Professor Matchmaker started because of my girlfriend.

I kept watching her struggle with the same problem every semester. She would spend hours researching professors, reading reviews, comparing ratings, and trying to make the right decision. And somehow, she'd still end up with professors who made her classes miserable.

It was frustrating to watch, especially because she was doing everything students are told to do. She was researching beforehand. She was reading what other students had to say. She was trying.

But a professor with a great rating isn't necessarily a great professor for everyone.

I started wondering why we were still relying on essentially the same professor-rating experience we'd had for years. Why was everyone being judged by the same numbers when everyone learns differently?

So I decided to try building something for her.

I wanted an app that actually considered what a student needed from a professor, rather than just telling them who was popular. I had no idea how much work that would involve, but I wanted to figure it out.

Eventually, I realized that if she was having this problem, other students probably were too.

In September 2026, I released Professor Matchmaker on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

I don't know if an app can ever guarantee someone a good professor. Probably not.

But if it helps even one student avoid the frustration I watched my girlfriend go through, then building it was worth it.

It started because I wanted to make her life a little easier.