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2009 Alumnae Survey
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1. Did you discuss the following with faculty members at Wellesley, and, if so, were they helpful? Not helpful Somewhat helpful Very helpful Did not discuss
Course selections to further your personal academic goals opt01 1 opt01 2 opt01 3 opt01 4
Research or independent study opportunities opt02 1 opt02 2 opt02 3 opt02 4
A senior thesis, honors project or capstone experience opt03 1 opt03 2 opt03 3 opt03 4
Internships opt04 1 opt04 2 opt04 3 opt04 4
Job possibilities for the year after Wellesley opt05 1 opt05 2 opt05 3 opt05 4
Graduate or professional school opt06 1 opt06 2 opt06 3 opt06 4
Long-term career goals opt07 1 opt07 2 opt07 3 opt07 4
Personal matters of concern to you as an individual opt08 1 opt08 2 opt08 3 opt08 4
Balancing career, family, and leisure opt09 1 opt09 2 opt09 3 opt09 4

What was your undergraduate major? Mark more than one field ONLY if you had a double major across two fields listed below.
Major 1: (MAJOR1 from core survey)
Major 2: (MAJOR2 from core survey)
    Other, please specify: [smalltextbox] major_o

2. To what extent did your major... For the Major 1 you selected
above:
  For the Major 2 you selected
above (if applicable):
Very little Somewhat Very Much   Very little Somewhat Very Much
Have clear goals and expectations for its students? opt10 1 opt10 2 opt10 3   opt23 1 opt23 2 opt23 3
Recommend a sequence of courses? opt11 1 opt11 2 opt11 3   opt24 1 opt24 2 opt24 3
Specify a set of skills to be acquired? opt12 1 opt12 2 opt12 3   opt25 1 opt25 2 opt25 3
Offer Intellectually exciting courses? opt13 1 opt13 2 opt13 3   opt26 1 opt26 2 opt26 3
Provide breadth of courses/ good coverage of the field? opt14 1 opt14 2 opt14 3   opt27 1 opt27 2 opt27 3
Offer depth of courses? opt15 1 opt15 2 opt15 3   opt28 1 opt28 2 opt28 3
Provide excellent teaching? opt16 1 opt16 2 opt16 3   opt29 1 opt29 2 opt29 3
Teach you critical thinking? opt17 1 opt17 2 opt17 3   opt30 1 opt30 2 opt30 3
Teach you about problem solving? opt18 1 opt18 2 opt18 3   opt31 1 opt31 2 opt31 3
Have lively and productive in-class discussions? opt19 1 opt19 2 opt19 3   opt32 1 opt32 2 opt32 3
Encourage student collaboration on group projects? opt20 1 opt20 2 opt20 3   opt33 1 opt33 2 opt33 3
Make assignments that applied course concepts to real-life problems? opt21 1 opt21 2 opt21 3   opt34 1 opt34 2 opt34 3
Have a sense of community? opt22 1 opt22 2 opt22 3   opt35 1 opt35 2 opt35 3
3. How satisfied were you with your major(s) overall? Very Dissatisfied Generally Dissatisfied Generally Satisfied Very Satisfied
Major 1 (selected above) opt36 1 opt36 2 opt36 3 opt36 4
Major 2 (selected above, if applicable) opt37 1 opt37 2 opt37 3 opt37 4
4. Currently, what percentage of your work time (both paid and unpaid) involves ... none less than 5% 5% to 25% 26% to 50% 51% to 75% more than 75%
Supervising or managing other people? opt38 1 opt38 2 opt38 3 opt38 4 opt38 5 opt38 6
Teaching, instruction, and related activities? opt39 1 opt39 2 opt39 3 opt39 4 opt39 5 opt39 6
Assisting or caring for others? opt40 1 opt40 2 opt40 3 opt40 4 opt40 5 opt40 6
Selling products? opt41 1 opt41 2 opt41 3 opt41 4 opt41 5 opt41 6
Collecting or analyzing data or information? opt42 1 opt42 2 opt42 3 opt42 4 opt42 5 opt42 6
Creative design or artistic work? opt43 1 opt43 2 opt43 3 opt43 4 opt43 5 opt43 6
Planning and/or carrying out administrative tasks? opt44 1 opt44 2 opt44 3 opt44 4 opt44 5 opt44 6
Studying, preparing for future work, career? opt45 1 opt45 2 opt45 3 opt45 4 opt45 5 opt45 6
5. Which of these factors is most important when you are considering making a financial contribution to an organization?
opt46 1 Whether you can afford to contribute.
opt46 2 Whether you believe the organization is doing something important.
opt46 3 Whether you believe the organization has a real need.
opt46 4 Your emotional attachment to the organization.
6. Looking back to when you first came to Wellesley, how important was it to you then that Wellesley was a women’s college?
opt47 1 I definitely wanted to attend a women's college.
opt47 2 I liked the fact that Wellesley is a women's college, but I wasn't set on the idea of going to one.
opt47 3 It made little or no difference to me that Wellesley is a women's college.
opt47 4 I wasn't that interested in attending a women's college.
opt47 5 I came to Wellesley in spite of the fact that it is a women's college

7. Looking back now as an alumna, how important has it been to you that you attended a women’s college? What were the benefits? What were the disadvantages?
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8. What role, if any, do you think the Alumnae Association should have in facilitating “life long learning” for alumnae? If you think the Association should play such a role, can you suggest activities/events in which you would be interested in participating?
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9. When you think about your life since Wellesley, are there areas in which you think Wellesley prepared you especially well? If so, what are they? Are there areas in which you think you were inadequately prepared? If so, what are they?
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Thank you for your assistance. Please use the space below to elaborate further on any of the questions above (it is helpful if you refer to the questions by number) or to comment on any aspect of Wellesley.
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