Advisor to Student Ratio

CTMom21
Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:40:38 +0000

I believe my son has 4 students in his advisory group at Salisbury (2 freshmen, 2 upperclassmen), but the numbers differ based on circumstances. Advisors are assigned when the student enters, with the intent that you have the same advisor for all 4 years, or a student can request a change if he thinks a different advisor would be better. They have a sit-down lunch with their advisor groups (typically two advisories together) twice a week and also meet as a group once a week, and can do other activities together planned by the advisor. My son’s advisor seems to be a great fit, although he’s not one of his coaches or teachers (and they wouldn’t otherwise have any contact). Like freshmen roommates, they get matched up without any student input, and it generally seems to work out. Dorm parents are completely separate. Depending on the size of the dorm, there are a couple or more dorm parents or families that live in the dorm and are “on duty” at different times for supervision and generally being available. The freshman dorm has 4 dorm families that live in houses attached to the dorm.