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Your college advisor plays a significant role in your quest for higher education. College advisors provide you with information about various colleges and help you figure out the best route to take in college. In addition, they also encourage your creativity, develop your sense of responsibility, as well as your leadership skills.

The following are some guidelines that will help you get the best relationship with  your college advisor:

• Try to contact your college advisor as early as possible. This is very important for setting the foundation of your relationship and subsequent visit. Early contact with you advisor will help you both to  know each other better,, which ultimately is the best scenario for you- if he knows what you want, you are more likely to get it.

• Provide all your reports to the advisor, like information about the result of transfer and applications and report of each term from the University supervisor. This will help them study the reports and discuss the outcomes with you. They can also help you to resolve issues and will communicate with relevant University department on your behalf.

• Your college advisor may also have other advisees with a different expectation. Therefore, it is your responsibility to clearly specify your expectations. Similarly, your advisor also needs to explain your responsibilities.

• Once you start with your graduate courses, try to contact with your advisor once a term or at least once a year. You can conveniently contact them via telephone or Internet or by an actual meeting.

• When your college advisor identifies specific problems, ask your tutor for graduates or your senior tutor to take appropriate actions. Bring the matter to the attention of your college committee or department in case it is a general issue.

• Participate in the annual progress review to discuss your academic progress. If you have any issues raise it in the presence of your college advisor, head of department and teaching assistant or senior tutor. This will help you to resolve issues effectively.

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