NACADA Guidelines Advisor Responsibilities

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NACADA Guidelines Advisor Responsibilities

• Provide accurate and timely information
• Help Students develop a realistic self-perception
• Encourage, respect and assist students in
  establishing realistic goals
• Recognize and respect students individual and
  diverse backgrounds

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NACADA Guidelines Advisor Responsibilities

• Gain the trust of their students
• Honor students expectations of academic advising
  and its importance in their lives
• Seek to understand and modify barriers to student
  progress
• Encourage students to be responsible for their
  own progress and success
• Respect students confidentiality rights

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Advising as a Teaching Opportunity

• Educate student on the application process
• Discuss and help them evaluate options and
  outcomes
• Teach them how to use resources

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Student Responsibilities

• Accept final responsibility for their decisions
• and choices
• Recognize that advising is a shared
• responsibility
• Seek assistance in a timely manner, ask
• questions
• Take responsibility for learning the
• requirements
• Utilize resources provided

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Evaluation of Strengths and Weaknesses

• Advisor
• Help student evaluate if they are ready to apply
  or reapply
• Reinforce/congratulate on strengths, review areas
  which might need improvement
• Suggest strategies for improvement new courses,
  experiences, exam prep, changes they could make
  in order to achieve at higher level
• Give student chance to prove him/herself
• Encourage consideration of additional grad
  programs or careers when appropriate
• Student
• Be willing to self-assess and share story with
  advisor
• Be willing to do the work for improvement if
  necessary
• Decide if they are ready to apply

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THE APPLICATION

• Advisor
• Be knowledgeable about process and provide info
  on application process workshops, handouts, web
  info, individual advising
• Provide students with timelines for completion,
  rolling admission
• Give tips on preparing an effective application
  activities/experiences, personal statement
• Provide/inform of resources available
  publications, handouts, workshops, writing center
  
• Review personal statement drafts with student,
  provide feedback/suggestions
• Troubleshoot when necessary-interpret
  instructions, contact application service or
  school

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THE APPLICATION

• Student
• Attend workshops, utilize advisor appts/other
  resources, read application instructions
• Take responsibility for learning requirements,
  ask questions
• Write own personal statement and application,
  seek feedback, do revisions, proofread
• Plan ahead and allow time for application prep
  and processing
• Follow up with application services/schools on
  receipt of materials
• Be honest and accurate with information presented
  to advisor and on application

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ADMISSIONS EXAMS PREPARATION MCAT, DAT, OAT,
GRE, ETC.

• Advisor
• Provide info on exams, registration, timing,
• Provide info on available resources for
  preparation
• Help students evaluate options appropriate for
  their needs ( need for structure of a course vs.
  independent study, costs, schedule)
• Student
• With information provided, make own choice on
  preparation method
• Follow through with timely registration and
  preparation

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RESEARCHING AND SELECTING SCHOOLS

• Advisor
• Inform students of resources (admissions
  guidebooks, web sites, advisee admissions stats)
• Keep library of admissions publications,
  brochures, catalogs
• Give tips on how to research and what to look
  for
• curriculum, student demographics, special
  programs,
• mission/focus of school match
  themselves with school
• chances for acceptance state/private, ave/range
  MCAT/GPA, history of advisee admission, ties to
  state or school
• Student
• Utilize resources, do own research, make own
  school selections

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LETTERS OF EVALUATION

• Advisor
• Inform students early of required/recommended
  letters, provide guidelines
• Encourage students early to plan ahead for
  obtaining strong letters
• Provide assistance with meeting requirement
  recommendation file service, advisor or committee
  letter
• Carefully guard confidentiality of letters
• Keep accurate record of receipt and send
  out/transmit in timely fashion
• Student
• Plan ahead and work on getting to know professors
  for letters
• Plan ahead and request letters from evaluators in
  advance of application
• Plan ahead and allow time for letters to be
  received, sent out/transmitted

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INTERVIEW PREPARATION

• Advisor
• Provide info on interview process and what to
  expect
• Provide tips and resources for preparation
  handouts, sample questions, workshops, mock
  interviews
• Student
• Utilize resources, organize thoughts, do some
  role play practice
• Review their application, know about school,
  prepare some questions to ask

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NOTIFICATION, DEPOSITS, SCHOOL CHOICE

• Advisor
• Make students aware of traffic rules
  student/school rights responsibilities
  guidelines
• Inform students of notification timelines,
  deposits required, protocols
• Help students think through school choice if
  multiple offers
• Student
• Follow guidelines and instructions, communicate
  with schools
• Make own decision on where to attend