Correlates of high school and college academic advising experiences

Abstract

The current study examined how outside factors like a student's relationship with their high school counselor play a role in their relationship with their college academic advisor. This study was administered online to undergraduate students and included questions regarding demographics, personality, high school counseling, advising preparation and history, student engagement within the department and career development. Primary findings were: a small positive correlation between satisfaction with high school advising experience and satisfaction with college level academic advising; similarity between first generation and non-first generation college students in terms of departmental involvement; a positive correlation between the amount a student worked and the student's departmental involvement; correlations between personality and preparing for advising meetings, and correlations among advising satisfaction, departmental satisfaction and familiarity with future employment opportunities. These findings and their implications are discussed.