2016 SONS Transfers - Part 1: Early Experiences

Transition into UC Berkeley
Academic and Personal Development
Goals and Aspirations
Campus Climate for Diversity
Your 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	262	18%
a very good start	399	27%
a good start	516	35%
just an OK start	235	16%
not a good start	83	6%

As you begin your academic career at UC Berkeley, what is your level of agreement or disagreement with the statements below. Click here if you would like to review definitions of diversity and academic dishonesty.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree
I feel valued as an individual on this campus	30	78	144	462	543	198
	2%	5%	10%	32%	37%	14%
I am proud to be a student at this campus	14	7	26	125	420	864
	1%	1%	2%	9%	29%	59%
This institution values students' opinions	29	39	71	343	613	357
	2%	3%	5%	24%	42%	25%
Academic dishonesty is a problem on this campus	200	578	328	149	91	94
	14%	40%	23%	10%	6%	7%
I feel that I belong at UC Berkeley	30	47	129	453	460	326
	2%	3%	9%	31%	32%	23%
This campus values diversity	30	30	71	225	539	558
	2%	2%	5%	16%	37%	38%
Diversity is important to me	19	13	32	161	482	749
	1%	1%	2%	11%	33%	51%

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	15	43	96	358	522	356
	1%	3%	7%	26%	38%	26%
Opportunities to connect my academic work with community-based experience at UC Berkeley are important to me	11	20	47	241	576	493
	1%	1%	3%	17%	42%	36%
It's important to me to work toward goals that are larger than simply making money or acquiring prestige	9	15	33	134	443	753
	1%	1%	2%	10%	32%	54%
It's important to me to make good choices while at UC Berkeley	5	6	10	63	350	949
	0%	0%	1%	5%	25%	69%

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	22	59	152	433	426	299
	2%	4%	11%	31%	31%	22%
I regularly monitor how I am doing in order to gauge how well I'm progressing toward my goals	13	43	146	335	498	356
	1%	3%	11%	24%	36%	26%
I reflect on my existing commitments before I decide to take on new tasks so I don't get overwhelmed	12	59	143	288	474	413
	1%	4%	10%	21%	34%	30%
I find courses so interesting that I do more work than is required	58	131	261	399	335	204
	4%	9%	19%	29%	24%	15%
I substantially revise papers before submitting to be graded	27	71	170	318	411	392
	2%	5%	12%	23%	30%	28%

To what extent do you agree that each of the following resources has helped with your transition into UC Berkeley? If you did not participate in the service listed, please select "N/A" in the left column.

	N/A; DID NOT USE THIS SERVICE	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree
Cal Student Orientation (CalSO)	174	95	81	95	311	320	223
	-	8%	7%	8%	28%	28%	20%
Getting Your Bearings activities - (New Student Convocation, Caltopia, Calapalooza, Bear Pact, Bear Perspectives, The Big Night)	133	90	111	142	414	303	150
	-	7%	9%	12%	34%	25%	12%
New Student Services website	456	46	62	102	346	224	109
	-	5%	7%	12%	39%	25%	12%
Cal Student Central ("Sproul" - one-stop-shop)	340	69	69	80	320	285	181
	-	7%	7%	8%	32%	28%	18%
Cal Central (Student portal information dashboard)	46	56	47	79	291	418	380
	-	4%	4%	6%	23%	33%	30%
Summer workshops or webinars hosted by a UCB office	979	27	36	56	107	79	68
	-	7%	10%	15%	29%	21%	18%
Transfer Edge (Summer Sessions)	1052	13	21	40	77	83	70
	-	4%	7%	13%	25%	27%	23%
CE3 Transfer Student Center	802	13	26	40	176	165	120
	-	2%	5%	7%	33%	31%	22%
CE3 Undocumented Student Program - (Academic Counselors, Dreamers Resource Center, Legal Support, etc.)	1106	10	20	25	77	54	64
	-	4%	8%	10%	31%	22%	26%
CE3 Educational Opportunity Program - (Academic counseling, fee waivers, etc. Serving first-generation, low-income, or historically underrepresented students)	864	15	19	40	138	146	136
	-	3%	4%	8%	28%	30%	28%
Other CE3 Programs - (Berkeley Hope Scholars, Cal Veteran Services Center, Re-entry Student Program, Student Parent Center)	1020	9	16	32	82	94	104
	-	3%	5%	10%	24%	28%	31%
A 98 or 198 course for new students	698	12	21	44	144	233	202
	-	2%	3%	7%	22%	36%	31%

(...continued) To what extent do you agree that each of the following resources has helped with your transition into UC Berkeley? If you did not participate in the service listed, please select "N/A" in the left column.

	N/A; DID NOT USE THIS SERVICE	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree
Berkeley International Office	1035	2	11	25	85	80	67
	-	1%	4%	9%	32%	30%	25%
Academic Achievement Program Center (Includes Posse, McNair, Miller, & Sage Scholars Programs, Cal NERDS)	1089	10	7	25	60	69	58
	-	4%	3%	11%	26%	30%	25%
Athletic Study Center	1145	4	10	23	53	46	39
	-	2%	6%	13%	30%	26%	22%
Disabled Students Program	1094	5	11	19	57	52	70
	-	2%	5%	9%	27%	24%	33%
Gender Equity Resource Center (LGBTQ, Women/Men, Sexual/Relationship Violence Advocacy & Education)	1091	6	9	20	70	65	53
	-	3%	4%	9%	31%	29%	24%
Multicultural Student Development (African American Student Development, Asian Pacific American Student Development, Chicanx Latinx Student Development, Multicultural Community Center, Multicultural Immigrant Student Program, Native American Student Development)	1074	8	6	24	75	64	67
	-	3%	3%	10%	31%	26%	28%
A Multicultural Recruitment & Retention Center (e.g., Black Recruitment & Retention Center, Raza Recruitment & Retention Center)	1109	8	7	22	65	50	59
	-	4%	3%	10%	31%	24%	28%
Student Learning Center	906	9	9	28	125	118	117
	-	2%	2%	7%	31%	29%	29%
Residence Hall Staff (Resident Directors, Resident Assistants, Theme Program Advisors)	883	16	21	37	143	138	79
	-	4%	5%	9%	33%	32%	18%
Residential Education (Res. Ed.) (Includes Tutoring, Resident Faculty Programs, Academic Support)	1046	4	18	27	84	74	59
	-	2%	7%	10%	32%	28%	22%
Another Berkeley student	164	8	19	37	206	399	486
	-	1%	2%	3%	18%	35%	42%
A family member	441	27	29	47	233	262	276
	-	3%	3%	5%	27%	30%	32%
A UC Berkeley major/ departmental advisor	203	40	45	61	270	360	340
	-	4%	4%	6%	24%	32%	31%
A UC Berkeley College advisor (e.g., Letters & Science, Natural Resources)	423	40	37	68	231	283	241
	-	4%	4%	8%	26%	31%	27%

Please share with us any additional information regarding your transition into UC Berkeley, and the resources you found helpful, particularly those not asked about above:

[Contact OPA for more information]

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	2	10	129	404	474	256
	0%	1%	10%	32%	37%	20%
Ability to be clear and effective when writing	6	29	157	425	412	245
	1%	2%	12%	33%	32%	19%
Ability to read and comprehend academic material	3	25	166	414	446	219
	0%	2%	13%	33%	35%	17%
Understanding of a specific field of study	2	12	140	422	464	222
	0%	1%	11%	33%	37%	18%
Quantitative (mathematical and statistical) skills	28	105	281	419	248	193
	2%	8%	22%	33%	20%	15%
Oral communication skills	17	63	215	382	339	255
	1%	5%	17%	30%	27%	20%
Ability to understand international perspectives (economic, political, social, cultural)	5	32	178	429	371	260
	0%	3%	14%	34%	29%	20%
Leadership skills	14	62	240	371	334	252
	1%	5%	19%	29%	26%	20%
Ability to suspend judgment based on cultural differences when interacting with others	3	10	85	320	418	440
	0%	1%	7%	25%	33%	35%
Ability to work with people from other cultures	3	5	57	258	427	525
	0%	0%	5%	20%	34%	41%
Ability to collaborate (e.g., team participation, group work) well with others	1	20	113	311	411	416
	0%	2%	9%	24%	32%	33%

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

	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent
Library and online information research skills (e.g., finding books, articles, evaluating information sources)	9	65	242	426	343	192
	1%	5%	19%	33%	27%	15%
Ability to design, conduct, and evaluate research	13	100	316	438	276	133
	1%	8%	25%	34%	22%	10%
Ability to prepare and make a presentation	6	44	199	459	363	203
	1%	4%	16%	36%	29%	16%
Interpersonal skills	13	34	162	417	361	284
	1%	3%	13%	33%	28%	22%
Linguistic and cultural competency in at least one language other than my own	114	149	217	285	243	269
	9%	12%	17%	22%	19%	21%

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	2	19	166	480	386	222
	0%	2%	13%	38%	30%	17%
Drawing insights based on quantitative analysis of data	6	39	264	477	320	166
	1%	3%	21%	38%	25%	13%
Making qualified conclusions based on quantitative data	6	35	246	483	344	160
	1%	3%	19%	38%	27%	13%
Ability to apply theories or methods from one discipline to another	5	20	214	440	382	210
	0%	2%	17%	35%	30%	17%
Ability to explore complex issues in original ways	4	34	239	450	345	200
	0%	3%	19%	35%	27%	16%

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	36	170	1065
	3%	13%	84%
Become an innovative thinker	18	263	989
	1%	21%	78%
Discover what kind of person I really want to be	60	239	971
	5%	19%	77%
Develop a personal code of values and ethics	88	338	842
	7%	27%	66%
Prepare for graduate or professional school	117	340	815
	9%	27%	64%
Obtain the skills I need to pursue my chosen career	16	146	1107
	1%	12%	87%
Obtain the skills I need to function in the international arena	129	364	776
	10%	29%	61%

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

	Never	Rarely	Occasionally	Somewhat often	Often	Very often
Advocate for ideas or solutions that you believe in but may be unpopular or risky	23	113	301	364	272	172
	2%	9%	24%	29%	22%	14%
Work with others on tasks that may at first seem difficult or even impossible	13	71	231	325	376	229
	1%	6%	19%	26%	30%	18%
Initiate and develop interactions with students who are different (e.g. culturally, ethnically, socioeconomically, politically)	6	37	130	229	448	395
	1%	3%	10%	18%	36%	32%
Interact with students from a country or state outside your own in social settings (e.g., in clubs or student organizations, or in informal settings)	5	35	117	244	412	434
	0%	3%	9%	20%	33%	35%
Develop a friendship with a student from a country or state outside of your own	9	19	107	215	412	483
	1%	2%	9%	17%	33%	39%
Attend lectures, symposia, workshops or conferences on international/global topics	15	101	178	278	296	378
	1%	8%	14%	22%	24%	30%
Attend a performance with an international/global focus	29	114	227	276	279	318
	2%	9%	18%	22%	22%	26%

What are your values and beliefs with regards to your interaction with other students while attending UC Berkeley? Please tell us your level of agreement with the following statements:

	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	12	4	20	172	416	611
	1%	0%	2%	14%	34%	50%
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	12	7	22	165	407	618
	1%	1%	2%	13%	33%	50%

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	20	69	178	339	327	302
	2%	6%	14%	27%	27%	25%
Having courses with faculty members who refer to their own research as part of the class	27	80	186	351	340	250
	2%	7%	15%	28%	28%	20%
Learning research methods	11	31	109	297	365	417
	1%	3%	9%	24%	30%	34%
Assisting faculty members in their research, for pay or as a volunteer	18	58	138	300	365	353
	2%	5%	11%	24%	30%	29%
Pursuing your own research	26	96	180	283	314	328
	2%	8%	15%	23%	26%	27%
Working with a faculty member on a project with an international/global theme	38	103	218	303	302	266
	3%	8%	18%	25%	25%	22%
Presenting a paper at a symposium or conference or participating in a panel on international / global topics	71	169	247	258	265	223
	6%	14%	20%	21%	22%	18%

Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with the following statements in terms of yourself. Answer only those items that apply to you.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Somewhat disagree	Somewhat agree	Agree	Strongly agree
I feel free to express my political beliefs on campus	37	49	86	244	428	373
	3%	4%	7%	20%	35%	31%
I feel free to express my religious beliefs on campus	21	39	77	226	481	356
	2%	3%	6%	19%	40%	30%
Students of my race/ethnicity are respected on this campus	22	33	66	221	495	377
	2%	3%	5%	18%	41%	31%
Students of my socio-economic status are respected on this campus	22	31	77	234	499	354
	2%	3%	6%	19%	41%	29%
Students of my gender are respected on this campus	18	25	41	172	535	430
	2%	2%	3%	14%	44%	35%
Students of my religious beliefs are respected on this campus	16	20	52	219	520	365
	1%	2%	4%	18%	44%	31%
Students of my political beliefs are respected on this campus	38	31	54	218	481	385
	3%	3%	5%	18%	40%	32%
Students of my sexual orientation are respected on this campus	14	11	26	146	521	492
	1%	1%	2%	12%	43%	41%
Students of my immigration background are respected on this campus	19	16	62	180	475	423
	2%	1%	5%	15%	40%	36%
Students with a physical, psychological, or learning disability like mine are respected on this campus	18	24	45	228	443	369
	2%	2%	4%	20%	39%	33%

Campus Climate for Diversity

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	56	5%
Disagree	41	3%
Somewhat disagree	60	5%
Somewhat agree	193	16%
Agree	543	44%
Strongly agree	333	27%

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

Response	Number	Percent
Strongly disagree	61	5%
Disagree	36	3%
Somewhat disagree	79	7%
Somewhat agree	205	18%
Agree	460	40%
Strongly agree	312	27%
N/A - I don't have a declared major	0	0%

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

Response	Number	Percent
Strongly disagree	65	5%
Disagree	29	2%
Somewhat disagree	72	6%
Somewhat agree	244	20%
Agree	566	46%
Strongly agree	249	20%

Your Berkeley Plans

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

Response	Number	Percent
African American Studies	1	0%
American Studies	4	0%
Anthropology	27	2%
Applied Mathematics	23	2%
Architecture	27	2%
Art	22	2%
Asian Studies	3	0%
Asian Studies - China	2	0%
Astrophysics	8	1%
BioE/MSE Joint Major	1	0%
Bioengineering	10	1%
Business Administration	97	8%
Chem Eng/MSE Joint Major	4	0%
Chemical Biology	6	1%
Chemical Engineering	18	2%
Chemistry	13	1%
Chicano Studies	1	0%
Chinese Language	1	0%
Civil Engineering	13	1%
Classical Languages	1	0%
Cognitive Science	12	1%
Comparative Literature	6	1%
Computer Science (L&S)	32	3%
Conserv & Resource Stds	11	1%
Development Studies	3	0%
EECS/MSE Joint Major	6	1%
EECS/NE Joint Major	2	0%
Economics	76	6%
Electrical Eng & Comp Sci	45	4%
Energy Engineering	3	0%
Eng Math & Statistics	1	0%
Engineering Physics	3	0%
English	63	5%
Environ Econ & Policy	9	1%
Environ Econ & Policy (L&S)	2	0%
Environmental Earth Science	1	0%
Environmental Eng Science	3	0%
Environmental Sciences	8	1%
Ethnic Studies	2	0%
Film	17	1%
Forestry & Natural Resources	4	0%
French	3	0%
Gender & Womens Studies	4	0%
Geography	8	1%
Geology	1	0%
Geophysics	3	0%
Global Studies	3	0%
History	16	1%
History of Art	15	1%
Industrial Eng & Ops Rsch	5	0%
Integrative Biology	14	1%
Interdisciplinary Studies	8	1%
Japanese Language	1	0%
L&S Computer Science	3	0%
L&S Legal Studies	5	0%
L&S Social Welfare	4	0%
Landscape Architecture	1	0%
Legal Studies (L&S)	11	1%
Linguistics	7	1%
MCB-Biochem & Mol Biol	12	1%
MCB-Cell & Dev Biology	11	1%
MCB-Genetics	5	0%
MCB-Immunology	6	1%
MCB-Neurobiology	11	1%
ME/NE Joint Major	1	0%
Materials Science & Eng	1	0%
Mathematics	36	3%
Mechanical Engineering	24	2%
Media Studies	58	5%
Microbial Biology	3	0%
Middle Eastern Studies	1	0%
Molecular Environ Biology	6	1%
Music	6	1%
NOT CURRENTLY KNOWN	11	1%
Near Eastern Civilizations	1	0%
Near Eastern Lang & Lit	1	0%
Nuclear Engineering	6	1%
Nut Sci-Physio & Metabol	1	0%
Nutritional Sci-Dietetics	3	0%
Nutritional Sci-Toxicology	4	0%
Nutritional Science	1	0%
Ops Research & Mgmt Sci (L&S)	1	0%
Other, Not listed	1	0%
Peace & Conflict Studies	9	1%
Philosophy	31	3%
Physics	25	2%
Planetary Science	2	0%
Political Economy	11	1%
Political Science	53	4%
Psychology	55	5%
Public Health (L&S)	14	1%
Rhetoric	10	1%
Social Welfare (L&S)	11	1%
Society and Environment	8	1%
Sociology	32	3%
South & SE Asian Studies	2	0%
Spanish-Hisp Lang/Biling Iss	4	0%
Spanish-Luso-Brazil Lang & Lit	1	0%
Spanish-Spanish Lang & Lit	2	0%
Statistics	28	2%
Sustainable Environ Dsgn	3	0%
Theater & Perf Studies	6	1%
Urban Studies	3	0%

Is that the major with which you expect to graduate?

Response	Number	Percent
Yes	1019	84%
No	200	16%

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

Response	Number	Percent
African American Studies	1	1%
American Studies	3	2%
Anthropology	3	2%
Applied Mathematics	6	3%
Architecture	5	3%
Art	3	2%
Asian Studies	1	1%
Business Administration	4	2%
Chemical Biology	2	1%
Chemical Engineering	2	1%
Civil Engineering	1	1%
Cognitive Science	1	1%
Computer Science (L&S)	6	3%
Conserv & Resource Stds	1	1%
Economics	12	6%
Electrical Eng & Comp Sci	5	3%
English	10	5%
Environ Econ & Policy	3	2%
Environ Econ & Policy (L&S)	1	1%
Environmental Sciences	1	1%
Ethnic Studies	2	1%
Film	1	1%
Forestry & Natural Resources	1	1%
Global Studies	1	1%
History	3	2%
History of Art	1	1%
Industrial Eng & Ops Rsch	1	1%
Integrative Biology	2	1%
Interdisciplinary Studies	6	3%
L&S Legal Studies	1	1%
Legal Studies (L&S)	2	1%
Linguistics	1	1%
MCB-Biochem & Mol Biol	3	2%
MCB-Cell & Dev Biology	1	1%
MCB-Genetics	1	1%
Materials Science & Eng	1	1%
Mathematics	4	2%
Mechanical Engineering	7	4%
Media Studies	16	8%
Microbial Biology	2	1%
Music	1	1%
NOT CURRENTLY KNOWN	8	4%
Nut Sci-Physio & Metabol	3	2%
Nutritional Sci-Dietetics	2	1%
Peace & Conflict Studies	2	1%
Philosophy	3	2%
Physics	1	1%
Planetary Science	1	1%
Political Economy	6	3%
Political Science	8	4%
Psychology	4	2%
Rhetoric	5	3%
Social Welfare (L&S)	2	1%
Society and Environment	5	3%
Sociology	13	7%
Statistics	6	3%
Sustainable Environ Dsgn	2	1%
Theater & Perf Studies	1	1%

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

- First:

Response	Number	Percent
Intellectual curiosity in the subject	740	61%
Leads to a high paying job	78	7%
Prepares me for a fulfilling career	210	17%
Parental desires	14	1%
Allows time for other activities	9	1%
Provides international opportunities	40	3%
Prestige	8	1%
Prepares me for graduate/professional school	69	6%
Other (please specify) [Contact OPA for more information]	41	3%

- Second:

Response	Number	Percent
Intellectual curiosity in the subject	195	16%
Leads to a high paying job	147	12%
Prepares me for a fulfilling career	404	34%
Parental desires	24	2%
Allows time for other activities	44	4%
Provides international opportunities	131	11%
Prestige	41	3%
Prepares me for graduate/professional school	191	16%
Other (please specify) [Contact OPA for more information]	25	2%

- Third:

Response	Number	Percent
Intellectual curiosity in the subject	102	9%
Leads to a high paying job	161	14%
Prepares me for a fulfilling career	219	19%
Parental desires	32	3%
Allows time for other activities	82	7%
Provides international opportunities	166	14%
Prestige	98	8%
Prepares me for graduate/professional school	241	20%
Other (please specify) [Contact OPA for more information]	83	7%

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	27	39	66	239	438	394
	2%	3%	6%	20%	36%	33%
Prepare me to succeed in a career	6	7	19	126	415	630
	1%	1%	2%	11%	35%	52%
Prepare me to build a better life for myself and/or my family	6	8	20	142	406	619
	1%	1%	2%	12%	34%	52%
Teach me to interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures	32	41	73	238	409	409
	3%	3%	6%	20%	34%	34%
Prepare me to make a difference in this world	15	13	31	181	403	560
	1%	1%	3%	15%	34%	47%
Allow me to create own field of study (combine disciplines, create own major, etc.)	48	106	134	285	319	306
	4%	9%	11%	24%	27%	26%
Prepare me to get the job I desire	12	11	34	181	434	528
	1%	1%	3%	15%	36%	44%
Help increase my social consciousness (e.g., be more aware of diversity in people and issues; doing things for the public good)	31	29	62	209	421	450
	3%	2%	5%	17%	35%	37%
Help me to be more open to and understanding of different opinions and points of view (e.g., openness, freedom)	26	26	49	212	427	461
	2%	2%	4%	18%	36%	38%

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	489	41%
Work full-time	383	32%
Work part-time	23	2%
Be self-employed	21	2%
Study or work abroad	59	5%
Join armed forces	3	0%
Join Peace Corps	20	2%
Paid internship	48	4%
Unpaid internship/volunteer	8	1%
Take a year off (travel/gap year, etc.)	39	3%
Other	12	1%
I have no idea at this point	93	8%

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

Response	Number	Percent
Architecture	28	2%
Business/Finance	193	16%
Communications/Arts/Entertainment	113	9%
Education/Teaching	112	9%
Electrical Engineering/Computers	71	6%
Engineering	83	7%
Environmental/Natural Resources	51	4%
Government/Nonprofit/Social Services	91	8%
I have no idea whatsoever	81	7%
Law	99	8%
Medicine	67	6%
Other [Contact OPA for more information]	63	5%
Other Health-Related Field	35	3%
Research	109	9%

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

Response	Number	Percent
Academic master's (MA, MS, etc.)	188	16%
Bachelor's degree (BA, BS, etc.)	111	9%
Business master's (MBA)	121	10%
Doctorate (PhD, EdD, etc.)	300	25%
I don't know yet	190	16%
Law degree (LLB or JD)	109	9%
Medical doctor (MD)	42	4%
Medical doctorate other than MD (DO, DDS, DVM, etc.)	7	1%
Multiple doctoral degrees (MD/PhD)	39	3%
Other professional master's (MEd, MPP, MPH, MFA, MLIS, MSN, MSW, M.ARCH, etc.)	72	6%
Other, Not listed	5	0%
Teaching credential	12	1%

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	14	55	183	468	449
	0%	1%	5%	16%	40%	38%
Explain methods, ideas, or concepts and use them to solve problems	5	15	67	200	496	382
	0%	1%	6%	17%	43%	33%
Break down material into component parts or arguments into assumptions to see the basis for different outcomes and conclusions	13	43	127	260	420	307
	1%	4%	11%	22%	36%	26%
Judge the value of information, ideas, actions, and conclusions based on the soundness of sources, methods and reasoning	13	31	122	246	431	329
	1%	3%	10%	21%	37%	28%
Create or generate new ideas, products or ways of understanding	35	121	175	259	323	259
	3%	10%	15%	22%	28%	22%

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	5	4	46	140	427	552
	0%	0%	4%	12%	36%	47%
Incorporated ideas or concepts from different courses when completing assignments	9	40	115	212	397	400
	1%	3%	10%	18%	34%	34%
Examined how others gathered and interpreted data and assessed the soundness of their conclusions	14	69	139	272	377	301
	1%	6%	12%	23%	32%	26%
Reconsidered your own position on a topic after assessing the arguments of others	10	42	139	244	403	333
	1%	4%	12%	21%	34%	28%

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