Ed on Campus National Conference Follow-Up Survey

We want to know what you think about the conference this weekend.

It will only take a few minutes to complete the survey. We greatly appreciate your time and input so we can make Ed even better ....

1. Name of college:

Name of college:

2. What year in school are you?

What year in school are you? Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

Grad student

3. As a whole, what were your feelings about the conference?

As a whole, what were your feelings about the conference? I loved it!

It was OK

It was disappointing.

4. As a whole, how organized do you feel the conference was?

As a whole, how organized do you feel the conference was? very organized

somewhat organized

not organized at all

5. Do you feel that the Ed staff adequately prepared you for the conference before your arrival?

Do you feel that the Ed staff adequately prepared you for the conference before your arrival? Yes

Somewhat

6. What would you have liked to know about the conference before arriving that we didn't tell you?

What would you have liked to know about the conference before arriving that we didn't tell you?

7. If you were assigned a student host, did you find that s/he was helpful? Please explain why or why not.

If you were assigned a student host, did you find that s/he was helpful? Please explain why or why not.

8. What did you enjoy most about the magazine tours on Friday?

What did you enjoy most about the magazine tours on Friday?

9. Is there a way we could improve the magazine tours? If, so please explain.

Is there a way we could improve the magazine tours? If, so please explain.

10. Which magazine was your #1 favorite on the tour?

Which magazine was your #1 favorite on the tour? O! The Oprah Magazine

Redbook

Popular Mechanics

Seventeen

Good Housekeeping

Fitness

Parents

Family Circle

Ladies' Home Journal

Vogue

Teen Vogue

Glamour

Entertainment Weekly

Essence

All You

People

Real Simple

11. Which magazine was your least favorite on the tour?

Which magazine was your least favorite on the tour? O! The Oprah Magazine

Redbook

Popular Mechanics

Seventeen

Good Housekeeping

Fitness

Parents

Family Circle

Ladies' Home Journal

Vogue

Teen Vogue

Glamour

Entertainment Weekly

Essence

All You

People

Real Simple

12. What did you think about the dinner on Friday night? (Please include insight on the quality of the meal, the location, and the overall experience.)

What did you think about the dinner on Friday night? (Please include insight on the quality of the meal, the location, and the overall experience.)

13. Tell us what you thought of the keynote address: "Ed's 7 Predictions for 2009"

Tell us what you thought of the keynote address: "Ed's 7 Predictions for 2009"

14. What was your #1 favorite class/panel discussion:

What was your #1 favorite class/panel discussion: "Secrets of HR" panel (Friday)

"The Behind the Scenes of Celebrity Journalism"

"How To Break Into Beauty/Fashion"

"How to Break Into Lifestyle/Food Magazines"

"How to Make Money Freelancing in a Crap Economy"

"The Inside Scoop of Web Editing at a Magazine"

"How to Ace an Edit Test"

"How I Got My First Job" panel (Sat)

15. Please explain what you liked about this class. (Give the name of the class again in your answer.)

Please explain what you liked about this class. (Give the name of the class again in your answer.)

16. Which was your least favorite class/panel discussion:

Which was your least favorite class/panel discussion: "Secrets of HR" panel (Friday)

"The Behind the Scenes of Celebrity Journalism"

"How To Break Into Beauty/Fashion"

"How to Break Into Lifestyle/Food Magazines"

"How to Make Money Freelancing in a Crap Economy"

"The Inside Scoop of Web Editing at a Magazine"

"How to Ace an Edit Test"

"How I Got My First Job" panel (Sat)

17. Please explain why you didn't prefer this class. (Give the name of the class again in your answer.)

Please explain why you didn't prefer this class. (Give the name of the class again in your answer.)

18. What if anything would you recommended we do to improve the classes?

What if anything would you recommended we do to improve the classes?

19. What do you wish we would have covered at the conference that was NOT covered?

What do you wish we would have covered at the conference that was NOT covered?

20. Were you happy with the editor who you were paired with for your mock interview/resume critique?

Were you happy with the editor who you were paired with for your mock interview/resume critique? Yes!

S/he was OK

21. What if anything would you recommended we do to improve the mock interviews/resume critiques?

What if anything would you recommended we do to improve the mock interviews/resume critiques?

22. If you stayed at the hostel, tell us what you thought about the experience (was it clean? was it safe? was it well managed?)

If you stayed at the hostel, tell us what you thought about the experience (was it clean? was it safe? was it well managed?)

23. Did you make new friends at the conference that you plan to keep in touch with?

Did you make new friends at the conference that you plan to keep in touch with? yes; a lot!

yes, a few

yes; at least one

no; no one

24. Do you feel like you learned a lot of NEW information this weekend?

Do you feel like you learned a lot of NEW information this weekend? Yes; I learned tons of stuff I didn't know before!

I learned some new things.

Nah. It was all the same old stuff.

25. Do you feel more prepared to enter the magazine job market after this conference?

Do you feel more prepared to enter the magazine job market after this conference? yes

about the same

26. In his attempt to keep costs down for students, Ed ended up losing money on this conference by only charging $55 per person. Would you have been willing to pay more? If so, how much?

In his attempt to keep costs down for students, Ed ended up losing money on this conference by only charging $55 per person. Would you have been willing to pay more? If so, how much? I wouldn't pay more

I'd pay up to $70

I'd pay up to $100

I'd pay up to $125

I'd pay up to $150

I'd pay more than $150

27. Please provide any additional comments or suggestions about the conference:

Please provide any additional comments or suggestions about the conference: