Is it possible to be close with your professors?

be_somebody
Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:22:24 +0000

I think it’s definitely possible, but how easy it is depends on your major and the school. I’m theatre production major, and we only have 30 students in total, and 6 professors just for our major. Because we take their classes every semester, and work with them often, all of us are on a first name basis. I’m particularly close to one professor whose also my advisor, and we have a similar relationship to the one you described with your HS teacher. Heck, most of us are FB friends with the professors of our major.

I think the easiest way is to find professor that you like through classes, then go to their office hours, and chat about the subject of the class (since it’ll be a mutual interest) as well as non-class stuff. Some professors don’t want those relationship, but most I found in my time as a college student are more than happy to sit down and chat about anything.