I wanted to interview one of my professors but I did not get a chance so I decided to interview my friend’s roommate Karla. Karla is a junior and her major is criminology. Karla started off by telling how the length of her papers have increased greatly.  As a freshman her papers ranged from 2-3 pages, but now they range from 10- 15 pages.  Karla told me that she used the internet for the bulk of her research papers but now her professors require that she use more books in her research. She also said that her professors are very particular about the resources that she uses, therefore her professors provide her with certain websites and books that they would like for her to use.

            One very helpful tip that Karla offered was to get to know my professors on a personal level. She said that getting to know my professor outside of class will help me a lot. Karla told me about a time when she needed a letter of recommendation and she was not sure who to ask. Karla decided that she would ask one of her professors.Karla said that her professor told her that many students ask for letters of recommendations but she often says no because she does not know the students on a personal level to write about them. So I definitely took this tip into consideration.

            In conclusion, interviewing Karla was a great experience and I got a chance to get to her know better. My interview with Karla went very well and the information she gave was very enlightening.She gave me a lot of helpful tips and gave me an insight on what to look for in the future.