<p>Hey, just wondering what everyone got as far as advising goes. I got Host Advising which I feel is l-a-m-e. Any past/current Tufts students have an opinion on host advising?</p>
<p>I got host advising too.</p>
<p>I actually wanted host advising though.</p>
<p>I got host too, it was my last choice after a bunch of CAP courses. I figured I'd rather do Host than waste time on class that was at night, didn't fill any requirements and was "in addition to the regular courseload." I was sort of upset that I got Host, but there are some advantages. Now, I'll have no restrictions when planning my schedule, I'll be in a smaller advising group than those of the courses and I'll be able to cultivate a personal relationship with my advisor without the potential awkwardness of having him be my teacher. Plus, my advisor is a published author and got really good reviews both for his writing and from Tufts students :)</p>
<p>As a current student, I would second what 1stgensane said. In fact, I'd have probably done host as well if I didn't do a CAP course that fulfilled some requirements. I think with host advising you have much more freedom to plan your schedule according to how you like it and more time to fulfill requirements rather than spend class time on something student taught. While I do have friends who enjoyed Perspectives and Explorations, think of it this way: you're not paying $40,000 to take a class by someone your own age! (And most of them do meet at night or in somewhat irregular hours). Not to knock any of the topics, of course, but I think host advising is actually more conducive to fulfulling requirements early than the other options. Out of curiousity, 1stgensane, who's your adviser? (you can PM me if you don't want to post it)</p>
<p>1stgensane, I guess I feel the same way you do - I was bummed when I got it but I am starting to feel how you do too, that it leaves my schedule more open and its more convenient, etc. I definitely did not want Perspectives or Explorations.</p>
<p>I was in one of the advising classes for engineers in Fall 2004. </p>
<p>I was very glad I was in it for 5 reasons:</p>
<p>1) I saw my advisor every week. If I had any questions, which I did, I asked him. If I wanted to know how a particular thing worked on campus, I asked him. I got to chat a good deal with him, and we develop a very amiable relationship.</p>
<p>2) I learned what courses I needed to take to be a good solid engineer. I got the skinny on what courses stank and what courses were worthwhile. </p>
<p>3) There wasn't much work</p>
<p>4) I got to see some of the research labs on campus and got an idea of what research was like and what being an engineer was about.</p>
<p>5) Host advising groups only meet when its time to select classes. From my friends who had host advising, they got very little help, never met with their advisors, and didn't really get any advice whatsoever.</p>
<p>Though it may seem like an added headache to your schedule, choosing host advising is far bigger mistake.</p>
<p>It's not a choice buddy, we get assigned these things, but thanks for the good news anyway.</p>