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Mc graw hill has a rating of 1.2 stars from 1,883 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Mc graw hill most frequently mention knowledge checks, math class, and high school problems. Mc graw hill ranks 507th among Tutor sites.

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  • The explanations are garbage and $#*! the knowledge checks.
  • If you want to live please do not use ALEKS or else you are a dead man.
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Top Positive Review

“Absolutely great it ruined my mental health”

Rachapak T-O T.
9/13/23

When ido it i felt like i wanna die and bang my head to a f***ing toilet seat.The fact that you spent 1 hour doing 2 topics and the next day a knowledge check pop up and i lost 15 f***ing topic in the f***ing process Very great,and when i went off the website for 3 god dam second and when i hop back on it says session time out and i have to login again i felt like i need to stuck my head into a trash can and blow up. That you aleks for RUINING MY MENTAL STATES

Top Critical Review

“Mental torture”

Louie G.
3/10/24

This website is an absolute nightmare. It is ruining my mental health. I spend hours every day doing aleks topics. The fact that it makes you start over if you get a problem wrong makes me want to just bang my head against the wall. The explanations dont even make any sense and there is just so many topics due in such short time. My teachers are saying they care about my mental health while they are making us do this website every night. Whoever made this website burn in hell

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Thumbnail of user louieg54
1 review
10 helpful votes
March 10th, 2024
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This website is an absolute nightmare. It is ruining my mental health. I spend hours every day doing aleks topics. The fact that it makes you start over if you get a problem wrong makes me want to just bang my head against the wall. The explanations dont even make any sense and there is just so many topics due in such short time. My teachers are saying they care about my mental health while they are making us do this website every night. Whoever made this website burn in hell

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March 13th, 2023
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This is absolute mental torture. The students in my class start crying because how abusive this is.!

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1 review
8 helpful votes
March 8th, 2024

Aleks does a horrible job of explaining the wretched equations it presents, then fully expects you to be able to solve them. If you get one wrong, it takes away a point. The knowledge checks are even worse, every so often it gives you a 30 question knowledge check to "test" how much you know, but it only brings your score down, once you've gotten back to where you were, there's another.

Tip for consumers:
Teachers, dont use aleks unless you want your students to hate you andmath as a whole

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1 review
13 helpful votes
January 14th, 2024

This $#*!ty website is demonic as hell, it causes me so much stress and one time I had a mental breakdown in my bedroom because I kept on trying to solve a question but got it wrong. It's the same $#*!ing thing as IXL and Xtramath, it's $#*!ing horrible and if you want to be depressed, drained, and suicidal, I recommend this website. Whoever rates this 3 stars or higher is insane and doesn't belong in the world.

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1 review
6 helpful votes
November 10th, 2019

I graduated high school nearly 20 years ago and I can safely say if this software was available then my math grades would have been far worse than they already were. In fairness, I've never liked math nor have I ever been good at it outside of basic usage. I can multiply and divide in my head with no problem. But ask me to add variables and that bullsh*t and I'm going to tell you to go dig out your old TI-86 and squat on it.

I went back to school in 2015 to finish my degree. Unfortunately, not all of my previous course credits where accepted so I was required to take a few math courses. The first two where more tedious than anything but now I'm staring down Pre-Calc and an instructor who'd rather let this torture method from Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" do her job for her.

Bluntly speaking: it's utter dog sh*t. You're never taught anything as there is no lessons. NO. LESSONS. You get a paragraph of examples and an explanation that assumes you have previous knowledge of the topic and then it throws you right into a set of problems. You've got three chances to answer all correctly before it implies that you ride a short bus and shuttles you off into a different topic.

Who the h*ll thought this was good design? Do they believe the average person are able to answer questions about complex mathematics after reading what amounts to a note scribbled on a napkin? Who is this software for? I can't see any value here aside automating a portion of the instructor's job so they can f*ck off and play Farmville or whatever boomers are into these days.

Thumbnail of user burner.dodge.08
1 review
12 helpful votes
January 4th, 2024

Let me jsut start off by saying aleks has to be one of the worst websites for education. I don't know if there was some lead in the air or somethin when they designed this website. But no one with one brain cell would call this a good website. Hell ive almost put a chunk of lead into my head because of aleks. I also have no clue what the $#*! the school was smoking when they though that aleks was a good idea, but $#*! give me some of that. I have never heard anyone say that they enjoy or learned anything from aleks

Tip for consumers:
dont use aleks. if your school uses aleks then leave. dont expect to be happy.

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Thumbnail of user julial725
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 30th, 2024

Aleks is so stupid as an advanced algebra kid the topics in Aleks are harder then what we are doing in class and I end up getting to the hard topics in aleks before I get there in class and Aleks does a horrible job explaining how to do a problem so if you want to have your students to kill themselves this is the way so I beg you as someone who loves math don't give your students aleks. Please like I beg of you this program making me suicidal.

Tip for consumers:
pLEASE DONT GET UR STUDENTS ALEKS

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Thumbnail of user skibidit
1 review
5 helpful votes
February 11th, 2024

Jackass mother$#*!ing Aleks gives me a hard time, especially when you need a protractor for every $#*!ing problem. It also takes points away everytime you get an answer wrong. Oh, and don't forget the $#*!ass knowledge checks, Those are $#*!ing horrible. I'd rather be gangbanged by Esma and Yuki than use this $#*!ty $#*! software again.

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Thumbnail of user 28gavivald
1 review
4 helpful votes
February 29th, 2024

Aleks is so bad I want to actually throw the tablet across the room I have to do 20 aleks topics every week and my teacher doesn't teach us at all and gives us pdfs as homework and gives us less than a day to do it while she plays cookie clicker at her desk and literally got aleks questions wrong for students. If I find out where the company that made aleks is at they will end up like the people from no Russian in CoD and if you like doing aleks or you have students do aleks you are off coke and the magic blue crystals made in Walter whites labratory.

Tip for consumers:
Aleks sucks big sweaty hairy testicals

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Thumbnail of user rachapakto25
1 review
29 helpful votes
September 13th, 2023

When ido it i felt like i wanna die and bang my head to a f***ing toilet seat.The fact that you spent 1 hour doing 2 topics and the next day a knowledge check pop up and i lost 15 f***ing topic in the f***ing process
Very great,and when i went off the website for 3 god dam second and when i hop back on it says session time out and i have to login again i felt like i need to stuck my head into a trash can and blow up.
That you aleks for RUINING MY MENTAL STATES

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1 review
11 helpful votes
December 21st, 2023

Aleks made my school life terrible. Aleks does a horrible job of explaining how to solve math equations. As a student currently, it would be outstanding to remove Aleks from the schools. As a student in the advanced middle school courses, math is already stressful enough, covering standards for this year, and next year, and pre algebra. It would benefit everything to implement a more basic math learning system. In the photo below, that says 50% took me awhile to complete. We have limited time,and Aleks only gives you 1 percent for every 3 topics.

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Thumbnail of user joem3371
1 review
6 helpful votes
February 28th, 2024

You know, as a algebra kid I gotta say this sucks butt. The problems are definetly not for 8th grade algebra kids and are more like high schooler stuff. Plus Aleks doesn't fully explain and renders you confused abut how to solve a simple problem. Then the answer doesn't make any sense. Also the knowledge checks like to give you unreasonably hard questions and failure to get them right results in redoing the SAME. GOD DARN. LESSONS.

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joe mama

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Thumbnail of user harrison.pennell
1 review
3 helpful votes
March 11th, 2024

This program is the single most frustrating software ive ever seen. It makes me hate whatever subject i am forced to redo hundreds of times. $#*! aleks, $#*! McGraw hill llc

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aleks can die alone

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Thumbnail of user nickg1100
1 review
2 helpful votes
April 11th, 2024

I am in freshman year chemistry in college and this website makes me want to unalive myself. It's explanations for chemistry are inconsistent and confusing, the progress check doesn't help anyone, and the site itself becomes impatient with you when it tells you to work on something else. I would like to tell the other students who are reading this this that unfortunately, ALEKS will follow you into college.

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Thumbnail of user antonior659
1 review
15 helpful votes
December 18th, 2023

I wanted to die. I almost destroyed my iMac Pro with my face. You will die. ALEKS is the perfect way to turn your students into psychotic evil, wicked demons and make them jump off 1,000ft bridges cuz that's less stressful than ALEKS. You learn Nothing! Every student feels like smashing the creator of ALEKS by shoving a bazooka up his butt cheeks and blowing him into outer space and torturing him in the process. It is easier to wrestle 500 million lions than to finish topics on ALEKS.

Tip for consumers:
If you want your family to be brutally slaughtered and destroyed and completely annihilated, just do some ALEKS topics.

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1 review
16 helpful votes
November 14th, 2023

After I use this app every day i want to pour bleach in my eyes and rip them out and then jump into a bullet ant pit and then peel all of my natural fingernails off. It brings sadness and anger out of everyone. The ALEKS developerss should delete the app from existence and then kill themselves. I want to tie a noose if this doesn't work then I will light myself ablaze. God $#*!ing dammit. I want to kill people after this. (The murder part is not real, but it is the worst app ever, don't buy it) THANKS, ALEKS!

Tip for consumers:
DONT USE THIS APP

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Thumbnail of user squibu
1 review
9 helpful votes
January 22nd, 2024

I've only used this site for about two weeks now (my college has recently switched over from Pearson, which, until this point, I thought was the worst piece of flaming garbage regarding math software) and I already want to die. I would genuinely rather be in the Holocaust than ever even think about this software again in my life. I would rather get drugged and molested by Bill Cosby. I would say that I hope the creator of this software dies, but death is too good for this man. He needs to suffer. It's easier to balance on top of the world's first plane, carrying seventeen angry, hungry alligators, all while thirty-two escaped convicts beat you to death and violate you than even think about using this hellspawn site. If Epstein was still alive, I would rather fly to his island and have a sleepover with him, R. Kelly, and Bill Cosby for a week straight than go back on ALEKS. I'm losing sleep, brain cells, and sanity. The "kNoWlEdGe ChEcKs" fill me with an indescribable sense of sheer dread. Teachers, if you're reading this, never use this software, and if you do, there's a special place in hell for you. I would rather have a thirteen inch cactus shoved in all of my holes than ever work with this site again.

Tip for consumers:
this @$#% is #$!?ing garbage.

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Thumbnail of user joshuaademola554
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 21st, 2024

Math, the bane of existence for many, has haunted humanity since the dawn of time. Its cold, unforgiving grasp ensnares unsuspecting souls in a web of confusion and despair. From the ominous symbols of algebra to the mind-numbing complexity of calculus, math is a labyrinth of torment, designed to confound and frustrate.

Firstly, let's consider its absurdity. Who in their right mind thought it was a good idea to invent such a convoluted system of numbers and operations? Counting sheep would be a more productive use of time than attempting to decipher the enigmatic mysteries of trigonometry.

Furthermore, math lacks practicality. When was the last time anyone used calculus to calculate the trajectory of a falling apple? Its relevance in everyday life is about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

Moreover, math is a breeding ground for anxiety and stress. The mere thought of a looming math test is enough to induce heart palpitations and night sweats. The pressure to excel in a subject that seems determined to crush our spirits is nothing short of cruel and unusual punishment.

In conclusion, math is an insidious force that threatens to consume us all. Its complexities, lack of practicality, and detrimental effects on mental health make it a scourge upon humanity. It's high time we liberated ourselves from the shackles of this oppressive discipline and embraced a world free from the tyranny of numbers.

Thumbnail of user lanceo72
1 review
7 helpful votes
February 7th, 2024

I was forced to use this program in my college for chemistry and oh my God, I can't think of a worse program a college forces you to work with. I could ramble on and on about this program, but it will belittle you for the littlest things. Like, you could get an answer correct, but it will mark you as incorrect just because you wrote 3 instead of 3.00. Terrible.

Tip for consumers:
Colleges need to get their $#*! together.

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Thumbnail of user aubreys126
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 12th, 2024

First off, i've learned nothing since i've started using this app. Absolutely nothing. This app has taught not taught me nor my friends a single thing. There is nothing stimulating, it 100% kills creativity, and is dull. To put it simply, Aleks is boring. I've grown weary of the repetitive topics, the underwhelming knowledge checks, and most importantly, Aleks doesn't teach. I've yet to learn a single thing. Me, a young girl with ADHD, find this a very discreditable application compared to various other mathematics-teaching software. In conclusion, this program is definitely not worth the purchase. If you're looking for a good math app for school or personal use, I advise you to seek another one.

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bohemian rhapsody

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Thumbnail of user liaj20
1 review
6 helpful votes
January 12th, 2024

Nobody likes ALEKS, lets be real. The explanations make no sense and all it does is be a time consuming, raging math game. And if you have strict parents, they would probably force you to get to a 100% and be top of your class. But all you end up doing is beating yourself up over putting 2.23 instead of 2. ALEKS is a great way to ruin your mental state and overall, would NEVER reccomend.

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1 review
0 helpful votes
February 17th, 2024

One question it says is wrong even though I do the same thing. The Aleks graphing calculator sucks. This is annoying and drives me crazy. Goodbye cruel world.

Thumbnail of user tylert350
1 review
8 helpful votes
March 21st, 2023

This program is absolutely awful. I'd rather watch paint dry while trying to asphyxiate myself because of the existential dread this program brings to me and countless amounts of other students. Helen Keller herself along with a schizophrenic toddler could provide us with a much finer, flabbergasting program. This so called "Program" is the embodiment of Hell and unspeakable distress not even outclassed by the acts of Hitler and Osama Bin Laden combined together. Would not recommend to anyone less than deranged.

Tip for consumers:
someone deranged.

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1 review
6 helpful votes
January 16th, 2024

This site is weird. I am forced to do 10 lessons on this site every week, which is practically impossible. Why? Bceuase the math here is unheard of. You cannot tell me you know what a double-number line is. And you cannot tell me you know what number chips are, either. The math has nothing to do with what I do in class and barely helps me. And these lessons are put in the grade book. Thanks to you ALEKS, now I have an F in math. Also, the interface on this site is horrible and pixelated. You cannot tell me it is not.

Tip for consumers:
Do not use this site. It is horrible.

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1 review
5 helpful votes
January 18th, 2024

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it sucks

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1 review
2 helpful votes
February 2nd, 2024

Didn't teach me anything, made me cry on multiple occasions, and constantly guarantees a bad grade of my peers because the topics are just too difficult to finish, resulting in a horrible completion grade. Not at the correct pace of classes, so I had to rely on Google for the past two semesters. -A (very tired) Student.

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terrible

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