10. My body does not process alcohol effectively (e.g., body doesn't produce appropriate enzyme).
11. Alcohol consumption is a violation of my religious beliefs.
12. Other reason(s) why I don't drink alcohol:
Part 6.
How well does each statement describe you?
1. I am not likely to speak to people until they speak to me.
2. I would describe myself as self-confident.
3. I feel confident of my appearance.
4. I am a good mixer.
5. I enjoy social gatherings just to be with people.
6. I make a point of looking other people in the eye.
7. I cannot seem to get others to notice me.
8. I feel comfortable being approached by someone in a position of
authority.
Part 7.
Please consider the following questionnaire from the perspective
of yourself in relation to people in America in general. Below are some
statements regarding public issues, with which some people agree and others
disagree. Please give us your own opinion about these items, i.e., whether you
agree or disagree with the items as they stand.
1. I don't get invited out by friends as often as I'd really like.
2. The world in which we live is basically a friendly place.
3. There are few dependable ties between people any more.
4. People are just naturally friendly and helpful.
Part 8.
The following five questions ask about your experiences in math and science classes during your time in college.
1. How important are these classes to you?
2. In these types of classes, how often have you been outstanding?
3. In these types of classes, how often have you been average?
4. In these types of classes, how often have you been significantly below average?
5. Compared to your peers, where on the bell curve would you rank your performance with regards to these types of classes? Use the image below.
The following five questions ask about your experiences in humanities and social sciences classes during your time in college.
1. How important are these classes to you?
2. In these types of classes, how often have you been outstanding?
3. In these types of classes, how often have you been average?
4. In these types of classes, how often have you been significantly below average?
5. Compared to your peers, where on the bell curve would you rank your performance with regards to these types of classes? Use the image below.
The following five questions ask about your experiences in non-credit extracurricular pursuits (e.g. arts and music) during your time in college.
1. How important are these activities to you?
2. In these types of activities, how often have you been outstanding?
3. In these types of activities, how often have you been average?
4. In these types of activities, how often have you been significantly below average?
5. Compared to your peers, where on the bell curve would you rank your performance with regards to these types of classes? Use the image below.
The following five questions ask about your experiences in athletic or recreational extracurricular pursuits during your time in college.
1. How important are these activities to you?
2. In these types of activities, how often have you been outstanding?
3. In these types of activities, how often have you been average?
4. In these types of activities, how often have you been significantly below average?
5. Overall, where on the bell curve would you rank your performance with regards to these types of activities, compared to your peers? Use the image below.
Students may spend time away from campus for various reasons. Since enrolling in HMC, have you done -- or do you plan to do -- the following:
1. Studied abroad?
If yes, when? Check all that apply.
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2. Taken a leave of absence (LOA)?
If yes, when? Check all that apply.
3. Been ineligible to register (ITR)? Indicate the semester(s) you were not allowed to register (or anticipate not beling allowed to register).
If yes, when? Check all that apply.
4. Complete a program of transfer studies (PTS)? Indicate the semester in which you applied for PTS (or anticipate applying for PTS).
If yes, when?
Students sometimes seek out learning experiences beyond the classroom. Please indicate:
(1) How many times you have applied for each type of learning experience since September 2008.
(2) How many interviews you have been offered for each type of learning experience since September 2008.
(3) How many times you have received an offer for (e.g., selected, admitted, hired) for each type of learning experience since September 2008.
Part 9.
Which of the following objects or statements do you have a
positive or negative feeling towards? Select the response option that represents
the degree of your positive or negative feeling.
1. We should strive to make incomes as equal as possible.
2. Group equality should be our ideal.
3. It's OK if some groups have more of a chance in life than others.
4. To get ahead in life, it is sometimes necessary to step on other
groups.
5. We should do what we can to equalize conditions for different groups.
6. It's probably a good thing that certain groups are at the top and others
are at the bottom.
7. Inferior groups should stay in their place.
8. We would have fewer problems if groups were treated more equally.
9. It would be good if groups could be equal.
10. In getting what you want, it is sometimes necessary to use force against
other groups.
11. All groups should be given an equal chance in life.
12. If certain groups stayed in their place, we would have fewer
problems.
13. We should strive for increased social equality.
14. Sometimes other groups must be kept in their place.
15. Some groups of people are simply inferior to other groups.
16. No one group should dominate in society.
Part 10.
To what
extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
1. Adults should give some time for the good of their community or country.
2. People, regardless of whether they've been successful or not, ought to
help others.
3. Individuals have a responsibility to help solve our social problems.
4. I feel that I can make a difference in the world.
5. It is important to help others even if you don't get paid for it.
Part 11.
The following table asks you to fill in information regarding your participation in activities and positions you have held in college during the past year.
Type of Activity/Position |
How many of these groups do you belong to/positions do you hold? |
On average, how many hours do you spend participating in/contributing to these groups a week? |
Have you held an office or leadership position for this activity during the past year? |
HMC Academic Clubs (SWE, Chemistry Club, etc.) |
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hours |
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5C Academic Clubs |
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hours |
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HMC Cultural Clubs (API-SPAM, InterVarsity, NSBE, SALSA, etc.) |
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hours |
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5C Cultural Clubs |
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hours |
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Music Groups |
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hours |
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Recreational Clubs (ultimate frisbee, CCBDC, DeltaH, etc.) |
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hours |
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Student Council, ASHMC, Honor Board, etc. |
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hours |
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On Campus Jobs |
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hours |
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On Campus Research Groups |
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The following table asks you about the number of times you have attended certain events during the past semester.
What meal plan are you on?
What percentage of the time do you eat in the dining hall (versus taking the food to-go)?
Part 12.
Which response option best reflects your plans during the remainder of your time at Mudd?
1. I plan to do some volunteer work during the remainder of my time at Mudd.
2. I plan to become involved in my community during the remainder of my time at Mudd.
3. I plan to participate in a community action program or community service
organization during the remainder of my time at Mudd.
4. I plan to become an active member of my community during the remainder of my time at Mudd.
5. I plan to help others in my community who are experiencing difficulty during the remainder of my time at Mudd.
6. I am committed to making a positive difference in my community during the remainder of my time at Mudd.
Part 13.
Which response option best reflects your past experiences?
1. I did some volunteer work this past year.
2. I was involved in my community this past year.
3. I participated in a community action program or community service
organization this past year.
4. I was an active member of my community this past year.
5. I helped others in my community who were experiencing difficulty this past year.
6. I made a positive difference in my community this past year.
Part 14.
If you answered "not at all" to all of the items in Part 13, please skip Part 14 clicking here. Otherwise, please continue with Part 14.
Please rate each statement using the scale below on how well it
reflects your past experience(s) with civic involvement (e.g., volunteering,
community action program, etc.).
1. Helping people through the volunteer program was worthwhile to me
personally.
2. Helping people through the volunteer program “burned me out.”
3. My volunteering with people through the program made me feel as though I
contributed to the community.
4. I sometimes feel very sad when I think of the people I served in the
volunteer program.
5. My volunteering has been psychologically or spiritually fulfilling.
6. Volunteering in the program exhausted me.
7. Helping people through the volunteer program may have prolonged my
life.
8. I was very discouraged because of the demands on me by volunteering in the
program.
9. I feel that through my volunteer efforts, the program genuinely helped
someone.
10. I wonder if it is worth the personal commitment to help someone or a
cause in the community.
11. I have done so much through the volunteer program that I feel that I
can't help anyone else.
12. My volunteering in the program added to other areas of my life
(spirituality, family, friends, emotional).
13. Volunteering in the program added meaning to my life.
14. I experienced too many difficult situations through the volunteer program
to want to help anyone else in the future.
Part 15.
Please answer to what extent the following statements are true about you.
1. It's important to me that I learn a lot of new concepts this year.
2. It's important to me that other students in my classes think I am good at my coursework.
3. It's important to me that I don't look stupid in my classes.
4. One of my goals in my classes is to learn as much as I can.
5. One of my goals is to show others that I'm good at my coursework.
6. One of my goals is to keep others from thinking I'm not smart in my classes.
7. One of my goals is to master a lot of new skills this year.
8. One of my goals is to show others that coursework is easy for me.
9. It's important to me that my teachers don't think that I know less than others in my classes.
10. It's important to me that I thoroughly understand my coursework.
11. It's important to me that I look smart compared to others in my classes.
12. It's important to me that I improve my skills this year.
13. One of my goals is to look smart in comparison to the other students in my classes.
14. One of my goals in my classes is to avoid looking like I have trouble doing the work.
Part 16.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the
following statements?
1. Working together with three or four other students on a project is a good
way to learn.
2. I don't like working in groups.
3. I learn a lot in group activities.
4. Group work is overrated.
5. I enjoy working cooperatively in small groups.
6. I'd rather work on my own than in a group.
7. I enjoy group work in school.
8. I find group work frustrating.
9. I work well with others.
10. Group work is a waste of time.
11. I do my best work when I collaborate with other students.
12. Professors should assign a lot of group work so students can learn to work
well together.
Part 17.
To what extent is each statement true of you?
1. I don't ask for help even when the work is too hard to solve on my
own.
2. If I need help to do a problem, I prefer to skip it rather than to
ask for help.
3. I don't ask for help in class even if I don't understand the lesson.
4. If I didn't understand something, I would guess rather than ask someone
for help.
5. I would rather do worse on an assignment I couldn't finish than ask for
help.
6. Even if the work was too hard to do on my own, I wouldn't ask for help.
7. I would put down any answer rather than ask for help.
8. I don't ask questions in class, even if I don't understand the lesson.
9. If class work is too hard, I don't do it rather than ask for help.
Part 18.
To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
1. If at first you don't succeed try, try again.
2. I should spend my energy doing things I am good at.
3. I always try to persevere no matter what.
4. It is important to spend time on things I'm good at.
Part 19.
For each of the following statements, please indicate how often you have experienced this during the past week.
1. I was bothered by things that don't usually bother me.
2. I did not feel like eating; my appetite was poor.
3. I felt that I could not shake off the blues even with help from my family or friends.
4. I felt that I was just as good as other people.
5. I had trouble keeping my mind on what I was doing.
6. I felt depressed.
7. I felt that everything I did was an effort.
8. I felt hopeful about the future.
9. I thought my life had been a failure.
10. I felt fearful.
11. My sleep was restless.
12. I was happy.
13. I talked less than usual.
14. I felt lonely.
15. People were unfriendly.
16. I enjoyed life.
17. I had crying spells.
18. I felt sad.
19. I felt that people dislike me.
20. I could not get “going.”
Part 20.
This scale consists of a number of words that describe different feelings and emotions. Read each item and then check the appropriate answer next to that word.
Indicate to what extent you have felt this way during the past week.
1. Interested
2. Distressed
3. Excited
4. Upset
5. Strong
6. Guilty
7. Scared
8. Hostile
9. Enthusiastic
10. Proud
11. Irritable
12. Alert
13. Ashamed
14. Inspired
15. Nervous
16. Determined
17. Attentive
18. Jittery
19. Active
20. Afraid
Part 21.
Please respond to each of the following statements by indicating the degree to which the statement is true for you in general in your life.
1. I feel alive and vital.
2. Sometimes I feel so alive I just want to burst.
3. I have energy and spirit.
4. I look forward to each new day.
5. I nearly always feel alert and awake.
6. I feel energized.
Below are five statements that you may agree or disagree with. Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each item. Select the number that corresponds with your answer. Please be open and honest in your responding.
1. In most ways my life is close to ideal.
2. The conditions of my life are excellent.
3. I am satisfied with my life.
4. So far I have gotten the important things I want in life.
5. If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.
Part 22.
Several common symptoms or bodily sensations are listed below. Most people have experienced most of them at one time or another. We are currently interested in finding out how prevalent each symptom is among various groups of people. Indicate how frequently you experience each symptom.
Since the beginning of the semester, how many:
Days have you been sick?
Days your activity has been restricted due to illness?
Part 23.
Please give your best estimate for the following questions.
1. Think about your interactions over the past semester. On average, how many times a month did you contact your professors via e-mail for academic assistance?
2. Think about your interactions over the past semester. On average, how many times a month did you meet with your professors in person for academic assistance (e.g. office hours, stay after class, etc.)?
3. Think about your interactions over the past semester. On average, how many times a month did you visit a tutor for assistance (e.g., Tau Beta Pi, A.E., private, etc.)?
4. Think about your interactions over the past semester. On average, how many times a month did you seek academic assistance from your peers (e.g., study groups, reviewing papers etc.)?
5. How many times during the past semester did you visit a health care provider for a physical illness (e.g., flu, injury)?
6. How many times during the past semester did you visit a counselor or therapist for a mental health concern (e.g., anxiety, depression)?
7. By the end of my third year at HMC, I anticipate that my GPA will be as
good as, or better than,
% of the students
in the Class of 2010.
8. By the time I graduate from HMC, I anticipate that my GPA will be as good
as, or better than,
% of the students
in the Class of 2010.
Part 24.
Please take a moment to reflect on your college experience.
1. How much have you enjoyed your time here at HMC thus far?
2. How much do you feel like you've made the most of your time at HMC?
3. When you look back on your college experience, to what extent will you feel regretful?
4. How satisfied are you with your decision to attend Harvey Mudd College?
5. How likely is it that you will take a semester off at some point during your education at Harvey Mudd College?
6. How likely is it that you will graduate from Harvey Mudd College (versus tranferring to another institution or taking a permanent leave of absence)?
7. Do you or your family members have a Harvey Mudd College sticker or license plate holder on a car?
8. How many pieces of Harvey Mudd College apparel have you purchased?
9. In an average week, on how many days do you wear an artice of Harvey Mudd College apparel?
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These next few questions invite you to imagine your life after graduating or leaving HMC. Use the response options below to indicate how likely you are to do each of the following within the FIRST FIVE YEARS of graduating or leaving HMC
1. Attend at least one Alumni Weekend
2. Participate in other alumni events (other than Alumni Weekend; e.g., hiking, travel events)
3. Read or post to a dorm-related listserv
4. Read or post to the community-l listserv
5. Make a financial donation to a dorm
6. Make a financial donation to the college
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I will definitely not do this
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It is highly unlikely I will do this
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It is somewhat unlikely I will do this
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