Attentive faculty advisors might well find themselves deeply satisfied when they realize they have played a role in the intellectual and personal growth of bright and rapidly developing undergraduates. When students have decided on a major and completed the prerequisites, they apply for acceptance into the major. Once accepted into the major, that department assigns the student a faculty advisor. This may happen almost any time during the first two years but no later than the second semester of the sophomore year. Major advisors need to watch for students who sag toward the end.
Some seniors worry deeply about leaving school and being on their own.