• The purpose of the meeting between senior peer advisors and first year students is to allow the first-year students to interact with a knowledgeable upperclass student. 
• The meetings will take place in the Coleman-Morse Center on the second floor and usually last about thirty minutes.  Each first-year student will meet with a peer advisor at least once during the first semester.  There is no agenda of topics to be covered in the meeting, but rather it is the hope that whatever is on the mind of the first-year student will be discussed. Typically, academics and social life at Notre Dame are topics that are discussed during these meetings.  Questions about study habits, majors, grades, what to do on weekends, homesickness, and roommate problems are common during the half hour.  This meeting should not be seen as a session that should "fix" or "solve" all the issues, but rather it should open a dialogue between the two participants.  Peer advisors should not be looked upon to solve all problems, but rather provide possible solutions and help the first-year student to analyze these scenarios. 
• Ideally, a relationship will grow out of this meeting and follow up emails and meetings will occur later in the semester as additional questions arise.

• How much time should I expect to study for a test or write a paper?How should I approach a professor?  Are professors easy to talk with?  How can I be successful at ND?  How did you decide on your major? How do I sign up for help in a class if I'm doing poorly in it? How do I approach my roommate if he/she is annoying me?What is there to do on weekends besides dorm parties?  How should I sign up for a club/activity if I missed Activities Night?  What are the dances like and do I have to be set up? 
•  What did you do when you were homesick your first year?   And more....

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