YOUR DECISION TO ATTEND UNIVERSITY

1. How important were the following reasons in your decision to attend university?
Not Somewhat Very
Important Important Important
To prepare for a specific job or career
To get a good general education
To develop a broad base of skills
To prepare for graduate/professional school
To increase my knowledge in an academic field
To get a good job
To meet parental expectations
To make new friends
Other reasons (please specify)

2. Which was the single most important reason in your decision to attend university? (Select
one from above). ___________________________________________________

YOUR DECISION TO ATTEND

3. How important were the following reasons in your choosing SISFU?
Not Somewhat Very
Important Important Important
Wanted to live close to home
Wanted to live away from home
Offered financial assistance/scholarships
Quality of academic programs
Specific career-related program
University has a good reputation
Size of university
Availability of on-campus residence
Tuition fees
Parents/relatives wanted me to enrol here
Friends attending here
Availability of public transportation
Opportunities for international work/study abroad
Athletic/varsity sports
Physical appearance of the campus
Other important reasons (please list)

Most important reason? _________________________________________________

How important were each of the following sources of information when you considered choosing
SISFU?
Not Somewhat Very
Important Important Important
Visit by a university representative to my high
school
Viewbooks, brochures or pamphlets
Campus visit/ open house
Recruitment fairs
Contact from faculty/staff of the university (e.g.
phone calls, emails, letters, online, etc.)
Contact from students of the university
University website
Advice from high school counsellors or teachers
Word of mouth
Other (please specify)

Most important source? _________________________________________________

YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH ORIENTATION
Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Dont
dissatisfied dissatisfied satisfied Satisfied Know
Feeling welcome at the
university
Helping you understand the
universitys academic
expectations
Helping your personal and
social transition to university
Providing information about
campus life
Providing information about
student services
Building your confidence
Other (please specify)

EXPECTATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY

Not Somewhat Very

Important Important Important
Having ready access to my lecturers and tutors
outside of face-to-face teaching will be important
to my success
Feedback on my submitted work will be
important to my learning
Feedback on my draft of work will be important
to my learning
It will be important for me to attend most
lecturers
I have activities outside of the University that
might affect my ability to study
Working with other students in class time will be
important to my learning
I anticipate that studying at SISFU will be
different to studying in high school
Other expectations? _____________________________________________________________

(Source: First Year Student Expectations: Results from a University-wide Student Survey
Crisp, Palmer, et.al.
Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
Vol. 6, Issue No. 1
2009)