Ratemyprofessor.com

I am not quite sure if I trust ratemyprofessor.com. Last summer, before school began, I went on this site and looked up a few of my professors. I was really excited because most of my professors had high reviews and were considered easy graders. Well, now that I look back at the first semester, I realize the reviews were so off. One professor last semester was horrible. He showed up 20 minutes late for every class, and was such a jerk to us. According to the reviews, he was an awesome teacher, really laid back, and gave an easy A. Although I did recieve and A in the class, he wasn;t my any means laid back or an easy grader. He told us up front that he was going to teach our class not as an ungraduatre class, but as a graduate class. The work load for the class was unbelievable, and it was only a DNY class. Needless to say, I am a bit upset at this website. I have a hard time believing it.

A girl I work with made a good point about the site and reviews. She didn't trust it because those students may have different learning styles than someone else who reads it, so technically, they are based on who you are and the type of learner you are.