<p>MY d was trying to look up professors. What rating system is the preferred one at UD? MY EdU and rate my prof seem to be lacking. Any insights?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Most all professor rating sites that I am aware of are based on subjective student input rating professors. I am not aware of any sites that provide info on professors based upon any type of formal research-based designs. The Ratemyprofessors site seems to be the most extensive site that I am aware of and my D felt that the info provided there was reasonably accurate (she feels most students at UD use it, at least those who are aware of it). For the first semester freshman are assigned course sections with a very limited ability to change course sections (but it is possible if openings exist in other sections of the exact same course-this can be done during the add/drop period which starts just before classes start and continues for a few weeks into the semester). These sites are most useful once a student registers for themselves in future semesters. Once a student starts at UD they can get additional input from other students as they become involved in social activities, sororities/frats, clubs, honor societies, athletic activities, etc. Obviously if a paricular profesor’s site has only one or two comments the reliability might be suspect. Hope this info is helpful.</p>
<p>My son also found Rate my Professor to be accurate. He was able to find reviews for all but 2 professors for the 3 semesters he has registered for, and so far the reviews have been spot on.</p>
<p>If your daughter is having trouble finding a professor, have her search under letter only, do not input a specific department. We initially had trouble finding professors as well, but when we dropped the department from our search they began to show up.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks. I have sent my D the suggestions about Rate my Prof. Appreciate the suggestions…</p>
<p>Socaldad42, it appears your D is also to be a first year this fall. Do first years have the opportunity to actually select courses or is it all assigned? Your posting suggests they do. IF so, does that apply to all classes or only those that are not required for a particular major? thanks.</p>
<p>Bill,</p>
<p>Yes D is incoming frosh. She did not have a good advisor experience at NSO. She has since been corresponding with her permanent advisor. As part of the process of fixing her schedule, she has made suggestions of classes and days. She looked up teachers when possible. In the end, the advisor chose her classes. She has gone back and forth a lot. Her schedule is much better now. She has one class that she hopes to change when drop add starts Aug 1st. </p>
<p>I suggest you child go to NSO with classes in mind. I suggest having classes and backups in each breadth requirement. I would also have a clue if your child needs Eng 110, a foreign language, and what math. I would have some semblance of a plan of what they might want. That will make it easier in the session. In my D’s case, she had a temp advisor, who knew very little. She was given a schedule that did not reflect her needs or desire. But as stated, it is all better now. She has spent the last week and a half, advocating for herself. She has learned what is required at a larger school to get results. It will help her over the next four years.<br>
Hope that helps explain…</p>
<p>D has used Rate my Professor and also found that it was on the mark. She has also left a few of her reviews on there to help. It’s often the case that freshmen get locked out of classes. Read the reviews. My DD was desperate to get into this one class. She got into one with plenty of room, but the prof had some tough reviews on RMP and she ignored it. Turns out that those reviews were accurate! I had to listen to her whining for the entire semester. She swore she would never again ignore those reviews.</p>
<p>My daughter got a surprise e-mail from her Chem 103 professor yesterday. The prof was encouraging her students to buy used textbooks and even supplied sources and example pricing. Not surprisingly, this professor is rated highly on the site.</p>
<p>I would recommend purchasing all textbooks on-line. There are many sites available (i.e. Amazon Textbooks and a number of other sites-just google in textbooks). A number of sites provide 2 day delivery with no shipping costs (varies by site). You can get new or used books or rent books on many sites. Many sites will buy the books back from you after the semester (even used books). E-textbooks are also available. I would estimate I saved well over 50% on books for my D this way. Textbooks costs are outragious if you buy them retail at a bookstore.</p>
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I wonder if this was the same professor my daughter had for chem 103. If so, your daughter is in good hands.</p>