How trustworthy is RateMyProfessor?

Most students say that they only trust the opinions on RateMyProfessor that are consistent. Stewart said that a professor with more reviews, that seem consistent, are usually more reliable than a professor with only a few reviews. Dr.

Do employers look at Rate My Professors?

Yes. We find it hilarious. Since Ratemyprofessor doesn’t verify the identity of those who submit ratings, we often have a bit of fun by posting outrageous comments about our colleagues.

Do universities care about Rate My Professor?

True, colleges will almost certainly ignore RateMyProfessors.com when making promotion decisions, . But many college promotion committees do take into account how many students a professor attracts to his classes. Publishing high-quality student evaluations might improve college teaching.

Can professors see who wrote rate my professor?

Nope! We don’t display any of your personal information anywhere on the site. Though you have the option of creating an account, an account is not required to post a rating and comment. Whether you choose to create a registered account or not, all ratings submitted will remain anonymous.

What is Coursicle rating professor?

If you’re not familiar with coursicle, it’s a popular app for college students, to help them plan their schedules and register for classes. Coursicle now has “faculty ratings,” listed for faculty members, much like RMP (you can also search faculty for their rating).

Does rate my professor make money?

It generates $3.4 million a year in revenues. Though Cheddar buying the business from Viacom (for an undisclosed amount of money) may puzzle some people, buying a business that will put about $300,000 a month into your company makes a lot of sense.

Can you opt out of rate my professor?

You can’t get out of Rate My Professors, at least not easily. The review website — popular among students, poison among professors — allows students to anonymously share stories about their instructors and rate them on their quality of instruction, the difficulty of their courses, and other factors.

Can you have your name removed from Rate My professor?

Unfortunately we do not remove ratings just because someone may disagree with it. As the professor, you also have the ability to reply to your reviews and add any clarifications you see fit. To post these notes you will need to register for a Professor account.

What happened to RateMyProfessor?

Viacom owned and operated RateMyProfessors.com for a decade. Cheddar announced its acquisition of RMP from Viacom in 2018. RMP is the largest online destination for professor ratings. The site includes 8,000+ schools, 1.7 million professors, and over 19 million ratings.

What does tracking a class on Coursicle do?

Using Coursicle with a screen reader Students can track a course’s status by clicking on the name of the course on the app home screen. From there, they can find out if the course is open, closed, or waitlisted.

Can I post multiple ratings on the same professor?

Mind you though, in case the rating is for a non-existing or fake course, or when it is clear that the commentator never saw the professor (for example when a female professor is referred to as a male) the entire rating will be removed. Do not post multiple ratings on identical professors.

Do professors read student ratings on RMP?

If they will tell you that anonymous student ratings are irrelevant and of no value to their careers, they may be lying a little bit. All professors and their relatives are reading the ratings on RMP. If a professor’s students, in general, demonstrate strong negative sentiments about them, it has to come from somewhere.

How do professors remove bad reviews from their ratings?

Professors can not remove bad reviews from their ratings. Threatening RMP with lawsuits happens continuously, but that won’t work. It never happened that a rating was removed for threats to sue. Do NOT think that all professors are bad guys by definition. They just are not.

Do colleges accept classes of badly rated professors?

Consequently, classes of badly rated professors may not fill up that quickly, and there have been moments that classes even had to be canceled due to low sign-ups. No school will admit it, but there are schools that are using RMP to decide who they will hire. We know this as we received emails on this subject from people on hiring committees.