Although many students know it's great to be an Auburn Tiger, mtvU, MTV's college-focused channel, has given the University proof of its greatness in the Rate My Professors college-ranking list.
RateMyProfessors.com is a website allowing students to rank professors at their university in various categories, including overall quality, helpfulness, clarity, easiness and hot in appearance.
Auburn placed No. 11 on the Top-25 Universities category. Thomas Beard, professor in economics, was named No. 4 on the Top 10 Hottest Professors.
According to mtvU's Rate My Professors' press release, a professor who receives a chili pepper is considered hot. Chili peppers are awarded based on the sum of positive and negative (hot or not) ratings.
"The great thing about the site is that it's all from students, so it's great to get that recognition directly from your students," said Jake Urbanski, MTV communications manager.
Approximately 1.8 million professors, 15 million readings and 8,000 schools are included on the site.
MTV took over RateMyProfessors.com in 2007.
"We thought it was a smart, organized site for college students, and it fit perfectly with what we are doing at mtvU," Urbanski said.
Payton Holbrook, junior in public relations, said she was not surprised about Auburn's ranking.
"I love being on campus," Holbrook said. "I feel like there's always positive attitudes around here."
Juan Prince, senior in journalism, also agreed Auburn deserved to be ranked greater in the listing.
"I feel like the ranking is justified because a lot of professors are really qualified in their field," Prince said.
Although many students are not surprised about the ranking, Alex Fujimoto, senior in English, said he was surprised Auburn ranked so high.
"I'm surprised because I felt like all the teachers that I enjoyed said they had a job offer and were going to take it somewhere else," Fujimoto said. "That has happened to me three or four times."
The No. 1 university according to RateMyProfessors.com is Standford University.
To view full listing, visit RateMyProfessors.com.
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