Graduating Seniors

Please indicate your plans for the coming year (choose one)

CAL01 1 Working full-time

CAL01 2 Working part-time while attending graduate school

CAL01 3 Seeking employment, not yet accepted an offer of employment

CAL01 4 Attending graduate school or professional school

CAL01 5 Starting own business/self-employed

CAL01 6 Serving in the military

CAL01 7 Volunteer activity

CAL01 8 Traveling using personal or family funds excluding summer travel

% of year travelling: CAL02 1 25% CAL02 2 50% CAL02 3 75% CAL02 4 100% CAL02 5 More than 1 year (specify) CAL02txt Plan after travel is complete, e.g., work full-time, work part-time. Please specify: CAL03plan

CAL01 10 Fellowship for travel/study abroad

VALUE LABEL CAL04 1 "American-Scandinavian Foundation" 2 "Churchill Scholarship" 3 "Fulbright" 4 "Gates Cambridge Scholarship" 5 "Marshall Scholarship" 6 "George J. Mitchell Scholarship" 7 "Rhodes Scholarship" 8 "Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship" 9 "Thomas J. Watson Fellowship" . Other, Please Specify: CAL04txt

CAL01 11 Other, Please Specify: CAL01txt

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Graduating Seniors: Employed or Seeking Employment

1. Did you utilize on-campus recruiting (i.e., Met employer on-campus at fair, interviewed at Career Development Center)?

CAL10 1 Yes

CAL10 2 No

2. What resources did you use to obtain full-time employment?

CAL11 1 On-campus recruiting

CAL11 2 Caltech Career Fair

CAL11 3 TECHERlink

CAL11 4 NACElink

CAL11 5 Company websites

CAL11 6 Personal contacts (friends, family)

CAL11 7 Faculty member

CAL11 8 Other: Specify CAL11txt

3. How many interview requests did you receive from employers?

CAL12 1 0

CAL12 2 1-3

CAL12 3 4-6

CAL12 4 7 or more

4. How many SECOND interview requests did you receive from employers?

CAL13 1 0

CAL13 2 1-3

CAL13 3 4-6

CAL13 4 7 or more

5. Information about position:
Employer	CAL14
Job title	CAL15
Location (City, State, Nation)	CAL16
Type of Industry/Business	CAL17
Salary	VALUE LABEL CAL18 1 "Less than $25,000" 2 "$25,000 but less than $36,000" 3 "$36,000 but less than $46,000" 4 "$46,000 but less than $56,000" 5 "$56,000 but less than $66,000" 6 "$66,000 but less than $76,000" 7 "$76,000 but less than $86,000" 8 "$86,000 but less than $96,000" 9 "$96,000 but less than $106,000" 10 "$106,000 or more" .
Relocation Bonus	VALUE LABEL CAL19 1 "None" 2 "$2,000 " 3 "$4,000 " 4 "$6,000 " 5 "$8,000 " 6 "$10,000 " 7 "Other" . Other, Please Specify: CAL19txt
Signing Bonus	VALUE LABEL CAL20 1 "None" 2 "$5,000 " 3 "$10,000 " 4 "$15,000 " 5 "Other" . Other, Please Specify: CAL20txt

6. In what industry will you be employed?
VALUE LABEL CAL21
1 "Start-up business" 2 "Corporate" 3 "Non-profit" 4 "Financial: Marketing" 5 "Financial: Investment Banking" 6 "Financial: Services industry" 7 "Financial: Commercial Banking" 8 "Financial: Sales" 9 "Consulting" 10 "Electronic Marketing" 11 "E-Business" 12 "Sales" 13 "Marketing" 14 "Pharmaceutical: Management" 15 "Pharmaceutical: Research" 16 "Architecture" 17 "Health or medicine" 18 "Government" 19 "Military Branch (please specify)" 20 "Law" 21 "Aerospace Engineering" 22 "Mechanical Engineering" 23 "Electrical Engineering" 24 "Computer Science" 25 "Computer Engineering" 26 "Other (please specify)" .
If Military, please specify Branch & Occupational Specialty:
CAL21mil
If Other, please specify:
CAL21txt

7. Did you obtain full-time employment by participating in any of the follow activities?

CAL22 1 Internship

CAL22 2 SURF or other summer research experience

CAL22 3 Other: Specify CAL22txt

CAL22 4 I did not obtain full-time employment by participating in any of the above activities.

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Graduating Seniors: Graduate School

1. If you are going to graduate school, what is your general field of study?

CAL30 1 Business

CAL30 2 Dentistry

CAL30 3 Education

CAL30 4 Engineering

CAL30 5 Law

CAL30 6 Medicine

CAL30 7 Science

CAL30 8 Veterinary Medicine

CAL30 9 Other: SPECIFY: CAL30txt

2. What degree(s) will you pursue?

CAL31 1 MEng

CAL32 1 MS

CAL33 1 MA

CAL34 1 MBA

CAL35 1 PhD

CAL36 1 PharmD

CAL37 1 JD

CAL38 1 MD

CAL39 1 DDS

CAL40 1 Other: SPECIFY CAL40txt

3. Have you taken one or more graduate or professional exams (GRE, LSAT, etc.)? If so, please share your highest total scores with us.

TEST	SCORE
GRE Verbal Reasoning	VALUE LABEL GREVERB 800 "800" 790 "790" 780 "780" 770 "770" 760 "760" 750 "750" 740 "740" 730 "730" 720 "720" 710 "710" 700 "700" 690 "690" 680 "680" 670 "670" 660 "660" 650 "650" 640 "640" 630 "630" 620 "620" 610 "610" 600 "600" 590 "590" 580 "580" 570 "570" 560 "560" 550 "550" 540 "540" 530 "530" 520 "520" 510 "510" 500 "500" 490 "490" 480 "480" 470 "470" 460 "460" 450 "450" 440 "440" 430 "430" 420 "420" 410 "410" 400 "400" 390 "390" 380 "380" 370 "370" 360 "360" 350 "350" 340 "340" 330 "330" 320 "320" 310 "310" 300 "300" 290 "290" 280 "280" 270 "270" 260 "260" 250 "250" 240 "240" 230 "230" 220 "220" 210 "210" 200 "200" .
GRE Quantitative Reasoning	VALUE LABEL GREQUANT 800 "800" 790 "790" 780 "780" 770 "770" 760 "760" 750 "750" 740 "740" 730 "730" 720 "720" 710 "710" 700 "700" 690 "690" 680 "680" 670 "670" 660 "660" 650 "650" 640 "640" 630 "630" 620 "620" 610 "610" 600 "600" 590 "590" 580 "580" 570 "570" 560 "560" 550 "550" 540 "540" 530 "530" 520 "520" 510 "510" 500 "500" 490 "490" 480 "480" 470 "470" 460 "460" 450 "450" 440 "440" 430 "430" 420 "420" 410 "410" 400 "400" 390 "390" 380 "380" 370 "370" 360 "360" 350 "350" 340 "340" 330 "330" 320 "320" 310 "310" 300 "300" 290 "290" 280 "280" 270 "270" 260 "260" 250 "250" 240 "240" 230 "230" 220 "220" 210 "210" 200 "200" .
GRE Analytical Writing	VALUE LABEL GREWRITE 6 "6" 5.5 "5.5" 5 "5" 4.5 "4.5" 4 "4" 3.5 "3.5" 3 "3" 2.5 "2.5" 2 "2" 1.5 "1.5" 1 "1" 0.5 "0.5" 0 "0" .
GMAT Total	VALUE LABEL GMAT 800 "800" 790 "790" 780 "780" 770 "770" 760 "760" 750 "750" 740 "740" 730 "730" 720 "720" 710 "710" 700 "700" 690 "690" 680 "680" 670 "670" 660 "660" 650 "650" 640 "640" 630 "630" 620 "620" 610 "610" 600 "600" 590 "590" 580 "580" 570 "570" 560 "560" 550 "550" 540 "540" 530 "530" 520 "520" 510 "510" 500 "500" 490 "490" 480 "480" 470 "470" 460 "460" 450 "450" 440 "440" 430 "430" 420 "420" 410 "410" 400 "400" 390 "390" 380 "380" 370 "370" 360 "360" 350 "350" 340 "340" 330 "330" 320 "320" 310 "310" 300 "300" 290 "290" 280 "280" 270 "270" 260 "260" 250 "250" 240 "240" 230 "230" 220 "220" 210 "210" 200 "200" .
LSAT Total	VALUE LABEL LSAT 180 "180" 179 "179" 178 "178" 177 "177" 176 "176" 175 "175" 174 "174" 173 "173" 172 "172" 171 "171" 170 "170" 169 "169" 168 "168" 167 "167" 166 "166" 165 "165" 164 "164" 163 "163" 162 "162" 161 "161" 160 "160" 159 "159" 158 "158" 157 "157" 156 "156" 155 "155" 154 "154" 153 "153" 152 "152" 151 "151" 150 "150" 149 "149" 148 "148" 147 "147" 146 "146" 145 "145" 144 "144" 143 "143" 142 "142" 141 "141" 140 "140" 139 "139" 138 "138" 137 "137" 136 "136" 135 "135" 134 "134" 133 "133" 132 "132" 131 "131" 130 "130" 129 "129" 128 "128" 127 "127" 126 "126" 125 "125" 124 "124" 123 "123" 122 "122" 121 "121" 120 "120" .
MCAT Total (Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences, and Biological Sciences)	VALUE LABEL MCAT 45 "45" 44 "44" 43 "43" 42 "42" 41 "41" 40 "40" 39 "39" 38 "38" 37 "37" 36 "36" 35 "35" 34 "34" 33 "33" 32 "32" 31 "31" 30 "30" 29 "29" 28 "28" 27 "27" 26 "26" 25 "25" 24 "24" 23 "23" 22 "22" 21 "21" 20 "20" 19 "19" 18 "18" 17 "17" 16 "16" 15 "15" 14 "14" 13 "13" 12 "12" 11 "11" 10 "10" 9 "9" 8 "8" 7 "7" 6 "6" 5 "5" 4 "4" 3 "3" .
MCAT Writing Sample	VALUE LABEL MCATW T "T" S "S" R "R" Q "Q" P "P" O "O" N "N" M "M" L "L" K "K" J "J" .
Additional Tests - please specify test & score
Test 1 TEST1	TEST1score
Test 2 TEST2	TEST2score

4. How many graduate or professional schools did you apply to?

CAL41 1 1-3

CAL41 2 4-6

CAL41 3 7-9

CAL41 4 10 or more

5. How many graduate or professional schools were you accepted to?

CAL42 1 0

CAL42 2 1-3

CAL42 3 4-6

CAL42 4 7-9

CAL42 5 10 or more

6. Did you get into one of your top choices?

CAL43 1 Yes

CAL43 2 No

7. What graduate school will you be attending?
Name of University	CAL44
Name of School/Department	CAL45
Location (City, State, Nation)	CAL46
Degree, e.g. MS, PhD, MBA, MD, JD	CAL47
Subject/Field of Study	CAL48

8. Were you offered a Fellowship or Teaching Assistantship?

CAL49 1 Yes

CAL49 2 No

9. What amount did you receive?
CAL50

10. Did you receive a national fellowship? Please indicate all won.
CAL51 1 Computational Science Graduate Fellowship	CAL59 1 Josephine de Karman Fellowship
CAL52 1 Department of Defense-NDSEG	CAL60 1 NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship Program
CAL53 1 Department of Defense-SMART Scholarship	CAL61 1 National Physical Science Consortium
CAL54 1 Department of Energy Fellowship	CAL62 1 National Science Foundation Fellowship
CAL55 1 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship	CAL63 1 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans
CAL56 1 Gem Fellowship Program	CAL64 1 Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship
CAL57 1 Google Anita Borg Scholarship	CAL65 1 Other, Please Specify: CAL65txt
CAL58 1 Hertz Fellowship
Which did you accept: CAL66txt

11. If you did not receive a national fellowship, please specify the award, TA, or other university or state fellowship that you were awarded and the yearly amount of the grant:

Name of Funding Source	CAL67
Award Type	CAL68 1 University Award	CAL68 2 Department Award
Yearly stipend	CAL69

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Graduating Seniors: Describe your Plans

If not attending graduate school full time or working full time by the fall, please describe your plans in more detail:

Fellowship for travel/study abroad
Fellowship	CAL70
Country of Study or Travel	CAL71
Amount of award in US dollars	CAL72

Starting own business/self-employed
Field of startup	CAL73
Your role	CAL74
Funding to start firm from own funds?	CAL75 1 Yes	CAL75 2 No
Funding to start firm from venture capital?	CAL76 1 Yes	CAL76 2 No
Other, please specify source	CAL77

Serving in the military
Branch and rank	CAL78

Volunteer activity
Organization	CAL79
Field of activity, e.g. education, health	CAL80
Your position title	CAL81

Traveling using personal or family funds excluding summer travel
Please describe	CAL82

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Last Section

1. Please rate the extent to which your abilities in the areas listed below have changed since you first came to Caltech.

	Much weaker 1	2	3	No change 4	5	6	Much stronger 7
Reading or speaking a foreign language	tlang 1	tlang 2	tlang 3	tlang 4	tlang 5	tlang 6	tlang 7
Writing clearly and effectively	twrite 1	twrite 2	twrite 3	twrite 4	twrite 5	twrite 6	twrite 7
Understanding the significance of art, music, literature, and drama	tartlit 1	tartlit 2	tartlit 3	tartlit 4	tartlit 5	tartlit 6	tartlit 7
Resolving interpersonal conflicts positively	tconflic 1	tconflic 2	tconflic 3	tconflic 4	tconflic 5	tconflic 6	tconflic 7
Placing current problems in historical/cultural/philosophical perspective	tcprob 1	tcprob 2	tcprob 3	tcprob 4	tcprob 5	tcprob 6	tcprob 7
Gaining in-depth knowledge of a field	tindepth 1	tindepth 2	tindepth 3	tindepth 4	tindepth 5	tindepth 6	tindepth 7

2. Overall, how satisfied have you been with your undergraduate education?

CAL91 1 Very Satisfied

CAL91 2 Generally Satisfied

CAL91 3 Ambivalent

CAL91 4 Generally Dissatisfied

3. Would you encourage a high school senior who resembles you when you were a high school senior (same background, ability, interests, and temperament) to attend Caltech?

CAL92 1 Definitely would

CAL92 2 Probably would

CAL92 3 Maybe

CAL92 4 Probably would NOT

CAL92 5 Definitely would NOT

4. Please use the space below to elaborate on any of the questions on the survey and to comment on any other aspect of your undergraduate experience not covered in this questionnaire.
COMMENT