Senior Survey

2006 Senior Survey

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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.
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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.
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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.
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PART G. Additional Questions from Yale University

1. When you arrived at Yale, what was your intended major?
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2. Rate your current skills in quantitative reasoning ("QR", e.g., mathematics, statistics, algorithms, formal symbolic logic) or its application. Very Weak Very Strong

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3. Rate the extent to which your QR skills have changed during your time at Yale. Much Weaker No Change Much Stronger

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4. How valuable do you think QR skills will be to Yale graduates in their lives and careers? Not At All Valuable Essential

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5. Please describe the course, event, or experience at Yale that contributed the most to the development of your skills in QR or its application.
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6. Please describe the course, event, or experience at Yale that contributed the most to your understanding of science.
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7. Rate your current ability in foreign language skills. Very Weak Very Strong

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8. Rate the extent to which your foreign language skills have changed during your time at Yale. Much Weaker No Change Much Stronger

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9. How valuable do you think foreign language skills will be to Yale graduates in their lives and careers? Not At All Valuable Essential

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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10. Where did you take foreign language courses during college? Mark all that apply.
LOCAL07=1 -- I did not take a foreign language course during college
LOCAL08=1 -- At Yale
LOCAL09=1 -- At another U.S. college or university
LOCAL10=1 -- Abroad

Thinking about your foreign language learning experiences at Yale, how important have the following people been in providing you with helpful information and guidance? Please select Not Applicable if you never discussed foreign language learning with an individual.

Not At All Important Essential Not Applicable

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11. Faculty member or Director of Undergraduate Studies in foreign language/literature department LOCAL11=1 LOCAL11=2 LOCAL11=3 LOCAL11=4 LOCAL11=5 LOCAL11=6 LOCAL11=7 LOCAL11=8

12. Academic advisor LOCAL12=1 LOCAL12=2 LOCAL12=3 LOCAL12=4 LOCAL12=5 LOCAL12=6 LOCAL12=7 LOCAL12=8

13. Residential College Dean LOCAL13=1 LOCAL13=2 LOCAL13=3 LOCAL13=4 LOCAL13=5 LOCAL13=6 LOCAL13=7 LOCAL13=8

14. Staff person from Center for Language Study LOCAL14=1 LOCAL14=2 LOCAL14=3 LOCAL14=4 LOCAL14=5 LOCAL14=6 LOCAL14=7 LOCAL14=8

15. Staff person in International Education and Fellowship Programs (IEFP) LOCAL15=1 LOCAL15=2 LOCAL15=3 LOCAL15=4 LOCAL15=5 LOCAL15=6 LOCAL15=7 LOCAL15=8

16. Please describe the course, event, or experience that contributed the most to the development of your foreign language skills.
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Thinking about your writing experiences at Yale, how helpful have the following been to the improvement of your writing skills?

Not At All Helpful Essential Not Applicable

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17. English course taken in my freshman year LOCAL17=1 LOCAL17=2 LOCAL17=3 LOCAL17=4 LOCAL17=5 LOCAL17=6 LOCAL17=7 LOCAL17=8

18. Writing-intensive course in a department other than English LOCAL18=1 LOCAL18=2 LOCAL18=3 LOCAL18=4 LOCAL18=5 LOCAL18=6 LOCAL18=7 LOCAL18=8

19. Senior essay, senior seminar, or senior project LOCAL19=1 LOCAL19=2 LOCAL19=3 LOCAL19=4 LOCAL19=5 LOCAL19=6 LOCAL19=7 LOCAL19=8

20. Consultation with Residential College (Bass) Writing Tutor LOCAL20=1 LOCAL20=2 LOCAL20=3 LOCAL20=4 LOCAL20=5 LOCAL20=6 LOCAL20=7 LOCAL20=8

21. Consultation with Writing Partners (drop-in hours at the Writing Centerat 35 Broadway) LOCAL21=1 LOCAL21=2 LOCAL21=3 LOCAL21=4 LOCAL21=5 LOCAL21=6 LOCAL21=7 LOCAL21=8

22. Work on student publications LOCAL22=1 LOCAL22=2 LOCAL22=3 LOCAL22=4 LOCAL22=5 LOCAL22=6 LOCAL22=7 LOCAL22=8

23. How many times, if at all, did you work with a Residential College Writing Tutor while at Yale?
LOCAL23=1 -- Never
LOCAL23=2 -- Once or twice
LOCAL23=3 -- 3-5 times (please skip to Question 25)
LOCAL23=4 -- 6-10 times (please skip to Question 25)
LOCAL23=5 -- More than 10 times (please skip to Question 25)

24. If you never worked with a Residential College Writing Tutor, or worked with a Tutor only once or twice, why did you not make more use of this service? Select the one most important reason.
LOCAL24=1 -- The Tutors' hours were inconvenient and didn’t fit with my schedule.
LOCAL24=2 -- The Tutors' hours were often already filled when I tried to schedule an appointment
LOCAL24=3 -- I felt that the program was aimed at students with levels of writing skills lower than mine
LOCAL24=4 -- I got all the help I needed with writing from my course instructors or teaching fellows
LOCAL24=5 -- I felt that the program would not offer appropriate help with the subject matter about which I was writing
LOCAL24=6 -- Other (please explain):
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25. Please describe the course, event, or experience at Yale that contributed the most to the development of your writing skills.
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26. Looking back over your college career, how satisfied are you with housing at Yale? Very DIS-
satisfied Neutral Very Satisfied

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27. How crowded do you feel your residential college is? Very Crowded About Right
Very Spacious

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Please rank the desirability of the following types of housing at Yale:

Most Desirable Next Most Desirable Least Desirable

28. Residential colleges LOCAL28=1 LOCAL28=2 LOCAL28=3

29. Annex space LOCAL29=1 LOCAL29=2 LOCAL29=3

30. Off-campus LOCAL30=1 LOCAL30=2 LOCAL30=3

31. If you lived off campus, what are the reasons you chose this arrangement?
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2. Rate your current skills in quantitative reasoning ("QR", e.g., mathematics, statistics, algorithms, formal symbolic logic) or its application.	Very Weak						Very Strong
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	LOCAL01=1	LOCAL01=2	LOCAL01=3	LOCAL01=4	LOCAL01=5	LOCAL01=6	LOCAL01=7

3. Rate the extent to which your QR skills have changed during your time at Yale.	Much Weaker			No Change			Much Stronger
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	LOCAL02=1	LOCAL02=2	LOCAL02=3	LOCAL02=4	LOCAL02=5	LOCAL02=6	LOCAL02=7

4. How valuable do you think QR skills will be to Yale graduates in their lives and careers?	Not At All Valuable						Essential
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	LOCAL03=1	LOCAL03=2	LOCAL03=3	LOCAL03=4	LOCAL03=5	LOCAL03=6	LOCAL03=7

7. Rate your current ability in foreign language skills.	Very Weak						Very Strong
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	LOCAL04=1	LOCAL04=2	LOCAL04=3	LOCAL04=4	LOCAL04=5	LOCAL04=6	LOCAL04=7

8. Rate the extent to which your foreign language skills have changed during your time at Yale.	Much Weaker			No Change			Much Stronger
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	LOCAL05=1	LOCAL05=2	LOCAL05=3	LOCAL05=4	LOCAL05=5	LOCAL05=6	LOCAL05=7

9. How valuable do you think foreign language skills will be to Yale graduates in their lives and careers?	Not At All Valuable						Essential
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	LOCAL06=1	LOCAL06=2	LOCAL06=3	LOCAL06=4	LOCAL06=5	LOCAL06=6	LOCAL06=7

	Not At All Important						Essential	Not Applicable
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
11. Faculty member or Director of Undergraduate Studies in foreign language/literature department	LOCAL11=1	LOCAL11=2	LOCAL11=3	LOCAL11=4	LOCAL11=5	LOCAL11=6	LOCAL11=7	LOCAL11=8
12. Academic advisor	LOCAL12=1	LOCAL12=2	LOCAL12=3	LOCAL12=4	LOCAL12=5	LOCAL12=6	LOCAL12=7	LOCAL12=8
13. Residential College Dean	LOCAL13=1	LOCAL13=2	LOCAL13=3	LOCAL13=4	LOCAL13=5	LOCAL13=6	LOCAL13=7	LOCAL13=8
14. Staff person from Center for Language Study	LOCAL14=1	LOCAL14=2	LOCAL14=3	LOCAL14=4	LOCAL14=5	LOCAL14=6	LOCAL14=7	LOCAL14=8
15. Staff person in International Education and Fellowship Programs (IEFP)	LOCAL15=1	LOCAL15=2	LOCAL15=3	LOCAL15=4	LOCAL15=5	LOCAL15=6	LOCAL15=7	LOCAL15=8

	Not At All Helpful						Essential	Not Applicable
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
17. English course taken in my freshman year	LOCAL17=1	LOCAL17=2	LOCAL17=3	LOCAL17=4	LOCAL17=5	LOCAL17=6	LOCAL17=7	LOCAL17=8
18. Writing-intensive course in a department other than English	LOCAL18=1	LOCAL18=2	LOCAL18=3	LOCAL18=4	LOCAL18=5	LOCAL18=6	LOCAL18=7	LOCAL18=8
19. Senior essay, senior seminar, or senior project	LOCAL19=1	LOCAL19=2	LOCAL19=3	LOCAL19=4	LOCAL19=5	LOCAL19=6	LOCAL19=7	LOCAL19=8
20. Consultation with Residential College (Bass) Writing Tutor	LOCAL20=1	LOCAL20=2	LOCAL20=3	LOCAL20=4	LOCAL20=5	LOCAL20=6	LOCAL20=7	LOCAL20=8
21. Consultation with Writing Partners (drop-in hours at the Writing Centerat 35 Broadway)	LOCAL21=1	LOCAL21=2	LOCAL21=3	LOCAL21=4	LOCAL21=5	LOCAL21=6	LOCAL21=7	LOCAL21=8
22. Work on student publications	LOCAL22=1	LOCAL22=2	LOCAL22=3	LOCAL22=4	LOCAL22=5	LOCAL22=6	LOCAL22=7	LOCAL22=8

26. Looking back over your college career, how satisfied are you with housing at Yale?	Very DIS- satisfied			Neutral			Very Satisfied
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	LOCAL26=1	LOCAL26=2	LOCAL26=3	LOCAL26=4	LOCAL26=5	LOCAL26=6	LOCAL26=7

27. How crowded do you feel your residential college is?	Very Crowded			About Right			Very Spacious
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
	LOCAL27=1	LOCAL27=2	LOCAL27=3	LOCAL27=4	LOCAL27=5	LOCAL27=6	LOCAL27=7

	Most Desirable	Next Most Desirable	Least Desirable
28. Residential colleges	LOCAL28=1	LOCAL28=2	LOCAL28=3
29. Annex space	LOCAL29=1	LOCAL29=2	LOCAL29=3
30. Off-campus	LOCAL30=1	LOCAL30=2	LOCAL30=3