When he was a freshman, junior government and politics major Ben Wilkoff found himself regretting his decision to take a math discussion class - he couldn't understand his teaching assistant's accented English and had trouble with the course materials. But, he said, there was no real way of knowing anything about the way the course was taught before registering.
Students registering for classes are increasingly turning to online advising alternatives instead of or as a supplement to their faculty advisers. Though many students laud the online resources for their ease, convenience and information - such as grade distribution charts and information on how often a professor actually uses the textbooks assigned - administrators warn against choosing ease over a key campus resource: the faculty.
