Academic Advising

"My favorite story to tell from my time in Weinberg revolves around the relationship I've built with my initial academic advisor. This professor taught my first-year seminar (a thematic class outside my major focused on teaching a specific subject while also easing into the world of collegiate academic writing). Since my seminar was my smallest class, I was able to ask specific and frequent questions about any of the course material, writing in general, or even just questions I had regarding my adjustment to college. I came from an education system that didn't enforce the technical MLA writing style conventions that a lot of my peers already knew, but my professor was patient and attentive in helping me catch up on these subjects. In addition to this, she also advised us with course selection. After the class was over, she checked in on the students in our seminar every couple of weeks to see how we were doing. Having someone with her skills and knowledge take an active interest in my well being meant so much to me and my classmates, as navigating academics (and life) independently for the first time can be daunting. Now, almost a year later, I'm actually using the skills I learned in her class to assist her with her research, and conduct some of my own." —Noah, Weinberg '23

"The quality of the advisors in the School of Communication cannot be overstated. My advisor, John Haas, has over 200 advisees and he still makes the time to come see all of our shows or events, check up on us individually, and play an active role in our academic success. Whenever I feel anxious about academics or life after college, I make a next-day appointment with him and I leave wondering why I ever worried about anything." —Isaiah, School of Communication '21