NEW STUDENT ENTERING SURVEY

FALL 2000

 

DIRECTIONS. The following questions provide information helpful to UMC in providing programs and services to better serve students. Please answer each question to the best of your ability.

 

1.       What is your name?

 

2.       What was/is your approximate overall high school grade average?

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- to A (3.50-4.00)

60

17.54

B  to A- (3.00-3.49)

102

29.82

B- to B  (2.50-2.99)

82

23.98

C  to B-  (2.00-2.49)

73

21.35

C- to C  (1.50-1.99)

18

5.26

D  to C- (1.00-1.49)

4

1.17

Below D (0.00-0.99)

3

0.88

Total

342

100.00

 

3.       How many miles from UMC is your permanent residence (i.e., parents or own home)?

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- less than 10 miles

33

9.59

B- 10 - 25 miles

31

9.01

C- 26 - 50 miles

36

10.47

D- 51 - 100 miles

54

15.70

E- 101 - 250 miles

79

22.97

F- 251 - 500 miles

88

25.58

G- over 500 miles

23

6.69

Total

344

100.00

 

4.       Do you think you have a disability?

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- No

307

90.56

B- Yes, impaired mobility

2

0.59

C- Yes, impaired hearing

2

0.59

D- Yes, impaired vision not corrected with glasses or contacts

0

0.00

E- Yes, learning disability

19

5.60

F- Yes, epilepsy

0

0.00

G- Yes, other, please specify...

  • Asthma
  • Auditory processing disorder
  • BIPOLAR
  • Deppression/anxity
  • diabetic
  • Dyslexia
  • ld
  • sld

8

2.36

H- Yes, prefer not to respond

1

0.29

Total

339

100.00

 

5.       What is the highest degree you ultimately plan to earn, either at UMC or some other college?

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- Don't plan to earn a degree

3

0.88

B- Associate (two-year degree)

19

5.57

C- Bachelors (four-year degree)

270

79.18

D- Masters (beyond four-year degree)

32

9.38

E- Professional or Doctoral degree (e.g. Ph.D.,  law, medicine, etc.)

17

4.99

Total

341

100.00

 

6.       For what purpose did you enter UMC (select only one)?

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- No definite purpose in mind

23

6.80

B- To take a few courses for self-improvement

0

0.00

C- To take courses necessary for transferring to another college

17

5.03

D- To obtain an Associate Degree (two-year degree) and transfer to another college

5

1.48

E- To obtain an Associate Degree (two-year degree) and obtain employment after graduation

21

6.21

F- To obtain a Baccalaureate Degree (four-year degree) and transfer to another college to take graduate work (e.g., Masters, Doctorate, Law, Medicine)

48

14.20

G- To obtain a Baccalaureate Degree (four-year degree) and obtain employment after graduation

215

63.61

H- Other, please specify...

  • boyfriend
  • Football scholarship
  • Hockey
  • location
  • play football - 2
  • To obtain a BS and pre rec's toward Med school possibly

9

2.66

Total

338

100.00

 

7.       What were your reasons for choosing to attend UMC?

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- Cost

92

6.78

B- Admission standards

42

3.10

C- Size

204

15.04

D- Social atmosphere

102

7.52

E- Location

166

12.24

F- Type of academic programs available

191

14.09

G- Academic reputation

90

6.64

H- Availability of scholarship or financial aid

87

6.42

I- Advice of parents or relatives

51

3.76

J- Advice of high school personnel

29

2.14

K- To be with friends

30

2.21

L- Availability of on-campus housing

28

2.06

M- Availability of on-campus childcare

5

0.37

N- Use of notebook computers and related technology

149

10.99

O- To participate as a member of an athletic team

72

5.31

P- Other, please specify...

  • AFROTC AT UND
  • Amount of transfer credits accepted.
  • Aviation program
  • Best equine program
  • close to home
  • collegiate ffa
  • Disability
  • Equine
  • equine facility
  • Equine major
  • hockey
  • I like the football coaches
  • intercolligate horse show assoc.
  • many of the above
  • Music stuff

18

1.33

Total

1356

100.00

Average # choices chosen per response                3.94

 

8.       Of these reasons which one was the single most important consideration in choosing to attend UMC?

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- Cost

13

3.83

B- Admission standards

8

2.36

C- Size

49

14.45

D- Social atmosphere

8

2.36

E- Location

43

12.68

F- Type of academic programs available

110

32.45

G- Academic reputation

17

5.01

H- Availability of scholarship or financial aid

10

2.95

I- Advice of parents or relatives

4

1.18

J- Advice of high school personnel

1

0.29

K- To be with friends

5

1.47

L- Availability of on-campus housing

0

0.00

M- Availability of on-campus childcare

0

0.00

N- Availability of baccalaureate (four-year) degrees

12

3.54

O- Use of notebook computers and related technology

18

5.31

P- To participate as a member of an athletic team

33

9.73

Q- Other, please specify...

  • boyfriend
  • Equine - 2
  • equine facility - 2
  • had my major and abuility for me to go further (veterinarian)
  • Transfer credits accepted.

8

2.36

Total

339

100.00

 

UMC provides many services and programs to assist students with a variety of issues. Please indicate whether or not you would like assistance with any of the following items while you attend UMC.

 

9.       I would like help deciding on my education and career plans

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- Yes

233

67.93

B- No

110

32.07

Total

343

100.00

 

10.    I would like help expressing my ideas in writing

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- Yes

114

33.33

B- No

228

66.67

Total

342

100.00

 

11.    I would like help improving my reading speed and comprehension

Choice Texts

Count

Percent

A- Yes

128

37.76