Last Thursday I met with my Academic Advisor as part of the Success Network program. She was very nice and spent over half an hour talking to me, describing her job and how she will help me over the course of these four years. Our common goal was to have me graduate on time, and achieve any other academic goals I may have. The benefit of being part of Success Network is having an advisor assigned to a smaller group of students, allowing for a more personal connection. It’s way, the advisor will know you individually and will be able to play a greater role in my collegiate experience.
We discussed various things related to courses, future meetings, and even high school. After the scheduled academic advisement session we will have as part of freshman seminar, I will be able to go into greater detail with my advisor and have her help me decide which courses are best for me to take. I’ll be meeting with my advisor several times during the year to keep my on track and make sure I don’t slack.
Another imteresting thing was that both me and my advisor graduated from the same high school, Edward R. Murrow. That allowed us to connect since we talked about past teachers, school events, and her failed 10 year reunion which was supposed to take place this past summer. It was nice to see someone from the same beginnings figuring their life out and this took away some of the anxiety I had about my own future.
Overall, I’m very grateful for the the opportunity to have an advisor who is able to help me figure out the confusing mess that is college. Undoubtedly, this simplifies everything like choosing classes, applying to them, and completing my other academic requirements.