some reason, I can’t find her rating page at the moment, but I know her rating was 4 out of 5 or even higher.
Second professor: The second class is my philosophy class, which has given me more anxiety than my other classes, as I had a feeling it would. The reviews for the professor are not that great, 2.5 out of 5.
He is blunt, harsh, and rude, to the point where you might find him discouraging if you’re the kind of student who thrives off constructive feedback and learning outside the box, wanting to understand more and make your own connections.
It can seem like he brings his personal baggage (perhaps a bad day at home) to class, unfortunately, when he’s teaching, which could be the cause behind the times where he is short, blunt, and dismissive. ( Or it could just be who he is and how he teaches even on a good day.)
For example, a student misspelled one word “examine” out of an entire assignment on the discussion board, and the only comment he made was “You Exame?” even though we all knew the context of what the student was writing and his entire answer aligned with the expectations of the assignment .
For the record, the professor’s own written assigned readings in each module have various misspells and missing words. I personally believe if you are going to nitpick at students, nothing wrong with holding students to standards, then you should nitpick at yourself as well. After all, you, sir, are supposed to be the expert at this level in what you do.
He is, however, the kind of professor for whom in order to succeed in his class, you have to adjust to doing the things he wants students to do, bending to his expectations. If you do that, you should be fine.
Thankfully, I currently have an A in his class too.
Third professor: The third class is my psychology class, and the teacher is pleasant, kind, and leaves feedback on the assignments. However, I did send an email last week and she never responded.
So I do dock half a point for that, mentally, but life happens, so I can’t say she isn’t a great professor and wouldn’t actually dock half a point on rate my professors unless it becomes a habit where she doesn’t respond to students’ emails. Her ratings were 4.4 out of 5 and live up to what I have experienced so far.
Although I haven’t had many interactions with her as much as I have had with the other two. Yet, currently, I hold an A in her class as well.
I am aware that it’s only the third week and that my grades can and will fluctuate and might look different at the end of the quarter.
However, this tells me that effort and doing the work play a huge part in the grading system, regardless of whether or not my professors have attitudes, even though that can be the experience for some students, unfortunately.
Some professors are not fair and will bring personal baggage to their grading. I haven’t had the problem, at least not yet, and hopefully not ever.
The Broke College Student 
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