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When you meet them, be sure to introduce yourself: tell them your name, year,and that you’re a potential major in their department. Be DIRECT about whyyou’re there!

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Active Jumbo Also, if they say yes, thank them and fill out a Major Declarationform to be submitted to Student Services. http://uss.tufts.edu/registrar/Forms/Declaration%20of%Major_new_2010.pdf

Do your homework - be sure to research faculty in your department of interestto see if they’re a good fit. Choose 2-3 that you feel you could work with.

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Be sure to talk about your shared areas of interest.

Ask them if they’re available to be your faculty advisor. Don’t be offended ordisappointed if they say no - they may have a lot of advisees already. Thankthem for the meeting and remember they can still serve as a resource foryou on campus!