What Am I Going to Do Now? Tips on How to Advise Students When They Are Not Selected Into Limited-Access Programs NACADA Miami Region 4 2012

2. • http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/13119757/w
hat-am-i-going-to-do-now-limited-access-
advising

5. Build advisor: student relationships
Create early advising plans
Suggest ideal major/program projections
Ask prodding questions
Accentuate on the positives first
Offense vs. Defense advising strategies

7. Strengths
Follow through
Prior knowledge
Initiative
Good study habits
Weaknesses
Procrastination
Low GPA
Low test scores
Numerous course repeats

8. Athletic Training Limited College of Business Limited
Access Denials Access Denials
2 2009 177 182 2009
7
21 2010 277 2010
2011 2011
1 Undergraduate Program 9 Undergraduate Programs + 11 Minors
Morsani College of Medicine College of Business
Admit students once a year Admit students multiple times a year
Approx. 450 students Approx. 6000 students
Approx. 57 majors Minimum GPA Requirements
2.5 – 2.75
Competitive GPA
Average 3.33 Required course prerequisites
Minimum “C-” or better
Limited seating
30 available seats per year Unrestricted seats
Required course prerequisites Selected programs w/competency test
Minimum “C-” or better requirements

10. Program acceptance
Graduation
Certification
Rewarding career opportunities

11. Limited Access Program - A community college
vocational program or university upper- division
program in which student enrollment is limited due
to space, equipment, faculty limitations, or other
limitations.
Florida department of education. (2005). Retrieved from http://www.fldoe.org/cc/glossary.asp

14. Space Limitations
Faculty
GPA requirements
Separate application process
Special certifications
Required state mandates

15. “Whatever the circumstances of your life, the
understanding of type can make your perceptions
clearer, your judgments sounder, and your life
closer to your hearts desire.”
-Isabel Briggs Myers
The myers & briggs foundation. (2003). Retrieved from http://www.myersbriggs.org/

18. Myers Briggs
V.A.R.K. (Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic)
True Colors
Sigi3 (System of Interactive Guidance &
Information)

19. Myers Briggs - Measures Personality
Extravert vs. Introvert
Sensing vs. Intuition
Thought vs. Feelings
Judgment vs. Perception
V.A.R.K. - Measures Learning Styles
Learn by sight
Great listeners
Learn by writing or reading information
Kinesthetic Learners use a combination of styles

20. True Colors - Measures Personality Types
Blue – Nurturer
Orange – Adventurous
Gold – Traditional
Green – Visionary
Sigi3 - Helps create individualized career plans