Why does Wake Forest assign initial academic advisers without regard to students’ initial expression of potential interest in a major?
There are a number of benefits of not assigning new students to advisers in a proposed major. New students need to be encouraged to keep an open mind, to explore MANY options, and to consider the possibilities inherent in combining multiple interests. For many students, choice of major is something that will evolve rapidly during the first months in school. A good connection with someone outside a main projected interest provides an important educational function in stimulating conversations across individuals with multiple learning styles, modes of thinking, and values.
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