2020 SONS Transfers - Part 1: Early Experiences | Office of Planning and Analysis

Transition into UC Berkeley
Academic and Personal Development
Goals and Aspirations
Berkeley Plans
Future Plans and Aspirations
Transfer College Experiences

Transition into UC Berkeley

Please rate the start of your Berkeley experience by completing the following statement. Overall, I am off to ...

Response	Number	Percent
a great start	184	10%
a very good start	250	13%
a good start	635	34%
just an OK start	559	30%
not a good start	229	12%

As you begin your academic career at UC Berkeley, what is your level of agreement or disagreement with the statements below.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree
I feel valued as an individual at UC Berkeley	57	91	169	637	608	267
I feel valued as an individual at UC Berkeley	3%	5%	9%	35%	33%	15%
I am proud to be a student at UC Berkeley	31	16	59	234	623	865
I am proud to be a student at UC Berkeley	2%	1%	3%	13%	34%	47%
This institution values students' opinions	44	43	115	407	784	420
This institution values students' opinions	2%	2%	6%	22%	43%	23%
Academic dishonesty is a problem at UC Berkeley	195	590	438	260	182	151
Academic dishonesty is a problem at UC Berkeley	11%	33%	24%	14%	10%	8%
I feel that I belong at UC Berkeley	58	89	208	592	545	333
I feel that I belong at UC Berkeley	3%	5%	11%	32%	30%	18%
UC Berkeley values diversity	33	28	81	340	708	633
UC Berkeley values diversity	2%	2%	4%	19%	39%	35%
Diversity is important to me	26	21	40	193	541	1,002
Diversity is important to me	1%	1%	2%	11%	30%	55%

What is your level of agreement or disagreement with the statements below?

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree
Opportunities to engage in community service while a UC Berkeley student are important to me	25	51	94	451	712	489
	1%	3%	5%	25%	39%	27%
Opportunities to connect my academic work with community-based experience at UC Berkeley are important to me	21	28	59	319	739	657
	1%	2%	3%	18%	41%	36%
It's important to me to work toward goals that are larger than simply making money or acquiring prestige	20	14	42	236	617	894
	1%	1%	2%	13%	34%	49%

Using the scale from 1 to 6 below, please indicate how true each of the following statements is of you.

	Not at all true of me (1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	Very true of me (6)
When I take on a new task, I make a plan with clear and measurable goals that must be reached before completion	31	79	241	493	594	379
	2%	4%	13%	27%	33%	21%
I regularly monitor how I am doing in order to gauge how well I'm progressing toward my goals	25	74	197	463	593	463
	1%	4%	11%	26%	33%	26%
I reflect on my existing commitments before I decide to take on new tasks so I don't get overwhelmed	23	91	191	422	608	477
	1%	5%	11%	23%	34%	26%
I substantially revise papers before submitting to be graded	51	113	214	420	547	473
	3%	6%	12%	23%	30%	26%

To what extent do you agree that each of the following resources has helped with your transition into UC Berkeley?

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree	N/A; Did not use this service
Golden Bear Orientation	133	166	173	551	421	192	175
Golden Bear Orientation	8%	10%	11%	34%	26%	12%	-
orientation.berkeley.edu	106	133	164	486	355	134	425
orientation.berkeley.edu	8%	10%	12%	35%	26%	10%	-
Cal Central (Student portal information dashboard)	23	39	72	435	652	569	16
Cal Central (Student portal information dashboard)	1%	2%	4%	24%	36%	32%	-
Transfer Edge (Summer Sessions)	45	47	76	239	222	182	993
Transfer Edge (Summer Sessions)	6%	6%	9%	29%	27%	22%	-
CE3 Transfer Student Center	33	46	85	273	231	127	1,010
CE3 Transfer Student Center	4%	6%	11%	34%	29%	16%	-
CE3 Educational Opportunity Program (Academic counseling, fee waivers, etc. Serving first-generation, low-income, or historically underrepresented students)	13	42	68	271	246	178	985
	2%	5%	8%	33%	30%	22%	-
Other CE3 Programs (e.g. Berkeley Hope Scholars, Cal Veteran Services Center, Re-entry Student Program, Student Parent Program, Undocumented Student Program, etc.)	12	48	61	184	159	116	1,224
	2%	8%	11%	32%	27%	20%	-
Basic Needs Center	19	41	50	176	157	92	1,272
Basic Needs Center	4%	8%	9%	33%	29%	17%	-
Berkeley International Office	20	47	54	168	159	93	1,263
Berkeley International Office	4%	9%	10%	31%	29%	17%	-
Athletic Study Center	22	55	63	140	90	50	1,384
Athletic Study Center	5%	13%	15%	33%	21%	12%	-

(...continued) To what extent do you agree that each of the following resources has helped with your transition into UC Berkeley?

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree	Not applicable
Disabled Students' Program	8	38	51	131	98	112	1,329
Disabled Students' Program	2%	9%	12%	30%	22%	26%	-
Gender Equity Resource Center (LGBTQ, Women/Men, Sexual/Dating Violence Advocacy & Education)	7	36	41	131	100	52	1,419
	2%	10%	11%	36%	27%	14%	-
Multicultural Student Development (e.g., African American Student Development, Asian Pacific American Student Development, Chicanx/Latinx Student Development, Multicultural Community Center, Multicultural Immigrant Student Program, Native American Student Development)	14	34	35	150	122	84	1,357
	3%	8%	8%	34%	28%	19%	-
*The bridges* Multicultural Resource Center (e.g., Black Recruitment & Retention Center, Raices Recruitment & Retention Center)**	7	33	47	120	102	72	1,415
	2%	9%	12%	32%	27%	19%	-
Student Learning Center	10	25	36	175	200	112	1,229
Student Learning Center	2%	5%	7%	31%	36%	20%	-
Residence Hall Staff (Resident Directors, Resident Assistants, Theme Program Advisors)	5	35	48	147	108	61	1,379
	1%	9%	12%	36%	27%	15%	-
Residential Education (Res. Ed.) (Includes Tutoring, Resident Faculty Programs, Academic Support)	6	37	44	119	96	49	1,433
	2%	11%	13%	34%	27%	14%	-
Another Berkeley student	8	17	40	318	452	484	471
Another Berkeley student	1%	1%	3%	24%	34%	37%	-
A family member	38	40	74	341	369	273	659
A family member	3%	4%	7%	30%	33%	24%	-
A UC Berkeley major or departmental advisor	25	37	51	394	523	439	328
A UC Berkeley major or departmental advisor	2%	3%	4%	27%	36%	30%	-
A UC Berkeley College advisor (e.g., Letters & Science, Natural Resources, etc.)	31	45	62	343	437	336	545
	3%	4%	5%	27%	35%	27%	-
A 98 or 198 course for new students	23	41	63	259	305	267	838
A 98 or 198 course for new students	2%	4%	7%	27%	32%	28%	-

Academic and Personal Development

Please rate your current level of proficiency in the following areas.

	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent
Analytical and critical thinking skills	8	21	179	641	638	301
Analytical and critical thinking skills	0%	1%	10%	36%	36%	17%
Ability to be clear and effective when writing	6	33	266	608	596	280
Ability to be clear and effective when writing	0%	2%	15%	34%	33%	16%
Ability to read and comprehend academic material	11	52	271	605	597	249
Ability to read and comprehend academic material	1%	3%	15%	34%	33%	14%
Understanding of a specific field of study	8	26	215	668	614	259
Understanding of a specific field of study	0%	2%	12%	37%	34%	15%
Quantitative (mathematical and statistical) skills	43	130	391	568	431	226
Quantitative (mathematical and statistical) skills	2%	7%	22%	32%	24%	13%
Oral communication skills	13	83	313	559	521	300
Oral communication skills	1%	5%	18%	31%	29%	17%
Ability to understand international perspectives (economic, political, social, cultural)	4	29	234	574	583	364
	0%	2%	13%	32%	33%	20%
Leadership skills	10	74	330	577	504	294
Leadership skills	1%	4%	18%	32%	28%	16%
Ability to suspend judgment based on cultural differences when interacting with others	5	9	122	478	631	538
	0%	1%	7%	27%	35%	30%
Ability to work with people from other cultures/backgrounds	3	10	84	354	613	723
	0%	1%	5%	20%	34%	41%
Ability to collaborate (e.g., team participation, group work) well with others	8	18	124	475	601	562
	0%	1%	7%	27%	34%	31%

	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent
Library and online information research skills (e.g., finding books, articles, evaluating information sources)	23	65	345	575	455	323
	1%	4%	19%	32%	26%	18%
Ability to conduct research	35	113	403	609	430	198
Ability to conduct research	2%	6%	23%	34%	24%	11%
Ability to make a presentation	14	59	277	639	530	269
Ability to make a presentation	1%	3%	16%	36%	30%	15%
Interpersonal skills	14	34	236	586	557	360
Interpersonal skills	1%	2%	13%	33%	31%	20%
Linguistic or cultural competency in at least one language other than my own	111	172	288	426	406	384
	6%	10%	16%	24%	23%	22%

As a beginning UC Berkeley student, how would you rate your competencies below?

	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent
Portraying information in ways that make it easier to interpret	9	31	233	706	539	268
	1%	2%	13%	40%	30%	15%
Drawing insights based on quantitative analysis of data	16	69	331	677	483	211
Drawing insights based on quantitative analysis of data	1%	4%	19%	38%	27%	12%
Ability to apply theories or methods from one discipline to another	11	49	283	638	534	271
	1%	3%	16%	36%	30%	15%
Ability to explore complex issues in original ways	11	49	327	623	506	270
Ability to explore complex issues in original ways	1%	3%	18%	35%	28%	15%

Goals and Aspirations

Indicate how important each of the following college goals is to you:

	Not important	Somewhat important	Very important
Finding direction for my life	29	271	1,489
Finding direction for my life	2%	15%	83%
Become an innovative thinker	28	416	1,343
Become an innovative thinker	2%	23%	75%
Discover what kind of person I really want to be	59	306	1,422
Discover what kind of person I really want to be	3%	17%	80%
Develop a personal code of values and ethics	74	409	1,303
Develop a personal code of values and ethics	4%	23%	73%
Prepare for graduate or professional school	140	494	1,153
Prepare for graduate or professional school	8%	28%	65%
Obtain the skills I need to pursue my chosen career	11	220	1,558
Obtain the skills I need to pursue my chosen career	1%	12%	87%
Obtain the skills I need to function in the international arena	142	521	1,127
	8%	29%	63%

While attending UC Berkeley, how often would you like to...

	Never	Rarely	Occasionally	Somewhat often	Often	Very often
Initiate and develop interactions with students who are different (e.g. culturally, ethnically, socioeconomically, politically)	6	35	170	344	566	662
	0%	2%	10%	19%	32%	37%
Attend lectures, symposia, workshops or conferences on international/global topics	33	96	259	354	442	598
	2%	5%	15%	20%	25%	34%
Attend a performance with an international/global focus	71	153	352	350	371	487
Attend a performance with an international/global focus	4%	9%	20%	20%	21%	27%

Please tell us your level of agreement with the following statements regarding your interaction with other students while attending UC Berkeley:

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree
I believe that exposure to students from other states and countries will help me interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures	5	6	28	247	561	934
	0%	0%	2%	14%	32%	52%
I believe that exposure to students from other states and countries will help me be more open to and understanding of different opinions and points of view	5	5	26	245	527	974
	0%	0%	2%	14%	30%	55%

How important to you are the following aspects of being an undergraduate at a research university like UC Berkeley?

	Not important at all	Not very important	Somewhat important	Important	Very important	Essential
Learning about faculty research	21	92	259	482	442	479
Learning about faculty research	1%	5%	15%	27%	25%	27%
Having courses with faculty members who refer to their own research as part of the class	26	114	313	490	455	376
	2%	6%	18%	28%	26%	21%
Learning research methods	14	44	198	453	474	591
Learning research methods	1%	3%	11%	26%	27%	33%
Assisting faculty members in their research, for pay or as a volunteer	26	68	229	432	499	517
	2%	4%	13%	24%	28%	29%
Pursuing your own research	32	114	297	431	449	447
Pursuing your own research	2%	6%	17%	24%	25%	25%
Participating in a research symposium or conference	41	144	319	442	444	385
Participating in a research symposium or conference	2%	8%	18%	25%	25%	22%
Working with a faculty member on a project with an international/global theme	38	133	278	451	439	434
	2%	8%	16%	25%	25%	25%

Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements in terms of yourself.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree
I feel free to express my political beliefs on campus	59	63	128	381	630	510
I feel free to express my political beliefs on campus	3%	4%	7%	22%	36%	29%
I feel free to express my religious beliefs at UC Berkeley	40	37	103	399	648	544
	2%	2%	6%	23%	37%	31%
Students of my race/ethnicity are respected at UC Berkeley	27	35	81	314	710	603
	2%	2%	5%	18%	40%	34%
Students of my socio-economic status are respected at UC Berkeley	28	39	84	361	702	556
	2%	2%	5%	20%	40%	31%
Students of my gender are respected at UC Berkeley	14	22	69	297	721	646
Students of my gender are respected at UC Berkeley	1%	1%	4%	17%	41%	37%
Students of my religious beliefs are respected at UC Berkeley	25	28	74	338	727	576
	1%	2%	4%	19%	41%	33%
Students of my political beliefs are respected at UC Berkeley	61	40	86	322	681	580
	3%	2%	5%	18%	39%	33%
Students of my sexual orientation are respected at UC Berkeley	14	9	41	251	753	697
	1%	1%	2%	14%	43%	40%

Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements in terms of yourself.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree	Not applicable
Students of my immigration background are respected at UC Berkeley	25	9	43	171	474	440	606
	2%	1%	4%	15%	41%	38%	-
Students with a physical, psychological, or learning disability like mine are respected at UC Berkeley	20	24	54	188	406	384	688
	2%	2%	5%	18%	38%	36%	-

Please select your level of agreement with this statement: The university has the responsibility to provide equal access to safe and secure venues for guest speakers of all viewpoints - even if the ideas are found offensive by some or conflict with the values held by the UC Berkeley community.

Response	Number	Percent
Strongly disagree	131	7%
Disagree	68	4%
Somewhat disagree	143	8%
Somewhat agree	415	23%
Agree	579	33%
Strongly agree	438	25%

Please select your level of agreement with the following statements:

Overall, I feel comfortable with the climate for diversity and inclusiveness at UC Berkeley.

Response	Number	Percent
Strongly disagree	62	4%
Disagree	34	2%
Somewhat disagree	78	4%
Somewhat agree	344	20%
Agree	854	48%
Strongly agree	394	22%

Overall, I feel comfortable with the climate for diversity and inclusiveness in my major.

Response	Number	Percent
Strongly disagree	64	4%
Disagree	36	2%
Somewhat disagree	74	5%
Somewhat agree	302	19%
Agree	712	44%
Strongly agree	435	27%
N/A - I don't have a declared major	138	-

Overall, I feel comfortable with the climate for diversity and inclusiveness in my classes.

Response	Number	Percent
Strongly disagree	58	3%
Disagree	40	2%
Somewhat disagree	84	5%
Somewhat agree	381	22%
Agree	858	49%
Strongly agree	344	20%

Your Berkeley Plans

If you were assured admittance to any major, what major would you choose?

Response	Number	Percent
African American Studies	4	0%
American Studies	6	0%
Ancnt Egypt/NE Art & Archae	1	0%
Anthropology	30	2%
Applied Mathematics	22	1%
Architecture	32	2%
Art	29	2%
Astrophysics	10	1%
Atmospheric Science	1	0%
Bioengineering	14	1%
Business Administration	117	7%
CED Individual Major	2	0%
Chem Eng/MSE Joint Major	1	0%
Chem Eng/NE Joint Major	5	0%
Chemical Biology	17	1%
Chemical Engineering	16	1%
Chemistry	22	1%
Chemistry (L&S)	4	0%
Chicano Studies	1	0%
Chinese Language	2	0%
Civil Engineering	20	1%
Cognitive Science	16	1%
Comparative Literature	6	0%
Computer Science (L&S)	81	5%
Conserv & Resource Stds	11	1%
Dance & Perf Studies	2	0%
Data Science	44	3%
E Asian Rel, Thought, & Cul	1	0%
EECS/MSE Joint Major	9	1%
EECS/NE Joint Major	1	0%
Eco Mgmt & For - Forestry	1	0%
Eco Mgmt & For - Nat Res Mgmt	3	0%
Economics	82	5%
Electrical Eng & Comp Sci	79	5%
Engineering Physics	1	0%
English	79	5%
Environ Econ & Policy	8	1%
Environ Econ & Policy (L&S)	7	0%
Environmental Earth Science	1	0%
Environmental Eng Science	1	0%
Environmental Sciences	17	1%
Ethnic Studies	10	1%
Film	37	2%
French	2	0%
Gender & Womens Studies	8	1%
Genetics & Plant Biology	5	0%
Geography	4	0%
Geophysics	2	0%
Global Studies	22	1%
History	26	2%
History of Art	20	1%
Industrial Eng & Ops Rsch	8	1%
Integrative Biology	18	1%
Interdisciplinary Studies	13	1%
Japanese Language	5	0%
Landscape Architecture	2	0%
Legal Studies (L&S)	28	2%
Linguistics	15	1%
MCB-Biochem & Mol Biol	19	1%
MCB-Cell & Dev Biology	29	2%
MCB-Genetics	5	0%
MCB-Immunology	14	1%
MCB-Neurobiology	15	2%
Marine Science	2	0%
Materials Science & Eng	5	0%
Mathematics	24	1%
Mechanical Engineering	42	2%
Media Studies	67	4%
Microbial Biology	6	0%
Middle Eastern Studies	1	0%
Molecular Environ Biology	8	1%
Music	9	1%
Near Eastern Civilization	1	0%
Nuclear Engineering	2	0%
Nut Sci-Physio & Metabol	3	0%
Nut Sci-Dietetics	3	0%
Nut Sci-Toxicology	2	0%
Ops Research & Mgmt Sci (L&S)	4	0%
Philosophy	34	2%
Physics	19	1%
Planetary Science	1	0%
Political Economy	12	1%
Political Science	111	6%
Psychology	56	3%
Public Health (L&S)	22	1%
Rhetoric	11	1%
Scandinavian	2	0%
Social Welfare (L&S)	17	1%
Society and Environment	7	0%
Sociology	69	4%
Spanish & Portuguese	1	0%
Statistics	20	1%
Sustainable Environ Dsgn	2	0%
Theater & Perf Studies	10	1%
Urban Studies	4	0%
Other, Not listed	2	0%
NOT CURRENTLY KNOWN	39	2%

Is that the major with which you expect to graduate?

Response	Number	Percent
Yes	1,468	87%
No	227	13%

IF NO: In which major do you expect to graduate?

Response	Number	Percent
American Studies	2	0%
Ancnt Egypt/NE Art & Archae	1	0%
Anthropology	8	3%
Applied Mathematics	6	2%
Architecture	3	1%
Art	4	1%
Astrophysics	2	1%
Business Administration	7	2%
Chemical Engineering	1	0%
Chemistry	2	1%
Chemistry (L&S)	5	2%
Chicano Studies	1	0%
Classical Languages	1	0%
Comparative Literature	2	1%
Computer Science (L&S)	8	3%
Conserv & Resource Stds	4	1%
Data Science	11	4%
Economics	22	7%
Electrical Eng & Comp Sci	6	2%
English	12	4%
Environ Econ & Policy	1	0%
Environmental Sciences	1	0%
Ethnic Studies	1	0%
Film	6	2%
French	1	0%
Gender & Womens Studies	1	0%
Genetics & Plant Biology	1	0%
Global Studies	5	2%
History	2	1%
History of Art	1	0%
Integrative Biology	1	0%
Interdisciplinary Studies	4	1%
Landscape Architecture	1	0%
Legal Studies (L&S)	3	1%
MCB-Biochem & Mol Biol	4	1%
MCB-Cell & Dev Biology	5	2%
MCB-Genetics	1	0%
MCB-Immunology	2	1%
MCB-Neurobiology	2	1%
Materials Science & Eng	1	0%
Mathematics	4	1%
Mechanical Engineering	3	1%
Media Studies	20	7%
Microbial Biology	8	3%
Molecular Environ Biology	1	0%
Nuclear Engineering	2	1%
Ops Research & Mgmt Sci (L&S)	1	0%
Peace & Conflict Studies	1	0%
Philosophy	10	3%
Physics	3	1%
Planetary Science	2	1%
Political Economy	6	2%
Political Science	25	8%
Psychology	2	1%
Public Health (L&S)	1	0%
Rhetoric	5	2%
Social Welfare (L&S)	6	2%
Society and Environment	6	2%
Sociology	18	6%
South & SE Asian Studies	1	0%
Spanish & Portuguese	4	1%
NOT CURRENTLY KNOWN	16	5%

Please select the top 3 factors in deciding on your major.

First:

Response	Number	Percent
Intellectual curiosity in the subject	571	33%
Enjoyment or Passion for the subject	650	37%
Leads to a high paying job	112	6%
Prepares me for a fulfilling career	195	11%
Parental desires	16	1%
Allows time for other activities	13	1%
Provides international opportunities	41	2%
Prestige	19	1%
Prepares me for graduate/professional school	93	5%
Other [Contact OPA for more information]	26	2%

Second:

Response	Number	Percent
Intellectual curiosity in the subject	423	24%
Enjoyment or Passion for the subject	518	30%
Leads to a high paying job	156	9%
Prepares me for a fulfilling career	295	17%
Parental desires	17	1%
Allows time for other activities	39	2%
Provides international opportunities	99	6%
Prestige	40	2%
Prepares me for graduate/professional school	132	8%
Other [Contact OPA for more information]	15	1%

Third:

Response	Number	Percent
Intellectual curiosity in the subject	245	14%
Enjoyment or Passion for the subject	201	12%
Leads to a high paying job	211	12%
Prepares me for a fulfilling career	445	26%
Parental desires	26	2%
Allows time for other activities	76	4%
Provides international opportunities	178	10%
Prestige	56	3%
Prepares me for graduate/professional school	250	15%
Other [Contact OPA for more information]	36	2%

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree that the following factors influenced your decision to choose UC Berkeley: UC Berkeley would...

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree
Challenge and/or change my perspective	36	70	102	430	669	440
Challenge and/or change my perspective	2%	4%	6%	25%	38%	25%
Prepare me to succeed in a career	4	8	25	230	692	782
Prepare me to succeed in a career	0%	1%	1%	13%	40%	45%
Prepare me to build a better life for myself and/or my family	11	14	39	257	686	739
	1%	1%	2%	15%	39%	42%
Teach me to interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures	23	57	83	369	672	542
	1%	3%	5%	21%	39%	31%
Prepare me to make a difference in this world	11	24	49	318	656	687
Prepare me to make a difference in this world	1%	1%	3%	18%	38%	39%
Allow me to create own field of study (combine disciplines, create own major, etc.)	73	121	174	449	533	397
	4%	7%	10%	26%	31%	23%
Prepare me to get the job I desire	7	18	56	307	692	665
Prepare me to get the job I desire	0%	1%	3%	18%	40%	38%
Help increase my social consciousness (e.g., be more aware of diversity in people and issues; doing things for the public good)	33	52	69	320	694	581
	2%	3%	4%	18%	40%	33%
Help me to be more open to and understanding of different opinions and points of view (e.g., openness, freedom)	28	43	62	310	693	613
	2%	3%	4%	18%	40%	35%

Future Plans and Aspirations

What do you anticipate you will be doing within a year after you graduate?

Response	Number	Percent
Enroll in graduate or professional school	675	39%
Work full-time	543	32%
Work part-time	30	2%
Be self-employed	26	2%
Study or work abroad	84	5%
Join armed forces	6	0%
Join Peace Corps	5	0%
Paid internship	59	3%
Unpaid internship/volunteer	17	1%
Take a year off (travel/gap year, etc.)	75	4%
Other	18	1%
I have no idea at this point	179	10%

In what career field do you hope to eventually work after you've completed your education?

Response	Number	Percent
Architecture	35	2%
Business/Finance	230	13%
Communications/Arts/Entertainment	148	9%
Education/Teaching	140	8%
Electrical Engineering/Computers	158	9%
Engineering	105	6%
Environmental/Natural Resources	54	3%
Government/Nonprofit/Social Services	114	7%
Law	193	11%
Research	118	7%
Medicine	142	8%
Other Health-Related Field	48	3%
Other	91	5%
I have no idea whatsoever	141	8%

What is the HIGHEST academic degree or credential that you plan to eventually earn?

Response	Number	Percent
Bachelor's degree (BA, BS, etc.)	251	15%
Academic master's (MA, MS, etc.)	268	16%
Business master's (MBA)	130	8%
Other professional master's (MEd, MPP, MPH, MFA, MLIS, MSN, MSW, M.ARCH, etc.)	88	5%
Doctorate (PhD, EdD, etc.)	352	21%
Law degree (LLB or JD)	180	11%
Medical doctor (MD)	72	4%
Medical doctorate other than MD (DO, DDS, DVM, etc.)	20	1%
Multiple doctoral degrees (MD/PhD)	59	3%
Teaching credential	11	1%
Other, Not listed	20	1%
I don't know yet	266	16%

If you selected "Other" to any of the above, please provide a brief description.

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Transfer College Experiences

Thinking back over your transfer college coursework, how often were you REQUIRED to do the following?

	Never	Rarely	Occasionally	Somewhat often	Often	Very often
Recognize or recall specific facts, terms and concepts	5	31	105	356	725	510
Recognize or recall specific facts, terms and concepts	0%	2%	6%	21%	42%	29%
Explain methods, ideas, or concepts in problem solving	8	33	138	367	673	513
Explain methods, ideas, or concepts in problem solving	1%	2%	8%	21%	39%	30%
Break down material into component parts to see the basis for different outcomes and conclusions	16	75	200	409	626	406
	1%	4%	12%	24%	36%	23%
Judge the value of information, ideas, actions, and conclusions based on the soundness of sources, methods and reasoning	14	56	186	375	636	464
	1%	3%	11%	22%	37%	27%
Create or generate new ideas, products or ways of understanding	38	146	216	399	543	390
	2%	8%	13%	23%	31%	23%

Thinking back on your transfer college experience, how often did you do each of the following?

	Never	Rarely	Occasionally	Somewhat often	Often	Very often
Used facts and examples to support your viewpoint	2	16	66	267	659	717
Used facts and examples to support your viewpoint	0%	1%	4%	16%	38%	42%
Incorporated ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments	16	68	181	356	591	512
	1%	4%	11%	21%	34%	30%
Examined how others gathered and interpreted data and assessed the soundness of their conclusions	21	109	192	399	591	414
	1%	6%	11%	23%	34%	24%
Reconsidered your own position on a topic after assessing the arguments of others	13	77	217	380	583	458
	1%	5%	13%	22%	34%	27%