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Your Abilities

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

  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


Workload

Would you please indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statements? Strongly Disagree Somewhat Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Somewhat Agree Strongly Agree
1. I am effective at managing my time. SW01 1 SW01 2 SW01 3 SW01 4 SW01 5
2. Course reading assignments should be taken very seriously and completed on time in order to get the most out of a class. SW02 1 SW02 2 SW02 3 SW02 4 SW02 5
3. I typically over commit myself. SW03 1 SW03 2 SW03 3 SW03 4 SW03 5
4. For the most part, my academic workload has been manageable. SW04 1 SW04 2 SW04 3 SW04 4 SW04 5
5. Students' complaints about workload are exaggerated. SW05 1 SW05 2 SW05 3 SW05 4 SW05 5
6. I feel burnt out. SW06 1 SW06 2 SW06 3 SW06 4 SW06 5
7. I generally feel excited and challenged by my work. SW07 1 SW07 2 SW07 3 SW07 4 SW07 5
8. When I work hard in a course, I usually earn the grade I deserve. SW08 1 SW08 2 SW08 3 SW08 4 SW08 5
9. I have generally been able to find enough time for recreation and social activities. SW09 1 SW09 2 SW09 3 SW09 4 SW09 5


Academic Support

During the current school year, how often have you done each of the following? In Column I, please indicate how often you have used each of these resources. In Column II, please indicate how valuable you found each resource that you used.

  I. How often you have used resource   II. How valuable you found each resource
Never Occasionally Often Very often   Not valuable Somewhat valuable Valuable Very valuable
1. Participated in informal study groups arranged by students SW10 1 SW10 2 SW10 3 SW10 4   SW17 1 SW17 2 SW17 3 SW17 4
2. Participated in study sessions or clinics arranged by course instructors or departments, where upper division students provide assistance (e.g. sessions with Science Associates, Ninjas, Pi-rates, Wizards, etc.). SW11 1 SW11 2 SW11 3 SW11 4   SW18 1 SW18 2 SW18 3 SW18 4
3. Consulted with a Student Academic Mentor (SAM) regarding academic skills. SW12 1 SW12 2 SW12 3 SW12 4   SW19 1 SW19 2 SW19 3 SW19 4
4. Consulted with a Writing Associate (WA). SW13 1 SW13 2 SW13 3 SW13 4   SW20 1 SW20 2 SW20 3 SW20 4
5. Worked with a peer tutor, one on one. SW14 1 SW14 2 SW14 3 SW14 4   SW21 1 SW21 2 SW21 3 SW21 4
6. Attended an Academic Skills Workshop (e.g. time management, reading skills, etc.) organized by the Dean's Office. SW15 1 SW15 2 SW15 3 SW15 4   SW22 1 SW22 2 SW22 3 SW22 4
7. Attended a faculty/instructional staff led clinic offered by an academic department. SW16 1 SW16 2 SW16 3 SW16 4   SW23 1 SW23 2 SW23 3 SW23 4


Diversity

Please indicate the extent to which you have interacted with students from each of the following groups during this academic year.

Interactions with students during college Rarely Occasionally Often Very Often
American Indian or Alaska Native SW24 1 SW24 2 SW24 3 SW24 4
Asian American SW25 1 SW25 2 SW25 3 SW25 4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander SW26 1 SW26 2 SW26 3 SW26 4
Black or African American SW27 1 SW27 2 SW27 3 SW27 4
Hispanic or Latino SW28 1 SW28 2 SW28 3 SW28 4
White SW29 1 SW29 2 SW29 3 SW29 4


General

1. Overall, how satisfied have you been with your undergraduate education?
DISSATISFIED SW30 1 Very dissatisfied
  SW30 2 Generally dissatisfied
  SW30 3 Ambivalent
  SW30 4 Generally satisfied
SATISFIED SW30 5 Very satisfied
2. 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 your college?
SW31 1 Definitely would NOT
SW31 2 Probably would NOT
SW31 3 Maybe
SW31 4 Probably would
SW31 5 Definitely would

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.
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