Respectful Letter to the Faculty

Dearest esteemed faculty, I am writing to you on this brisk November day in order to dissuade you from implementing a weekly advising block. Allow me to begin with a quote which I feel accurately and succintly summarizes the major arguments of this letter.“NOOOOOO GOD! NO GOD PLEASE NO! NO! NO! NOOOOOOOOOO!” - Michael Scott, from The OfficeDo you understand what a weekly advising block would do to me? I get little enough sleep during the week, but come Tuesday night, everyone seems to think the homework load just magically disappears. I don’t know about how other people’s days go, but Wednesday is one of the most packed class days of the week. On Week Two, I have three classes and a guitar lesson. I’ll save you some trouble and tell you that that is four of the available four blocks taken. So instead of a normal day, where I have four subjects of homework and two frees, plus lunch and Meetings to do them, my Wednesday is four classes plus one free for Meditation. This means that I would have a freakin’ five class day with an advising block! THAT IS INSANE. DO YOU HATE ME EXETER? WHY DO YOU HATE ME?An advising block isn’t even useful! Maybe two or three times out of the term for a nice sit-down meeting would be useful, but are you forgetting that most people’s advisers live 30 seconds away from them? Literally. In. The. Same. Building. I’m not really sure how you imagine these meetings will go.Adviser: “Hello, all of my advisees, how are your grades?”Advisees: “Decent.”Adviser: “Good to hear…”And that’s it.That’s all an advising block would be.Please tell me how this is a good idea. With love,Ben Hogoboom