How to deal with a professor you don't like

We've talked about dealing with professors that you suspect hate you, but what can you do when you don't like the professor? This can be a professor you disagree with on some topic or one with a personality you just don't get along with.

But, it's your professor. Your grade and well-being as a college student count on you making it work. Here are 4 tips to help you deal with a professor that you don't like:

Think about it. Figure out what it is, specifically, that you don't like about the professor. Is it a matter of teaching style, personality, attitude, or something else? Once you know what it is, think about ways you can minimize it.

Stay positive. Focus on the things you do like instead of dwelling on how much you dislike the professor. Is the subject interesting, do you like the textbook, are the assignments cool? Just find something besides the professor to focus your positive energy on.

Seek and you shall find. Look to other sources of information, like old test or teaching assistants, to supplement what you are getting from the professor. knowing you don't have to rely solely on a professor you dislike will help.

Don't go it alone. Another great tactic to help you stay on your academic game is creating a study group with your classmates. Again, having other sources of information will be to your benefit when dealing with a professor you dislike.

You can't always control whether or not you like a professor, but you can control how you approach the situation.

Got questions? Please feel free to ask The Advisor about it.

Should high school stuff come off your resume?

A reader write:

"I'm a sophomore this year and I need to update my resume for a scholarship application. I did some really cool stuff in high school, but my roommate says it shouldn;t be on my resume anymore since I'm in college. Is she right?"

The simple answer, like all my other resume advice, is that it depends. Once you are in college, you don't have to list your high school diploma or GED under education because it is assumed. For the most part, once you are in college you shouldn't really have any high school experience left on your resume either--even if those experiences were "really cool stuff."

When you are a freshmen or sophomore, it's not a big deal to still have some high school stuff on your resume, but you should be making an effort to get more college experiences on your resume. By the time you are a junior or senior, there should be absolutely no high school left on your resume.

Of course, there are always exceptions to these rules. High school experiences that are really relevant to whatever you are applying for can stay on your resume. For example, if you volunteered at a youth recreation center for three years in high school and are applying for a summer youth recreation camp position as a college junior, it would be appropriate to leave the high school experience on your resume.

You can tell your roommate that she is both right and wrong on this one.

Got questions? Please feel free to ask The Advisor about it.

Keep your contact info updated

Have you moved, gotten a new phone number, or changed your name recently? Did you let your college know that? This is one of those things that I think should go without saying, but then I find a lot of first generation and low income college students do not keep their contact information updated with their school.

You really should keep your college up to speed with your current contact information. You could be missing out on valuable information because your school cannot reach you.

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Colleges may need to contact your regarding your student record or notify your about events and awards. For whatever reason your school needs to reach out to you, they need to have the most up-to-date information to do so.

Bottom line: any time your contact information changes, make sure you update it with your school.

Got questions? Please feel free to ask The Advisor about it.