Orientation Feedback
by advising＠lists.sis.utsa.edu
Good morning Advising Team,
I want to congratulate you on the completion of the first Freshman Orientation. I received some good feedback on Tuesday and Wednesday. When I spoke with one student and his parents from Houston, they raved about the entire experience and how much their son enjoyed working with his academic advisor and felt he had a clear path. Another student indicated that she wished she had worked on building a schedule so she could have spent more time discussing the major with her advisor and less on trying to build a schedule.
We currently have received survey responses back from 12-15% of the students depending on their track. However, they have a week to respond and we anticipate more surveys to be received.
Below are a few of the comments received in response to the question; "The most important thing I learned in my one-on-one advising session was:"
> That there's someone willing to help me along the way.
> How important it is to focus on my classes and not put too much on my plate because I will not be able to do absolutely everything in one semester.
> That some of my classes could "double dip" so that I was not taking unnecessary classes.
> Learning how to access degree works.
> There are required core courses I need to take in freshmen year.
> How to prepare for the upcoming semester.
> Each semester you get new classes, so that's why it is important to not mess up.
> Not to overload yourself with too many classes that you can't handle.
> How to set up my schedule for my degree though out my entire four years.
> That she was there for me and it was easy to contact her.
> To make sure I was taking the right classes for my major and get my dual credit hours in asap.
> Which classes I need to complete my major.
> She helped me receive the maximum credits for classes I had already taken, to minimize what I need for my degree, and talked to me about opportunities available for my interests. I didn't know all the options I had.
> When I would be able to graduate with all my credits from AP scores, I enjoyed talking to my advisor.
> That UTSA has a lot of opportunities and benefits.
> Which Credits are necessary and how to keep up to date with my progress using ASAP.
> I learned that I have to really be committed to my classes and make high grades in order to be successful in college.
> That it is important to have a degree plan.
> Speak up if you're confused or want clarification. They're there to help.
> To always talk to my advisor and make an appointment.
> They are there for me. I shouldn't refrain from going to them because I wouldn't want to bother them.
Great job! Keep up the good work.
Have a good weekend,
Barbara
