Academic Advisor Response

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Completing the preparation for my academic advisor visit did not help me in organization, planning, and identifying questions. Although I went to see my academic advisor three weeks before my registration began, my academic advisor still had a long line of people to see her. When I went in to see my academic advisor, she was incredibly quick and seemed busy. She already had my transcript from, my current schedule on screen, and had the nutrition and dietetics curriculum on her desk. She just simply picked a few classes I can take next semester, and then wrote them down on a piece of paper and that was it. She did not take time with me to discuss anything. She did not try to make small talk. My academic advisor did not give me really a chance to ask her a question, as well as I was uncomfortable to ask her a question sense I got the sense she that she was rushing. As a result, I end up choosing the classes, that I think is best for me to take next semester. Visiting my academic advisor either helped reinforce my choice of major or identify a new path to pursue. If you did not feel that you accomplished either end during …show more content…

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