Rate My WashU Professors is a free Chrome extension developed by Yuanpeng Li. It falls under the category of Browsers and is classified as an Add-ons & Tools subcategory. This lightweight and fast extension aims to enhance the course registration experience for WashU students by providing Rate My Professors ratings alongside professors' names on the WashU course listing page.

The extension versionbrings improvements to search accuracy by excluding middle names in the query string. It also fixes the issue where multiple fetch requests were sent for a single professor's full name query. Versionaddresses the "Something Went Wrong" problem caused by changes to the Rate My Professors website. Additionally, it performs a second search by last name when searching by full name returns no results. The update also adds professors' names to the tooltip.

With this extension installed, students can quickly access professors' ratings without the need for manual searches. When hovering the mouse over a professor's name on the WashU course listing website, if the professor's profile exists, the extension injects a tooltip that displays the rating, would-take-again percentage, difficulty level, and a link to the professor's page on the Rate My Professors website. It is worth noting that this extension only works on the WashU course listing page and does not require login.

To benefit from this extension, simply follow these instructions:

1) Install the WashU RateMyProfessor Extension.

2) Hover your mouse over the professor's name on the WashU course listing website.