<p>I would understand that certain professional majors or any major would mean that advisors would tell you what classes in your major needed to be taken when. However, I was very surprised that the advisors would pick all your classes- even general educations which I previously heard that students could choose from a variety of courses to meet these requirements. The school that said that this was the standard practice was the University of Maine/Orono. I had asked the tour guide the question about when do incoming freshmen pick their classes and she said that your assigned advisor picks the classes for you. This surprised me, since I thought incoming freshman would meet with their advisors to pick classes during orientation. University of Maine has about 9,000 students. I wasn’t sure whether this practice is common for all schools, just large schools, private vs public universities or varies by colleges.</p>