Advising Fact/Fiction
You must see your academic advisor each semester.
Fact - You will need to see your advisor each semester to make a plan and get your advisement hold cleared so you can register for classes.
It is okay to have my friend or parent sit in in my advisement appointment.
Fiction- appointments are for students only. Family and friends can support you afterward.
You will get an email from your advisor before 10 am tomorrow morning.
Fact - You should received an email form your advisor by 10 am in the morning to let you know what time your orientation advising appointment is.
I have checked my DegreeWorks to make sure my major is displaying correctly.
Hopefully your answer is Fact - DegreeWorks is the official site to check your program and classes.
You should not tell your advisor if you are expecting AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment credits.
Fiction - You should tell your advisor any credits you are expecting even if you have not received the results.
Advisors can register for you.
Fiction, only you can register advisors cannot add or remove classes
You should expect to get the perfect schedule tomorrow.
Fiction - remember you have until the fifth day of the start of classes to change your schedule
You can email your advisor anytime after Orientation.
Fact - just remember you may not get an immediate response.
My advisor will make all my decisions for me.
Fiction - advisors will help guide you but decisions are up to you and should be individual.
I should never check my UGA email.
Fiction - you should check you email at least once a day.