mush- how encouraging for him to say that.   😡   that sucks.
if it helps, I don't have an advisor, either.  my school's website doesn't list one anywhere.  I found out through the bio advisor that one exists within the chem department, but she told me that he's an @ss, and then I met him and he confirmed that by his behavior. 
I asked him if we have a committee, or how to go about getting LORs, and his only statement to me was "Well you need to do something to make yourself stand out."  So I told him about my non-trad experiences, and that not many in my profession make this transition, so I thought that was pretty unique.  His response?  "No, I told you you need to make yourself stand OUT."
So I went to my undergrad pre-med advisor and said "hi!  it's been 14 years!  remember me?"  And he didn't, but at least he was nicer.  Kind of.