Pretty much. And there are so many demands put on advisors. They must see a certain amount of students in a certain amount of time. It takes at least two years for them to know their job well and give good advice. And if they make a mistake, advisors are written up. When students come to obtain advising, it is usually because of a problem. The job is drainingggggggg. It's like the financial aid office but the stakes are higher if the advisor messes up on advising a student. Temple asks waaaaaayyyyyyy too much for little pay or career-building opportunities. The advisors are typically great people, underpaid, abused, overworked, unappreciated, and looked at as disposable. It's a recipe for disaster and continual high turnover. Advising Administration has been pleading their case to pay advising staff better and allow them the ability to promote their advisors for years to their dean's offices and university admin to no avail. Do better Temple and compensate your advising units better. Ultimately, it is the students who suffer.

My advice to students is to be kind to their advisors, realize they are just there to help and human. They have large caseloads and can only handle so much. Be proactive and learn about your degree requirements. Do not depend on an advisor, you must understand your own requirements.

If you want to make a change at a high level, email the Temple President's Office and your Dean's office to share your thoughts. Ask for advisors to have lower case loads so they can pay you more attention and be able to practice proactive instead of reactive advising. Ask for the university and your college to do a better job of retaining their professional advisors so there is stability and expertise in your student services. Like the saying goes "you get what you pay for."