<p>How close and helpful are advisors? I've never had an advisor before but it sounds like they take care of you a lot but is this really true? Will they be very beneficial towards college counselling, choosing courses, athletics, community service etc? So, will they be guiding you and knowing what you do really well?</p>
<p>honestly, it TOTALLY depends on who your advisor is. Usually they will live in the dorm with you, so accessibility really isn't a factor. Personality is. I have an awesome advisor, but there are duds out there too. And you can always switch.</p>
<p>thanks.. just wondering, approximately how many students share the same advisor? Is it basicaly every student in the dorm that shares the same advisor? And also, do your advisors change every semester/year?</p>
<p>what does your advisor you with you? can the advisor be any teacher from the school? eg athletic coach, english teacher or counsellor?
thanks again..</p>
<p>little_galaxie is correct. Sometimes too, it's just a matter of whether or not your personalities are compatible.
At my son's BS, his advisor had his advisees over to dinner every Sunday. If my son needed to have his glasses fixed, his advisor would grab him at lunch time and take him into town, get his glasses fixed and also treat him to lunch.
When my son messed up, the advisor was right there to bring him back into line with fatherly discipline and advice.
He's one of the best, I think.</p>
<p>Advisor roles and rules vary by school, so ask this question about the school you will attend. </p>
<p>I can tell you a little about the role of the Advisor at Blair because that is the school I know. To answer your questions above, an Advisor can also be a teacher and/or a coach. The Advisor does not necessarily live in your dorm. I think it might be no more than 8 students per Advisor, although I think an Advisor can go a little beyond that if he/she wants to do so. A student can change the Advisor. However, if you develop a good relationship with your Advisor, it is nice to have someone who is a trusted mentor for all 4 years. </p>
<p>Here is some more information for Advisors at Blair. There are probably many other schools that have similar rules. I heard that some students even have the Headmaster as an Advisor! Blair</a> Academy - Academics. You also have a monitor, who watches over your academic life. Monitors handle a much larger number of students. Students select their own Advisors, and new students have 6-8 weeks to find an Advisor. Based on what I remember from school tours, at most schools the 1st year Advisor is assigned but can be changed the next year. I don't remember Monitors at the other schools we considered.</p>
<p>Any knowledge on this matter for Exeter?</p>
<p>re: exeter, I LOVE my advisor, but I know people who don't like theirs at all. The good thing is, you can switch at any time. 80% of the time, your advisor will be in your dorm, unless you're a day student. Usually once a month or so, your advisor will take you and his/her other advisees out to eat.</p>
<p>Once, this advisor (not in my dorm) took her advisees to a spa. I was jealous.</p>
<p>I'm at Andover, and I LOVE my advisor. She's my advocate. My house counselors are marginally helpful, but I've had a different set every year. I don't know how this works at other schools, but at Andover you can request advisors who you think suit your interests. For example, one of my friends is deeply involved with the theatre, so she requested the head of the Theatre & Dance Dept. as her advsior. Likewise, the entire girls' crew team has the same advisor.</p>
<p>Could someone tell me about NMH advisors? Is there something different about them?</p>