{"id":9712,"date":"2026-10-27T11:13:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/?p=9712"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T21:15:08","slug":"advisor-midsemester-review-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/advisor-midsemester-review-essentials\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisor Midsemester Review Quick Reference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This resource highlights the key steps advisors follow to perform two common Midsemester Review tasks in MyBU Student: &#8220;Send a Request for Review&#8221; and &#8220;Complete Reviews with Advisor Outreach.&#8221; For the full user guide, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/midsemester-review-for-advisors\/\">Midsemester Review for Advisors<\/a> resource.<\/p>\n<h5>SEND A REQUEST FOR REVIEW<\/h5>\n<p>To create a new Request for Review to send to instructors:<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the MyBU Student Dashboard, navigate to <strong>Advisor > Request for Review<\/strong>. Other options available in this menu will vary by user.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_9a.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_9a.png\" alt=\"Navigation to the Request for Review function in the MyBU Student Dashboard.\" width=\"170\" height=\"237\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9193\" style=\"border:2px solid black\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the Request Student for Review window that opens, enter the student&#8217;s <strong>UID<\/strong> and press <strong>Search<\/strong>.\n<ul type=\"a\" style=\"margin-left:1rem;\">\n<li>Refer to the top of the page for instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If the student has not already been requested for review, the user will be prompted to Create a Request. Choose <strong>Yes<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new1-636x420.png\" alt=\"Message popup that reads &quot;No Requests found for Student. Create Request?&quot; with Yes and No options in a Request Student for Review page. Highlighted in the background are the Student BUID search box and Search button.\" width=\"636\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9757\" style=\"border:2px solid black\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new1-636x420.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new1-1024x676.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new1-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new1.png 1042w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>View<\/strong> to see the student\u2019s advisors and course enrollment.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new2-636x153.png\" alt=\"Pointer highlighting the View link in a student row in the Request Student for Review page.\" width=\"636\" height=\"153\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9758\" style=\"border:2px solid black\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new2-636x153.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new2-1024x246.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new2-768x185.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new2.png 1326w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the Request Review column, <strong>uncheck<\/strong> any sections for which feedback is not needed, such as discussion, laboratory, or pre-laboratory sections.<\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Save<\/strong> to submit the request.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new3-636x262.png\" alt=\"Checked and unchecked boxes in the Request Review column on a Request Student for Review page.\" width=\"636\" height=\"262\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9759\" style=\"border:2px solid black\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new3-636x262.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new3-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new3-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_new3.png 1397w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5>Complete Reviews with Advisor Outreach<\/h5>\n<p>After receiving an email notification that instructor update(s) are available:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Advisor > Midsemester Review Advisor<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_10a.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_10a.png\" alt=\"Navigation to the Midsemester Review Advisor function in the MyBU Student Dashboard.\" width=\"170\" height=\"237\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9194\" style=\"border:2px solid black\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>To view a list of updates on students that now need advisor response, go to the <strong>MSR Source<\/strong> dropdown and select <strong>My Outreach to Complete<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_16a.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_16a-636x283.png\" alt=\"Highlighting the My Outreach to Complete option in the MSR Source dropdown on the Midsemester Review Advisor page.\" width=\"636\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9699\" style=\"border:2px solid black\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_16a-636x283.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_16a-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_16a.png 912w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Press <strong>Search<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In the list of search results at the bottom of the page, <strong>click the desired student\u2019s row<\/strong> to open that student\u2019s Midsemester Review page.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_20.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_20-636x103.png\" alt=\"Selecting a student row for advisor outreach in Midsemester Review Advisor.\" width=\"636\" height=\"103\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9203\" style=\"border:2px solid black\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_20-636x103.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_20-1024x167.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_20-768x125.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/09\/msr_adv_20.png 1266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read information provided by the instructor in the Student Outreach Detail by Class Section (as shown in Step 5a below), then document any outreach provided by adding it to the student\u2019s Notes.\n<ol type=\"a\" style=\"margin-left:1rem;\">\n<li>See <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/advisee-student-lookup-and-student-details-processes\/\">Advisee &#038; Student Lookup<\/a> resource for information on managing Notes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Check the <strong>Advisor Outreach Completed<\/strong> box(es) on the student\u2019s Midsemester Review page, even if no outreach was deemed necessary due to neutral\/positive information shared by instructor(s).\n<ol type=\"a\" style=\"margin-left:1rem;\">\n<li>Checking the Advisor Outreach Completed box changes the status from NO to YES, as shown in the highlighted examples in the image below.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_9700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9700\" style=\"width: 633px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_22a.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_22a-623x636.png\" alt=\"Highlighting how checking the Advisor Outreach Completed box changes its status from No to Yes.\" width=\"467\" height=\"477\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9700\" style=\"border:2px solid black\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_22a-623x636.png 623w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_22a-1003x1024.png 1003w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_22a-768x784.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/files\/2026\/10\/msr_adv_22a.png 1168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click on the graphic above to view larger (then click the browser \u2018Back\u2019 button to return to this page).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> at the bottom of the page to update the student\u2019s Midsemester Review record.\n<ol type=\"a\" style=\"margin-left:1rem;\">\n<li>Press <strong>Next in List<\/strong> to advance to the next student in the results list without returning to the search page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Page last updated October 2026. For a PDF copy, print this webpage as a PDF.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"border-top: 10px solid #669999; text-align: right; margin-block-end: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/sis-training\/mybu-student-glossary\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Glossary\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sis-training\/files\/2025\/06\/Glossary-icon.png\" alt=\"Glossary Icon - Click here for MyBU Student Glossary.\" width=\"75px\" height=\"75px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This resource highlights the key steps advisors follow to perform two common Midsemester Review tasks in MyBU Student: &#8220;Send a Request for Review&#8221; and &#8220;Complete Reviews with Advisor Outreach.&#8221; For the full user guide, refer to the Midsemester Review for Advisors resource. 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