Fall 2012 Graduating Seniors Dwight Look College of Engineering

Last Modified: 01/31/2013

Filter By: Report Subgroup 1. When do you expect to graduate from Texas A&M?

# Answer Response %

December 1 250 100% 2012

2 May 2013 1 0%

3 August 2013 0 0%

December 4 0 0% 2013

5 May 2014 0 0%

Not sure at 6 0 0% this time Total 251 100%

Statistic Value Min Value 1 Max Value 2 Mean 1.00 Variance 0.00 Standard Deviation 0.06 Total Responses 251

2. What degree will you receive?

# Answer Response %

1 BA 10 4% 2 BS 239 96%

3 B.B.A. 1 0%

4 B.Ed 0 0%

5 B.L.A. 0 0%

Total 250 100%

3. From what college are you graduating?

# Answer Response %

1 AG 0 0%

2 AR 0 0%

3 BA 0 0%

4 ED 0 0%

5 EN 249 100%

6 GE 0 0%

7 LA 0 0%

8 SC 1 0% 9 VM 0 0%

10 GV 0 0%

Total 250 100%

4. Did you

# Answer Response %

enter TAMU 1 as a 198 79% freshman? transfer from 2 another 52 21% school? Total 250 100%

5. Did you change major while at TAMU?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 96 38% 2 No 154 62%

Total 250 100%

6. Did you take Honors courses or participate in the Honors community?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 41 16%

2 No 209 84%

Total 250 100%

7. How many hours of Honors courses did you take while at Texas A&M?

# Answer Response %

1 3 or less 13 32% 2 4 to 8 13 32%

3 9 or more 15 37%

Total 41 100%

8. Are you graduating with an Honors transcript distinction?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 9 22%

2 No 32 78%

Total 41 100%

9. Are/were you a member of any of the following honor societies? (Please select all that apply):

# Answer Response % 1 Phi Beta Kappa 0 0%

Phi Kappa Phi 2 2 6% Honor Society Golden Key 3 International 2 6% Honour Society National Society 4 of Collegiate 5 15% Scholars Freshman: Phi 5 4 12% Eta Sigma Sophomore: 6 0 0% Lambda Sigma Senior: Cap & 7 Gown-Mortar 0 0% Board Non-traditional students: 8 0 0% Pinnacle Honor Society Accounting: Beta 9 0 0% Alpha Psi Aerospace Engineering: 10 2 6% Sigma Gamma Tau Agriculture: 11 Gamma Sigma 0 0% Delta Agriculture & Biomedical 12 0 0% Sciences: Alpha Zeta Architecture: Tau 13 0 0% Sigma Delta Biology: Beta 14 0 0% Beta Beta Biomedical Engineering: 15 0 0% Alpha Eta Mu Beta 16 Business 0 0% Administration: Beta Gamma Sigma Business Management: 17 0 0% Sigma Iota Epsilon Chemical Engineering: 18 4 12% Omega Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering: 19 0 0% Chi Epsilon Communication: 20 0 0% Lambda Pi Eta Computer 21 Science: Upsilon 0 0% Pi Epsilon Construction 22 Science: Sigma 0 0% Lambda Chi Dance: Nu Alpha 23 0 0% Delta Education: Kappa 24 0 0% Delta Pi Electrical 25 Engineering: Eta 1 3% Kappa Nu Engineering: Tau 26 3 9% Beta Pi Engineering 27 Technology: Tau 0 0% Alpha Pi English: Sigma 28 0 0% Tau Delta Floriculture: Pi 29 0 0% Alpha Xi Geography: 30 Gamma Theta 0 0% Upsilon Health: Eta 31 0 0% Sigma Gamma 32 Hispanic Studies: 0 0% Sigma Delta Pi History 33 (international): 0 0% Phi Alpha Theta Industrial 34 Distribution: 0 0% Sigma Delta Industrial 35 Engineering: 1 3% Alpha Pi Mu International 36 Education: Phi 0 0% Beta Delta Mathematics: Pi 37 1 3% Mu Epsilon Mechanical 38 Engineering: Pi 1 3% Tau Sigma Ocean 39 Engineering: 0 0% Omega Epsilon Petroleum 40 Engineering: Pi 0 0% Epsilon Tau Philosophy: Phi 41 0 0% Sigma Tau Political Science: 42 0 0% Pi Sigma Alpha Pre-Medicine: 43 Alpha Epsilon 0 0% Delta Psychology: Psi 44 0 0% Chi Social Sciences: 45 0 0% Pi Gamma Mu Sociology: Alpha 46 0 0% Kappa Delta

47 None 17 50%

Statistic Value Min Value 2 Max Value 47 Total Responses 34

10. Did you receive any scholarships or fellowships while you were an undergraduate at Texas A&M?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 137 55%

2 No 113 45%

Total 250 100%

11. Please indicate which scholarships or fellowships you received. (Check all that apply by holding "Ctrl" key on PC or command key on Mac.)

# Answer Response %

 President's 1 13 20% Endowed  President's 2 6 9% Achievement  Academic 3 20 30% Achievement  Lechner 4 1 2% Scholarship 5  McFadden 3 5% Scholarship

 National 6 9 14% Merit  Barbara S. 7 and Julian B. 1 2% "Barry" Coon  DruEtta C. 8 and Morris G. 0 0% Coon  William 9 James Crenan 0 0% '49  Lucille 10 0 0% Dougherty  Joseph H. 11 0 0% Emmert, Jr. '69  Melvin 12 0 0% Hamilton '71  Crawford and Hattie 13 0 0% Jackson Foundation  Katherine Ann Keller 14 0 0% Memorial Scholarship  Lola Mae & Charles 15 LaMotte 0 0% Memorial Scholarship  Annie Lee 16 and Robert H. 0 0% Schultz  William A. Triche and 17 0 0% Homer A. Triche  Emily & 18 Robert Walker 0 0% '45  John Todd 19 0 0% Willis '44  Randall C. 20 0 0% Shepard '71  J. W. 21 0 0% Birdwell '28  John C. 22 0 0% Calhoun III  Jessica Jon Chancellor 23 Memorial 0 0% Lifeline Scholarship  John B. and Ora Mae Dougherty 24 0 0% Memorial LifeLines Scholarship  Hugo F. 25 0 0% Elmendorf  Jr. MD '44 26 Lifelines 0 0% Scholarship  Patricia & William Gordon '67 in 27 the Howard L. 0 0% Gravett Scholars Program  Richard B. 28 0 0% Grant '29

 Howard 29 0 0% Gravett

30  Juilia Ball Lee 0 0%

31  HR Lewis 0 0%

 Lifelines Endowed 32 1 2% Scholarship Program 33  Susan Luehr 0 0% '84 Endowed Lifelines Scholarship  Walter S. McGregor '38 34 Lifelines 0 0% Memorial Scholarship  Woodie Bennett Mike Scholarship in 35 the Howard L. 0 0% Gravett Scholars Program  Jerry R. 36 0 0% Jones  William E. 37 Wheeler '46 0 0% Lifelines  Southeast Texas Health 38 1 2% Professionals Lifelines  George Reichel '70 in the Howard 39 0 0% Gravett Scholarship Program  Patsy Ruth & 40 Delma P. Posey 0 0% '59  Jack Orrick 41 0 0% '45 Lifelines  Corps 21 42 2 3% Scholarship  General 43 Rudder Corps 2 3% Scholarship  Sul 44 Ross/Corps 6 9% Scholarship 45  Chester 0 0% Reed Scholarships  Academic 46 Excellence 18 27% Award  Honors 47 Incentive 2 3% Award

48  Regents 9 14%

12. If you received other honors or awards while an undergraduate at Texas A&M, please list them here:

Award 1 Award 2 Award 3 Award 4 Terry scholarship Foundation Roberto Rocco Excellence Award Scholarship Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship, IBM Mary K O'Connor Chemical Engineering Syrian American Club Process Safety Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Student Research Pioneer Natural Week First Place Resources Scholarship Award within MEEN Engineering College A&M Mothers Club Key Club Scholarship Gates Millennium Scholarship J.D. Lindsay Thomas J. Watson Scholarship Scholarship Six Sigma Green Belt Chi Epsilon Member NSLS Member Bertha and Samuel P. Nolan flowers International system Martin endowed memorial aggie ring safety award scholarship scholarship Susan M. Arseven Accenture Foundation Endowed Scholarship Endowed Scholarship Bertrand Clint Endowed Scholar Academic J. D. Lindsay Endowed Achievement - Costa Keys to Aggieland Scholarship Rica Winter ENDS 101 Class College of Engineering IAP Scholarship Student Scholar aero dept scholarship National Hispanic Scholar Huitt and Zollars Academic Scholarship Keys to Aggieland Scholarship aerospace dwight look college of department study engineering study abroad scholarship- abroad scholarship brazil HEL Scholarship Jana Barnett Williams '78 Endowed Mechanical Engineering Scholarship BP Chemical Mary K. O'Conner ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Thomas A. Smith '66 Engineering Process Safety Scholarship Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Easterwood Air Force ROTC MEEN Dept Hazelwood Act Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Brazos County A&M Jury Victor & Gene Study Abroad Texas Aggie Grant Club SABR Sch Indust Scholarships Engi Team Lead of Texas A&M's Air Force Dean's List Research Lab MEEN Competition Team Barrett and Margaret Marine Technology Outstanding Ocean Ropes Technology Hindes Foundation Society C.A. Richards Engineering Student Scholarship Academic Scholarship Sr. Scholarship of the Year Award CD Holland Scholarship College of Eng Student Scholar Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering Scholarship Fort Bend Panhellenic Scholarship South Texas Academic Rising Scholar College of John A. Langston '12 Texas Aggie Barnes & Noble Engineering Student Endowed Scholarship Scholarship Scholar cb recognition century scholars Transfer Scholarship James D. Pitcock JR James D. Pitcock JR James D. Pitcock JR James D. Pitcock JR DBA Highwaysof DBA Highways of DBA Highways of DBA Highways of Texas Scholarship Texas Scholarship Texas Scholarship Texas Scholarship Ernst H. and Eva C. Gras Memorial Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering Department Scholarship Elsie Millender Science Scholars Corps Academic Air Force ROTC Deans Honor Roll Honor Roll Academic Award Membership to Tau Alpha Pi National Society of collegiate Scholars Robert C. Byrd Honors Dean's Honor Award Scholarship ABWA Scholarship CS Scholarship ($1500/year) transfer student scholarship Century Scholar Department Scholarship (Chemical Engineering) State Engineering San Antonio Texas Scholarship A&M Mother's Club Houston Electric Houston Electric Distinguished Student League Scholarship League Scholarship Award J.D. Lindsay Chevron REACH KEYS TO AGGIELAND CAPT. TIM RYDELL '77 LSAMP SCHOLARSHIP CENTURY SCHOLAR SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLAR Dean's Honor Roll Distinguished Student texas a&m foundation excellence award Engineering Transfer ConocoPhillips SPIRIT CSE IAP Scholarship Aggie Moms Scholars Scholars Scholarship USMC Platoon Gus B. Fernandez Jr. Air Force ROTC Leaders Class Aviation Memorial Scholarship Contract Scholarship Contract Regents Engineering scholarship Dean's List Mechanical Endowed Opportunity Texas Aggie Grant Engineering Go Texan Scholarship Dwight Look College Continuing Study Abroad of Engineering Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship Department of Department of Computer Science Computer Science Marie & Jim Galloway Industrial Affiliate Industrial Affiliate '29 Endowed Program Scholarship Program Scholarship Scholarship (sponsored by (sponsored by USAA) Knowledge Based Systems, Inc.) BP ELLC scholarship

Statistic Value Total Responses 65

13. Did you participate in any of the following High-Impact Experiences? (Please select all that apply):

# Answer Response %

First-Year 1 20 8% Seminar Common 2 Intellectual 10 4% Experience Learning 3 41 16% Community Writing- 4 165 66% Intensive Course 5 Collaborative 92 37% Assignment or Project Undergraduate 6 51 20% Research Diversity/Global 7 33 13% Learning

8 Internship 158 63%

Service Learning, 9 Community- 19 8% Based Learning Capstone Course 10 167 67% or Project

11 None 12 5%

14. Please indicate the type of research you engaged in.

# Question 491 Student Volunteer Mean Worker 1 Research 1 19 24 4 47 1.68 2 Research 2 4 11 1 16 1.81 3 Research 3 2 1 0 3 1.33 4 Research 4 0 1 1 2 2.50

# Question 491 Student Volunteer Mean Worker 1 Research 1 40.43% 51.06% 8.51% 47 1.68 2 Research 2 25.00% 68.75% 6.25% 16 1.81 3 Research 3 66.67% 33.33% 0.00% 3 1.33 4 Research 4 0.00% 50.00% 50.00% 2 2.50

Statistic Research 1 Research 2 Research 3 Research 4 Min Value 1 1 1 2 Max Value 3 3 2 3 Mean 1.68 1.81 1.33 2.50 Variance 0.40 0.30 0.33 0.50 Standard 0.63 0.54 0.58 0.71 Deviation Total Responses 47 16 3 2

15. Research Supervior and Department

Default - Research 1 Supervisor Department Nancy Amato Computer Science Grunlan MEEN Dr. Valasek Aerospace Engineering Dr. Harry Hogan MEEN Ramesh Talreja AERO Dr. Reed Aerospace Hae-Kwon Jeong CHEN Huff ECEN John Ford NUEN Bowersox Aero Dr. Pate MEEN Krishna Patawari Industrial Distribution Dr Reed Aerospace Engineering Dr. Baluena CHEN Anol K Mukhopadhyay TTI materials Morgan EET Gretchen Miller CVEN Dr. Christi Madsen ELEN Norm Clark IDIS Dr. Cris Schwartz MEEN Chris Felderhoff OTRC Dr. Karsilayan Electrical Engineering Department Dr. San Andres Mechanical Engineering Dr. Gratz ECEN Jorge Seminario Nanotechnology Dr. Amato Computer Science Magda Lagoudas MEEN Steve Suh MEEN Dr. Stephen Guetersloh NUEN At Syracuse University Computer Science and Engineering Dr Hogan Mechanical engineering Dr. Xinghang Zhang MEEN Rabi Mahapatra CSCE Helen Reed Aerospace Engineering G. Huff ECEN Seminario chemical engineering Hammond CSCE Dr. Gerard Cote Biomedical Engineering John Walewski CVEN Molly Gentleman Mechanical engineering

Default - Research 2 Supervisor Department Linsey MEEN Dr. James Moore BMEN Dr. Reed Aerospace Nasir gharaibeh TTI materials Morgan EET Carol Broach ENGR Steve Suh MEEN Dr Grunlan Mechanical engineering G. Huff ECEN Holtzapple chemical engineering Dr. Steven Wright Electrical Engineering

Default - Research 3 Supervisor Department Robson MMET

Default - Research 4 Supervisor Department

Statistic Research 1 Research 2 Research 3 Research 4 Min Value - - - - Max Value - - - - Total Responses - - - -

16. Did you make any presentations or publications as an undergraduate?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 22 44%

2 No 28 56% Total 50 100%

17. Please list your presentations and/or publications below. (Journal/conference, year):

Text Response Tech Report, TAMU, 2009 Honors Fellows Research Thesis published to the TAMU directory Presented at Student Research Week Both in Spring 2012 485, Directed Studies. Report Customer Service Consortium May 2012 nternational Journal of Pavement Engineering, 2012 SAE International - 2012 International Journal of Modern Engineering - 2012 International Journal of Innovative Technology and Creative Engineering - 2011 AUVSI North America -2011 AGU 2012 ICONE 2010 Senior Design Presentation Transportation and Group Presentation (CVEN 400) Keystone Pipeline Benefits (CVEN 301) Effects of Electric Busses with use of Solar Panels (CVEN 424) Intersection Analysis and Design (CVEN 307) Use of Sociolgy of Gender in Scubs T.V. Show (SOCI 316) With AggieSat Lab, numerous presentations were given to design and safety review panels at NASA Johnson Space Center, the purpose of which were to demonstrate to the experts that our satellite onboard does not pose a hazard to astronauts, launch vehicles, or the International Space Station. Demonstration Day presentation of 489 research project 12/4/12 USRG 2012 Poster Session The Metals, minerals and material society conference in San Diego/ 2010

Statistic Value Total Responses 13 18. Did you participate in any research internships or research fellowships away from Texas A&M while you were an undergraduate student?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 35 14%

2 No 215 86%

Total 250 100%

19. Please list the names of Programs, Locations, and Source of Support.

Default - 2011/2012 Program Location Source of Support Tamu Faculty Lead Study Abroad, Brazil Aerospace Engineering State TxDOT Summer Hire Atlanta, TX Comptroller Rainforest Foundation United Kingdom London, England Research REEL Student Worker College Station Funding Hess Supply Chain Internship Minot, North Dakota Corporation ID Global Study Aboad Mexico/Panama Scholarships Samsung Electronics Giheung, Korea Internship Cincinnati Kimley horn and associates Intern fort worth Internship Baker Hughes Electrical Sysems Engineering Intern Luminant/TXU at CPNPP Cyber Defense Internship Syracuse, NY DoD Parasol Lab College Station Gabriel Dos Reis GSA el salvador/mexico city fafsa Heerema Houston Heerema Research Internships in Science and Berlin, Germany DAAD Engineering

Default - 2010/2011 Program Location Source of Support TAMU-IITK Exchange Program India TAMU TxDOT Summer Hire Atlanta, TX State Comptroller General Motors Wixom, Michigan Corporate Sales Internship Houston, Texas Smith & Associates USRG Texas A&M MMET dept/ USRG Internsip Houston Paid Field engineer saudi Arabia Internship Austin Tti- student technician Riverside campus Pharmacology program San Antonio Dr. Hargreaves UTHSCSA The Shaw Group Inc at Procurment Engineering Intern CPNPP Industrial Distribution Career Intership San Antonio Fair USRG College Station Dwight Look SBM Houston SBM

Default - 2009/2010 Program Location Source of Support Indian Space Research Organization India State TxDOT Summer Hire Atlanta, TX Comptroller Linbeck Houston Adecco Fort Worth, Texas Electrical Design Modification Engineering The Shaw Group Inc at Intern CPNPP

Default - 2008/2009 Program Location Source of Support State TxDOT Summer Hire Atlanta, TX Comptroller Xavier Structures Houston Alcon Fort Worth, Texas Electrical Design Modification Engineering The Shaw Group Inc at Intern CPNPP

Default - Pre 2008 Program Location Source of Support TxDOT Summer Hire Atlanta, TX State Comptroller

Statistic 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 Pre 2008 Min Value - - - - - Max Value - - - - - Total - - - - - Responses

20. Please choose the duration for each internship.

# Question Less 1 to 3 4 to 6 7 to 9 10 to 12 Mean than 1 months months months months month 1 2011/2012 2 20 2 0 1 25 2.12 2 2010/2011 1 16 1 0 1 19 2.16 3 2009/2010 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.00 4 2008/2009 0 5 0 0 0 5 2.00 5 Pre 2008 0 1 0 0 0 1 2.00

# Question Less 1 to 3 4 to 6 7 to 9 10 to 12 Mean than 1 months months months months month 1 2011/2012 8.00% 80.00% 8.00% 0.00% 4.00% 25 2.12 2 2010/2011 5.26% 84.21% 5.26% 0.00% 5.26% 19 2.16 3 2009/2010 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 6 2.00 4 2008/2009 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5 2.00 5 Pre 2008 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1 2.00

Statistic 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 Pre 2008 Min Value 1 1 2 2 2 Max Value 5 5 2 2 2 Mean 2.12 2.16 2.00 2.00 2.00 Variance 0.53 0.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 Standard 0.73 0.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 Deviation Total 25 19 6 5 1 Responses

21. While a student at Texas A&M, did you work at a part-time or full-time job?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 159 64%

2 No 88 36%

Total 247 100%

22. Did you work. . .

# Answer Response %

1 On campus? 97 62%

2 Off campus? 90 57%

Statistic Value Min Value 1 Max Value 2 Total Responses 157 23. How many semesters did you work while you were in school? Do not count any semesters during which you were not enrolled in classes at A&M (e.g. summers in which you did not take classes.)

# Answer Response %

1 1 16 10%

2 2 22 14%

3 3 22 14%

4 4 18 11%

5 5 18 11%

6 6 18 11%

7 7 12 8%

8 8 15 9%

9 9 11 7%

10 10 2 1%

11 11 1 1%

12 12 0 0%

more than 13 4 3% 12 Total 159 100%

24. On average, how many hours a week did you work? (If you worked in more than one semester, please give the average of the semester in which you worked the most.)

# Answer Response %

1 1 to 7 9 6%

2 8 to 14 57 36%

3 15 to 21 65 41%

4 22 to 28 11 7%

5 29 or more 17 11%

Total 159 100%

25. We would like to know what kind of work you performed and if it was related in any way to what you studied at A&M. Please check all that apply.

# Question type of work related to my studies - 1 6 1 7 Advertising/publishing 2 - Academic support 18 7 25 3 - Agricultural 4 1 5 4 - Animal care 0 0 0 - Clerical/ 5 administrative 21 3 24 support 6 - Child care 0 0 0 7 - Financial 3 2 5 - Information 8 technology/technical 25 13 38 support - Laboratory/research 9 35 34 69 work - Manual/physical 10 31 7 38 labor - Medical/medical 11 0 1 1 support 12 - Retail 19 2 21 13 - Restaurant 27 0 27 14 - Writing/editing 5 6 11 15 - Sports/fitness 10 1 11 16 - Recreation 10 1 11 - Other (please 17 43 21 64 specify)

- Other (please specify) KAMU, Radio Engineering design Engineering Intern Sales Software Developer Transportation Transportation transportation Bus driver Bus Driver Music RA Engineering Resident advisor Civil Engineering design drafting Hospitality & delivery Manufacturing Support Research, Machine Shop Probabilistic Risk Assessments Library Student Worker bus driver bus driving Bartender ENGR (drafting, designing, etc) Engineering quality testing engineering transportation Engineering technician Automotive/Heavy Equipment Maintenance engineering Corps of Cadets Recruiting music Library Bus Driver Transit Driver Engineering Bus driving Piano tuning Research Grading Engineering programming tutoring Pep Band Engineering Engineering

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26. What were the primary factors for your working while in school? (select the best three.)

# Answer Response %

- Career 1 29 18% exploration - Earn money to 2 93 59% support myself - Earn extra 3 82 52% spending money

4 - Job experience 78 49%

- Help me with 5 time 23 15% management - An advisor/faculty 6 member/mentor 7 4% suggested that I work - My family 7 expected me to 18 11% work 8 - I enjoy working 36 23% Statistic Value Min Value 1 Max Value 8 Total Responses 158

27. Based on your experience, would you recommend that students work part-time while in school?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 118 75%

2 No 40 25%

Total 158 100%

28. A&M's Contribution to your ability

# Question Very Quite a Some Very None Mean much bit little Write 1 67 97 57 20 1 242 2.14 effectively. Speak 2 74 96 49 19 4 242 2.10 effectively. Create original 3 ideas and/or 63 104 61 13 0 241 2.10 products. Solve complex , 4 real-world 131 85 24 1 0 241 1.56 problems. See the importance of history for 5 37 57 94 48 6 242 2.71 understanding the present as well as the past. Recognize the limitations of 6 inferences and 72 103 49 14 3 241 2.06 assumptions in science. Draw conclusions 7 after weighing 93 116 25 7 0 241 1.78 evidence, facts and ideas. Interpret 8 quantitative 126 88 25 1 0 240 1.59 data. Reason 9 132 92 16 1 0 241 1.53 mathematically. Locate, screen 10 and organize 87 99 48 7 0 241 1.90 information. Articulate the impact of 11 77 92 50 19 2 240 2.07 technology on society. Behave 12 94 76 57 7 7 241 1.99 ethically. Predict the consequences 13 79 84 56 20 2 241 2.10 of my own actions. Respect cultural 14 and ethnic 76 65 67 24 8 240 2.26 differences. Work effectively in a 15 diverse and 86 80 52 15 7 240 2.07 global environment. Work 16 effectively as 140 81 17 1 1 240 1.51 part of a team. 17 Articulate the 58 90 71 18 4 241 2.25 current research and problems in my field of study. Apply the appropriate 18 methodology to 88 105 41 6 1 241 1.87 the problems in my field. Integrate knowledge 19 from outside 63 83 72 20 2 240 2.23 my field of study. Appreciate fine 20 arts, music and 28 33 58 86 36 241 3.29 literature. Discuss scientific 21 75 109 46 10 0 240 1.96 principles and methods. Lead a team of individuals with 22 backgrounds 96 88 39 15 3 241 1.93 different from my own.

# Question Very Quite a Some Very None Mean much bit little Write 1 27.69% 40.08% 23.55% 8.26% 0.41% 242 2.14 effectively. Speak 2 30.58% 39.67% 20.25% 7.85% 1.65% 242 2.10 effectively. Create original 3 ideas and/or 26.14% 43.15% 25.31% 5.39% 0.00% 241 2.10 products. Solve complex , 4 real-world 54.36% 35.27% 9.96% 0.41% 0.00% 241 1.56 problems. See the importance of history for 5 15.29% 23.55% 38.84% 19.83% 2.48% 242 2.71 understanding the present as well as the past. 6 Recognize the 29.88% 42.74% 20.33% 5.81% 1.24% 241 2.06 limitations of inferences and assumptions in science. Draw conclusions 7 after weighing 38.59% 48.13% 10.37% 2.90% 0.00% 241 1.78 evidence, facts and ideas. Interpret 8 quantitative 52.50% 36.67% 10.42% 0.42% 0.00% 240 1.59 data. Reason 9 54.77% 38.17% 6.64% 0.41% 0.00% 241 1.53 mathematically. Locate, screen 10 and organize 36.10% 41.08% 19.92% 2.90% 0.00% 241 1.90 information. Articulate the impact of 11 32.08% 38.33% 20.83% 7.92% 0.83% 240 2.07 technology on society. Behave 12 39.00% 31.54% 23.65% 2.90% 2.90% 241 1.99 ethically. Predict the consequences 13 32.78% 34.85% 23.24% 8.30% 0.83% 241 2.10 of my own actions. Respect cultural 14 and ethnic 31.67% 27.08% 27.92% 10.00% 3.33% 240 2.26 differences. Work effectively in a 15 diverse and 35.83% 33.33% 21.67% 6.25% 2.92% 240 2.07 global environment. Work 16 effectively as 58.33% 33.75% 7.08% 0.42% 0.42% 240 1.51 part of a team. Articulate the current 17 research and 24.07% 37.34% 29.46% 7.47% 1.66% 241 2.25 problems in my field of study. Apply the appropriate 18 methodology to 36.51% 43.57% 17.01% 2.49% 0.41% 241 1.87 the problems in my field. 19 Integrate 26.25% 34.58% 30.00% 8.33% 0.83% 240 2.23 knowledge from outside my field of study. Appreciate fine 20 arts, music and 11.62% 13.69% 24.07% 35.68% 14.94% 241 3.29 literature. Discuss scientific 21 31.25% 45.42% 19.17% 4.17% 0.00% 240 1.96 principles and methods. Lead a team of individuals with 22 backgrounds 39.83% 36.51% 16.18% 6.22% 1.24% 241 1.93 different from my own.

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29. Importance for your future success

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# Question Very Importan Somewha Of little Not at all Mea importan t t importanc importan n t important e t Write 19 1 65.48% 26.90% 6.09% 1.52% 0.00% 1.44 effectively. 7 Speak 19 2 73.98% 18.88% 6.12% 1.02% 0.00% 1.34 effectively. 6 Create original 19 3 ideas and/or 46.91% 38.14% 14.43% 0.52% 0.00% 1.69 4 products. Solve complex , real- 19 4 75.26% 21.13% 3.61% 0.00% 0.00% 1.28 world 4 problems. 5 See the 12.04% 24.08% 39.27% 19.37% 5.24% 19 2.82 importance of history for understanding 1 the present as well as the past. Recognize the limitations of 19 6 inferences and 34.55% 34.55% 23.04% 6.81% 1.05% 2.05 1 assumptions in science. Draw conclusions 19 7 after weighing 57.37% 37.89% 4.74% 0.00% 0.00% 1.47 0 evidence, facts and ideas. Interpret 19 8 quantitative 59.69% 31.41% 7.33% 1.05% 0.52% 1.51 1 data. Reason 18 9 mathematicall 49.74% 39.15% 10.05% 1.06% 0.00% 1.62 9 y. Locate, screen 18 10 and organize 41.80% 44.44% 12.70% 1.06% 0.00% 1.73 9 information. Articulate the impact of 18 11 27.51% 34.92% 29.63% 5.82% 2.12% 2.20 technology on 9 society. Behave 18 12 66.67% 25.40% 7.41% 0.00% 0.53% 1.42 ethically. 9 Predict the consequences 18 13 52.91% 31.75% 13.76% 1.59% 0.00% 1.64 of my own 9 actions. Respect cultural and 18 14 38.62% 39.15% 14.81% 4.76% 2.65% 1.94 ethnic 9 differences. Work effectively in a 19 15 diverse and 44.21% 40.00% 10.53% 3.16% 2.11% 1.79 0 global environment. Work 19 16 effectively as 81.05% 16.32% 2.63% 0.00% 0.00% 1.22 0 part of a team. 17 Articulate the 29.47% 41.05% 21.05% 7.37% 1.05% 19 2.09 current research and problems in 0 my field of study. Apply the appropriate methodology 19 18 48.95% 41.05% 8.95% 0.53% 0.53% 1.63 to the 0 problems in my field. Integrate knowledge 19 19 from outside 33.51% 38.74% 23.04% 3.66% 1.05% 2.00 1 my field of study. Appreciate fine 19 20 arts, music and 8.95% 12.63% 24.21% 30.53% 23.68% 3.47 0 literature. Discuss scientific 19 21 26.32% 47.37% 17.89% 7.37% 1.05% 2.09 principles and 0 methods. Lead a team of individuals with 19 22 58.64% 31.41% 7.85% 2.09% 0.00% 1.53 backgrounds 1 different from my own.

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# Answer Response %

Graduate or professional 1 23 9% school full time Graduate or professional 2 39 16% school part time Pursue another 3 0 0% Bachelor's degree Specialized job 4 training or 46 18% certification No educational plans for the 5 142 57% immediate future Total 250 100%

31. What are your plans for graduate or professional school?

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32. What type of professional school will you be attending?

# Answer Response %

Business 1 0 0% school

2 Dental school 0 0%

Journalism 3 0 0% school

4 Law school 1 33%

5 Library school 0 0%

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Other (please specify)

33. In which field(s) do you plan to pursue a Master's Degree or Doctorate degree? Check all that apply.

# Question Master's Degree Doctorate Degree 1 Agriculture (01) 0 0 0 Agricultural 2 0 0 0 Sciences (02) Natural Resources 3 0 0 0 (03) 4 Architecture (04) 0 0 0 Area, Ethnic and 5 Cultural Studies 0 0 0 (05) Marketing 6 0 0 0 Operations (08) Communication, Journalism and 7 0 0 0 Related Programs (09) Communications 8 0 0 0 Technologies (10) 9 Computer and 1 0 1 Information Sciences (11) Personal and 10 Culinary Services 0 0 0 (12) 11 Education (13) 0 0 0 12 Engineering (14) 9 2 11 Foreign Languages 13 and Literatures 0 0 0 (16) Family and 14 Consumer 0 0 0 Sciences (19) Home Economics 15 0 0 0 (20) 16 Legal Studies (22) 0 0 0 English and 17 0 0 0 Literature (23) Liberal Arts 18 General Studies 0 0 0 (24) Library Science 19 0 0 0 (25) Biological and 20 Biomedical 0 0 0 Sciences (26) Mathematics and 21 0 0 0 Statistics (27) Military 22 0 0 0 Technologies (29) Interdisciplinary 23 0 0 0 Studies (30) Parks, Recreation, Leisure and 24 0 0 0 Fitness Studies (31) Philosophy and 25 Religious Studies 0 0 0 (38) Theology and 26 Religious Studies 0 0 0 (39) Physical Sciences 27 0 0 0 (40) Science 28 0 0 0 Technologies (41) 29 Psychology (42) 0 0 0 Security Services 30 0 0 0 (43) Public 31 Administration 0 0 0 (44) Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, International 32 0 0 0 Relations, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Studies) (45) Construction 33 0 0 0 Trades (46) Mechanical and 34 Repair 0 0 0 Technologies (47) Precision 35 0 0 0 Production (48) Transportation 36 0 0 0 (49) Visual and 37 Performing Arts 0 0 0 (50) Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (Medicine, 38 Dentistry, Health 0 0 0 Services, Allied Health, Nursing, Public Health, etc.) (51) Business 39 0 0 0 Management (52) 40 History (54) 0 0 0 Atmospheric 41 0 0 0 Sciences (55) 42 Geography (56) 0 0 0 Oceanography 43 0 0 0 (57) 44 Geosciences (58) 0 0 0 45 Geology (59) 0 0 0 46 Geophysics (60) 0 0 0 Envioronmental 47 0 0 0 Science (61)

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34. Is this field related to your undergraduate major?

# Answer Response %

Yes, same 1 field as 10 83% major Yes, related 2 2 17% to major No, not 3 0 0% related Total 12 100%

35. Which institution will you be attending?

Name Location Department Field Texas A&M University College Station, TX Nuclear Engineering Any of 8 medical schools I applied to in Texas Texas Aerospace Texas A&M University College Station Engineering Aerospace Texas A&M University College Station, TX Engineering Texas A&M University College Station BAEN Texas A&M University Give you 3 guesses Aerospace UT Health Science San Antonio Center Texas A&M University College Station Civil Engineering Texas A&M University College Station ECEN Texas A&M College Station CSCE Texas A&M University College Station Electrical Engineering UT Arlington Arlington, Texas Engineering

36. Do you plan to work full or part time while pursuing your degree?

# Answer Response %

Yes, I expect to work as a teaching or 1 research 7 58% assistant in my graduate program 2 Yes, I expect 1 8% to find a job at the institution Yes, I expect to work full 3 2 17% time outside the institution Yes, I expect to work part 4 0 0% time outside the institution No, I do not plan to work 5 while in 2 17% graduate school Total 12 100%

37. What are your employment plans after graduation?

# Answer Response %

1 Nothing definite at this point 42 18%

Private for-profit 2 corporation/company/group- 171 71% practice Self-employed, own business, 3 or professional practice (non- 5 2% group) Government (non-military) or 4 other public institution or 4 2% agency Teaching, library or 5 1 0% educational administration

6 Active military 6 3% Volunteer with a government (Peace Corps, Americorps), 7 1 0% faith-based, or international organization

8 Other (Please specify) 10 4%

Total 240 100%

Other (Please specify) Job Research Technician manufacturing Work as a process engineer ABC Supply Outside Sales Rep. Engineer for Chevron Public Company Corporation public for profit company

38. Which business/industry sector will you most likely be employed in?

# Answer Response %

Architecture and 1 58 33% engineering Arts, design, 2 entertainment, 0 0% sports and media Building and 3 grounds cleaning 0 0% and maintenance 4 Business and 4 2% financial/accounting Community and 5 0 0% social services Computer and 6 16 9% mathematical Construction and 7 4 2% extraction

8 Energy 63 36%

9 Environmental 0 0%

Farming, fishing and 10 0 0% forestry Food preparation 11 0 0% and serving related

12 Healthcare/medical 3 2%

13 Homemaker 0 0%

14 Law enforcement 0 0%

15 Legal 0 0%

Life, physical, and 16 0 0% social sciences

17 Management 3 2%

18 Marketing and sales 8 5%

Office and 19 administrative 0 0% support Personal care and 20 0 0% service Training and 21 0 0% personnel 22 Transportation 2 1% Other (Please 23 15 9% specify) Total 176 100%

Other (Please specify) Technology Engineering Engineering Sales manufacturing Supply Chain fluid power manufacturing Sales chemical manufacture operations planning Engineering Distribution Logistics Heavy Lifting Industrial Distribution

39. What branch of government/service?

# Answer Response %

1 U.S. Federal 0 0%

2 U.S. State 3 75%

3 U.S. Local 0 0%

4 Foreign (non- 1 25% U.S.) government entity Non- governmental 5 0 0% organization (NGO) Total 4 100%

40. At what level do you plan to teach/work? (check all that apply)

# Answer Response %

1 Pre-school/Day care 0 0%

Private 2 0 0% elementary/intermediate Public 3 0 0% elementary/intermediate Private junior high/high 4 0 0% school Public junior high/high 5 1 100% school

6 Vocational/technical 0 0%

7 College/university 0 0%

8 Adult education/training 0 0% Statistic Value Min Value 5 Max Value 5 Total Responses 1

41. What branch of military service?

# Answer Response %

1 U.S. Army 1 17%

U.S. 2 Navy/Marine 3 50% Corps

3 U.S. Air Force 2 33%

U.S. Coast 4 0 0% Guard Other National Military (please 5 0 0% specify country and service) Total 6 100%

Other National Military (please specify country and service)

42. How well do you think your academic program prepared you for the job market?

# Answer Response % 1 Very well 93 49%

2 Generally well 83 44%

3 Ambivalent 8 4%

4 Inadequate 2 1%

Very 5 2 1% inadequate Total 188 100%

43. Have you received any offers of employment after graduation?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 162 86%

2 No 26 14%

Total 188 100%

Statistic Value Min Value 1 Max Value 2 Mean 1.14 Variance 0.12 Standard Deviation 0.35 Total Responses 188 44. How many offers did you receive?

#Offers Count % 1 62 38.037 2 41 25.153 3 37 22.699 4 13 7.975 5 or more 10 6.134

45. What was the salary range of the highest offer you received?

# Answer Response %

$30,000/year 1 1 1% or less $30,001 to 2 3 2% $40,000/year $40,001 to 3 13 8% $50,000/year $50,001 to 4 37 23% $60,000/year more than 5 107 66% $60,000/year Total 161 100%

46. In what state will you be employed?

Texas = 135 Florida = 3 Wisconsin = 3 Outside the U.S. = 2 11 other states 1 or 2 each

Statistic Please select the state Min Value 2 Max Value 58 Mean 41.73 Variance 80.20 Standard Deviation 8.96 Total Responses 158

47. How likely is it that your job will require travel or relocation outside the United States in the next five years?

# Answer Response %

1 Very likely 30 19%

2 Likely 34 21%

3 Unlikely 76 47%

4 Definitely not 22 14%

Total 162 100%

48. Is your prospective position related to your undergraduate field(s) of study?

# Answer Response %

Yes, same field 1 105 65% as major Yes, related to 2 50 31% major 3 No, not related 7 4%

Not applicable 4 (unemployed, 0 0% etc.) Total 162 100%

49. Have you lived, studied, or worked outside of the United States since leaving high school?

# Answer Response %

1 Yes 51 20%

2 No 199 80%

Total 250 100%

50. Which of the following describe your foreign experience? Please indicate all that apply.

# Answer Response % Internship or 1 9 18% co-op Reciprocal 2 3 6% exchange

3 Study abroad 32 63%

4 Field trip 1 2%

Employment not affiliated 5 with an 2 4% academic institution Non-academic 6 8 16% program Other (please 7 7 14% specify)

Other (please specify) Born in Russia I'm not American Residence Hometown I am an international student Family I am a foreign student

51. How well do you think your international experience has prepared you for the next step in either starting a career or furthering your education?

# Answer Response %

1 Very well 30 60% 2 Generally well 12 24%

Neither well nor 3 7 14% inadequately (neutral)

4 Inadequate 1 2%

Very 5 0 0% inadequate Total 50 100%

52. Which of these are reasons why you have not gone abroad? Please indicate all that apply.

# Answer Response %

No one 1 encouraged me 35 18% to do it It would delay 2 92 47% my graduation Did not fit my 3 82 42% degree plan Not beneficial 4 30 15% to my career

5 Too expensive 137 70%

6 My financial aid 36 18% didn't cover costs Needed to 7 56 29% work instead Family worried 8 about my 12 6% leaving the U.S. Political 9 tensions/fear 6 3% of terrorism I don't speak 10 any language 34 17% but English Don't want to 11 leave Texas or 27 14% the U.S. Other (please 12 16 8% specify)

Other (please specify) Very few places to study abroad when your major is Aerospace Engineering no academic advantage Internship Did not plan it early enough in my academic career Family Obligations was not interested more concerned with graduating quickly study abroad to japan got cancelled due to natural disaster mistake by advisor during application Internship more beneficial Turned down due to GPR I was committed to a sports club and didn't want to leave my team in-season. married I would rather be here in College Station Studied abroad in high school. I am an international student, this is abroad for me

Statistic Value Min Value 1 Max Value 12 Total Responses 195 53. At the time you graduate, approximately what will be the total amount borrowed to finance your undergraduate education that you are personally responsible for repaying?

# Answer Response %

1 none 118 47%

2 $1 to 9,999 32 13%

$10,000 to 3 27 11% 19,999 $20,000 to 4 26 10% 29,999 $30,000 to 5 16 6% 39,999 $40,000 to 6 10 4% 49,999 $50,000 or 7 15 6% more Unable to 8 6 2% estimate Total 250 100%

54. Reflecting back, do you now think that the benefits you have received from attending Texas A&M were worth the financial costs to you and your family?

# Answer Response % Yes, 1 210 84% definitely Maybe, but 2 37 15% not sure No, definitely 3 3 1% not Total 250 100%

55. How confident are you of success in your future?

# Answer Response %

1 Bring it on! 167 67%

I think I'll do 2 68 27% well.

3 Uncertain 14 6%

Not quite 4 1 0% ready Not ready at 5 0 0% all Total 250 100%

56. Please give us your thoughts on how well Texas A&M prepared you for the future.

Responses are available on request from Mark Troy.

57. Please provide an e-mail address that will be valid after graduation. This will be used by your college and department to keep you up to date on what's happening to your teachers and fellow students in you major department. Your address will not be sold or used for any other commercial purposes. Texas A&M respects your privacy.

Email addresses will be provided upon request to Mark Troy.

58. gender

Value Total M 207 F 44

59. primaryMajor

Value Total CPSC 13 CVEN 28 MEEN 45 INEN 24 AERO 20 RHEN 5 CHEN 28 IDIS 39 ELEN 20 ENTC 14 PETE 2 CEEN 4 CECN 4 NUEN 1 OCEN 2 BMEN 2

60. primaryMajorDept

Value Total CSCE 17 CVEN 30 MEEN 45 ISEN 24 AERO 20 NUEN 6 CHEN 28 ETID 53 ECEN 24 PETE 2 BMEN 2

61. primaryMajorCollege

Value Total EN 251

62. visaType

Value Total PR 14 F1 13 OT 3 J1 2 [No Value] 219