Fall 2012 Graduating Seniors – Agriculture and Life Sciences

Last Modified: 01/23/2013

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1. When do you expect to graduate from Texas A&M?

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / December 2012 /
/ 290 / 100%
2 / May 2013 /
/ 0 / 0%
3 / August 2013 /
/ 0 / 0%
4 / December 2013 /
/ 0 / 0%
5 / May 2014 /
/ 0 / 0%
6 / Not sure at this time /
/ 0 / 0%
Total / 290 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 1
Mean / 1.00
Variance / 0.00
Standard Deviation / 0.00
Total Responses / 290

2. What degree will you receive?

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / BA /
/ 28 / 10%
2 / BS /
/ 262 / 90%
3 / B.B.A. /
/ 0 / 0%
4 / B.Ed /
/ 0 / 0%
5 / B.L.A. /
/ 0 / 0%
Total / 290 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.90
Variance / 0.09
Standard Deviation / 0.30
Total Responses / 290

3. From what college are you graduating?

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / AG /
/ 290 / 100%
2 / AR /
/ 0 / 0%
3 / BA /
/ 0 / 0%
4 / ED /
/ 0 / 0%
5 / EN /
/ 0 / 0%
6 / GE /
/ 0 / 0%
7 / LA /
/ 0 / 0%
8 / SC /
/ 0 / 0%
9 / VM /
/ 0 / 0%
10 / GV /
/ 0 / 0%
Total / 290 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 1
Mean / 1.00
Variance / 0.00
Standard Deviation / 0.00
Total Responses / 290

4. Did you

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / enter TAMU as a freshman? /
/ 152 / 52%
2 / transfer from another school? /
/ 138 / 48%
Total / 290 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.48
Variance / 0.25
Standard Deviation / 0.50
Total Responses / 290

5. Did you change major while at TAMU?

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / Yes /
/ 160 / 55%
2 / No /
/ 130 / 45%
Total / 290 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.45
Variance / 0.25
Standard Deviation / 0.50
Total Responses / 290

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

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / Yes /
/ 14 / 5%
2 / No /
/ 276 / 95%
Total / 290 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.95
Variance / 0.05
Standard Deviation / 0.21
Total Responses / 290

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

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / 3 or less /
/ 7 / 50%
2 / 4 to 8 /
/ 2 / 14%
3 / 9 or more /
/ 5 / 36%
Total / 14 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 3
Mean / 1.86
Variance / 0.90
Standard Deviation / 0.95
Total Responses / 14

8. Are you graduating with an Honors transcript distinction?

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / Yes /
/ 3 / 21%
2 / No /
/ 11 / 79%
Total / 14 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.79
Variance / 0.18
Standard Deviation / 0.43
Total Responses / 14

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%
2 / Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society /
/ 1 / 7%
3 / Golden Key International Honour Society /
/ 0 / 0%
4 / National Society of Collegiate Scholars /
/ 2 / 14%
5 / Freshman: Phi Eta Sigma /
/ 1 / 7%
6 / Sophomore: Lambda Sigma /
/ 0 / 0%
7 / Senior: Cap & Gown-Mortar Board /
/ 0 / 0%
8 / Non-traditional students: Pinnacle Honor Society /
/ 0 / 0%
9 / Accounting: Beta Alpha Psi /
/ 0 / 0%
10 / Aerospace Engineering: Sigma Gamma Tau /
/ 0 / 0%
11 / Agriculture: Gamma Sigma Delta /
/ 1 / 7%
12 / Agriculture & Biomedical Sciences: Alpha Zeta /
/ 2 / 14%
13 / Architecture: Tau Sigma Delta /
/ 0 / 0%
14 / Biology: Beta Beta Beta /
/ 0 / 0%
15 / Biomedical Engineering: Alpha Eta Mu Beta /
/ 0 / 0%
16 / Business Administration: Beta Gamma Sigma /
/ 0 / 0%
17 / Business Management: Sigma Iota Epsilon /
/ 0 / 0%
18 / Chemical Engineering: Omega Chi Epsilon /
/ 0 / 0%
19 / Civil Engineering: Chi Epsilon /
/ 0 / 0%
20 / Communication: Lambda Pi Eta /
/ 0 / 0%
21 / Computer Science: Upsilon Pi Epsilon /
/ 0 / 0%
22 / Construction Science: Sigma Lambda Chi /
/ 0 / 0%
23 / Dance: Nu Alpha Delta /
/ 0 / 0%
24 / Education: Kappa Delta Pi /
/ 0 / 0%
25 / Electrical Engineering: Eta Kappa Nu /
/ 0 / 0%
26 / Engineering: Tau Beta Pi /
/ 0 / 0%
27 / Engineering Technology: Tau Alpha Pi /
/ 0 / 0%
28 / English: Sigma Tau Delta /
/ 0 / 0%
29 / Floriculture: Pi Alpha Xi /
/ 0 / 0%
30 / Geography: Gamma Theta Upsilon /
/ 0 / 0%
31 / Health: Eta Sigma Gamma /
/ 0 / 0%
32 / Hispanic Studies: Sigma Delta Pi /
/ 0 / 0%
33 / History (international): Phi Alpha Theta /
/ 0 / 0%
34 / Industrial Distribution: Sigma Delta /
/ 0 / 0%
35 / Industrial Engineering: Alpha Pi Mu /
/ 0 / 0%
36 / International Education: Phi Beta Delta /
/ 0 / 0%
37 / Mathematics: Pi Mu Epsilon /
/ 0 / 0%
38 / Mechanical Engineering: Pi Tau Sigma /
/ 0 / 0%
39 / Ocean Engineering: Omega Epsilon /
/ 0 / 0%
40 / Petroleum Engineering: Pi Epsilon Tau /
/ 0 / 0%
41 / Philosophy: Phi Sigma Tau /
/ 0 / 0%
42 / Political Science: Pi Sigma Alpha /
/ 0 / 0%
43 / Pre-Medicine: Alpha Epsilon Delta /
/ 0 / 0%
44 / Psychology: Psi Chi /
/ 0 / 0%
45 / Social Sciences: Pi Gamma Mu /
/ 0 / 0%
46 / Sociology: Alpha Kappa Delta /
/ 0 / 0%
47 / None /
/ 7 / 50%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 2
Max Value / 47
Total Responses / 14

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

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / Yes /
/ 118 / 41%
2 / No /
/ 172 / 59%
Total / 290 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.59
Variance / 0.24
Standard Deviation / 0.49
Total Responses / 290

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 / %
1 /  President's Endowed /
/ 8 / 14%
2 /  President's Achievement /
/ 1 / 2%
3 /  Academic Achievement /
/ 17 / 29%
4 /  Lechner Scholarship /
/ 0 / 0%
5 /  McFadden Scholarship /
/ 1 / 2%
6 /  National Merit /
/ 0 / 0%
7 /  Barbara S. and Julian B. "Barry" Coon /
/ 1 / 2%
8 /  DruEtta C. and Morris G. Coon /
/ 0 / 0%
9 /  William James Crenan '49 /
/ 1 / 2%
10 /  Lucille Dougherty /
/ 0 / 0%
11 /  Joseph H. Emmert, Jr. '69 /
/ 0 / 0%
12 /  Melvin Hamilton '71 /
/ 0 / 0%
13 /  Crawford and Hattie Jackson Foundation /
/ 0 / 0%
14 /  Katherine Ann Keller Memorial Scholarship /
/ 0 / 0%
15 /  Lola Mae & Charles LaMotte Memorial Scholarship /
/ 0 / 0%
16 /  Annie Lee and Robert H. Schultz /
/ 0 / 0%
17 /  William A. Triche and Homer A. Triche /
/ 0 / 0%
18 /  Emily & Robert Walker '45 /
/ 0 / 0%
19 /  John Todd Willis '44 /
/ 0 / 0%
20 /  Randall C. Shepard '71 /
/ 0 / 0%
21 /  J. W. Birdwell '28 /
/ 0 / 0%
22 /  John C. Calhoun III /
/ 0 / 0%
23 /  Jessica Jon Chancellor Memorial Lifeline Scholarship /
/ 0 / 0%
24 /  John B. and Ora Mae Dougherty Memorial LifeLines Scholarship /
/ 0 / 0%
25 /  Hugo F. Elmendorf /
/ 0 / 0%
26 /  Jr. MD '44 Lifelines Scholarship /
/ 0 / 0%
27 /  Patricia & William Gordon '67 in the Howard L. Gravett Scholars Program /
/ 0 / 0%
28 /  Richard B. Grant '29 /
/ 0 / 0%
29 /  Howard Gravett /
/ 0 / 0%
30 /  Juilia Ball Lee /
/ 0 / 0%
31 /  HR Lewis /
/ 0 / 0%
32 /  Lifelines Endowed Scholarship Program /
/ 0 / 0%
33 /  Susan Luehr '84 Endowed Lifelines Scholarship /
/ 1 / 2%
34 /  Walter S. McGregor '38 Lifelines Memorial Scholarship /
/ 0 / 0%
35 /  Woodie Bennett Mike Scholarship in the Howard L. Gravett Scholars Program /
/ 0 / 0%
36 /  Jerry R. Jones /
/ 0 / 0%
37 /  William E. Wheeler '46 Lifelines /
/ 0 / 0%
38 /  Southeast Texas Health Professionals Lifelines /
/ 0 / 0%
39 /  George Reichel '70 in the Howard Gravett Scholarship Program /
/ 0 / 0%
40 /  Patsy Ruth & Delma P. Posey '59 /
/ 0 / 0%
41 /  Jack Orrick '45 Lifelines /
/ 0 / 0%
42 /  Corps 21 Scholarship /
/ 1 / 2%
43 /  General Rudder Corps Scholarship /
/ 0 / 0%
44 /  Sul Ross/Corps Scholarship /
/ 10 / 17%
45 /  Chester Reed Scholarships /
/ 1 / 2%
46 /  Academic Excellence Award /
/ 20 / 34%
47 /  Honors Incentive Award /
/ 0 / 0%
48 /  Regents /
/ 7 / 12%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 48
Total Responses / 59

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
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Senior Merit Award / Western Agriculture & Applied Economics Association Outstanding Senior / Alpha Gamma Rho 2011 Brother of the Year / Agricultural Economica Ty Timm Outstanding Senior
COALS Scholarship / Animal Science Scholarship
AOLP OL Book Scholarship
Distinguished Student Award
Outstanding ALED student 2010 / Outstanding ALED student 2012
Free money for low income families
Ag leadership scholarship
Athletic Scholarship / All Conference
General Academic Scholarship- COALS / 4 year AROTC
Department Of Entomolgy Scholars Society Scholarship / Lois Von Rosenburg Todd Scholarship / Aggie Grant
Senior Merit Award / COALS Scholarship / HLSR Scholarship / ALEC Departmental Scholarship
Agriculture and Life Sciences
FW Hensel Scholarship / Joe and Billy Manion Endowed Scholarship / Mechanical Scholar Award / Phi Kappa Phi
Outstanding Student Achievement Award
Study abroad for $250 / Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship / Valedictorian Tuition Exemption Scholarship for Freshman year
Dean's List / College of Ag. Outstanding Student / Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society
COALS Scholarship / AGEC Dept. Scholarship
Book Scholarship
COALS
Texas Aggie Scholarship
Dewitt C. and Bethel Winter-Cox Student Assistance Fund Scholarship / Joe and Billie Manion Endowed Scholarship
Deans List / Departmental Scholarship / COALS Scholarship
Rho Phi Lambda
Commandant's Honor Roll
Regents
Charles B & Jean G Smith Scholarship (Got junior and senior year)
Valedictorian of Highschool
Ben T. and Mattie B. Little Scholarship / Cate & Tony Sutherland Scholarship / Verlin and Howard Kruse ’52 Scholarship
ASHS Collegiate Scholars Award / William C. Welch Horticulture Scholarship
Texas Womans Goat Risers Association / Study Abroad
Dewitt C. and Bethel Winter Cox Student Assistance Fund / C.O. Smith '50 Endowed Scholarship
TransMississippi scholarship / Ebanks Scholarship / TTA scholarship / GCBAA scholarship
Aggie moms club scholarship / Aggie moms club book scholarship
Deans list
United States Marine Corps tuition assistance
CB Recognition Award / Dewitt C. & Bethel Winter Cox Scholarship / William & Mildred Dafcik Food Science & Technology Scholarship / Kellogg Company Scholarship Fund
Rae & Mildred Doran College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Endowed Scholarship
Alpha Zeta / Texas Allied Poultry Assoc.
Faskin Foundation Scholarship
houston livestock show and rodeo
Senior Merit
Robert Byrd scholarship
Flemings scholarship / Hinsely Scholarship
Statistic / Value
Total Responses / 43

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

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / First-Year Seminar /
/ 42 / 14%
2 / Common Intellectual Experience /
/ 10 / 3%
3 / Learning Community /
/ 35 / 12%
4 / Writing-Intensive Course /
/ 214 / 74%
5 / Collaborative Assignment or Project /
/ 95 / 33%
6 / Undergraduate Research /
/ 51 / 18%
7 / Diversity/Global Learning /
/ 40 / 14%
8 / Internship /
/ 136 / 47%
9 / Service Learning, Community-Based Learning /
/ 40 / 14%
10 / Capstone Course or Project /
/ 68 / 23%
11 / None /
/ 27 / 9%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 11
Total Responses / 290

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

# / Question / 491 / Student Worker / Volunteer / Mean
1 / Research 1 / 23 / 14 / 8 / 45 / 1.67
2 / Research 2 / 5 / 16 / 0 / 21 / 1.76
3 / Research 3 / 1 / 2 / 0 / 3 / 1.67
4 / Research 4 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 2.00
# / Question / 491 / Student Worker / Volunteer / Mean
1 / Research 1 / 51.11% / 31.11% / 17.78% / 45 / 1.67
2 / Research 2 / 23.81% / 76.19% / 0.00% / 21 / 1.76
3 / Research 3 / 33.33% / 66.67% / 0.00% / 3 / 1.67
4 / Research 4 / 0.00% / 100.00% / 0.00% / 1 / 2.00
Statistic / Research 1 / Research 2 / Research 3 / Research 4
Min Value / 1 / 1 / 1 / 2
Max Value / 3 / 2 / 2 / 2
Mean / 1.67 / 1.76 / 1.67 / 2.00
Variance / 0.59 / 0.19 / 0.33 / 0.00
Standard Deviation / 0.77 / 0.44 / 0.58 / 0.00
Total Responses / 45 / 21 / 3 / 1

15. Research Supervior and Department

Default - Research 1
Supervisor / Department
Billy McKim / AGCJ
Dr. Cavinder / ANSC
Won-bo Shim / Plant pathology and microbiology
? / ECON
Lori Moore / ALEC
Farida Sohrabji / HSC- Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics
Dr. Miller / Horticulture
Penny Riggs / ANSC
Won Bo shim / Plant pathology
mora / wfsc
Mike Kolomiets / Plant Pathology
Tryon Wickersham / Ruminant Nutrition
Haejeen Bang / Horticulture
Dr. Summer Odom / ALED
Dr. Jennifer Williams / ALED
Dr. Coverdale / ANSC
Dr Wilkinson / BESC
Crosby / Horticulture
Tina Gumienny / MCMD
Billy McKim / Agrilife
Dr. Washington Allen / ESSM
Dr. Paul Straight / BICH
Lydia Bogomolnaya / Microbial & Molecular Pathogenesis
Pete Teel / Entomology
Hague / SCSC
Caurnel Morgan / Nutrition
Dr. Christine Alvarado / Poultry Science
Dr. Byrne / Horticulture
Ryan Sheridan / Forestry
DeFigueirdo / PLPA
Dr. Amstalden / Animal Science
Dr. Nancy Ing / ANSC Physiology of Reproduction
Barondeau / chem
Won Bo-Shim / Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Toni Poole / USDA-ARS
Outley / RPTS
Thomas DeWitt / Plant Pathology & Microbiology
josie coverdale
Dr. Gary Kunkel / Biochemistry and Biophysics
Dr. Moore / Essm
Kyle / HDNR
Lynntech, Inc
Default - Research 2
Supervisor / Department
Dr. White / ANSC
Kevin Ong / Texas plant disease diagnostic laboratory
Dr. Miller / Horticulture
Penny Riggs / ANSC
Dr. Cavinder / ANSC
Crosby / Horticulture
Dr. Wu / ESSM
Dr. Jianrong Li / VIBS
Pete Teel / Entomology
Dr. Christine Alvarado / Poultry Science
Ray Riley / Animal Science
Barondeau / chem
Dr. ROgers / ESSM
Lynntech, Inc
Default - Research 3
Supervisor / Department
Gary Voelker / WFSC
Barondeau / chem
Default - Research 4
Supervisor / Department
Barondeau / chem
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 /
/ 18 / 36%
2 / No /
/ 32 / 64%
Total / 50 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.64
Variance / 0.24
Standard Deviation / 0.48
Total Responses / 50

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

Text Response
APS Carribean Division 2012 APS annual meeting 2012
For Dr. Rister's 424 & 425 class, I made it to the final presentation process to where I presented my business plan to a room of 180+ bankers, investers and entrepreneurs.
Texas Genetics, 2011 Texas Genetics, 2011
Student Research Week, 2012
Presentation over current research being done. August 2012
Made many presentations in my ALED classes and a few while I was a Teaching Assistant for ALED 102.
Social Media for Small Business, ALED 485 Directed Studies publication, 2012
Journal
Paper is still being written
Presented a poster at the summer 2012 undergraduate research poster presentation.
Presentation for the ALEC department about a 3 month social media strategy. Participated in the making of the AgriLeader magazine for spring of 2013.
Seminar
Poster Presentation in SRW at TAMU
I will be presenting at the 2013 George Wright Conference based on research conducted during my internship.
Statistic / Value
Total Responses / 14

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 /
/ 26 / 9%
2 / No /
/ 264 / 91%
Total / 290 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.91
Variance / 0.08
Standard Deviation / 0.29
Total Responses / 290

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

Default - 2011/2012
Program / Location / Source of Support
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo / Houston, Texas / Deb Dunsford
DuPont Pioneer / Plainview, TX
McAllen Chamber / McAllen Texas
Louis stokes alliance for minority oarticipation
ECON research / Allan Building / Paid
Spring 2012 - Ag. Natural Resource Policy Internship Program - Congressman Kevin Brady's Office / Washington, DC
Sanderson Farms / Waco, Tx
Mickey Leland internship program / Austin Texas
internship / Denison, TX
ricetec / alvin, tx / full time pay
BTA Industries Sdn. Bhd, / Malaysia
Internship / Fredericksburg, Texas
Citrofrut / Mexico
Dallas Zoo, Conservation and Science / Dallas TX
Bird banding / Tucson AZ / Birdworks Inc.
MSC LT Jordan / Dominican Republic
Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center / Dallas, TX
Borlaug Institute / South Africa / B.I.
Internship / Channel Islands / HDNR Lab
Lynntech, INC
Default - 2010/2011
Program / Location / Source of Support
Summer 2012-CRAFT Media/Digital / Washington, DC
Plant pathology / College station texas
Fripp Island / Fripp Island, SC
Via Nectare / Brasil
REU / UCR
Lynntech, INC
Default - 2009/2010
Program / Location / Source of Support
2010-2011 TAMU Press Zachry Marketing Intern / College Station, Texas
Default - 2008/2009
Program / Location / Source of Support
Sanderson Farms / Bryan, Tx
Default - Pre 2008
Program / Location / Source of Support
Statistic / 2011/2012 / 2010/2011 / 2009/2010 / 2008/2009 / Pre 2008
Min Value / - / - / - / - / -
Max Value / - / - / - / - / -
Total Responses / - / - / - / - / -

20. Pleasechoose the duration for each internship.

# / Question / Less than 1 month / 1 to 3 months / 4 to 6 months / 7 to 9 months / 10 to 12 months / Mean
1 / 2011/2012 / 1 / 18 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 22 / 2.23
2 / 2010/2011 / 0 / 6 / 2 / 0 / 1 / 9 / 2.56
3 / 2009/2010 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 4.00
4 / 2008/2009 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0.00
5 / Pre 2008 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0.00
Statistic / 2011/2012 / 2010/2011 / 2009/2010 / 2008/2009 / Pre 2008
Min Value / 1 / 2 / 3 / - / -
Max Value / 5 / 5 / 5 / - / -
Mean / 2.23 / 2.56 / 4.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
Variance / 0.66 / 1.03 / 2.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
Standard Deviation / 0.81 / 1.01 / 1.41 / 0.00 / 0.00
Total Responses / 22 / 9 / 2 / 0 / 0

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

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / Yes /
/ 236 / 82%
2 / No /
/ 53 / 18%
Total / 289 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.18
Variance / 0.15
Standard Deviation / 0.39
Total Responses / 289

22. Did you work. . .

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / On campus? /
/ 99 / 42%
2 / Off campus? /
/ 180 / 77%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Total Responses / 233

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 /
/ 12 / 5%
2 / 2 /
/ 25 / 11%
3 / 3 /
/ 34 / 14%
4 / 4 /
/ 28 / 12%
5 / 5 /
/ 25 / 11%
6 / 6 /
/ 31 / 13%
7 / 7 /
/ 18 / 8%
8 / 8 /
/ 16 / 7%
9 / 9 /
/ 17 / 7%
10 / 10 /
/ 9 / 4%
11 / 11 /
/ 3 / 1%
12 / 12 /
/ 4 / 2%
13 / more than 12 /
/ 14 / 6%
Total / 236 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 13
Mean / 5.71
Variance / 10.24
Standard Deviation / 3.20
Total Responses / 236

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 /
/ 16 / 7%
2 / 8 to 14 /
/ 39 / 17%
3 / 15 to 21 /
/ 92 / 39%
4 / 22 to 28 /
/ 53 / 23%
5 / 29 or more /
/ 35 / 15%
Total / 235 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 5
Mean / 3.22
Variance / 1.22
Standard Deviation / 1.10
Total Responses / 235

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 / - Advertising/publishing / 25 / 17 / 42
2 / - Academic support / 12 / 9 / 21
3 / - Agricultural / 66 / 62 / 128
4 / - Animal care / 28 / 29 / 57
5 / - Clerical/ administrative support / 41 / 5 / 46
6 / - Child care / 16 / 3 / 19
7 / - Financial / 12 / 11 / 23
8 / - Information technology/technical support / 11 / 2 / 13
9 / - Laboratory/research work / 26 / 22 / 48
10 / - Manual/physical labor / 54 / 16 / 70
11 / - Medical/medical support / 7 / 4 / 11
12 / - Retail / 54 / 9 / 63
13 / - Restaurant / 43 / 6 / 49
14 / - Writing/editing / 17 / 10 / 27
15 / - Sports/fitness / 11 / 1 / 12
16 / - Recreation / 22 / 13 / 35
17 / - Other (please specify) / 31 / 9 / 40
# / Question / type of work / related to my studies
1 / - Advertising/publishing / 96.15% / 65.38% / 42
2 / - Academic support / 80.00% / 60.00% / 21
3 / - Agricultural / 86.84% / 81.58% / 128
4 / - Animal care / 80.00% / 82.86% / 57
5 / - Clerical/ administrative support / 93.18% / 11.36% / 46
6 / - Child care / 94.12% / 17.65% / 19
7 / - Financial / 70.59% / 64.71% / 23
8 / - Information technology/technical support / 100.00% / 18.18% / 13
9 / - Laboratory/research work / 86.67% / 73.33% / 48
10 / - Manual/physical labor / 96.43% / 28.57% / 70
11 / - Medical/medical support / 87.50% / 50.00% / 11
12 / - Retail / 98.18% / 16.36% / 63
13 / - Restaurant / 95.56% / 13.33% / 49
14 / - Writing/editing / 94.44% / 55.56% / 27
15 / - Sports/fitness / 100.00% / 9.09% / 12
16 / - Recreation / 81.48% / 48.15% / 35
17 / - Other (please specify) / 93.94% / 27.27% / 40
- Other (please specify)
Recruitment with Admissions
Music
Receptionist
farming
Recruiting
IT Student Worker
Sales
worked for professor
Historical
Bus Driver
real estate
Study Abroad Programs Office
real estate
Events
Research
Title Company
12th Man Foundation Call Center Caller
teaching
Horticulture (garden manager)
Catering/Event Planning
Government
bar
Event Coordinating
Student housing
aggie bus driver
Leasing
Forensics
drove a bus
Dining Services
Logistic services
Design, Print & Ship
Bus driver
Statistic / - Advertising/publishing / - Academic support / - Agricultural / - Animal care / - Clerical/ administrative support / - Child care / - Financial / - Information technology/technical support / - Laboratory/research work / - Manual/physical labor / - Medical/medical support / - Retail / - Restaurant / - Writing/editing / - Sports/fitness / - Recreation / - Other (please specify)
Min Value / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Max Value / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2
Total Responses / 26 / 15 / 76 / 35 / 44 / 17 / 17 / 11 / 30 / 56 / 8 / 55 / 45 / 18 / 11 / 27 / 33

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

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / - Career exploration /
/ 32 / 14%
2 / - Earn money to support myself /
/ 153 / 65%
3 / - Earn extra spending money /
/ 127 / 54%
4 / - Job experience /
/ 130 / 55%
5 / - Help me with time management /
/ 25 / 11%
6 / - An advisor/faculty member/mentor suggested that I work /
/ 4 / 2%
7 / - My family expected me to work /
/ 62 / 26%
8 / - I enjoy working /
/ 54 / 23%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 8
Total Responses / 236

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

# / Answer /
/ Response / %
1 / Yes /
/ 208 / 88%
2 / No /
/ 28 / 12%
Total / 236 / 100%
Statistic / Value
Min Value / 1
Max Value / 2
Mean / 1.12
Variance / 0.11
Standard Deviation / 0.32
Total Responses / 236

28. A&M's Contribution to your ability

# / Question / Very much / Quite a bit / Some / Very little / None / Mean
1 / Write effectively. / 106 / 131 / 39 / 7 / 1 / 284 / 1.82
2 / Speak effectively. / 106 / 114 / 50 / 12 / 2 / 284 / 1.91
3 / Create original ideas and/or products. / 92 / 116 / 59 / 11 / 3 / 281 / 1.99
4 / Solve complex , real-world problems. / 125 / 106 / 43 / 9 / 1 / 284 / 1.79
5 / See the importance of history for understanding the present as well as the past. / 66 / 100 / 84 / 29 / 5 / 284 / 2.32
6 / Recognize the limitations of inferences and assumptions in science. / 78 / 103 / 67 / 23 / 12 / 283 / 2.25
7 / Draw conclusions after weighing evidence, facts and ideas. / 115 / 121 / 39 / 6 / 2 / 283 / 1.80
8 / Interpret quantitative data. / 103 / 120 / 48 / 9 / 3 / 283 / 1.90
9 / Reason mathematically. / 59 / 104 / 86 / 27 / 7 / 283 / 2.36
10 / Locate, screen and organize information. / 91 / 122 / 60 / 10 / 1 / 284 / 1.97
11 / Articulate the impact of technology on society. / 67 / 113 / 82 / 17 / 4 / 283 / 2.22
12 / Behave ethically. / 161 / 86 / 27 / 6 / 3 / 283 / 1.60
13 / Predict the consequences of my own actions. / 121 / 106 / 46 / 8 / 3 / 284 / 1.82
14 / Respect cultural and ethnic differences. / 128 / 101 / 35 / 10 / 8 / 282 / 1.83
15 / Work effectively in a diverse and global environment. / 123 / 110 / 36 / 10 / 4 / 283 / 1.81
16 / Work effectively as part of a team. / 144 / 95 / 35 / 5 / 3 / 282 / 1.68
17 / Articulate the current research and problems in my field of study. / 103 / 120 / 44 / 13 / 3 / 283 / 1.92
18 / Apply the appropriate methodology to the problems in my field. / 99 / 123 / 51 / 8 / 2 / 283 / 1.91
19 / Integrate knowledge from outside my field of study. / 99 / 113 / 57 / 11 / 3 / 283 / 1.96
20 / Appreciate fine arts, music and literature. / 52 / 60 / 73 / 76 / 22 / 283 / 2.84
21 / Discuss scientific principles and methods. / 89 / 92 / 59 / 33 / 9 / 282 / 2.22
22 / Lead a team of individuals with backgrounds different from my own. / 101 / 110 / 47 / 15 / 10 / 283 / 2.02
# / Question / Very much / Quite a bit / Some / Very little / None / Mean
1 / Write effectively. / 37.32% / 46.13% / 13.73% / 2.46% / 0.35% / 284 / 1.82
2 / Speak effectively. / 37.32% / 40.14% / 17.61% / 4.23% / 0.70% / 284 / 1.91
3 / Create original ideas and/or products. / 32.74% / 41.28% / 21.00% / 3.91% / 1.07% / 281 / 1.99
4 / Solve complex , real-world problems. / 44.01% / 37.32% / 15.14% / 3.17% / 0.35% / 284 / 1.79
5 / See the importance of history for understanding the present as well as the past. / 23.24% / 35.21% / 29.58% / 10.21% / 1.76% / 284 / 2.32
6 / Recognize the limitations of inferences and assumptions in science. / 27.56% / 36.40% / 23.67% / 8.13% / 4.24% / 283 / 2.25
7 / Draw conclusions after weighing evidence, facts and ideas. / 40.64% / 42.76% / 13.78% / 2.12% / 0.71% / 283 / 1.80
8 / Interpret quantitative data. / 36.40% / 42.40% / 16.96% / 3.18% / 1.06% / 283 / 1.90
9 / Reason mathematically. / 20.85% / 36.75% / 30.39% / 9.54% / 2.47% / 283 / 2.36
10 / Locate, screen and organize information. / 32.04% / 42.96% / 21.13% / 3.52% / 0.35% / 284 / 1.97
11 / Articulate the impact of technology on society. / 23.67% / 39.93% / 28.98% / 6.01% / 1.41% / 283 / 2.22
12 / Behave ethically. / 56.89% / 30.39% / 9.54% / 2.12% / 1.06% / 283 / 1.60
13 / Predict the consequences of my own actions. / 42.61% / 37.32% / 16.20% / 2.82% / 1.06% / 284 / 1.82
14 / Respect cultural and ethnic differences. / 45.39% / 35.82% / 12.41% / 3.55% / 2.84% / 282 / 1.83
15 / Work effectively in a diverse and global environment. / 43.46% / 38.87% / 12.72% / 3.53% / 1.41% / 283 / 1.81
16 / Work effectively as part of a team. / 51.06% / 33.69% / 12.41% / 1.77% / 1.06% / 282 / 1.68
17 / Articulate the current research and problems in my field of study. / 36.40% / 42.40% / 15.55% / 4.59% / 1.06% / 283 / 1.92
18 / Apply the appropriate methodology to the problems in my field. / 34.98% / 43.46% / 18.02% / 2.83% / 0.71% / 283 / 1.91
19 / Integrate knowledge from outside my field of study. / 34.98% / 39.93% / 20.14% / 3.89% / 1.06% / 283 / 1.96
20 / Appreciate fine arts, music and literature. / 18.37% / 21.20% / 25.80% / 26.86% / 7.77% / 283 / 2.84
21 / Discuss scientific principles and methods. / 31.56% / 32.62% / 20.92% / 11.70% / 3.19% / 282 / 2.22
22 / Lead a team of individuals with backgrounds different from my own. / 35.69% / 38.87% / 16.61% / 5.30% / 3.53% / 283 / 2.02
Statistic / Write effectively. / Speak effectively. / Create original ideas and/or products. / Solve complex , real-world problems. / See the importance of history for understanding the present as well as the past. / Recognize the limitations of inferences and assumptions in science. / Draw conclusions after weighing evidence, facts and ideas. / Interpret quantitative data. / Reason mathematically. / Locate, screen and organize information. / Articulate the impact of technology on society. / Behave ethically. / Predict the consequences of my own actions. / Respect cultural and ethnic differences. / Work effectively in a diverse and global environment. / Work effectively as part of a team. / Articulate the current research and problems in my field of study. / Apply the appropriate methodology to the problems in my field. / Integrate knowledge from outside my field of study. / Appreciate fine arts, music and literature. / Discuss scientific principles and methods. / Lead a team of individuals with backgrounds different from my own.
Min Value / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
Max Value / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 5
Mean / 1.82 / 1.91 / 1.99 / 1.79 / 2.32 / 2.25 / 1.80 / 1.90 / 2.36 / 1.97 / 2.22 / 1.60 / 1.82 / 1.83 / 1.81 / 1.68 / 1.92 / 1.91 / 1.96 / 2.84 / 2.22 / 2.02
Variance / 0.61 / 0.78 / 0.79 / 0.71 / 1.00 / 1.16 / 0.65 / 0.75 / 0.99 / 0.71 / 0.85 / 0.69 / 0.77 / 0.95 / 0.80 / 0.70 / 0.79 / 0.70 / 0.80 / 1.51 / 1.23 / 1.06
Standard Deviation / 0.78 / 0.88 / 0.89 / 0.84 / 1.00 / 1.08 / 0.81 / 0.87 / 1.00 / 0.84 / 0.92 / 0.83 / 0.88 / 0.97 / 0.89 / 0.84 / 0.89 / 0.84 / 0.90 / 1.23 / 1.11 / 1.03
Total Responses / 284 / 284 / 281 / 284 / 284 / 283 / 283 / 283 / 283 / 284 / 283 / 283 / 284 / 282 / 283 / 282 / 283 / 283 / 283 / 283 / 282 / 283

29. Importance for your future success