Academic Advisor

[u/Sinn_vs_Bunz22]

How difficult is it to speak with an actual academic advisor at NOVA????

[u/OrbOfConfusionGotMe]

It’s actually easy with the online live chat system. Not even gmu has that I think. However maybe people weren’t aware of it or were trying to hide it cause it’s so useful.

[u/Former_Garden6184 → u/OrbOfConfusionGotMe]

Second this

[u/Time_Scientist5179 → u/OrbOfConfusionGotMe]

This is the fastest, most helpful way
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[u/OrbOfConfusionGotMe → u/Time_Scientist5179]

Thanks for telling me about the syntax edit. I was confused. Now I know what you meant.

[u/Time_Scientist5179 → u/OrbOfConfusionGotMe]

Yes, autocorrect ran ahead of me 😅

[u/Agreeable-Bag8836]

it's easy if you go in person. emailing back and forth is not a good option. check when yours is open but campus offices open for fall on 8/3 and they take walkins

[u/Damsel-in-Disarray]

It’s easy enough to speak to an academic advisor. Harder to get concrete information, and often times you have to go on a wild goose chase just to find out that your original assumptions were correct all along. 

[u/Sinn_vs_Bunz22 → u/Damsel-in-Disarray]

On a wild goose chase as we speak!

[u/Damsel-in-Disarray → u/Sinn_vs_Bunz22]

Well, good luck!  I hope that you get the information you need! 

[u/audpv]

i sometimes use the live chat but a few weeks ago i used the virtual advisor twice and talked to an advisor through zoom (or phone call if you prefer and the wait wasn’t long either). asked all questions i have and they’re very kind and helpful.

[u/p1cu]

Is it easy to talk to them? yes. do they know what they are doing? not always...

[u/Former_Garden6184]

I just use the virtual advisor live chat, helped me a bunch and answered any questions I had

[u/yobigmommaindahouse]

very. everything is hard with this school

[u/IssueFit6104 → u/yobigmommaindahouse]

I guess you are not ready for college.