2015 SONS Freshmen - Part 3: Random Module | Office of Planning and Analysis

Academic Experience
Student Life and Development
Items of Special Interest

Academic Experience

1. We would like to hear more about your perception of being an undergraduate at a research university. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Disagree somewhat	Agree somewhat	Agree	Strongly agree
Berkeley has a strong commitment to undergraduate education	3	9	12	90	226	123
Berkeley has a strong commitment to undergraduate education	1%	2%	3%	19%	49%	27%
Attending a university with world-class researchers is important to me	4	7	18	85	183	163
	1%	2%	4%	19%	40%	35%
The emphasis on research at Berkeley detracts from the quality of teaching on this campus	36	102	130	95	63	34
	8%	22%	28%	21%	14%	7%

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

	Not important	Not very important	Somewhat important	Important	Very important	Essential
Learning about faculty research	6	32	94	155	112	63
Learning about faculty research	1%	7%	20%	34%	24%	14%
Having courses with faculty members who refer to their own research as part of the class	7	74	112	135	95	38
	2%	16%	24%	29%	21%	8%
Learning research methods	4	21	65	147	136	90
Learning research methods	1%	5%	14%	32%	29%	19%
Assisting faculty members in their research, for pay or as a volunteer	6	21	66	129	134	104
	1%	5%	14%	28%	29%	23%
Pursuing your own research	12	45	91	127	116	72
Pursuing your own research	3%	10%	20%	27%	25%	16%
The prestige of this campus/faculty when you apply to grad school	6	23	43	122	152	115
	1%	5%	9%	27%	33%	25%
The prestige of this campus when you apply for a job	2	17	27	103	169	145
The prestige of this campus when you apply for a job	0%	4%	6%	22%	37%	31%
Having access to a world-class library collection	6	26	84	133	127	85
Having access to a world-class library collection	1%	6%	18%	29%	28%	18%
Being able to attend plays, concerts, lectures, and other cultural events	10	28	64	126	140	93
	2%	6%	14%	27%	30%	20%

3a. How do you expect to use the library and library staff while you are at Berkeley? (Check all that apply)

To find data and statistical information	278
	58%
As a quiet place to study	273
	57%
For help in learning to do academic research	268
	56%
To find scholarly articles	271
	57%
For help in organizing my research	263
	55%
As a place to work on group projects	270
	57%
For printing, copying and scanning	270
	57%
To find books	260
	55%
Other (please specify) [Contact OPA for more information]	5
	1%

3b. If you were seeking help in doing library research, which ways would you prefer to communicate? Rank the following from 1 to 6 or from 1 to 7 if 'Other' is specified

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Individual help at a library reference desk	177	89	71	42	22	19	8
Individual help at a library reference desk	41%	21%	17%	10%	5%	4%	2%
Individual help by appointment	79	120	77	68	58	20	2
Individual help by appointment	19%	28%	18%	16%	14%	5%	1%
Take an hour-long clas in library research methods	26	37	53	42	59	193	8
Take an hour-long clas in library research methods	6%	9%	13%	10%	14%	46%	2%
Use a virtual chat widget	28	42	51	75	123	94	4
Use a virtual chat widget	7%	10%	12%	18%	30%	23%	1%
Email	89	81	87	87	52	30	3
Email	21%	19%	20%	20%	12%	7%	1%
Phone	31	54	80	100	96	53	3
Phone	7%	13%	19%	24%	23%	13%	1%
Other [Contact OPA for more information]	5	3	2	4	5	6	31
Other [Contact OPA for more information]	9%	5%	4%	7%	9%	11%	55%

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

	Never	Rarely	Occasionally	Somewhat often	Often	Very often
Interact with students from a country or state outside of your own in class (e.g., through section discussions, study groups or class projects)	5	5	30	66	194	156
	1%	1%	7%	15%	43%	34%
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)	3	3	32	67	192	157
	1%	1%	7%	15%	42%	35%
Develop a friendship with a student from a country or state outside of your own	3	5	27	68	190	162
	1%	1%	6%	15%	42%	36%
Work with a faculty member on a project with an international/global theme	21	38	68	97	130	95
	5%	9%	15%	22%	29%	21%
Present a paper at a symposium or conference or participate in a panel on international / global topics	45	87	94	69	91	68
	10%	19%	21%	15%	20%	15%
Attend lectures, symposia, workshops or conferences on international/global topics	11	42	89	103	111	98
	2%	9%	20%	23%	24%	22%
Attend a performance with an international/global focus	14	40	85	97	123	92
Attend a performance with an international/global focus	3%	9%	19%	22%	27%	20%

4b. 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	5	1	10	53	151	237
	1%	0%	2%	12%	33%	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	3	1	8	53	147	242
	1%	0%	2%	12%	32%	53%

5. How important is it to you to graduate in four years or, if you are a transfer student, in two years?

Not important	2	0%
Not very important	6	1%
Somewhat important	38	8%
Important	65	14%
Very important	149	33%
Essential	193	42%
Not applicable	3	1%

6. Regarding choice of a major, what advice have you received?

	Decide on a major as soon as possible	Take your time; explore options	No advice given
From your family	131	273	51
From your family	29%	60%	11%
From Cal advisors	33	329	91
From Cal advisors	7%	73%	20%
From friends	65	271	119
From friends	14%	60%	26%
From fellow Cal students	64	285	104
From fellow Cal students	14%	63%	23%
High school teachers or counselors	64	298	89
High school teachers or counselors	14%	66%	20%

7. What do you plan to do about a major?

I have declared a major	130	28%
I will declare a major as soon as possible	206	45%
I plan to take my time and explore options	122	27%

Student Life and Development

Goals & Aspirations

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

	Not important	Somewhat important	Very important
Be in a position to give back to my community after finishing my education	29	147	278
	6%	32%	61%
Acquire a well-rounded general education	8	88	357
Acquire a well-rounded general education	2%	19%	79%
Explore and discover my personal identity	17	105	331
Explore and discover my personal identity	4%	23%	73%
Discover what kind of person I really want to be	18	76	360
Discover what kind of person I really want to be	4%	17%	79%
Achieve a high GPA	7	155	292
Achieve a high GPA	2%	34%	64%
Form (a) romantic relationship(s)	128	205	120
Form (a) romantic relationship(s)	28%	45%	27%
Establish meaningful friendships	4	71	379
Establish meaningful friendships	1%	16%	84%
Prepare for graduate or professional school	28	134	292
Prepare for graduate or professional school	6%	30%	64%
Obtain the skills I need to pursue my chosen career	3	58	393
Obtain the skills I need to pursue my chosen career	1%	13%	87%
Be in a position to make a lot of money after finishing my education	29	173	251
	6%	38%	55%
Explore new ideas	9	114	329
Explore new ideas	2%	25%	73%
Enjoy my college years before assuming adult responsibilities	26	126	301
	6%	28%	66%
Develop a personal code of values and ethics	30	137	285
Develop a personal code of values and ethics	7%	30%	63%
Develop an in-depth understanding of a specific field of study	6	92	356
	1%	20%	78%
Integrate spirituality into my life	210	125	119
Integrate spirituality into my life	46%	28%	26%
Establish social networks that will help further my career	10	125	319
Establish social networks that will help further my career	2%	28%	70%
Obtain the skills I need to function in the international arena	46	159	248
	10%	35%	55%

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	7	19	44	124	158	100
Challenge and/or change my perspective	2%	4%	10%	27%	35%	22%
Prepare me to succeed in a career	1	3	3	47	170	228
Prepare me to succeed in a career	0%	1%	1%	10%	38%	50%
Prepare me to build a better life for myself and/or my family	2	5	14	67	167	195
	0%	1%	3%	15%	37%	43%
Teach me to interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures	8	10	28	101	154	151
	2%	2%	6%	22%	34%	33%
Prepare me to make a difference in this world	3	2	16	93	148	188
Prepare me to make a difference in this world	1%	0%	4%	21%	33%	42%
Allow me to create own field of study (combine disciplines, create own major, etc.)	33	57	68	108	103	83
	7%	13%	15%	24%	23%	18%
Prepare me to get the job I desire	2	3	11	66	181	187
Prepare me to get the job I desire	0%	1%	2%	15%	40%	42%
Help increase my social consciousness (e.g., be more aware of people and issues regardless of background, ethnicity; doing things for the public good)	14	11	24	95	150	157
	3%	2%	5%	21%	33%	35%
Help me to be more open to and understanding of different opinions and points of view (e.g., openness, freedom)	6	9	23	89	166	159
	1%	2%	5%	20%	37%	35%

3. How concerned are you now about each of the following?

	Not at all concerned	Unconcerned	Somewhat unconcerned	Somewhat concerned	Concerned	Very concerned
Financing my education at Berkeley	64	34	66	110	96	77
Financing my education at Berkeley	14%	8%	15%	25%	22%	17%
Finding affordable housing while I'm a student at Berkeley	46	25	49	141	115	72
Finding affordable housing while I'm a student at Berkeley	10%	6%	11%	32%	26%	16%
Getting into my first choice of major	75	55	60	90	86	82
Getting into my first choice of major	17%	12%	13%	20%	19%	18%
Being able to maintain a high GPA	11	5	22	96	139	170
Being able to maintain a high GPA	3%	1%	5%	22%	31%	38%
Getting the academic advising I need	30	38	83	119	104	69
Getting the academic advising I need	7%	9%	19%	27%	24%	16%
Getting the career and professional advising I need	22	30	70	127	122	72
Getting the career and professional advising I need	5%	7%	16%	29%	28%	16%
Getting the psychological counseling I might need	83	89	116	88	43	30
Getting the psychological counseling I might need	19%	20%	26%	20%	10%	7%
Getting along with my roommate(s)	69	88	107	99	55	30
Getting along with my roommate(s)	15%	20%	24%	22%	12%	7%
Being able to balance academic and social activities	16	17	46	141	132	96
Being able to balance academic and social activities	4%	4%	10%	32%	30%	21%
Being able to make the kind of friends I want	18	29	40	115	133	112
Being able to make the kind of friends I want	4%	7%	9%	26%	30%	25%
Being away from family and friends; being 'homesick'	71	62	92	103	63	57
Being away from family and friends; being 'homesick'	16%	14%	21%	23%	14%	13%
Being able to maintain good health	27	43	64	136	113	66
Being able to maintain good health	6%	10%	14%	30%	25%	15%
Being able to cope with expectations of parents and family	60	59	91	104	92	41
Being able to cope with expectations of parents and family	13%	13%	20%	23%	21%	9%
Being overwhelmed with all the things I'm expected to do my first semester	27	27	49	119	124	103
	6%	6%	11%	27%	28%	23%
Regretting my decision to attend Berkeley	164	73	74	69	35	34
Regretting my decision to attend Berkeley	37%	16%	17%	15%	8%	8%

4. Based on your experience and observation, rate the general climate for students at Berkeley along the following dimensions: Campus climate is...

6 - Friendly	102	23%
5	197	44%
4	116	26%
3	27	6%
2	8	2%
1 - Hostile	2	0%

6 - Caring	70	16%
5	161	36%
4	141	31%
3	45	10%
2	27	6%
1 - Impersonal	8	2%

6 - Intellectual	210	47%
5	176	39%
4	44	10%
3	12	3%
2	5	1%
1 - Not intellectual	4	1%

1 - Appreciative of diversity	158	35%
5	173	38%
4	78	17%
3	27	6%
2	10	2%
1 - Unappreciative of diversity	5	1%

6 - Safe	46	10%
5	97	22%
4	150	34%
3	98	22%
2	43	10%
1 - Dangerous	13	3%

6 - Too hard academically	36	8%
5	161	36%
4	200	44%
3	44	10%
2	11	2%
1 - Too easy academically	0	0%

6 - Affordable	18	4%
5	73	16%
4	136	30%
3	116	26%
2	76	17%
1 - Not affordable	29	7%

5. As you start your first semester at Cal, please rank your concerns in these five general areas. One (1) is first or the area of most concern. (Rank the following from 1 to 5)

	1	2	3	4	5
Being successful academically (e.g., understanding material, GPA, getting into the major I want)	219	105	71	28	24
	49%	24%	16%	6%	5%
Financing my education at Cal (e.g., money for expenses, being able to work, finding affordable housing)	49	53	52	49	243
	11%	12%	12%	11%	55%
Making good choices, finding direction for my life (e.g., what I want to do after college, making the right career choice)	37	66	89	175	80
	8%	15%	20%	39%	18%
Balancing things, finding time for everything (e.g., balancing academic and social life, not being overwhelmed)	86	122	122	88	28
	19%	27%	27%	20%	6%
Making friends, having a personal life (e.g., not being lonely, having a good relationship)	53	102	112	111	69
	12%	23%	25%	25%	15%

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

	Very poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Very good	Excellent
Understanding of the complexities of global issues	9	50	134	138	88	31
Understanding of the complexities of global issues	2%	11%	30%	31%	20%	7%
Ability to apply disciplinary knowledge in a global context	7	47	122	156	86	32
Ability to apply disciplinary knowledge in a global context	2%	10%	27%	35%	19%	7%
Linguistic and cultural competency in at least one language other than my own	24	47	93	125	97	63
	5%	11%	21%	28%	22%	14%
Ability to work with people from other cultures	1	9	62	155	137	86
Ability to work with people from other cultures	0%	2%	14%	34%	30%	19%
Comfort working with people from other cultures	2	8	63	135	137	105
Comfort working with people from other cultures	0%	2%	14%	30%	30%	23%

7. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Disagree somewhat	Agree somewhat	Agree	Strongly agree
Opportunities for community service while at Berkeley are important to me	8	23	38	143	162	70
	2%	5%	9%	32%	37%	16%
Opportunities to develop my leadership skills while at Berkeley are important to me	2	8	16	113	193	111
	1%	2%	4%	26%	44%	25%
Opportunities to connect my academic work with community-based experience at Cal are important to me	4	9	19	112	189	110
	1%	2%	4%	25%	43%	25%

Items of Special Interest

Advising and Course Selection

1. What type of advising do you expect and hope to receive from an advisor? Please rank from 1 to 7, in order of what is personally important to you, assigning a 1 to the option you feel is most important.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Career and Professional advising	78	101	71	79	69	42	30
Career and Professional advising	17%	22%	15%	17%	15%	9%	6%
Choosing classes	134	81	76	67	51	36	26
Choosing classes	29%	17%	16%	14%	11%	8%	6%
Enrichment opportunities (e.g., Study abroad, research)	42	67	87	78	72	73	52
Enrichment opportunities (e.g., Study abroad, research)	9%	14%	19%	17%	15%	16%	11%
Financial aid and scholarships	60	58	45	60	59	67	120
Financial aid and scholarships	13%	12%	10%	13%	13%	14%	26%
Understanding Campus Resources	19	34	45	60	99	136	76
Understanding Campus Resources	4%	7%	10%	13%	21%	29%	16%
Selecting a major	62	58	57	53	54	63	124
Selecting a major	13%	12%	12%	11%	12%	13%	26%
Academic Support	81	74	89	70	64	48	44
Academic Support	17%	16%	19%	15%	14%	10%	9%

2a. With whom did you consult with when selecting courses for your first semester? Please select all that apply.

CalSO leader (i.e., student CalSO staff)	96
	20%
College advisor in your home College (e.g., Letters & Science, College of Engineering)	224
	45%
Major advisor	219
	44%
Co-curricular Advisors/Student Services Support Staff (e.g., advising staff working in offices such as the Student Life Advising Services, Bridge, the Berkeley International Office, the Transfer, Reentry, & Student Parent Center)	44
	9%
Faculty member	56
	11%
Another student	216
	44%
Parent, Guardian, or family member	213
	43%
Online (e.g., departmental website, forum, catalog review)	235
	48%
Friend(s)	202
	41%
No one	19
	4%
Other (please specify) [Contact OPA for more information]	6
	1%

2b. Who provided the most useful guidance in the selection of your courses for the current term?

CalSO leader	11	2%
College advisor in your home College (e.g., Letters & Science, College of Engineering)	97	21%
Major advisor	78	17%
Co-curricular Advisors/Student Services Support Staff (e.g., advising staff working in offices such as the Student Life Advising Services, Bridge, the Berkeley International Office, the Transfer, Reentry, & Student Parent Center)	13	3%
Faculty member	15	3%
Another student	56	12%
Parent, Guardian, or family member	51	11%
Online (e.g., departmental website, forum, catalog review)	84	18%
Friend(s)	20	4%
No one	39	8%
Other (please specify) [Contact OPA for more information]	7	2%

2c. How satisfied are you with the amount of individualized guidance you received from the people you consulted with in selecting your courses?

Very dissatisfied	19	4%
Dissatisfied	26	6%
Somewhat dissatisfied	54	12%
Somewhat satisfied	168	36%
Satisfied	161	34%
Very satisfied	43	9%

3. Since being admitted, have you ever received advice from two different offices or staff members at Cal that was contradictory or in conflict?

Yes	56	12%
No	416	88%

3a. Please explain what happened (when you received advice from two different offices or staff members at Cal that was contradictory or in conflict)

[Contact OPA for more information]

3b. Please describe how you decided which advice to follow

[Contact OPA for more information]

4. Select the top three factors that most influenced how you selected courses for your first semester.

First:

Academic Advisor	98	21%
Co-curricular Advisor/Student Services Support Staff	2	0%
Course(s) fulfilled a general or breadth requirement (e.g., Reading and Composition, American Cultu	156	34%
I found the subject generally interesting	161	35%
I thought/had heard a course was not as rigorous or demanding	5	1%
Parental desires	4	1%
Recommendation of another new UC Berkeley student	5	1%
Recommendation of continuing UC Berkeley student	21	5%
Reputation of professor	8	2%

Second:

Academic Advisor	89	20%
Co-curricular Advisor/Student Services Support Staff	6	1%
Course(s) fulfilled a general or breadth requirement (e.g., Reading and Composition, American Cultu	124	27%
I found the subject generally interesting	105	23%
I thought/had heard a course was not as rigorous or demanding	14	3%
Parental desires	11	2%
Recommendation of another new UC Berkeley student	16	4%
Recommendation of continuing UC Berkeley student	53	12%
Reputation of professor	36	8%

Third:

Academic Advisor	86	20%
Co-curricular Advisor/Student Services Support Staff	14	3%
Course(s) fulfilled a general or breadth requirement (e.g., Reading and Composition, American Cultu	81	18%
I found the subject generally interesting	92	21%
I thought/had heard a course was not as rigorous or demanding	24	5%
Parental desires	13	3%
Recommendation of another new UC Berkeley student	17	4%
Recommendation of continuing UC Berkeley student	61	14%
Reputation of professor	53	12%

5. What other factors did you consider when setting up your course schedule for the current term?

[Contact OPA for more information]

6. How satisfied are you with each of the following, based on your experiences with accessing courses for the current semester?

	Very dissatisfied	Dissatisfied	Somewhat dissatisfied	Somewhat satisfied	Satisfied	Very satisfied
Availability of courses for general education or breadth requirements	13	19	39	155	182	53
	3%	4%	9%	34%	40%	12%
Availability of courses to fulfill prerequisite requirements	9	17	39	146	199	50
	2%	4%	9%	32%	43%	11%
Ability to get into the lectures or seminars (i.e., primary courses) you wanted	25	46	86	123	134	48
	5%	10%	19%	27%	29%	10%
Ability to get into the discussion sections or labs (i.e., secondary courses) you wanted	22	39	81	141	137	42
	5%	8%	18%	31%	30%	9%
Variety of courses available	5	6	20	103	217	110
Variety of courses available	1%	1%	4%	22%	47%	24%
Access to small classes	30	48	83	159	109	32
Access to small classes	7%	10%	18%	35%	24%	7%

AP Experiences

At UC Berkeley, there are "common-good" courses that are identified as serving the broad student community as well as being critical to students' intellectual development, academic success, and timely graduation. These common-good courses include Reading and Composition (both 1a and 1b), lower division "gateway" courses in Math & Science (Chemistry, Statistics, Math, Physics, and Biology), and Foreign Language Instruction. As the campus continues to work toward increasing access to these common-good courses, planning for the appropriate number of students who will be enrolling in these courses is essential for proper resource allocation. Thus, we would like to get a sense of whether you, personally, have fulfilled some of these requirements through exams (e.g., AP, A-level English, International Baccalaureate Higher Level English Language A1 or A2) and, if so, if you still plan to enroll in a course at Berkeley that would also fulfill the requirement.

1. Do you have an exam score in the appropriate subject that, if used, will fulfill your UC Berkeley Reading and Composition 1a requirement?

Yes	306	65%
No	136	29%
Don't know	28	6%

2. Do you have an exam score in the appropriate subject that, if used, will fulfill your UC Berkeley Reading and Composition 1b requirement?

Yes	108	23%
No	323	69%
Don't know	39	8%

1a.Will you use your exam score to actually fulfill the Reading & Composition 1a requirement?

Yes	270	89%
No	19	6%
Don't know	13	4%

2a. Will you use your exam score to actually fulfill the Reading & Composition 1b requirement?

Yes	88	82%
No	11	10%
Don't know	9	8%

1b. You indicated that you have an exam score that will fulfill your UC Berkeley Reading & Composition 1a requirement, but that you will NOT use this score to fulfill the requirement. Please share with us the reason(s) why you will not use your exam score to fulfill your R&C 1a requirement and will instead enroll in one of the UCB courses that will fulfill this requirement.

[Contact OPA for more information]

2b. You indicated that you have an exam score that will fulfill your UC Berkeley Reading & Composition 1b requirement, but that you will NOT use this score to fulfill the requirement. Please share with us the reason(s) why you will not use your exam score to fulfill your R&C 1b requirement and will instead enroll in one of the UCB courses that will fulfill this requirement.

[Contact OPA for more information]

3. Are you currently enrolled/planning to complete a Reading & Composition 1a course this semester?

Yes	88	19%
No	384	81%

4. Are you currently enrolled/planning to complete a Reading & Composition 1b course this semester?

Yes	113	24%
No	358	76%

3a. Why did you not enroll in a Reading & Composition 1a course this semester? (Please select the primary reason)

I had a preference for an R&C 1a course in a particular department, but it was already full	9	8%
I could not gain access into ANY of the R&C 1a courses offered across the various departments on campus	27	25%
I did not like the times of the remaining courses that had available seats	5	5%
I decided to wait until another semester for reasons not listed above	17	16%
I will be using exam credit (e.g., AP, A-level English, International Baccalaureate Higher Level English Language A1 or A2) instead	10	9%
I did not know my AP score	2	2%
I have not yet passed the Analytical Writing Paper Exam (AWPE)	15	14%
I don't know	6	6%
Other, please specify: [Contact OPA for more information]	18	17%

4a. Why did you not enroll in a Reading & Composition 1b course this semester? (Please select the primary reason)

I have not yet satisfied the first half of the R&C requirement (R&C 1a)	126	47%
I had a preference for an R&C 1b course in a particular department, but it was already full	26	10%
I could not gain access into ANY of the R&C 1b courses offered across the various departments on campus	12	5%
I did not like the times of the remaining courses that had available seats	7	3%
I decided to wait until another semester for reasons not listed above	52	19%
I will be using exam credit (e.g., AP, A-level English, International Baccalaureate Higher Level English Language A1 or A2) instead	4	2%
I did not know my AP score	15	6%
I don't know	13	5%
Other, please specify: [Contact OPA for more information]	14	5%

You indicated that the primary reason for not enrolling in an R&C course was because you had a preference for an R&C course offered in a particular department and that course was full. May you please share with us which department(s) you were hoping to take an R&C course from and briefly describe why you prefer to take a course from that particular department:

[Contact OPA for more information]

5. Did you have an AP of 4 or 5 in Math, Chemistry, Biology or Physics?

Yes	331	70%
No	139	30%

6. Regarding use of AP eligibility, what advice have you received?

	Don't AP out; take the entry course at Berkeley	AP out; take a more advanced course	No advice given
From my family	55	186	217
From my family	12%	41%	47%
From Cal advisors	160	79	215
From Cal advisors	35%	17%	47%
From friends	76	215	168
From friends	17%	47%	37%
From fellow Cal students	94	184	176
From fellow Cal students	21%	41%	39%
High school teachers or counselors	57	196	201
High school teachers or counselors	13%	43%	44%

7. If you could have used your AP scores for course credits, what did/will you do?

Not applicable	71	15%
I am taking all the credit that I can and enrolling in advanced courses	179	39%
I am taking some credit but not all that I could	148	32%
I am taking the entry courses at Berkeley instead of the credit	52	11%
Other, please specify: [Contact OPA for more information]	13	3%