The advising process will be more effective if both student and adviser have a clear idea regarding your immediate and long-range goals. Long range goals would encompass the normal four-year degree, including the area in which you wish to major for that degree. Before meeting with the adviser, you should think about these goals, and summarize them as well as possible. Immediate goals may not extend beyond the first few semesters. Goals always can be changed, but the more planning you put into these goals, the more successful your academic career will be.
Space also is provided for some type of life goal beyond the academic degree.