Teresa Chen of Shanghai said she asked few questions about her stories during her weekly instructor conferences. Her instructor, John Kupetz, provided \u201cexhaustive comments\u201d ahead of time. Chen said she spent the remainder of her 20-minute sessions speaking to Kupetz about how she was adjusting academically and socially in the program.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can really feel that he cares about you,\u201d Chen said. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to interact with him in that informal capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sophie Gardiner of New York said speaking up in large lectures could be \u201cintimidating,\u201d but the one-on-one conferences provided her a space to ask questions and receive constructive feedback on her work.<\/p>\n
Taariq Ahmed of Chicago said “hard” feedback from instructors should not be taken “personally.”<\/p>\n
“You have to learn to understand that your instructors want the best for you,” Ahmed said.<\/p>\n
Wallis Rogin of Memphis, Tennessee, said instructor Ava Thompson Greenwell did “live editing” during conferences.<\/p>\n
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