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View Poll Results: Pick the question that applies to you.
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[color=Blue]Question 1: I decided to NOT attend college because... (Pick up to three.)[/blue]
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2 |
4.88% |
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I couldn't afford it.
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2 |
4.88% |
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I didn't really know enough about it as an option.
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2 |
4.88% |
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I had a good career/job opportunity that was immediate.
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1 |
2.44% |
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School is not a strength of mine.
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1 |
2.44% |
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I was tired of being in classrooms.
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1 |
2.44% |
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I didn't really know how to apply/get a major/etc.
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0% |
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No one in my family supported college as a choice.
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1 |
2.44% |
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I had no role models to guide me.
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1 |
2.44% |
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I wanted to earn money quickly.
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2 |
4.88% |
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I think college is a big scam.
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0 |
0% |
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I wanted to move against the herd of other people going to college.
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0% |
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I went straight to the NBA.
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0 |
0% |
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When your dad's a billionaire, you don't have to go to college.
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0 |
0% |
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Other (Please specify.)
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2 |
4.88% |
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[color=Blue]Question 2: I picked my college because... (Pick up to three.)[/blue]
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11 |
26.83% |
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Tuition was cheap (when combined with any loans).
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10 |
24.39% |
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I got good scholarships/grants to offset costs.
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10 |
24.39% |
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It was close to my/my parents' home.
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8 |
19.51% |
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It was comfortably distant from my/my parents' home.
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5 |
12.20% |
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I had a sibling/friend/other person who sold me on the school
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2 |
4.88% |
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It had a great academic reputation for my chosen degree.
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9 |
21.95% |
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Companies I wanted to work at do a lot of hiring from that school.
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3 |
7.32% |
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The school had a prestigious name/overall reputation.
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6 |
14.63% |
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It was the only school that accepted me.
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0% |
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The campus was really attractive/inviting.
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5 |
12.20% |
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It was in a town that I liked.
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4 |
9.76% |
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There were good housing options.
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1 |
2.44% |
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It seemed like there were friendly people there.
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0% |
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Their brochures/materials/web site gave me a good impression.
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0% |
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They had a sports team that I wanted to play on.
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1 |
2.44% |
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They had a sports team that I wanted to watch.
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3 |
7.32% |
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The social atmosphere was desirable (i.e., party school, non-party school).
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10 |
24.39% |
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The campus was about the right size (large, small, etc.)
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5 |
12.20% |
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The student/instructor ratio and other quality measures were good.
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5 |
12.20% |
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The school had professors who were prominent in their field.
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0% |
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I had friends who were going to go there.
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6 |
14.63% |
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Someone else made the decision for me (parent, counselor, etc.)
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4 |
9.76% |
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It was the only school I knew of with the particular degree/classes I wanted.
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1 |
2.44% |
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....Other Responses....
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2 |
4.88% |
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I'm not old enough yet to make a college decision.
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1 |
2.44% |
05-03-2009, 04:09 PM
A Question About Education
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