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

  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
Quantitative reasoning (“QR”, e.g., mathematics, statistics, algorithms, formal symbolic logic) or its application. YAL01 1 YAL01 2 YAL01 3 YAL01 4 YAL01 5 YAL01 6 YAL01 7

2. How often, during this academic year, have you...

  Rarely or never Occasionally Often Very often
Felt free to express your opinions and identities (e.g., religious, political, sexual, racial) in academic settings YAL20 1 YAL20 2 YAL20 3 YAL20 4
Felt free to express your opinions and identities (e.g., religious, political, sexual, racial) in social and extracurricular settings YAL21 1 YAL21 2 YAL21 3 YAL21 4
Reframed setbacks as opportunitites for learning and personal growth YAL22 1 YAL22 2 YAL22 3 YAL22 4

3. How valuable do you think each of the following will be to Yale graduates in their lives and careers?

  Not at all valuable
1 		2 3 4 5 6 Essential
7
Quantitative reasoning skills YAL02 1 YAL02 2 YAL02 3 YAL02 4 YAL02 5 YAL02 6 YAL02 7
Foreign language skills YAL03 1 YAL03 2 YAL03 3 YAL03 4 YAL03 5 YAL03 6 YAL03 7
Writing skills YAL04 1 YAL04 2 YAL04 3 YAL04 4 YAL04 5 YAL04 6 YAL04 7
Studying or working abroad while in college YAL05 1 YAL05 2 YAL05 3 YAL05 4 YAL05 5 YAL05 6 YAL05 7

Writing

4. During this academic year, have you gotten feedback on your writing before turning it in from any of the following?

  Yes No
A professor or teaching fellow YAL06 1 YAL06 2
A friend or classmate YAL07 1 YAL07 2
A Bass Writing Tutor in the Residential Colleges YAL08 1 YAL08 2
A Writing Partner at the Writing Center (35 Broadway) YAL09 1 YAL09 2
A parent/guardian or other family member YAL10 1 YAL10 2
Someone else, please specify: YAL11txt YAL11 1 YAL11 2

5. Before you began college, which of the following had you done at least twice as a writer:

  Yes No
Written a paper that was five pages (1500 words) or longer YAL12 1 YAL12 2
Written a paper that required independent research YAL13 1 YAL13 2
Written a personal experience essay for a class (not for college applications) YAL14 1 YAL14 2
Written creative writing for a class YAL15 1 YAL15 2

6. Before you began college, which of the following had you done at least once as a writer:

  Yes No
Written a paper that was ten pages (3000 words) or longer YAL16 1 YAL16 2
Created a visual or audio media presentation for a class assignment (website, podcast, PowerPoint presentation, video, poster presentation, etc.) YAL17 1 YAL17 2

Academic Dishonesty

7. Based on your understanding, do you think you have ever engaged in academic dishonesty or plagiarism while in college? (Your responses are completely confidential.)
YAL18 1 Not sure
YAL18 2 Never
YAL18 3 Once or twice
YAL18 4 Sometimes
YAL18 5 Frequently

Yale Library Facilities and Services

8. How satisfied are you with the following Yale Library services:

  Very dissatisfied
1 		2 3 Ambivalent/ Neutral
4 		5 6 Very satisfied
7
The range and depth of information available in the print collections YAL41 1 YAL41 2 YAL41 3 YAL41 4 YAL41 5 YAL41 6 YAL41 7
The range and depth of digital resources YAL42 1 YAL42 2 YAL42 3 YAL42 4 YAL42 5 YAL42 6 YAL42 7
Assistance from Library staff in identifying useful information YAL43 1 YAL43 2 YAL43 3 YAL43 4 YAL43 5 YAL43 6 YAL43 7
Hours that Sterling and Bass Libraries are open YAL44 1 YAL44 2 YAL44 3 YAL44 4 YAL44 5 YAL44 6 YAL44 7
Availability of spaces in the Libraries for group study YAL45 1 YAL45 2 YAL45 3 YAL45 4 YAL45 5 YAL45 6 YAL45 7

9. Are there areas in which you would like to see changes or improvements in the Library's services, collections, or spaces?
YAL46txt

Science and Quantitative Reasoning

10. Please describe one or two of your experiences in QR courses at Yale (positive or negative) and how they influenced your quantitative skills and critical evaluation of quantitative information.
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11. Please describe one or two of your experiences with science courses at Yale (positive or negative) and how they influenced your ability to make and understand arguments based on scientific information or evidence.
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12. If you came to Yale considering a major in science or engineering, what specific experiences either supported or diminished that interest? If you subsequently decided on a non-science/engineering major, what experiences led you to that decision?
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Shopping Period

13. What, if any, aspects of 'shopping period' do you dislike?
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14. Is there anything you would change about shopping period specifically or course registration in general?
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Final Thoughts

15. 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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