Professor Ratings

DolceVita, ADN, BSN, RN · Mar 25, 2010

I haven't checked my nursing instructors but I have used that site. Often my experience is different than other students'. Sometimes much better, sometimes worse.

My preference is to make up my own mind, so I have never checked them until after I am well into a class.

I would no go into class with apprehension about something you read concerning your instructor. It won't start your semester right.

Now I am off to check out my nursing instructors on that site and post a few comments!

vegas2009 · Mar 25, 2010

I would no go into class with apprehension about something you read concerning your instructor. It won't start your semester right. Now I am off to check out my nursing instructors on that site and post a few comments!

I totally agree. RMP is not helpful at all. In the past, it was so-so. It just sucks now.

shortnorthstudent · Mar 25, 2010

I generally check RMP when I have a class with a couple of time slots that fit my schedule, just to get an idea. So far I'm only taking my co-reqs and find that most of the ratings are worse than my actual experience. Anatomy, Physiology, Organic Chem, etc. are classes that tend to weed people out of our program and I think the majority of the ratings are from people who were weeded out. I hope to find the nursing professor ratings to be more accurate. I assume (which I know is a dangerous thing to do) that they will be more balanced at that point.

CoffeemateCNA · Mar 25, 2010

From my experience, about half of the reviews on Rate My Professor are spot-on, and the other half are completely untrue. Before signing up for Anatomy & Physiology I + II and Microbiology, I looked up my teachers. The ratings were horrendous. I was very much afraid of taking the class. I showed up on my first day, however, and found the rumors to be false. :) I never had any problems with any of the classes, and actually, the instructors ended up being some of my favorites. It seems that many of the bad reviews were from people that were upset about having to put in a lot of effort into the class. They expected to be able to show up, cram the night before the exam, and pass with an A. I found out that doing it that way doesn't work very well. :no:

Amaranthine · Mar 25, 2010

I've used Rate my professor every time I registered for classes and it's always been very helpful. Generally what is being said is true (at least for all of the teacher's I've picked). I took general bio with a teacher who had horrible ratings, thinking "Oh, these people just didn't do good. They were mad about their grade and put bad ratings" (something like that) and I wish I would have listened to those people, I think that was the first time I had used that site. It also helped when I took Statistics. I picked a teacher who had several people say notes could be used on tests. That was an amazing choice... especially since I'm REALLY bad at math. :)

vegas2009 · Mar 26, 2010

In my case, I used to go there. I admit I checked out my past instructors. But, I don't totally go by, what the comments on RMP say (it is tempting though ). I also ask students around, I find it helpful. Everyone has an opinion, it's just the way it is. On the other hand....

A pre-req prof. I had to take for a summer class, seemed to be like a "Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde personality. This prof. LOVED tallking about her master's and PHD years, and she wrote EVERY word on the board when she lectured (she hates powerpoints). In labs, she usually snapped at her students when asked of ANY type of question. She was just plain out rude. She didn't yell... she just gave out smart *** remarks when asked with questions. I think she may have been bi-polar or low on prozac! --->> since our lab classes were in the afternoons. So, I guess the half-life on her prozac have kicked in??

Guess what most RMP comments said: "this prof. knows her stuff, welcomes questions and loves her students."

vegas2009 · Mar 26, 2010

Oh, it turns out she had a drinking problem... she doesn't teach in the school anymore. I guess she was drinking AFTER her classes, when she got home? (that was the rumor anyway). Part of me wasn't suprised, but I never thought she'd be the type.