<p>I wasn't really sure where to put this.</p>
<p>I am filling out my prep. sheet for my new student orientation. I'll be seeing an adviser to set up my classes for the first semester. It asks me to write down any questions I might have. I have no clue what to ask, I'm completely blanking.</p>
<p>But, I'm sure there is something that is a -must- to ask. Any ideas?</p>
<p>I’m assuming this is just a faculty academic advisor and not a peer?</p>
<p>If then, I would go through the entire coursebook, write down every class you might be interested in taking, come up with a schedule with some backups, and run it by him.</p>
<p>Make sure you dominate your advising. If you want to take A,B,C and are eligible, take it. Don’t let your advisor make your schedule for you.</p>
<p>I demanded the courses I wanted to take during my advising. I didn’t ask. My friends asked and were told no and to take X,Y, and Z freshman year when in fact they didn’t have to take it freshman year. Their advisor just wanted to place them somewhere and move on to the next kid. Now they have courses they hated (thus reflecting on their GPA) and less space on their schedule to take classes they want. If you have an idea of what you want to take, TAKE THEM! Look at your requirements and pick. </p>
<p>NOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION lol:
It really depends on your situation.
[ul]
[<em>]If you want to join the honors program, are there any courses I should take that will prepare me for the honors program?
[li]If you want to double major/minor, what courses can i take in X major and Y major that are offered this fall so i can double major/minor in time?[/li][li]I tested out of A,B, and C due to AP/IB/dual enrollment. What is the next course in the sequence?[/li][</em>]etcetcetc
[/ul]</p>
<p>There aren’t really “required” questions unless you know what you want. Otherwise they will just place you in random general education courses during times you want. By the way, you need to tell them your time preferences. Are you a morning person? Take courses during the morning and have fun during the afternoon-night. and vice-versa. </p>
<p>Orientation advising in a time for you to dominate. Coming in with a list of courses is just as important than a list of questions. Just make sure you’re A) allowed to take the course and B) it’s offered this fall.</p>
<p>A lot of those courses you can find preliminary answers to on your schools’ website. Do your own digging on it first.</p>
<p>If you need to clarify certain things, get them clarified. I made sure to ask if I was required to take calculus or not, because the information online wasn’t very clear. Lucky for me, I didn’t have to XD</p>
<p>Belief - Thank you for the tip! I appreciate it. And, I am possibly interested in minoring, so I will definitely ask about that. Thank you. (:</p>
<p>Caemin - Calculus! Thank you. I haven’t figured out if it is required as party of my degree or not. D:</p>
<p>This doesn’t apply to everyone, but it might apply to you. If you have AP credit, you should verify that the credit will be added to your transcript and if you pay a fee for this/how much this fee is. </p>
<p>You might also want to ask about CLEP if you are interested in testing out of some of your gen eds. Same with placement tests, which usually are used for placing the student in the proper levels of math, English, and potential foreign languages.</p>