2008 Senior Survey

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Part A. Evaluation of Your Undergraduate Experience

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

DISSATISFIED SATISFAC 1 Very dissatisfied
  SATISFAC 2 Generally dissatisfied
  SATISFAC 3 Ambivalent
  SATISFAC 4 Generally satisfied
 SATISFIED SATISFAC 5 Very satisfied

2. How satisfied are you with each of the following services or aspects of your college? If you lack experience with an aspect, please mark "Not Applicable." (Mark ONE answer in each row.)

Quality of Academic Experience Very Dis- satisfied Generally Dis- satisfied Generally Satisfied Very Satisfied   Not applicable
Academic advising before declaring a major SADVISE 1 SADVISE 2 SADVISE 3 SADVISE 4   SADVISE 5
Academic advising in your major SADVMAJ 1 SADVMAJ 2 SADVMAJ 3 SADVMAJ 4   SADVMAJ 5
Out of class availability of faculty SFACAVL 1 SFACAVL 2 SFACAVL 3 SFACAVL 4   SFACAVL 5
Opportunities to participate in research with a faculty member SRESEARC 1 SRESEARC 2 SRESEARC 3 SRESEARC 4   SRESEARC 5
Tutorial help or other academic assistance SHELP 1 SHELP 2 SHELP 3 SHELP 4   SHELP 5
Internships SINTERN 1 SINTERN 2 SINTERN 3 SINTERN 4   SINTERN 5
Study off-campus or abroad SABROAD 1 SABROAD 2 SABROAD 3 SABROAD 4   SABROAD 5
Availability of courses you wanted to take SCRSAVL 1 SCRSAVL 2 SCRSAVL 3 SCRSAVL 4   SCRSAVL 5
Overall quality of instruction SINSTQL 1 SINSTQL 2 SINSTQL 3 SINSTQL 4   SINSTQL 5
Size of classes SCLSIZE 1 SCLSIZE 2 SCLSIZE 3 SCLSIZE 4   SCLSIZE 5
Interdisciplinary courses SINTDIS 1 SINTDIS 2 SINTDIS 3 SINTDIS 4   SINTDIS 5
Independent study or self-designed courses SINDSTUD 1 SINDSTUD 2 SINDSTUD 3 SINDSTUD 4   SINDSTUD 5
Quality of Course Instruction Very Dis- satisfied Generally Dis- satisfied Generally Satisfied Very Satisfied   Not applicable
Humanities and arts courses SHUMART 1 SHUMART 2 SHUMART 3 SHUMART 4   SHUMART 5
Natural science and math courses SNSCIMAT 1 SNSCIMAT 2 SNSCIMAT 3 SNSCIMAT 4   SNSCIMAT 5
Social science courses SSOCSCI 1 SSOCSCI 2 SSOCSCI 3 SSOCSCI 4   SSOCSCI 5
Engineering courses SENGINER 1 SENGINER 2 SENGINER 3 SENGINER 4   SENGINER 5
Courses in your major field SCRSMAJ 1 SCRSMAJ 2 SCRSMAJ 3 SCRSMAJ 4   SCRSMAJ 5


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Part A. Evaluation of Your Undergraduate Experience (continued)

2 (continued). How satisfied are you with each of the following services or aspects of your college? If you lack experience with an aspect, please mark "Not Applicable." (Mark ONE answer in each row.)

Quality of Campus Services and Facilities Very Dis- satisfied Generally Dis- satisfied Generally Satisfied Very Satisfied   Not applicable
Classrooms SCLASSRM 1 SCLASSRM 2 SCLASSRM 3 SCLASSRM 4   SCLASSRM 5
Laboratory facilities and equipment SSCIEQP 1 SSCIEQP 2 SSCIEQP 3 SSCIEQP 4   SSCIEQP 5
Foreign language facilities SLANGFAC 1 SLANGFAC 2 SLANGFAC 3 SLANGFAC 4   SLANGFAC 5
Computer facilities and resources SCOMPFAC 1 SCOMPFAC 2 SCOMPFAC 3 SCOMPFAC 4   SCOMPFAC 5
Computer services and support SCOMPSER 1 SCOMPSER 2 SCOMPSER 3 SCOMPSER 4   SCOMPSER 5
Library facilities and resources SLIBFAC 1 SLIBFAC 2 SLIBFAC 3 SLIBFAC 4   SLIBFAC 5
Athletic facilities SATHFAC 1 SATHFAC 2 SATHFAC 3 SATHFAC 4   SATHFAC 5
Administration's responsiveness to student concerns SADMRESP 1 SADMRESP 2 SADMRESP 3 SADMRESP 4   SADMRESP 5
Campus security office/campus police SPOLICE 1 SPOLICE 2 SPOLICE 3 SPOLICE 4   SPOLICE 5
Career services SCAREER 1 SCAREER 2 SCAREER 3 SCAREER 4   SCAREER 5
Financial aid office SFINAID 1 SFINAID 2 SFINAID 3 SFINAID 4   SFINAID 5
Your financial aid award(s) SFINAWRD 1 SFINAWRD 2 SFINAWRD 3 SFINAWRD 4   SFINAWRD 5
Financial services (Bursar's office, student accounts, etc.) SFINSERV 1 SFINSERV 2 SFINSERV 3 SFINSERV 4   SFINSERV 5
Food services SFOOD 1 SFOOD 2 SFOOD 3 SFOOD 4   SFOOD 5
Psychological counseling services SPYSCH 1 SPYSCH 2 SPYSCH 3 SPYSCH 4   SPYSCH 5
Registrar's office SREGISTR 1 SREGISTR 2 SREGISTR 3 SREGISTR 4   SREGISTR 5
Student employment programs SSTDEMP 1 SSTDEMP 2 SSTDEMP 3 SSTDEMP 4   SSTDEMP 5
Student health services SHEALTH 1 SHEALTH 2 SHEALTH 3 SHEALTH 4   SHEALTH 5
Student housing facilities SHOFAC 1 SHOFAC 2 SHOFAC 3 SHOFAC 4   SHOFAC 5
Student housing office/services SHOSERV 1 SHOSERV 2 SHOSERV 3 SHOSERV 4   SHOSERV 5
Quality of Campus Life Very Dis- satisfied Generally Dis- satisfied Generally Satisfied Very Satisfied   Not applicable
Opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities SEXTRAC 1 SEXTRAC 2 SEXTRAC 3 SEXTRAC 4   SEXTRAC 5
Social life on campus SSOCLIFE 1 SSOCLIFE 2 SSOCLIFE 3 SSOCLIFE 4   SSOCLIFE 5
Student government SSTDGOVT 1 SSTDGOVT 2 SSTDGOVT 3 SSTDGOVT 4   SSTDGOVT 5
Extra-curricular speakers, cultural offerings, and events SEVENTS 1 SEVENTS 2 SEVENTS 3 SEVENTS 4   SEVENTS 5
Climate for minority students on campus SMINCLIM 1 SMINCLIM 2 SMINCLIM 3 SMINCLIM 4   SMINCLIM 5
Sense of community on campus SCAMPCOM 1 SCAMPCOM 2 SCAMPCOM 3 SCAMPCOM 4   SCAMPCOM 5
Sense of community where you live SLIVECOM 1 SLIVECOM 2 SLIVECOM 3 SLIVECOM 4   SLIVECOM 5
Ethnic/racial diversity of the campus SDIVERSE 1 SDIVERSE 2 SDIVERSE 3 SDIVERSE 4   SDIVERSE 5
Intercollegiate athletic opportunities SATHOPP 1 SATHOPP 2 SATHOPP 3 SATHOPP 4   SATHOPP 5
Club sport opportunities SCLUBSP 1 SCLUBSP 2 SCLUBSP 3 SCLUBSP 4   SCLUBSP 5
Recreational and intramural athletic opportunities SRECRSP 1 SRECRSP 2 SRECRSP 3 SRECRSP 4   SRECRSP 5
Feeling of security on campus SSECURE 1 SSECURE 2 SSECURE 3 SSECURE 4   SSECURE 5

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 your college?
ENCHSS 1 Definitely would NOT
ENCHSS 2 Probably would NOT
ENCHSS 3 Maybe
ENCHSS 4 Probably would
ENCHSS 5 Definitely would

4A. As an undergraduate, did you ever seriously question or rethink your beliefs or values in any of the following areas? You need not have changed your beliefs or values in order to answer "yes" to having questioned them in a fundamental way.

  Yes No
Own political beliefs/values QPOLBEL 1 QPOLBEL 2
Own religious beliefs QRELBEL 1 QRELBEL 2
Own moral/ethical values QMORAL 1 QMORAL 2
Beliefs about the nature of humans or society QHUMNAT 1 QHUMNAT 2
Beliefs about religion(s) other than your own QRELIG 1 QRELIG 2
Beliefs about a race/ethnic group other than your own QRACETH 1 QRACETH 2
Beliefs about people with sexual orientations other than your own QSEXOR 1 QSEXOR 2

4B. Please indicate the extent to which you had interaction with students from each of the following groups when you were in college.

  None Little Some Substantial
American Indian or Alaska Native IAMERIND 1 IAMERIND 2 IAMERIND 3 IAMERIND 4
Asian American IASIAN 1 IASIAN 2 IASIAN 3 IASIAN 4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander IHAWAII 1 IHAWAII 2 IHAWAII 3 IHAWAII 4
Black or African American IBLACK 1 IBLACK 2 IBLACK 3 IBLACK 4
Hispanic or Latino IHISP 1 IHISP 2 IHISP 3 IHISP 4
White IWHITE 1 IWHITE 2 IWHITE 3 IWHITE 4
From outside the U.S. IFOREIGN 1 IFOREIGN 2 IFOREIGN 3 IFOREIGN 4
Different religion from yours IDIFREL 1 IDIFREL 2 IDIFREL 3 IDIFREL 4
Different economic background from yours IDIFECBK 1 IDIFECBK 2 IDIFECBK 3 IDIFECBK 4


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Part A. Evaluation of Your Undergraduate Experience (continued)

5. The list below contains some abilities and types of knowledge that may be developed in a bachelor's degree program. In Column I, please indicate the importance in your life of each ability or type of knowledge. In Column II, please indicate how your ability in each area has changed since you first entered college.

  I. Importance   II. Change
Not Important Somewhat Important Very Important Essential   Weaker Now No Change Stronger Now Much Stronger Now
Write effectively IWRITE 1 IWRITE 2 IWRITE 3 IWRITE 4   CWRITE 1 CWRITE 2 CWRITE 3 CWRITE 4
Communicate well orally IORAL 1 IORAL 2 IORAL 3 IORAL 4   CORAL 1 CORAL 2 CORAL 3 CORAL 4
Acquire new skills and knowledge on my own ISKILLS 1 ISKILLS 2 ISKILLS 3 ISKILLS 4   CSKILLS 1 CSKILLS 2 CSKILLS 3 CSKILLS 4
Think analytically and logically ITHINK 1 ITHINK 2 ITHINK 3 ITHINK 4   CTHINK 1 CTHINK 2 CTHINK 3 CTHINK 4
Formulate/create original ideas and solutions ICREATE 1 ICREATE 2 ICREATE 3 ICREATE 4   CCREATE 1 CCREATE 2 CCREATE 3 CCREATE 4
Evaluate and choose between alternative courses of action ICHOOSE 1 ICHOOSE 2 ICHOOSE 3 ICHOOSE 4   CCHOOSE 1 CCHOOSE 2 CCHOOSE 3 CCHOOSE 4
Lead and supervise tasks and groups of people ILEAD 1 ILEAD 2 ILEAD 3 ILEAD 4   CLEAD 1 CLEAD 2 CLEAD 3 CLEAD 4
Relate well to people of different races, nations, and religions IRELRACE 1 IRELRACE 2 IRELRACE 3 IRELRACE 4   CRELRACE 1 CRELRACE 2 CRELRACE 3 CRELRACE 4
Function effectively as a member of a team ITEAM 1 ITEAM 2 ITEAM 3 ITEAM 4   CTEAM 1 CTEAM 2 CTEAM 3 CTEAM 4
Use quantitative tools (e.g., statistics, graphs) IQUANT 1 IQUANT 2 IQUANT 3 IQUANT 4   CQUANT 1 CQUANT 2 CQUANT 3 CQUANT 4
Place current problems in historical/cultural/philosophical perspective ICPROB 1 ICPROB 2 ICPROB 3 ICPROB 4   CCPROB 1 CCPROB 2 CCPROB 3 CCPROB 4
Identify moral and ethical issues IMORAL 1 IMORAL 2 IMORAL 3 IMORAL 4   CMORAL 1 CMORAL 2 CMORAL 3 CMORAL 4
  Not Important Somewhat Important Very Important Essential   Weaker Now No Change Stronger Now Much Stronger Now
Understand myself: abilities, interests, limitations, personality IUNDSELF 1 IUNDSELF 2 IUNDSELF 3 IUNDSELF 4   CUNDSELF 1 CUNDSELF 2 CUNDSELF 3 CUNDSELF 4
Function independently, without supervision IINDEP 1 IINDEP 2 IINDEP 3 IINDEP 4   CINDEP 1 CINDEP 2 CINDEP 3 CINDEP 4
Gain in-depth knowledge of a field IINDEPTH 1 IINDEPTH 2 IINDEPTH 3 IINDEPTH 4   CINDEPTH 1 CINDEPTH 2 CINDEPTH 3 CINDEPTH 4
Plan and execute complex projects IPROJECT 1 IPROJECT 2 IPROJECT 3 IPROJECT 4   CPROJECT 1 CPROJECT 2 CPROJECT 3 CPROJECT 4
Read or speak a foreign language ILANG 1 ILANG 2 ILANG 3 ILANG 4   CLANG 1 CLANG 2 CLANG 3 CLANG 4
Appreciate art, literature, music, drama IARTLIT 1 IARTLIT 2 IARTLIT 3 IARTLIT 4   CARTLIT 1 CARTLIT 2 CARTLIT 3 CARTLIT 4
Acquire broad knowledge in the arts and sciences IBROADKN 1 IBROADKN 2 IBROADKN 3 IBROADKN 4   CBROADKN 1 CBROADKN 2 CBROADKN 3 CBROADKN 4
Develop an awareness of social problems IAWARE 1 IAWARE 2 IAWARE 3 IAWARE 4   CAWARE 1 CAWARE 2 CAWARE 3 CAWARE 4
Develop self-esteem/self-confidence IESTEEM 1 IESTEEM 2 IESTEEM 3 IESTEEM 4   CESTEEM 1 CESTEEM 2 CESTEEM 3 CESTEEM 4
Resolve interpersonal conflicts positively ICONFLIC 1 ICONFLIC 2 ICONFLIC 3 ICONFLIC 4   CCONFLIC 1 CCONFLIC 2 CCONFLIC 3 CCONFLIC 4
Synthesize and integrate ideas and information ISYNTH 1 ISYNTH 2 ISYNTH 3 ISYNTH 4   CSYNTH 1 CSYNTH 2 CSYNTH 3 CSYNTH 4
Understand the process of science and experimentation ISCIPROC 1 ISCIPROC 2 ISCIPROC 3 ISCIPROC 4   CSCIPROC 1 CSCIPROC 2 CSCIPROC 3 CSCIPROC 4
Evaluate the role of science and technology in society ISCIROLE 1 ISCIROLE 2 ISCIROLE 3 ISCIROLE 4   CSCIROLE 1 CSCIROLE 2 CSCIROLE 3 CSCIROLE 4


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Part B. Future Plans

6A. What is MOST LIKELY to be your PRINCIPAL activity this fall?
Mark only one activity in column A.
  6B. What else, if anything, will you probably be doing this fall?
Mark as many as apply.
A B  
PRACT06 01 OTHEMPFT 1 Employment, full-time paid
PRACT06 02 OTHEMPPT 1 Employment, part-time paid
PRACT06 03 OTHSCHFT 1 Graduate or professional school full-time
PRACT06 04 OTHSCHPT 1 Graduate or professional school part-time
PRACT06 05 OTHBA 1 Additional undergraduate coursework
PRACT06 06 OTHMIL 1 Military Service
PRACT06 07 OTHVOL 1 Volunteer activity (e.g., Peace Corps)
PRACT06 08 OTHFAM 1 Starting or raising a family
PRACT06 09 OTHTRA 1 Traveling
PRACT06 10 OTHUND 1 Completely undecided
PRACT06 11 OTHACT 1 Other activity. Please specify: (500 characters maximum)

7. If employment will be your PRIMARY activity this fall, which of the following BEST describes the current state of your employment plans?
(Exclude search for summer-only employment; mark only ONE answer.)
 JOBPLANS 1 Have accepted a position
JOBPLANS 2 Have been offered a position and refused it; still searching for preferred position
JOBPLANS 3 Considering one or more specific offers
JOBPLANS 4 Currently searching for a position or waiting for an offer
JOBPLANS 5 Will begin searching for a position after graduation
JOBPLANS 6 Not planning on employment this fall

8. If you have accepted a job, in what sector is your position? (Mark only ONE answer.)
JOBSECT 01 Financial services
JOBSECT 02 Consulting
JOBSECT 03 Sales and marketing
JOBSECT 04 Business (other)
JOBSECT 05 Communications, media, or the arts
JOBSECT 06 Education
JOBSECT 07 Engineering
JOBSECT 08 Government
 JOBSECT 09 Health or medicine
JOBSECT 10 Information technology
JOBSECT 11 Law
JOBSECT 12 Military
JOBSECT 13 Non-profit agency or NGO
JOBSECT 14 Sports, hospitality, recreation
JOBSECT 15 Other. Please specify: JOBSECTOTHER (500 characters maximum)

9A. Which of the following best describes the current state of your educational plans for the fall?
(Mark only ONE answer.)
EDPLANS 1 Accepted and will be attending in the fall
EDPLANS 2 Accepted and deferred admission until a later date
EDPLANS 3 Placed on the waiting list, no acceptances
EDPLANS 4 No acceptances
EDPLANS 5 Not planning on school this fall

9B. If education (graduate or professional school) will be your PRIMARY activity this fall, will you be attending your first choice institution?
 FCHOICE 1 Yes
FCHOICE 2 No >> Why not? (Mark all that apply.)
        NFCHOICE 1 Not admitted to first choice institution
       NCOST 1 School I will be attending costs less than first choice
       NAID 1 School I will attend offered more attractive aid/assistance
       NGEO 1 Constraints on geographic mobility (location of school)
       NOTHER 1 Other. Please specify: NOTHERTEXT (500 characters maximum)

10. Which, if any, degrees do you plan to pursue this fall and at any time in the future? Please answer in both columns.
(Mark more than one answer in one column only if you expect to receive a joint degree.)

This Fall   Future Plans  
APBA06 1   FAPBA 1 Second bachelor's degree
APMAS06 1   FAPMAS 1 Master's degree in the Arts & Sciences
APMENG06 1   FAPMENG 1 Master's degree in Engineering
APMBA06 1   FAPMBA 1 Master's degree in Business (MBA)
APMOTH06 1   FAPMOTH 1 Other Master's degree (e.g., MPA, MSW, MSN, MAT, MPH, MM)
APEDD06 1   FAPEDD 1 Professional doctorate (EdD, DDiv)
APPHD06 1   FAPPHD 1 Ph.D.
APMED06 1   FAPMED 1 Medical degree (MD, DO, DDS, DVM)
APLAW06 1   FAPLAW 1 Law degree (JD, LLB)
APOTH06 1   FAPOTH 1 Other degree or certificate
APUND06 1   FAPUND 1 Undecided about advanced degree
APNO06 1   FAPNO 1 No advanced degree


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Part B. Future Plans (continued)

11. If you plan to pursue a Master’s or Doctoral degree in the fall, in which field(s) do you expect to earn a degree?
(Please specify in the box below.)
MASTFIELD

12. How important was Career Services in helping you to ...
... explore career options?
CSEXPLO 1 Not Important
CSEXPLO 2 Somewhat Important
CSEXPLO 3 Very Important
CSEXPLO 4 Essential
CSEXPLO 5 Not Applicable
... locate employment following college?
CSEMPLY 1 Not Important
CSEMPLY 2 Somewhat Important
CSEMPLY 3 Very Important
CSEMPLY 4 Essential
CSEMPLY 5 Not Applicable

13. From whom or where did you get information to help you achieve your post-graduation plans and how valuable was the information?
(Mark one answer for each source.)

Career Services: Not Very Valuable Moderately Valuable Very Valuable   Not a Source

Resume critique

CSRESUM 1 CSRESUM 2 CSRESUM 3   CSRESUM 4
Career counseling CSCOUNS 1 CSCOUNS 2 CSCOUNS 3   CSCOUNS 4
Website resources CSWEB 1 CSWEB 2 CSWEB 3   CSWEB 4
Workshops, panels, and programs CSWKSHP 1 CSWKSHP 2 CSWKSHP 3   CSWKSHP 4
Library materials CSLIB 1 CSLIB 2 CSLIB 3   CSLIB 4
On-campus recruiting CSONREC 1 CSONREC 2 CSONREC 3   CSONREC 4
Off-campus recruiting CSOFFRC 1 CSOFFRC 2 CSOFFRC 3   CSOFFRC 4
Networking and Other Resources: Not Very Valuable Moderately Valuable Very Valuable   Not a Source

Parents or family

CSPAR 1 CSPAR 2 CSPAR 3   CSPAR 4
Faculty advisor CSFCADV 1 CSFCADV 2 CSFCADV 3   CSFCADV 4
Other faculty CSFCOTH 1 CSFCOTH 2 CSFCOTH 3   CSFCOTH 4
Students or friends CSSTUD 1 CSSTUD 2 CSSTUD 3   CSSTUD 4
Alumnus or alumna CSALUM 1 CSALUM 2 CSALUM 3   CSALUM 4
Former job or internship CSJOB 1 CSJOB 2 CSJOB 3   CSJOB 4
On-line job listings (e.g., Monstertrak,
Experiences.com, etc.) 		CSLIST 1 CSLIST 2 CSLIST 3   CSLIST 4

14. How many faculty members know you well enough to provide a professional recommendation concerning your qualifications for a job or for advanced degree work?
 FACKNOW 1 0
FACKNOW 2 1
FACKNOW 3 2
FACKNOW 4 3
FACKNOW 5 4 or more


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PART C. Financing Your Undergraduate Education

15. How did you finance your undergraduate education (tuition, fees, room and board)?

  Not a Source Minor Source Major Source Don't Know
A. Financial aid from your institution (includes work-study, student loans, scholarships, and grants) FAIDINST 1 FAIDINST 2 FAIDINST 3 FAIDINST 4
B. Parental resources (Parents' earnings, savings, assets, trusts, loans taken out by your parents, tuition assistance programs from parents' employers) FPARENT 1 FPARENT 2 FPARENT 3 FPARENT 4
C. Other personal resources - exclude items listed in A. above (Include your own savings and assets, vacation period earnings, loans to you from relatives, non-institutional scholarships or grants, gifts, trusts from relatives other than parents) FPERSON 1 FPERSON 2 FPERSON 3 FPERSON 4
D. Other sources (Please describe): FOTHERSTEXT FOTHERS 1 FOTHERS 2 FOTHERS 3 FOTHERS 4

16. How much of your college costs this year were paid for with a grant or scholarship (aid you need NOT repay)?
GRANT 1 None
GRANT 2 $1 - $4,999
GRANT 3 $5,000 - $9,999
GRANT 4 $10,000 - $14,999
GRANT 5 $15,000 - $19,999
GRANT 6 $20,000 or more
GRANT 7 Do not know

17. What is the total amount YOU borrowed personally for your undergraduate education (tuition, fees, room and board)?
 TOWNLOAN 01 $0
TOWNLOAN 02 $1 - $4,999
TOWNLOAN 03 $5,000 - $9,999
TOWNLOAN 04 $10,000 -$14,999
TOWNLOAN 05 $15,000 -$19,999
TOWNLOAN 06 $20,000 - $24,999
TOWNLOAN 07 $25,000 - $29,999
TOWNLOAN 08 $30,000 or more
TOWNLOAN 09 More than $0 but unable to estimate the amount

18. Will your parents or family help you pay off the loans in question 17?
HELPPAY 1 Yes
HELPPAY 2 No

19. What has been the impact on your family of paying for your education (tuition, fees, room and board) at this institution?
IMPACT 1 None/Slight
IMPACT 2 Moderate
IMPACT 3 Considerable
IMPACT 4 Severe
IMPACT 5 Not applicable (My family does not contribute funds for my education.)

20. Paying for college can affect students' college experiences. The statements below describe some possible effects. Please tell us to what extent you agree or disagree with each statement.

  Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree   Not Applicable
A. My work-study or academic year job helped me gain valuable skills and experience. EVALSKIL 1 EVALSKIL 2 EVALSKIL 3 EVALSKIL 4   EVALSKIL 5
B. My work schedule does not leave sufficient study time. ENOTIME 1 ENOTIME 2 ENOTIME 3 ENOTIME 4   ENOTIME 5
C. My work schedule does not allow enough time for socializing with friends and peers. ESOCIAL 1 ESOCIAL 2 ESOCIAL 3 ESOCIAL 4   ESOCIAL 5
D. I will be seriously burdened by loan payments when I graduate. EBURDEN 1 EBURDEN 2 EBURDEN 3 EBURDEN 4   EBURDEN 5
E. I took longer to complete my degree than I had anticipated. ELONG 1 ELONG 2 ELONG 3 ELONG 4   ELONG 5
F. Due to a lack of money, I have had to forego: Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree   Not Applicable
       Study abroad LMABROAD 1 LMABROAD 2 LMABROAD 3 LMABROAD 4   LMABROAD 5
       Extracurricular clubs LMEXTRA 1 LMEXTRA 2 LMEXTRA 3 LMEXTRA 4   LMEXTRA 5
       Internship LMINTERN 1 LMINTERN 2 LMINTERN 3 LMINTERN 4   LMINTERN 5
       Fraternity/sorority LMFRAT 1 LMFRAT 2 LMFRAT 3 LMFRAT 4   LMFRAT 5
       Community service LMSERV 1 LMSERV 2 LMSERV 3 LMSERV 4   LMSERV 5
       Travel during vacation or breaks LMTRAVEL 1 LMTRAVEL 2 LMTRAVEL 3 LMTRAVEL 4   LMTRAVEL 5
       Time with friends LMTIME 1 LMTIME 2 LMTIME 3 LMTIME 4   LMTIME 5
       Non-paying research/internships LMRESINT 1 LMRESINT 2 LMRESINT 3 LMRESINT 4   LMRESINT 5


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PART D. Your Major

21. Please select your undergraduate major(s) from the list(s) below.
Select a major for Major 2 ONLY if you have a double major across two fields.
You will answer more detailed questions about Major 1 in Questions 22-24.)

Major 1 MAJOR1
Major 2 MAJOR2

22. On the whole, how satisfied have you been with your major?
(If you have more than one major, answer based on Major 1 in Question 21.)

DISSATISFIED SATISMAJ 1 Very dissatisfied
  SATISMAJ 2 Generally dissatisfied
  SATISMAJ 3 Ambivalent
  SATISMAJ 4 Generally satisfied
 SATISFIED SATISMAJ 5 Very satisfied

23. What is the average grade you have received during your college career, overall and in your major?
(Refer to Major 1 in Question 21.)

Overall Major  
GPAOVR 1 GPAMAJ 1 A
GPAOVR 2 GPAMAJ 2 A-
GPAOVR 3 GPAMAJ 3 B+
GPAOVR 4 GPAMAJ 4 B
GPAOVR 5 GPAMAJ 5 B-/C+
GPAOVR 6 GPAMAJ 6 C or below

24. Listed below are various aspects of your MAJOR. How important do you think they are? How satisfied are you with them?
(Fill in one response in Part I and one response in Part II for each item; if you have more than one major, answer based on the major you reported for Major 1 in Question 21).

IMPORTANCE   SATISFACTION
Not Applicable Not Applicable
Essential     Very Satisfied    
Very Important     Generally Satisfied    
Somewhat Important     Generally Dissatisfied    
Not Important     Very Dissatisfied    
Availability of courses you want to study MICOURSE 1 MICOURSE 2 MICOURSE 3 MICOURSE 4   MICOURSE 5 MSCOURSE 1 MSCOURSE 2 MSCOURSE 3 MSCOURSE 4   MSCOURSE 5
Intellectual excitement MIINTELL 1 MIINTELL 2 MIINTELL 3 MIINTELL 4   MIINTELL 5 MSINTELL 1 MSINTELL 2 MSINTELL 3 MSINTELL 4   MSINTELL 5
Quality of instruction MIQINST 1 MIQINST 2 MIQINST 3 MIQINST 4   MIQINST 5 MSQINST 1 MSQINST 2 MSQINST 3 MSQINST 4   MSQINST 5
Quality of advising MIQADV 1 MIQADV 2 MIQADV 3 MIQADV 4   MIQADV 5 MSQADV 1 MSQADV 2 MSQADV 3 MSQADV 4   MSQADV 5
Laboratory experience MILABEXP 1 MILABEXP 2 MILABEXP 3 MILABEXP 4   MILABEXP 5 MSLABEXP 1 MSLABEXP 2 MSLABEXP 3 MSLABEXP 4   MSLABEXP 5
Opportunities for class discussion MIDISCUS 1 MIDISCUS 2 MIDISCUS 3 MIDISCUS 4   MIDISCUS 5 MSDISCUS 1 MSDISCUS 2 MSDISCUS 3 MSDISCUS 4   MSDISCUS 5
Availability of instructors during office hours MIAVLHO 1 MIAVLHO 2 MIAVLHO 3 MIAVLHO 4   MIAVLHO 5 MSAVLHO 1 MSAVLHO 2 MSAVLHO 3 MSAVLHO 4   MSAVLHO 5
Availability of instructors outside of office hours MIAVLOTH 1 MIAVLOTH 2 MIAVLOTH 3 MIAVLOTH 4   MIAVLOTH 5 MSAVLOTH 1 MSAVLOTH 2 MSAVLOTH 3 MSAVLOTH 4   MSAVLOTH 5
Other contact with instructors outside classroom MIOUTSID 1 MIOUTSID 2 MIOUTSID 3 MIOUTSID 4   MIOUTSID 5 MSOUTSID 1 MSOUTSID 2 MSOUTSID 3 MSOUTSID 4   MSOUTSID 5
Helpfulness of faculty outside classroom MIHELP 1 MIHELP 2 MIHELP 3 MIHELP 4   MIHELP 5 MSHELP 1 MSHELP 2 MSHELP 3 MSHELP 4   MSHELP 5
Availability of tutoring and other help MITUTOR 1 MITUTOR 2 MITUTOR 3 MITUTOR 4   MITUTOR 5 MSTUTOR 1 MSTUTOR 2 MSTUTOR 3 MSTUTOR 4   MSTUTOR 5
Flexibility of your major (i.e., time for electives) MIFLEX 1 MIFLEX 2 MIFLEX 3 MIFLEX 4   MIFLEX 5 MSFLEX 1 MSFLEX 2 MSFLEX 3 MSFLEX 4   MSFLEX 5
Adequacy of laboratory facilities MILABFAC 1 MILABFAC 2 MILABFAC 3 MILABFAC 4   MILABFAC 5 MSLABFAC 1 MSLABFAC 2 MSLABFAC 3 MSLABFAC 4   MSLABFAC 5
Classrooms and classroom facilities MICLASS 1 MICLASS 2 MICLASS 3 MICLASS 4   MICLASS 5 MSCLASS 1 MSCLASS 2 MSCLASS 3 MSCLASS 4   MSCLASS 5
Undergraduate departmental office MIDEPTOF 1 MIDEPTOF 2 MIDEPTOF 3 MIDEPTOF 4   MIDEPTOF 5 MSDEPTOF 1 MSDEPTOF 2 MSDEPTOF 3 MSDEPTOF 4   MSDEPTOF 5


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PART E. Activities

25. In which years, during college, did you actively participate in any of the following?
(If you participated in an activity, mark as many years as apply.)

  Participated
1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year
Independent study/research for credit PINDRY1 1 PINDRY2 1 PINDRY3 1 PINDRY4 1
Research with a faculty member for credit PFACRY1 1 PFACRY2 1 PFACRY3 1 PFACRY4 1
Research with faculty NOT for credit PFACNCY1 1 PFACNCY2 1 PFACNCY3 1 PFACNCY4 1
Publishing or presenting a paper off-campus PPAPERY1 1 PPAPERY2 1 PPAPERY3 1 PPAPERY4 1
Study-abroad program PABRDY1 1 PABRDY2 1 PABRDY3 1 PABRDY4 1
Internship abroad PINTABR1 1 PINTABR2 1 PINTABR3 1 PINTABR4 1
Off-campus study in the U.S. POFFCMY1 1 POFFCMY2 1 POFFCMY3 1 POFFCMY4 1
Internship in the U.S. PINTUSY1 1 PINTUSY2 1 PINTUSY3 1 PINTUSY4 1
Racial/cultural awareness program or workshop PRACEY1 1 PRACEY2 1 PRACEY3 1 PRACEY4 1
Sexual harassment seminar or workshop PSEXHY1 1 PSEXHY2 1 PSEXHY3 1 PSEXHY4 1
Alcohol awareness session PALCHY1 1 PALCHY2 1 PALCHY3 1 PALCHY4 1
Religious or spiritual group PRELIGY1 1 PRELIGY2 1 PRELIGY3 1 PRELIGY4 1
Music/theater group PMUSICY1 1 PMUSICY2 1 PMUSICY3 1 PMUSICY4 1
Student government PSTGOVY1 1 PSTGOVY2 1 PSTGOVY3 1 PSTGOVY4 1
Political group PPOLITY1 1 PPOLITY2 1 PPOLITY3 1 PPOLITY4 1
Cultural/ethnic organization PCULETY1 1 PCULETY2 1 PCULETY3 1 PCULETY4 1
Volunteer service PVOLUNY1 1 PVOLUNY2 1 PVOLUNY3 1 PVOLUNY4 1
Fraternity or sorority PFRATY1 1 PFRATY2 1 PFRATY3 1 PFRATY4 1
Intercollegiate athletics PICATHY1 1 PICATHY2 1 PICATHY3 1 PICATHY4 1
Intramural athletics PIMATHY1 1 PIMATHY2 1 PIMATHY3 1 PIMATHY4 1
Club sports PCBATHY1 1 PCBATHY2 1 PCBATHY3 1 PCBATHY4 1

26. During the fall term of your senior year, approximately how many hours did you spend during a typical week doing the following activities?

  None < 1 hour 1-2 3-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26+ hours
Scheduled classes or labs HCLASS 1 HCLASS 2 HCLASS 3 HCLASS 4 HCLASS 5 HCLASS 6 HCLASS 7 HCLASS 8 HCLASS 9
Work on scheduled courses outside of class or labs HSTUDY 1 HSTUDY 2 HSTUDY 3 HSTUDY 4 HSTUDY 5 HSTUDY 6 HSTUDY 7 HSTUDY 8 HSTUDY 9
Other academic work (e.g., thesis; research) HOTHACAD 1 HOTHACAD 2 HOTHACAD 3 HOTHACAD 4 HOTHACAD 5 HOTHACAD 6 HOTHACAD 7 HOTHACAD 8 HOTHACAD 9
Talking with faculty outside of class HTALKFAC 1 HTALKFAC 2 HTALKFAC 3 HTALKFAC 4 HTALKFAC 5 HTALKFAC 6 HTALKFAC 7 HTALKFAC 8 HTALKFAC 9
Intercollegiate sports HICATH 1 HICATH 2 HICATH 3 HICATH 4 HICATH 5 HICATH 6 HICATH 7 HICATH 8 HICATH 9
Intramural sports HIMATH 1 HIMATH 2 HIMATH 3 HIMATH 4 HIMATH 5 HIMATH 6 HIMATH 7 HIMATH 8 HIMATH 9
Club sports HCBATH 1 HCBATH 2 HCBATH 3 HCBATH 4 HCBATH 5 HCBATH 6 HCBATH 7 HCBATH 8 HCBATH 9
Other exercise/fitness HEXER 1 HEXER 2 HEXER 3 HEXER 4 HEXER 5 HEXER 6 HEXER 7 HEXER 8 HEXER 9
Partying HPARTY 1 HPARTY 2 HPARTY 3 HPARTY 4 HPARTY 5 HPARTY 6 HPARTY 7 HPARTY 8 HPARTY 9
Other socializing with friends HSOCIAL 1 HSOCIAL 2 HSOCIAL 3 HSOCIAL 4 HSOCIAL 5 HSOCIAL 6 HSOCIAL 7 HSOCIAL 8 HSOCIAL 9
Clubs/organized groups HCLUBS 1 HCLUBS 2 HCLUBS 3 HCLUBS 4 HCLUBS 5 HCLUBS 6 HCLUBS 7 HCLUBS 8 HCLUBS 9
Watching TV HWATCHTV 1 HWATCHTV 2 HWATCHTV 3 HWATCHTV 4 HWATCHTV 5 HWATCHTV 6 HWATCHTV 7 HWATCHTV 8 HWATCHTV 9
Using a computer for academic work HCOMPAW 1 HCOMPAW 2 HCOMPAW 3 HCOMPAW 4 HCOMPAW 5 HCOMPAW 6 HCOMPAW 7 HCOMPAW 8 HCOMPAW 9
Computer games, surfing the net, etc. HCMPGAME 1 HCMPGAME 2 HCMPGAME 3 HCMPGAME 4 HCMPGAME 5 HCMPGAME 6 HCMPGAME 7 HCMPGAME 8 HCMPGAME 9
Electronic communications (e-mail, instant messaging) HCMPCOM 1 HCMPCOM 2 HCMPCOM 3 HCMPCOM 4 HCMPCOM 5 HCMPCOM 6 HCMPCOM 7 HCMPCOM 8 HCMPCOM 9
Working for pay HWORK 1 HWORK 2 HWORK 3 HWORK 4 HWORK 5 HWORK 6 HWORK 7 HWORK 8 HWORK 9
Volunteer work HVOLUNT 1 HVOLUNT 2 HVOLUNT 3 HVOLUNT 4 HVOLUNT 5 HVOLUNT 6 HVOLUNT 7 HVOLUNT 8 HVOLUNT 9

27. Please indicate whether you agree or disagree with this statement.
I feel I have been able to find a balance between my academic work and extra-curricular activities.
BALANCE 1 Strongly Disagree
BALANCE 2 Disagree
BALANCE 3 Agree
BALANCE 4 Strongly Agree


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PART F. Your Background

28. Your sex.
SEX 1 Male
SEX 2 Female

29. Where did you live during college? (Fill in ONE option for each year).

  1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year
Residence hall RESID1 1 RESID2 1 RESID3 1 RESID4 1
Interest house or other campus housing RESID1 2 RESID2 2 RESID3 2 RESID4 2
Fraternity or sorority RESID1 3 RESID2 3 RESID3 3 RESID4 3
On-campus apartment RESID1 4 RESID2 4 RESID3 4 RESID4 4
Off-campus apartment RESID1 5 RESID2 5 RESID3 5 RESID4 5
With parents or relatives RESID1 6 RESID2 6 RESID3 6 RESID4 6
Studying abroad or another off-campus program RESID1 7 RESID2 7 RESID3 7 RESID4 7

30. Your citizenship status.
CITIZEN 1 United States citizen
CITIZEN 2 U.S. permanent resident (green card holder) and citizen of another country
CITIZEN 3 Citizen of another country with a student visa or other non-immigrant visa

31. Your race or ethnic group. Mark all that apply.
NATAM 1 American Indian or Alaska Native
ASIAN 1 Asian
BLACK 1 Black or African American
HISP 1 Hispanic or Latino
HAWAII 1 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
WHITE 1 White

32. Did either of your parents attend the institution from which you will graduate this spring?
PARALUM 1 Neither
PARALUM 2 Mother only
PARALUM 3 Father only
PARALUM 4 Both

33. Were you admitted to this college or university:
ADMIT 1 Early Action or Early Decision
ADMIT 2 Regular admission
ADMIT 3 As a transfer from another institution

34. Please indicate whether you actively participated in any of the following intercollegiate sports during your time at this college or university.

Sport 1: / Sport 2: (fill in ONLY if you participated in two intercollegiate sports)
SPORT1 & SPORT2
VALUE LABEL SPORT1 SPORT2 1 "Baseball" 2 "Basketball" 3 "Crew (Rowing)" 4 "Cross Country" 5 "Fencing" 6 "Field Hockey" 7 "Football" 8 "Golf" 9 "Gymnastics" 10 "Ice Hockey" 11 "Lacrosse" 12 "Rifle" 13 "Sailing" 14 "Skiing" 15 "Soccer" 16 "Softball" 17 "Squash" 18 "Swimming & Diving" 19 "Tennis" 20 "Track" 21 "Volleyball" 22 "Water Polo" 23 "Wrestling" 24 "Other" .

35. What is your best estimate of the total annual before tax income from all sources of the parent, parents, and/or stepparents who helped pay for your undergraduate education?
INCOME 01 Under $25,000
INCOME 02 $25,000 - $49,999
INCOME 03 $50,000 - $74,999
INCOME 04 $75,000 - $99,999
INCOME 05 $100,000 - $124,999
INCOME 06 $125,000 -$149,999
INCOME 07 $150,000 -$174,999
INCOME 08 $175,000 -$199,999
INCOME 09 $200,000 - $249,999
INCOME 10 $250,000 - $299,999
INCOME 11 $300,000 or above

36A. What is the highest level of education completed by each of your parents?
Please mark their highest degree below:

Mother Father  
MHIDEG 1 FHIDEG 1 No high school diploma or equivalent
MHIDEG 2 FHIDEG 2 High school diploma or equivalent
MHIDEG 3 FHIDEG 3 Post-secondary school other than college
MHIDEG 4 FHIDEG 4 Some college or associate's degree
MHIDEG 5 FHIDEG 5 Bachelor's degree
MHIDEG 6 FHIDEG 6 Graduate or professional degree

36B. If one or both of your parents have a graduate or professional degree, please mark all that apply.

Mother Father  
MMASTERS 1 FMASTERS 1 Master's degree in the Arts & Sciences or Engineering
MMBA 1 FMBA 1 Master's degree in Business (MBA)
MOTHMAS 1 FPOTHMAS 1 Other Master's degree
MPROFDOC 1 FPROFDOC 1 Professional doctorate (EdD, DDiv)
MPHD 1 FPHD 1 Ph.D.
MMEDPHD 1 FMEDPHD 1 Medical doctorate (MD, DO, DDS, DVM)
MLAW 1 FLAW 1 Law degree (JD, LLB)


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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.
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.
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.
COMMENT.TEXT

[additional local questions from school, if applicable]


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