Your comments will be welcome, read, and considered
carefully ... and will remain confidential when reported to policy makers
at your school.
Please use the space below to comment on what your school could have
done to improve your undergraduate experience or what you wish you had
done differently, or both.
TEXTBOX: IMPROVE.TEXT
Please use the space below to describe the most important outcomes of
your time as an undergraduate. Where possible, be specific about how your
college or university contributed to these accomplishments, changes or
other developments.
TEXTBOX: OUTCOMES.TEXT
Please use the space below to elaborate on any of the questions above
(refer to the question by number) and to comment on any other aspect of
your undergraduate experience not covered in this questionnaire.
TEXTBOX: COMMENT.TEXT
PART G. Additional Questions from Amherst College
1. I used the open curriculum to avoid certain areas of study.
LOCAL01=1 --
Strongly agree
LOCAL01=2 --
Agree
LOCAL01=3 --
Disagree
LOCAL01=4 --
Strongly disagree
2. Please list the areas of study you avoided with the open curriculum.
TEXTBOX: LOCAL42.TEXT
3. I used the open curriculum to explore areas of study I might not
have otherwise pursued.
LOCAL03=1 --
Strongly agree
LOCAL03=2 --
Agree
LOCAL03=3 --
Disagree
LOCAL03=4 --
Strongly disagree
4. Please list the areas of study you explored with the open curriculum.
TEXTBOX: LOCAL44.TEXT
5. Please list any areas of study that are not offered at Amherst that
you wish had been offered AND list any existing areas of study at Amherst
that you wish had more robust course offerings.
TEXTBOX: LOCAL45.TEXT
6. Think about the group or groups that you most closely identify yourself
with at Amherst College. For some students this is a racial, ethnic or
national origin group, for others it might be a religious affiliation,
athletic team, socioeconomic status, off-campus fraternity, or club. Others
identify themselves as gay or lesbian, as a foreign national, by their
academic major or interests, or affiliation with an extracurricular group
such as a student media organization or a musical group. You may identify
with a group type not mentioned above. Think about how you primarily identify
yourself at Amherst and write it in this box:
TEXTBOX: LOCAL46.TEXT
7. We are interested in whether important activities and opportunities
at Amherst are easier or more difficult because you are a member of this
group. Please rate the challenge of each of the activities below by choosing
one response for each item:
| |
Much easier |
Easier |
Neither easier nor more
difficult |
More difficult |
Much more difficult |
| Be taken seriously by professors |
LOCAL07=1 |
LOCAL07=2 |
LOCAL07=3 |
LOCAL07=4 |
LOCAL07=5 |
| Earn good grades in coursework |
LOCAL08=1 |
LOCAL08=2 |
LOCAL08=3 |
LOCAL08=4 |
LOCAL08=5 |
| Make friends outside of my group |
LOCAL09=1 |
LOCAL09=2 |
LOCAL09=3 |
LOCAL09=4 |
LOCAL09=5 |
| Meet dating partners |
LOCAL10=1 |
LOCAL10=2 |
LOCAL10=3 |
LOCAL10=4 |
LOCAL10=5 |
| Make contacts for the future |
LOCAL11=1 |
LOCAL11=2 |
LOCAL11=3 |
LOCAL11=4 |
LOCAL11=5 |
| Get invited to social events |
LOCAL12=1 |
LOCAL12=2 |
LOCAL12=3 |
LOCAL12=4 |
LOCAL12=5 |
| Feel comfortable on campus |
LOCAL13=1 |
LOCAL13=2 |
LOCAL13=3 |
LOCAL13=4 |
LOCAL13=5 |
| Find like-minded friends |
LOCAL14=1 |
LOCAL14=2 |
LOCAL14=3 |
LOCAL14=4 |
LOCAL14=5 |
| Find refuge when things go badly |
LOCAL15=1 |
LOCAL15=2 |
LOCAL15=3 |
LOCAL15=4 |
LOCAL15=5 |
| Be welcomed by other groups |
LOCAL16=1 |
LOCAL16=2 |
LOCAL16=3 |
LOCAL16=4 |
LOCAL16=5 |
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Thank you very much for contributing to this research!