2. There are things your advisor doesn't tell you
Did you know that you have to take a minimum of 15 credits to be on the deans list? I didn't (how's finding that out your 4th year for ya?). Did you know that there are awesome interdisciplinary majors? I didn't (at least until it was too late). So your advisor isn't perfect... shocker.
You've got to do your homework so to speak. Scour the basic undergrad (or grad) website asap. Learn all you can and be prepared. I definitely wish I had learned about interdisciplinary majors like Global Development Studies, something I definitely would've liked to study instead of Psych (I'm super bitter about my psych major if that wasn't obvious). I'm lucky that the advisor I was randomly assigned to first year was actually awesome; she gave me advice and suggestions. But for most it's a in, unlock my class sign-up hold, and peace out sort of deal. So don't rely on them to tell you everything.
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