Sure this makes them feel good, but it also helps the student realize that they are people too and that professors really do care about their students. In addition to visiting my professors, I have often gone to my department advisor's office to ask for help with my understanding of which classes transferred, what my degree requirements are, and if she could help me understand my major requirements. Don't worry about asking too many questions, seeking help, or using the resources available to you. Explore UCSB and downtown SB, learn what you can, and don't beat yourself up over little glitches. Realize glitches are a part of life and that the trick is in how you deal with them, not how many occur.
Big changes require big adjustments and it takes time.
I needed to be responsible for myself and it was imperative that I believe in myself. Arriving at UCSB's predominately white, upper middle-class atmosphere was a culture shock to me. Coming from an extremely diverse community in Los Angeles, I did not know how to deal with this cultural adjustment. Like many incoming students, I wanted to go back home where the streets, the people, and the attitudes were home to me. As a woman of color, I began to feel what it was like to be marginalized by an environment where the sight of another person who resembles you, your family, your past was so hard to find.