How to Write Great Feedback
Uni Feedback exists so students can help each other make better course choices. Every review you write might be the thing that helps other students decide to take or avoid a course. That's why the quality of what you write matters.
All reviews are anonymous. Nobody will know who wrote what, so feel free to share your real experience without worrying about how it comes across.
Our values
Be honest. Your review has to reflect your actual experience. Share what you genuinely went through, not what you think sounds good, and not what you think others want to hear.
Be helpful. Write as if you're advising a friend who is about to decide whether to take this course. What do they actually need to know?
Writing great feedback
Talk about whatever felt relevant to you.
If something stood out during your time in the course (good or bad), it's probably relevant to other students too. Based on the feedback we've collected, students tend to care about teaching, assessment, materials, and tips. But don't feel limited to these. Cover what actually mattered to you.
Be specific.
Vague opinions don't help anyone decide anything. "The midterm covered 3 weeks of content with no practice problems beforehand" is ten times more useful than "midterms were unfair." That includes naming professors when relevant, especially when you're praising someone.
Don't get personal.
Once feedback shifts to impressions of someone's character, it starts losing value. Talk about what happened and how it affected you. The more grounded in real experience your feedback is, the more weight it carries.
Write like you're talking to a friend.
A review that sounds like a student talking to another student is much more useful than a polished, formal one. Remember you're talking to someone who wants to know what this course was like, not for a project report.
If you're angry, wait.
A review written in frustration rarely gives other students the information they actually need. Step away, breathe in, then write.
It's fine to be critical. It's fine to give a 1-star rating. We will never remove a review just because it's negative.
Using AI to write your review
Using AI to help write your review is fine. I often use it myself to organize my thoughts or find the right words for something I want to say. That's totally valid, but keep in mind:
Your review has to reflect your experience. If an AI invented details, exaggerated things, or filled in gaps you don't actually know about, that defeats the purpose. Other students are counting on real experiences.
Don't over-polish it. This is a platform for students talking to other students. There's no one to impress and no one who'll know it's you. A review that sounds overly formal or corporate loses the warmth that makes it actually useful. Use your own voice, just make sure your thoughts come through clearly.
What we don't allow
Most of this is common sense, and most people never need to read this list. But just so we're all on the same page:
- Insults or personal attacks (anything targeting appearance, age, gender, race, religion, or disability)
- Profanity or vulgarity (swearing, crude language, sexually explicit content. You know.)
- Personal contact information (a professor's home address, personal email, phone number, etc.)
- Copying another review (we check for near-exact matches)
- Fabricated or AI-generated content (that doesn't reflect a real personal experience)
If you see a review that violates these guidelines, use the flag button. Don't post a counter-review.
A few quick rules
- You can only submit one feedback per course
- You should have taken or be currently taking the course
- We never edit your submission to make it comply. Either it stays as written, or it's removed
- If we do remove a review, we'll reach out to explain why and help you update it so it can go up again
Got questions or spotted something that shouldn't be here? Reach out at [email protected]
Give feedbackFor the complete moderation policy, see the full guidelines.