My daughter completed SOAR last week, the advisors she met with were amazing, all professionals. She is in engineering and has a 14 hour class load with 4 classes. When she inquired about taking one additional 2 hour class, her advisor recommended that she stick with 14 hours in order to give her the opportunity to acclimate and get settled with the college routine. She also mentioned that the first semester sets the tone for the rest of her college career and stressed the importance of getting off to a positive start.