<p>In my experience with small, liberal arts colleges, there are often school-funded programs in which students fill out surveys after taking a course, which describes the structure/quality/character of the course.</p>
<p>For an example:
[url=<a href=“http://www3.amherst.edu/~scrutiny/]Scrutiny[/url”>http://www3.amherst.edu/~scrutiny/]Scrutiny[/url</a>]</p>
<p>I’m wondering whether Chicago has anything of similar scope and content.</p>
<p><a href=“UChicago - Sign In”>UChicago - Sign In;
<p>Well, it’s good to know they exist. Unfortunately, I can’t access them without a student ID.</p>
<p>Hmm, it doesn’t require me to sign in to be able to see them- try again? Of course, it may be a function of my already being signed in to the wireless through my CNet ID…</p>
<p>Very few schools allow their course evaluations to be accessed by non-students.</p>
<p>It is just how the world works.</p>
<p>U of C <em>used</em> to have open evaluations. I looked them up as a high school student!</p>
<p>I will say that the evaluation forms used are more extensive than others I’ve seen from other schools. Also, you will get to know more than a handful of older students in your academic program(s) of interest who will probably give you a lot of course advice based on your interests. Every department that I know of has its share of rockstars-- professors who are big hits with students.</p>
<p>S got a lot of good info from talking to O-Week staff and returning students. Remember, you can drop/add when classes start, so you can sit in on a couple of classes and see how things feel. If you like the class, you can attempt to pink-slip into it. He has done this a couple of times and has never had a problem (though it took a week for one class, which was a little hairy from the 'rent end of things).</p>
<p>Edit: You’ll get your CNET ID before registration, too, if not prior to O-Week, so you can look up classes and profs then as well.</p>