I really like my adviser! No, she doesn't know me personally. You're right. She only knows the requirements for my major. But she explains and gives me choices. She says to take this really hard class now, as it's a pre-req for this really hard class and, if I don't do it, I'll get behind. Then she suggests easier classes to take along with it so I can choose however many credit hours I want and have some back ups in case something doesn't fit in my schedule. She's great!
So I took a soc class for an LER (it said it had to be SOC22*** or higher, it was a 4***/5*** class) and apparently it canr't be counted and she wouldn't do anything about it. My other advisor in my department agreed with me that it was BS and is putting it towards one of my major requirements. I actually didn't have an advisor until sophomore year. But if all goes as planned I will be graduating in December after 3 1/2 years of college in one of the most demanding majors.
As an advisor, I can say that most of my work as a good advisor has been spent writing petitions for changes to transcripts and correcting errors. However, some are absolutely horrific. And, I'm sorry, Ana, I advise fifty students and teach at least half of those students. I know them quite well--for three or four years and beyond, as they go on to teach in my community/. And EVERY university makes certain to say: STUDENTS are responsible, in the end. Look up "ADVISE." Answer therein.
@Misc935 Well, it'd be great if you could not see one; however, how much will you need a good advisor when, at the end of your program, you come up short or have double dipped in an area. It happens ALL the time. And it stinks for a prof/advisor when it does.I feel absolutely horrified when a student in trouble with credit hours says "I though I understood it" as they scrounge for dough to pay for another class.
The key is to find a great advisor that you can trust; stick with him/her.
Whoa their Ana! I had the BEST Student Advisor during my years at my community college. In fact my buddy had the WORST and I suggested he go to mine, he switched advisors, and started going to her. You don't have to stay with the same Advisor in college. I found out you are allowed to go to whom ever you wish. Most of them from my exp try to get to know students but most students only see their advisors as just that when their field (for some) is much broader then that. I LOVED my advisor.
My college advisor sucked, she cost me an extra semester with her cluelessness about computer science prereqs. I saw her once when I originally signed up, then twice more when it was time to verify my degree check. But on the other hand, if I had consulted her every time, a very simple oversight on general education on my part would have been avoided. I ended up taking one extra PE credit because of that. So it's a wash, I suppose.
I hated my advisers at my community college!!! They were useless...when I asked them questions, they were like oh are you a college counselor? No you are not so just do as I tell you. I am not even joking!! But when I transferred to a 4 year college, they were pretty cool.
Always try to go to different advisors and counselors. You will always learn something new! Don't be stuck with just one. It may seem like all the knowledge and rules are the same but TRUST ME, some are either ignorant or don't care about going a slight way to help the student out. Some will really find strings for you.
Anyone besides the lowly administration people at my school can be your advisor, provided they have less than 30 others. They don't really care about you, but they'll tend to take time to talk with you if you demand it and give you their opinions. I like talking to professors anyway regardless of if they're my advisor...
My local Uni here in Finland has a goal to convince 50% of the students to go abroad? The results:
1) 15% goes abroad -> practically anyone who is eligible to get a stipend, gets it. Also, the sizes of the standard stipends have been increasing during the recent years
2) no locals want to be associated with the international students (a status loss?)
Yeah. Then again, we have no college advisors. We have sophomore students doing that; granted, they tend to know less than the freshmen themselves.
At my uni, we have an advising department for pre-clinical nursing, pre-entering the school of education, and pre-junior year business majors and some other exceptions. For everyone else, you would get an advisor that is actually a professor in your major. I have had mostly good experiences so far w/both of major advisors (double majoring), but I do agree w/Ana that u should do research going into an advising meeting and that you know what is best for you.
The college advisors at my school are professors & only advise a handful of students. We're grouped with an advisor based on major & the only reason my first advisor didn't work out is because I switched from Physics and English. I chose my second advisor after I took a class with her & I am her only advisee. Love her! She's always willing to write me a letter of recommendation or be a reference. She's also brilliant and intimidating, but so down-to-earth. Not all schools do it the CSUN way, Ana
My experiences with my college adviser were awesome. Because of her, despite having to take two "incompletes" on my last semester and spend a year completing that work (Human Factors and Screenwriting FTW), when I finished she was able to retroactively add me to the graduating class of Fall 2010.
Granted, it'll officially go into effect some time next month, but yeah, when it does, I'll have technically had my BS Computer Science degree for a whole YEAR.
Take more than 12 credits, but do not combine math and English your first semester of college. Most people take 15 credits or above, because if you drop a class you still need to be a full-time student. I had 4 dropped classes in college. Ana is right about you have to take more than 12 credits to graduate. College advisers are helpful, but SOME ARE LAZY. Why is college adviser spelled wrong in the title these is TYTUniversity not TYThighschool?
I was in the IAS program at my university so our college advisers never talked against study abroad. was kinda required to graduate. Anyway freshmen year at OU everyone deals with University College except for a few students that were in the honors college or doing project threshold. I was in the latter. So I didn't have incompetent freshmen year advisers. In fact they helped me make the switch from engineering to the degree I currently have almost seamlessly and took less projected time
I had two college advisors because I double-majored. Because of the first one, I took an entire class that I tested out of and wasted 4 credit hours. The second one was awesome...he never made me meet with him.
I loved my advisor. But I also went to a small liberal arts college, and I switched to him after having him teach one of my classes freshman year. If your advisor sucks, switch to someone else.
@nsx1com Listening To Anna is just like listening to a republican in most ways. She feels the way she feels it doesn't matter what anything else says because it's the way she feels.
I don't even recall having a college advisor... maybe the official advisor was the department head or something. I just met with whichever teachers were available that day, no specific advisor at all.
My college advisor was good--he was chair of the Arts department, and warned me that getting into art was competitive, and to have a backup plan. I went into IT. Best advice ever.
nah, college advisers suck. My university(University of North Alabama) makes the teachers the advisers to save money. They had NO clue what to do. Just asked me "so what do you want to do?". Didn't advise me at all. Really, really rough.
I think it depends on the university. At NC State, a lot (not all) of the advisors are Graduate students who have already been through all the undergraduate situations, so they have the experience to steer undergraduates away from their mistakes. Also, as an undergraduate, make sure you know what you are needing advice about BEFORE talking to your advisor. Being organized upfront can save you some problems from miscommunication.
@majorgeek good advice, but that research part is self explanatory. many advisors get frustrated if you are unorganized and expect them to be mind readers.
I had 1 good adviser that ended up going to a better university. There not really needed just get a undergraduate course program for your major and follow it the best u can.
Ana, seriously, no-one seems smart when you're so switched-on and attentive. Maybe this was the first person you met in Education that was not smarter than you. I'm sure you're used to that now, so don't be so hard on the advisor.
The best advisors will just release that annoying hold they put on your account as a freshman and let you do what you want for the entirety of your undergraduate career. Just your own research and make your own decisions. It's not that hard.
I actually met my college advisor once, in the entirety of my undergraduate career.
Also - I studied abroad, twice - Germany and Russia - it was also not advisable. I took 24 units this last semester, 27 before that and I'm registered for 26 next semester. I'm a triple major, GPA is 3.95 and I'm graduating with honors.
@JonVonD thanks, i am planning to do something like that. your accomplishments and comment on this direct subject matter helped create confidence in my goals. i have similar. best wishes.
@samiam2088 thats interesting. i myself am proceeding forward with something like that for 2 years overseas. i am double major. IDK what is the procedures and policies for each different system and college, but i asked around in my state and under my system, they had go to their advisors first. thats weird. are you internationally based? or which state and which system?
@kazakhstanmkj as an undergrad I went to SUNY (NY state) school, now I am international. You need to find out how many credits you are allowed to transfer in for your particular majors, and/or what is the credit transfer limit for your college. Different colleges have different policies. Then you need to ask your department adviser which classes he is willing to transfer in or use for major requirements. If you can plan which courses to take abroad beforehand that will help you.
@samiam2088 HMMM thank you, this helped a lot. i am already confused already from the application visa process and the preparation. but i am mostly just drained emotionally or the journey ahead. feels like starting all over again.
@kazakhstanmkj If you don;t want to 'waste time' studying abroad you need plan your courses abroad to be relevant to your studies at home. Since only 3% of American students study abroad, I am not surprised your advisers may not know the transfer policies offhand. My SUNY school actually had 20% of its students study abroad, and wanted to promote globalism, so they made the credit transfer process very flexible, I replaced major requirements with relevant classes taken abroad.
@kazakhstanmkj Well good luck with your studies abroad. If you are accepted into a uni abroad, you can usually obtain a visa from the countries consulate by proving that you will be a student. Otherwise, you can live in a country on a tourist visa for 3 months and start the visa application process once you get there. Most countries have their consulates in NYC, so you can call the appropriate consulate and ask them about the visa process.
I've never understood why people study abroad. You want pay an expensive road to another country to learn certain subjects? Can't you do that in the states? Isn't college expensive enough?........
@poestasis7 Many European colleges are actually way cheaper than US colleges because they are subsidized by the state. In many cases it costs the same to study abroad as at home, if not cheaper. Hence why lot's of Americans are considering just going to university in Europe altogether and skipping American universities.
@samiam2088 How does studying abroad work anyway? Lets say I go to Germany. Would I go to a German University to study a few subjects and then transfer them back to the U.S?
Also, wouldn't the language barrier make the experience more difficult?
@poestasis7 I went to Germany and took classes in German (German was one of my majors), but you can go abroad to England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, etc even though most world wide schools offer courses in English. If your school has a program set up with certain schools abraod, chances are that your home university accepts all the credit from the partner abroad. So yes, you would go to the foreign school and transfer your credits back
@poestasis7 Talk to your department head/adviser and ask what courses can be transferred back. If there is no problem, you can take courses that fulfill major requirements and need not stay for an extra semester. Humanities majors can usually get all of their courses transferred back, sciences are tougher. Talk to the campus overseas office (or foreign students) and talk to your department head and get their opinion on the matter,
@masterkayaki if you take relevant courses you can transfer that credit back to your home university. Most universities want people to study abroad, it makes the school look good, so the university will give incentive to transferring in the foreign credits as counting towards the major at home. All of my courses abroad counted at home and towards my majors.
rick could do a birth right trip or concider doing that i am concidering doing that and will be talking to my grandparents and aunt about it before i say i definately want to go on the trip
I never had the opportunity to study abroad since I was on a sports scholarship but I feel that I at least broadened my cultural perspectives somewhat by going to school in a different part of the country from where I had grown up. If you're going to school in or near your home town, I think it's something to definitely look into.
I never found my advisors to be that useful but it clearly can vary, and you can generally switch advisors if you find yours to be inadequate. Advisors for those with undeclared majors are probably not going to be as useful as one who works within a specific department.
You're paying for the education so take the power into your own hands - I found it more effective to talk with my peers about what classes/profs were best, formulated a schedule on my own, and had my advisor briefly confirm it.
@Supralobe yeah, fending and figuring out yourself is something i had to REALIZE that what college was all about. it was difficult as it felt like you did not know who to trust.
I've had a little bit of both. My first two years I had terrible advisers and then my last two years I had the same adviser and she's been an amazing help for me with TA research, classes and grad applications. So it really depends on the person. And who the hell take 12 credits a semester?
@Bonifeks51 Well... Define 12 units :D Because some college does some silly thing with that shit! Technically, I take 12 credit a semester, but that 4 full courses and will be the equivalent at california state university of 20 units, or at the university of Victoria of 6 credit.
However, if it look like a catch, it is not: just that the number of credit/unit taken to have the paper is not the same, and it finish to be quite near...
@therrydicule Ive never even heard of this Unit stuff, all the universities I know use a credit system based on the amount of hours your in class each week. 12 credits is the minimum to be a full time student which is absurdly easy (taking 4 classes 3 credits each).
@therrydicule Idk Ive never even heard of this Unit system; all the universities I've heard of use the credit system which is based on the number of hours you in each classroom. If that is the case here, then taking 12 credits (4 non-lab classes), is absurdly easy and I don't really know anyone who is full time and takes the bare minimum like that.
@Bonifeks51 Many of my classes have a lab component, and... Rather than taking the summer off, like many, I don't really stop. Like last semester, I took 13 credit (4 courses, 2 of them had a lab component). Furthermore, I got a maximum at 15 credit (I can't register for more than 5 courses in a semester without authorization from a teacher).
@therrydicule That system seems silly to me as well, having caps on how many classes you can take. I average 18 credits, and ave taken upwards of 21 with not too much of problem. You should be able to take as many as you wish , YOU are the one paying tuition after tall.
@Bonifeks51 Tuition is not that hi (about one fifth of the american equivalent), I got a lot of free stuff with it (including free public transportation, gym, other small courses and presentation, easy access to teacher (even been drinking beer with some... Been ask to not speak about it), health care, rebate on massage) and the exams are a bit tougher than in US (well, according to some friend who been on both side).
That's definitely true. There was a black female adviser at my high school who as it turned out had some kind of Uncle Ruckus chip on her shoulder against black boys. She eventually got fired when it turned out that she intentionally wasn't sending out their transcripts to their selected colleges.
@kuunami wow well luckily I never had to deal with racist counselors. My counselor is just more focused with her cross country team than the college transcripts. I had to pest her everyday to do my stuff.
I'm studying in Lithuania, not only do I get to live in the land of my ancestors, but I shit you not 93/100 Lithuanian girls are drop dead gorgeous. They all look like models, all of them. Best decision ever. Goind abroad for university might just be the best think a young adult can do to actually receive a real education. The education received from the experience, the people, the language, and the society is unbridled.
College advisors only can do so little. You must direct your future... it's their job to direct you but they don't know exactly what you want, only you do no matter how much you describe to them your interests. They're only good for telling you the kind of courses needed to finish your degree and whatnot, but not direct your life. Lead your life, don't listen to them. Ana FTW.
I hated my college adviser. I basically did all the things the University didn't want me to do... I came in ahead of my classmates, I was doing things that most seniors do with the help of the university, I was a Freshman and I was already ahead of everyone. Basically I was taking money away from the university that I didn't have to pay and my adviser didn't like that
I really like my adviser! No, she doesn't know me personally. You're right. She only knows the requirements for my major. But she explains and gives me choices. She says to take this really hard class now, as it's a pre-req for this really hard class and, if I don't do it, I'll get behind. Then she suggests easier classes to take along with it so I can choose however many credit hours I want and have some back ups in case something doesn't fit in my schedule. She's great!
rjb112010 6 days ago
College advisers are fine HS advisers are horrible, in my experience.
integracer2003 2 weeks ago
my advisers suck so much. shoeling GEs down my throat
DrMu5tCh3at2W1n 2 weeks ago
So I took a soc class for an LER (it said it had to be SOC22*** or higher, it was a 4***/5*** class) and apparently it canr't be counted and she wouldn't do anything about it. My other advisor in my department agreed with me that it was BS and is putting it towards one of my major requirements. I actually didn't have an advisor until sophomore year. But if all goes as planned I will be graduating in December after 3 1/2 years of college in one of the most demanding majors.
Freedomwriter24 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
As an advisor, I can say that most of my work as a good advisor has been spent writing petitions for changes to transcripts and correcting errors. However, some are absolutely horrific. And, I'm sorry, Ana, I advise fifty students and teach at least half of those students. I know them quite well--for three or four years and beyond, as they go on to teach in my community/. And EVERY university makes certain to say: STUDENTS are responsible, in the end. Look up "ADVISE." Answer therein.
lifestandstillhere 1 month ago
I've never seen my advisor, and I hope I can avoid it throughout my time in College.
Misc935 1 month ago
@Misc935 Well, it'd be great if you could not see one; however, how much will you need a good advisor when, at the end of your program, you come up short or have double dipped in an area. It happens ALL the time. And it stinks for a prof/advisor when it does.I feel absolutely horrified when a student in trouble with credit hours says "I though I understood it" as they scrounge for dough to pay for another class.
The key is to find a great advisor that you can trust; stick with him/her.
lifestandstillhere 1 month ago
i completely agree, my last two advisers didn't even know requirements and credit limits/amounts.
MsZooper 1 month ago in playlist More videos from tytuniversity
My adviser did NOT help. but its ok. I turned out just fine lol.
dammee 1 month ago
Whoa their Ana! I had the BEST Student Advisor during my years at my community college. In fact my buddy had the WORST and I suggested he go to mine, he switched advisors, and started going to her. You don't have to stay with the same Advisor in college. I found out you are allowed to go to whom ever you wish. Most of them from my exp try to get to know students but most students only see their advisors as just that when their field (for some) is much broader then that. I LOVED my advisor.
PharaohessSetsume 1 month ago
Ana turned into a troll/bully hahaha XD
Clanki 1 month ago
Ana only took 16 units per semester? Wow..that's nothing. I'm taking 27 units right now.
CremeInYourCoffee08 1 month ago
@CremeInYourCoffee08 I am guessing you are not a typical semester schedule. Schools on quarter schedules are not the same.
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My college advisor sucked, she cost me an extra semester with her cluelessness about computer science prereqs. I saw her once when I originally signed up, then twice more when it was time to verify my degree check. But on the other hand, if I had consulted her every time, a very simple oversight on general education on my part would have been avoided. I ended up taking one extra PE credit because of that. So it's a wash, I suppose.
tnordloh 1 month ago
Ana does the Sarah Palin accent well
SketchyBack 1 month ago
I hated my advisers at my community college!!! They were useless...when I asked them questions, they were like oh are you a college counselor? No you are not so just do as I tell you. I am not even joking!! But when I transferred to a 4 year college, they were pretty cool.
fionamcampbell 2 months ago in playlist More videos from tytuniversity
Sarah Palin sounds awfully Mexican.
urkelette 2 months ago
dont you just wanna punch that vanilla goodie 2 shoes with the headphones in the face. i just hate people who protect the stupid and incompetent.
SubwayRatt 2 months ago
which university did Ana enroll?
kuojimmy 2 months ago
@kuojimmy CSUN Cal. State Northridge I believe.
fionamcampbell 2 months ago in playlist More videos from tytuniversity
Always try to go to different advisors and counselors. You will always learn something new! Don't be stuck with just one. It may seem like all the knowledge and rules are the same but TRUST ME, some are either ignorant or don't care about going a slight way to help the student out. Some will really find strings for you.
pastafarian37 2 months ago
Anyone besides the lowly administration people at my school can be your advisor, provided they have less than 30 others. They don't really care about you, but they'll tend to take time to talk with you if you demand it and give you their opinions. I like talking to professors anyway regardless of if they're my advisor...
DeJach 2 months ago
My local Uni here in Finland has a goal to convince 50% of the students to go abroad? The results:
1) 15% goes abroad -> practically anyone who is eligible to get a stipend, gets it. Also, the sizes of the standard stipends have been increasing during the recent years
2) no locals want to be associated with the international students (a status loss?)
Yeah. Then again, we have no college advisors. We have sophomore students doing that; granted, they tend to know less than the freshmen themselves.
fingrid 2 months ago
At my uni, we have an advising department for pre-clinical nursing, pre-entering the school of education, and pre-junior year business majors and some other exceptions. For everyone else, you would get an advisor that is actually a professor in your major. I have had mostly good experiences so far w/both of major advisors (double majoring), but I do agree w/Ana that u should do research going into an advising meeting and that you know what is best for you.
bl0nd3brun3tt392 2 months ago in playlist More videos from tytuniversity
Whatever the major that Rick took sounds badass
UFCFrance 2 months ago
The college advisors at my school are professors & only advise a handful of students. We're grouped with an advisor based on major & the only reason my first advisor didn't work out is because I switched from Physics and English. I chose my second advisor after I took a class with her & I am her only advisee. Love her! She's always willing to write me a letter of recommendation or be a reference. She's also brilliant and intimidating, but so down-to-earth. Not all schools do it the CSUN way, Ana
nothlithawk777 2 months ago
@nothlithawk777 Physics to English*
nothlithawk777 2 months ago
My experiences with my college adviser were awesome. Because of her, despite having to take two "incompletes" on my last semester and spend a year completing that work (Human Factors and Screenwriting FTW), when I finished she was able to retroactively add me to the graduating class of Fall 2010.
Granted, it'll officially go into effect some time next month, but yeah, when it does, I'll have technically had my BS Computer Science degree for a whole YEAR.
Awesome.
Maginomicon 2 months ago in playlist Watch Later
@Maginomicon thanks i never knew that was possible
kazakhstanmkj 1 month ago
The only time i talked to my adviser was to get her signature saying that I had finished all the requirements to graduate.
ojisama8 2 months ago
I started out with an average adviser, but I switched advisers. Now, I wouldn't trade my adviser for anything. She has helped tremendously.
kdog78m 2 months ago
unless the advisor is in your field----ignore them.
eatmorenachos 2 months ago
Take more than 12 credits, but do not combine math and English your first semester of college. Most people take 15 credits or above, because if you drop a class you still need to be a full-time student. I had 4 dropped classes in college. Ana is right about you have to take more than 12 credits to graduate. College advisers are helpful, but SOME ARE LAZY. Why is college adviser spelled wrong in the title these is TYTUniversity not TYThighschool?
Stamps600 2 months ago
@Stamps600 - Both advisEr and advisOr are acceptable spellings. Please check your dictionary.
Faladrin 2 months ago
I was in the IAS program at my university so our college advisers never talked against study abroad. was kinda required to graduate. Anyway freshmen year at OU everyone deals with University College except for a few students that were in the honors college or doing project threshold. I was in the latter. So I didn't have incompetent freshmen year advisers. In fact they helped me make the switch from engineering to the degree I currently have almost seamlessly and took less projected time
lordblazer 2 months ago
I had two college advisors because I double-majored. Because of the first one, I took an entire class that I tested out of and wasted 4 credit hours. The second one was awesome...he never made me meet with him.
urkelette 2 months ago
I loved my advisor. But I also went to a small liberal arts college, and I switched to him after having him teach one of my classes freshman year. If your advisor sucks, switch to someone else.
11amlabb 2 months ago 3
Wow... the way Ana is complaining about Advisers is kinda like listening to a Republican talking about the unemployed...
nsx1com 2 months ago
@nsx1com Listening To Anna is just like listening to a republican in most ways. She feels the way she feels it doesn't matter what anything else says because it's the way she feels.
bunkmasterflex 2 months ago
I don't even recall having a college advisor... maybe the official advisor was the department head or something. I just met with whichever teachers were available that day, no specific advisor at all.
TheHobgoblyn 2 months ago
My college advisor was good--he was chair of the Arts department, and warned me that getting into art was competitive, and to have a backup plan. I went into IT. Best advice ever.
bigvirgotube 2 months ago
LOL I'm in my 3rd year of uni and I have met my advisor/personal tutor yet :D
She probably thinks I'm retarded by now...
steinarrexfaroensis 2 months ago
Anyone else see Ana on "most annoying people" ? It was weird seeing her on tv here in the UK.
flake452 2 months ago 6
@flake452 what did they say?
Desi9 2 months ago
@Desi9 She was on it talking about famous people, she also did the Zumba which included her shaking her breasts....
flake452 2 months ago
@flake452
What number position was she on the most annoying list?
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@4rvinder Oh no she was just commenting on the american stories, she is so LA now.
flake452 1 month ago
@flake452 thats awful
kazakhstanmkj 1 month ago
@flake452 can you send me a link. I'm trying to watch it now on youtube, but it's broken down by person 1-100
ERAUPRCWA 1 month ago
@ERAUPRCWA Try bbc i player, dont know if its only any other sites, was only on BBC 3.
flake452 1 month ago
Ana is nothing short of a direspectful, bitchy, cunt!
indyboy55 2 months ago
Ana's right...again
ooMONKEYoo 2 months ago
nah, college advisers suck. My university(University of North Alabama) makes the teachers the advisers to save money. They had NO clue what to do. Just asked me "so what do you want to do?". Didn't advise me at all. Really, really rough.
osaka35 2 months ago
that guy is so hot lol. and have an adorable smile :P
TheGenesisarcanum 2 months ago
I think it depends on the university. At NC State, a lot (not all) of the advisors are Graduate students who have already been through all the undergraduate situations, so they have the experience to steer undergraduates away from their mistakes. Also, as an undergraduate, make sure you know what you are needing advice about BEFORE talking to your advisor. Being organized upfront can save you some problems from miscommunication.
majorgeek 2 months ago
@majorgeek good advice, but that research part is self explanatory. many advisors get frustrated if you are unorganized and expect them to be mind readers.
kazakhstanmkj 1 month ago
Ana I'm your old college advisor and I don't appreciate your imitation of me.
crayyawn 2 months ago
I had 1 good adviser that ended up going to a better university. There not really needed just get a undergraduate course program for your major and follow it the best u can.
timoback3000 2 months ago
Ana, seriously, no-one seems smart when you're so switched-on and attentive. Maybe this was the first person you met in Education that was not smarter than you. I'm sure you're used to that now, so don't be so hard on the advisor.
WarwickAllison 2 months ago 4
The best advisors will just release that annoying hold they put on your account as a freshman and let you do what you want for the entirety of your undergraduate career. Just your own research and make your own decisions. It's not that hard.
VictoryAH1014 2 months ago
I actually met my college advisor once, in the entirety of my undergraduate career.
Also - I studied abroad, twice - Germany and Russia - it was also not advisable. I took 24 units this last semester, 27 before that and I'm registered for 26 next semester. I'm a triple major, GPA is 3.95 and I'm graduating with honors.
Advisors aren't shit.
JonVonD 2 months ago
@JonVonD thanks, i am planning to do something like that. your accomplishments and comment on this direct subject matter helped create confidence in my goals. i have similar. best wishes.
kazakhstanmkj 1 month ago
Anna's generalizations are very annoying.
SirGomez81 2 months ago 5
I went abroad for my junior year of college, guess who I didn't ask? My college adviser.
samiam2088 2 months ago
@samiam2088 thats interesting. i myself am proceeding forward with something like that for 2 years overseas. i am double major. IDK what is the procedures and policies for each different system and college, but i asked around in my state and under my system, they had go to their advisors first. thats weird. are you internationally based? or which state and which system?
kazakhstanmkj 1 month ago
@kazakhstanmkj as an undergrad I went to SUNY (NY state) school, now I am international. You need to find out how many credits you are allowed to transfer in for your particular majors, and/or what is the credit transfer limit for your college. Different colleges have different policies. Then you need to ask your department adviser which classes he is willing to transfer in or use for major requirements. If you can plan which courses to take abroad beforehand that will help you.
samiam2088 1 month ago
@samiam2088 HMMM thank you, this helped a lot. i am already confused already from the application visa process and the preparation. but i am mostly just drained emotionally or the journey ahead. feels like starting all over again.
kazakhstanmkj 1 month ago
@kazakhstanmkj If you don;t want to 'waste time' studying abroad you need plan your courses abroad to be relevant to your studies at home. Since only 3% of American students study abroad, I am not surprised your advisers may not know the transfer policies offhand. My SUNY school actually had 20% of its students study abroad, and wanted to promote globalism, so they made the credit transfer process very flexible, I replaced major requirements with relevant classes taken abroad.
samiam2088 1 month ago
@samiam2088 seems like you did a lot of research, great. it helped i am sure. being inquisitive is important in life and in living.
kazakhstanmkj 1 month ago
@kazakhstanmkj Well good luck with your studies abroad. If you are accepted into a uni abroad, you can usually obtain a visa from the countries consulate by proving that you will be a student. Otherwise, you can live in a country on a tourist visa for 3 months and start the visa application process once you get there. Most countries have their consulates in NYC, so you can call the appropriate consulate and ask them about the visa process.
samiam2088 1 month ago
That's so true!
TheNinjaabarbie 2 months ago
tytu is great :).
arsenelupin123 2 months ago
I had sex with my College advisor. It was my left hand.
TheTruth006 2 months ago 67
I've never understood why people study abroad. You want pay an expensive road to another country to learn certain subjects? Can't you do that in the states? Isn't college expensive enough?........
poestasis7 2 months ago
@poestasis7 In many cases it is a lot cheaper to study abdroad.
MaxParadiz 2 months ago
@poestasis7 Many European colleges are actually way cheaper than US colleges because they are subsidized by the state. In many cases it costs the same to study abroad as at home, if not cheaper. Hence why lot's of Americans are considering just going to university in Europe altogether and skipping American universities.
samiam2088 2 months ago
@samiam2088 How does studying abroad work anyway? Lets say I go to Germany. Would I go to a German University to study a few subjects and then transfer them back to the U.S?
Also, wouldn't the language barrier make the experience more difficult?
poestasis7 2 months ago
@poestasis7 I went to Germany and took classes in German (German was one of my majors), but you can go abroad to England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, etc even though most world wide schools offer courses in English. If your school has a program set up with certain schools abraod, chances are that your home university accepts all the credit from the partner abroad. So yes, you would go to the foreign school and transfer your credits back
samiam2088 2 months ago
@poestasis7 Talk to your department head/adviser and ask what courses can be transferred back. If there is no problem, you can take courses that fulfill major requirements and need not stay for an extra semester. Humanities majors can usually get all of their courses transferred back, sciences are tougher. Talk to the campus overseas office (or foreign students) and talk to your department head and get their opinion on the matter,
samiam2088 2 months ago
@samiam2088 Thanks. I appreciate the advice :)
poestasis7 2 months ago
but guys. another year in college is 25 grand for some people. studying abroad is gonna cost 25 grand extra
masterkayaki 2 months ago
@masterkayaki if you take relevant courses you can transfer that credit back to your home university. Most universities want people to study abroad, it makes the school look good, so the university will give incentive to transferring in the foreign credits as counting towards the major at home. All of my courses abroad counted at home and towards my majors.
samiam2088 2 months ago
@masterkayaki fuck 'em
cpufightclub 2 months ago
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rick could do a birth right trip or concider doing that i am concidering doing that and will be talking to my grandparents and aunt about it before i say i definately want to go on the trip
kazooga1234 2 months ago
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i never listened to college advicers either i talked to the dean and made sure my secdual was right by him
kazooga1234 2 months ago
I never had the opportunity to study abroad since I was on a sports scholarship but I feel that I at least broadened my cultural perspectives somewhat by going to school in a different part of the country from where I had grown up. If you're going to school in or near your home town, I think it's something to definitely look into.
Supralobe 2 months ago
Did anyone else see Ana on BBC 3?
ChiefRepublic 2 months ago
I never found my advisors to be that useful but it clearly can vary, and you can generally switch advisors if you find yours to be inadequate. Advisors for those with undeclared majors are probably not going to be as useful as one who works within a specific department.
You're paying for the education so take the power into your own hands - I found it more effective to talk with my peers about what classes/profs were best, formulated a schedule on my own, and had my advisor briefly confirm it.
Supralobe 2 months ago
@Supralobe yeah, fending and figuring out yourself is something i had to REALIZE that what college was all about. it was difficult as it felt like you did not know who to trust.
kazakhstanmkj 1 month ago
stop arguing with ana, she's the boss, dude! lol
ucvessel 2 months ago
I agree with Anna!
maipai101 2 months ago
The only thing I learned from my college adviser was that any dumbfuck could become a college adviser.
manonthemount 2 months ago 91
@manonthemount maybe they save the good ones for the intellectuals?
bunkmasterflex 2 months ago
@manonthemount lol thats mean
swimminglikeaquaman 2 months ago
Sports sociology? What the fuck is that? Damn useless is what that is.
ThePinkDaises 2 months ago 6
I've had a little bit of both. My first two years I had terrible advisers and then my last two years I had the same adviser and she's been an amazing help for me with TA research, classes and grad applications. So it really depends on the person. And who the hell take 12 credits a semester?
Bonifeks51 2 months ago
@Bonifeks51 Well... Define 12 units :D Because some college does some silly thing with that shit! Technically, I take 12 credit a semester, but that 4 full courses and will be the equivalent at california state university of 20 units, or at the university of Victoria of 6 credit.
However, if it look like a catch, it is not: just that the number of credit/unit taken to have the paper is not the same, and it finish to be quite near...
therrydicule 2 months ago
@therrydicule Ive never even heard of this Unit stuff, all the universities I know use a credit system based on the amount of hours your in class each week. 12 credits is the minimum to be a full time student which is absurdly easy (taking 4 classes 3 credits each).
Bonifeks51 2 months ago
@therrydicule Idk Ive never even heard of this Unit system; all the universities I've heard of use the credit system which is based on the number of hours you in each classroom. If that is the case here, then taking 12 credits (4 non-lab classes), is absurdly easy and I don't really know anyone who is full time and takes the bare minimum like that.
Bonifeks51 2 months ago
@Bonifeks51 Many of my classes have a lab component, and... Rather than taking the summer off, like many, I don't really stop. Like last semester, I took 13 credit (4 courses, 2 of them had a lab component). Furthermore, I got a maximum at 15 credit (I can't register for more than 5 courses in a semester without authorization from a teacher).
therrydicule 2 months ago
@therrydicule That system seems silly to me as well, having caps on how many classes you can take. I average 18 credits, and ave taken upwards of 21 with not too much of problem. You should be able to take as many as you wish , YOU are the one paying tuition after tall.
Bonifeks51 2 months ago
@Bonifeks51 Tuition is not that hi (about one fifth of the american equivalent), I got a lot of free stuff with it (including free public transportation, gym, other small courses and presentation, easy access to teacher (even been drinking beer with some... Been ask to not speak about it), health care, rebate on massage) and the exams are a bit tougher than in US (well, according to some friend who been on both side).
therrydicule 2 months ago
Sports psichology and sports sociology?. No wonder colloges are getting to be useless, it seems anything can become a major
SinisterSkyline 2 months ago 2
my advisor is amazing
nickybabyy24 2 months ago
psh mine listen to me!
jwdesign336 2 months ago
High school advisers are even worse though or maybe that's just at my high school.
BrooklynJEW7 2 months ago
@BrooklynJEW7
That's definitely true. There was a black female adviser at my high school who as it turned out had some kind of Uncle Ruckus chip on her shoulder against black boys. She eventually got fired when it turned out that she intentionally wasn't sending out their transcripts to their selected colleges.
kuunami 2 months ago
@kuunami wow well luckily I never had to deal with racist counselors. My counselor is just more focused with her cross country team than the college transcripts. I had to pest her everyday to do my stuff.
BrooklynJEW7 2 months ago
2 college advisers detected.
igoronline 2 months ago
@tytuniversity Studying abroad FTW
I'm studying in Lithuania, not only do I get to live in the land of my ancestors, but I shit you not 93/100 Lithuanian girls are drop dead gorgeous. They all look like models, all of them. Best decision ever. Goind abroad for university might just be the best think a young adult can do to actually receive a real education. The education received from the experience, the people, the language, and the society is unbridled.
BTW Rick, Barcelona is AWESOME!!!!
youngbuck189 2 months ago
I love the accent Ana did here.
HeyFijiWiji 2 months ago
College advisors only can do so little. You must direct your future... it's their job to direct you but they don't know exactly what you want, only you do no matter how much you describe to them your interests. They're only good for telling you the kind of courses needed to finish your degree and whatnot, but not direct your life. Lead your life, don't listen to them. Ana FTW.
vivelecorn 2 months ago
It would be hilarious if Ana's advisor is watching this
Abena20 2 months ago
I hated my college adviser. I basically did all the things the University didn't want me to do... I came in ahead of my classmates, I was doing things that most seniors do with the help of the university, I was a Freshman and I was already ahead of everyone. Basically I was taking money away from the university that I didn't have to pay and my adviser didn't like that
ERAUPRCWA 2 months ago
@ERAUPRCWA FTW, a conspiracy, they want you to stay there longer so they can suck all your money away
kazakhstanmkj 1 month ago
My college adviser STRONGLY recommended I double major in chemistry and philosophy instead of chemistry and biology. I was like, "ummm... no".
leptonsoup337 2 months ago
Ana is really cynical here
Abena20 2 months ago
@Abena20
Surprise!
It tends to happen to people who have lived shitty experiences. It's good that Rick is there to equalize this thing.
unabomberman 2 months ago
I agree with Ana! Be your own advocate!
velas567 2 months ago
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velas567 2 months ago
Hi 5 at Jesus
mathgeekpotter 2 months ago
I agree with Rick! My College Advisor was great
ufcgspfan1 2 months ago
Burn the heretic disliker!
D3adtrap 2 months ago 2
Numero UNO
MaxAime 2 months ago