Advising undergrads

So as part of my job i have to "recruit" interested and "good" students to take more botany courses. the ultimate goal is to get more students to earn botany minors and majors. This is always a difficult objective for multiple reasons. The primary reason why undergrads do not want to switch is beacuse they are already too far along in their degrees and could not finish a minor or major on time. More than half of my current class is in this position. Others are just not interested in biological sciences and are in the class merely because it is required. So that leaves a hand full of potential targets. Convincing interested students is no art from. they usually know they are interested but typically lack a little bit of guidance and advice. I had the pleasure to talk with one of the brightest studnt in the class about future courses and careers in plant biological science. He was so enthrawled with my enthusiasm and insight that i am very sure he will go on to be a botnay major.