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:” 

Ø That there's someone willing to help me along the way.

Ø 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.

Ø That some of my classes could "double dip" so that I was not taking unnecessary classes.

Ø Learning how to access degree works.

Ø There are required core courses I need to take in freshmen year.

Ø How to prepare for the upcoming semester.

Ø Each semester you get new classes, so that's why it is important to not mess up.

Ø Not to overload yourself with too many classes that you can't handle.

Ø How to set up my schedule for my degree though out my entire four years.

Ø That she was there for me and it was easy to contact her.

Ø To make sure I was taking the right classes for my major and get my dual credit hours in asap.

Ø Which classes I need to complete my major.

Ø 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.

Ø When I would be able to graduate with all my credits from AP scores, I enjoyed talking to my advisor.

Ø That UTSA has a lot of opportunities and benefits.

Ø Which Credits are necessary and how to keep up to date with my progress using ASAP.

Ø I learned that I have to really be committed to my classes and make high grades in order to be successful in college.

Ø That it is important to have a degree plan.

Ø Speak up if you're confused or want clarification. They're there to help.

Ø To always talk to my advisor and make an appointment.

Ø 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