Alumni Survey

 

First-Year Experience

In this section we would like you to think back on your experience in a First-Year Seminar course (or Introduction to Liberal Studies.) Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. Use the scale to the right to indicate your response to the statement on the left.

	Strongly Disagree (1)	Somewhat Disagree (2)	Somewhat Agree (3)	Strongly Agree (4)
1. I remember the name(s) of my First-Year Seminar or Introduction to Liberal Studies professor(s).
2. I have maintained several close friendships with people from my first-year residence hall.
3. I have maintained a relationship with my FYS or ILS professor as a formal or informal advisor.
4. I made friends with my classmates in my FYS or ILS class that I've kept since my first semester at Amherst.
5. My FYS or ILS helped to prepare me for study at Amherst in ways that other first-year courses did not.
6. My FYS or ILS identified and helped me address problems with my writing.
7. Regardless of whether or not it was required, I would encourage other students to enroll in an FYS or ILS course.

Open Curriculum

In this section we'd like you to consider the open curriculum at Amherst. By this we mean that there are no required courses other than the First Year Seminar and the major requirements. Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. Use the scale to the right to indicate your response to the statement on the left.

	Strongly Disagree (1)	Somewhat Disagree (2)	Somewhat Agree (3)	Strongly Agree (4)
8. I used the open curriculum to explore areas of study I might not have otherwise pursued.
9. The open curriculum was an essential element in my decision to attend Amherst.
10. I would have liked my advisor to be have been more directive in advising me to consider courses that would have distributed my study more widely across the curriculum.
11. I had enough information about courses to make informed choices.
12. The open curriculum allowed me to consider or pursue more than one major.

13. What do you wish you had done differently in your years at Amherst College?

14. Whom did you work with at Amherst College who helped you get the most out of your undergraduate experience? How was this person helpful?

Thank you very much for your assistance. Please use the space below to elaborate on any of the questions above and to comment on any aspect of your undergraduate experience not covered in this questionnaire.

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