Title: The Reality Behind Academic Advising

Author: Amberniqua Iglehart

Academic Affiliation: Texas Woman’s University, Denton

Date: 7 May 2007

In this paper, I will analyze the importance of academic advising. The amount of effort actually put into the advisement sessions, as well as the effectiveness of these meetings will be evaluated. I feel that academic advising throughout the country has not been as successful as many colleges and universities intended for it to be. I have used relevant research to prove the effectiveness of academic advising in past years. New ways to better advisement sessions has also been determined through the ideas of several different educators. Also, the problems that arise during academic advising that limits the amount of time being put into an academic advising meeting have been researched. I will be using Gary Mortenson’s article entitled, “But it’s Not in My Job Description: The Varied Roles of College Teachers” and “Academic Advisement: An Untapped Resource” by Jerry Wilder to support the claims I have stated throughout my paper. I can argue that from experience and research that academic advising is needed for college students, however, the advisement given has not been helpful.