<p>I'm interested in major in economics, but when sent that survey thing, I also ticked physics as an "interested major", as I would like to do some courses in it and maybe, if I enjoy it and can manage it, major in it. </p>
<p>However, I would prefer for economics to be my focus. But, I've been given a physics professor as a program advisor. Is this likely to be a problem? Is there any way I can request for a change?</p>
<p>Yes, you can definitely change your advisor. However, it’s no big deal if your advisor is in physics. If you two get along well and your advisor is knowledgeable, you should be fine.</p>
<p>How did you find out who your program advisor is?</p>
<p>^Advisor name is listed on your studentcenter. It’s quite easy to change advisors, but give this a shot and see how you like him!</p>
<p>how can one change their advisor? i’m interested in changing mine as well</p>
<p>Contact your department…I would say the best person to contact would be your department’s Administrative Assistant.</p>
<p>is this a trivial reason to change an advisor? I plan on being a History major, but my advisor is a science professor.</p>
<p>^ Meet with him first before changing.</p>
<p>Yes, I would recommend meeting with him too. There is no hurry to change an advisor. Honestly advisors are just there for signatures and saying okay to your schedule. Some people end up having a good/informal relationship with their advisors, but I would say that most people don’t</p>
<p>Yeah… I got an Anthropology/Women’s Studies professor, and I picked Math, Economics, and maybe Physics/Comp Sci (I don’t remember) as my interests…</p>
<p>So should I meet with her first and then decide? This isn’t even in remotely the same ballpark.</p>
<p>But also I don’t really have anyone to contact because I don’t have a field per se, that’s why I wanted a Math advisor, because many math students take different math sequences, study with comp sci, physics, and econ, so it would make a lot more sense.</p>
<p>Your freshman year advisor isn’t important. You will be assigned a new advisor(s) when you officially apply to your intended major(s). If your freshman advisor is outside your major and you need course advice, and they can’t help you, they can probably direct you to someone who can (though with most majors, I think it’s well laid out what courses you should take freshman year in the Courses of Study). </p>
<p>You don’t necessarily need to to try to change your advisor before the semester even starts. CAS knows a lot of students aren’t getting advisors in their intended majors. If you really need advice for something major-specific, don’t hesitate to e-mail the department chair with your question. Just because someone isn’t your assigned advisor, doesn’t mean they can’t help you.</p>
<p>EDIT: And for math, I don’t think you’ll get any superior advice from an advisor than what you’ll find here: <a href=“http://www.math.cornell.edu/Courses/FSM/enrollment.html[/url]”>http://www.math.cornell.edu/Courses/FSM/enrollment.html</a>
<a href=“http://www.math.cornell.edu/Courses/FSM/index.html[/url]”>http://www.math.cornell.edu/Courses/FSM/index.html</a></p>