HDFS Undergraduate Advising
Advising Tips - How to Get the Most Out of Your Meetings
In order to make appointments with your advisor most effective, please consider the following tips:
1. Set up regular meetings.
Please see your advisor regularly (at least once per quarter). Regular meetings allow you to be updated on new information and make sure that you are progressing toward graduation in a timely manner. Remember to schedule your appointment well in advance because our schedules fill up quickly!
2. Be an active participant!
Advising is a collaborative process and you are encouraged to be an active participant. Come to your appointment prepared with questions that you would like to ask your advisor. Also, if you are meeting with your advisor for assistance in choosing courses for next quarter, please develop your own possible schedule prior to your appointment. This preparation will allow you to get the most out of your meetings.
3. Keep your own records.
It is important that you maintain your own records of your advising meetings and curricular information. We suggest that you keep a folder with notes from your advising appointments, your own copy of your program sheet, your six quarter projection, course offerings, etc. Bring this folder to your appointment so you and your advisor can refer to it.
4. Cancel appointments you cannot make.
For most of the quarter advisors have very full schedules. If you cannot attend an appointment you have scheduled, please call (614) 292-9261 to cancel the appointment rather than just not showing up. This cancellation will allow other students to be scheduled in your place.
5. Use of E-mail.
If you have a short and general question, you can feel free to e-mail your advisor. However, the majority of issues (what should I schedule next quarter, when can I graduate, what are my career/grad school options, etc.) need to be addressed in an appointment.
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