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Poets&Quants Undergraduate Rankings Alumni Survey 2018 - Fordham (Gabelli)

1.Current job title and employer:
2.Name of school you attended:
3.If you are willing to be interviewed by Poets&Quants for follow-up articles, please provide your name and contact info below:
4.Would you recommend the business program to a close friend or colleague?
Never
Maybe
Without Hesitation
5.Evaluate how well the business program prepared you for the world of work.
Not at all
Adequately
Exceptionally well
6.Do you believe your business degree was worth its cost in tuition?
No
Somewhat
Absolutely
7.How would you rate the quality of teaching in business courses?
Poor
Average
Outstanding
8.Were business school faculty available for informal discussions about grades, class topics, and expectations outside of class?
Never
Sometimes
Always
9.Were business school faculty available for mentoring and non-academic topics outside of class?
Never
Sometimes
Always
10.How would you rate the opportunities given to you in the business program to nurture and improve your skills in business?
Poor
Adequate
Exceptional
11.How well did the extra-curricular opportunities offered to you in the business program nurture and improve your skills in business?
Poor
Adequate
Exceptional
12.How would you appraise the business program’s efforts to bring you into contact with practicing professionals, including your school’s alumni network, in the business community?
Poor
Adequate
Exceptional
13.How would you appraise the effectiveness of the business program’s academic advising?
Poor
Adequate
Exceptional
14.How would you appraise the effectiveness of the business program’s career advising?
Poor
Adequate
Exceptional
15.How would you judge the business program’s alumni network and connections that can help you throughout your career?
Poor
Adequate
Exceptional
16.How accessible and willing were the school’s alumni in helping you connect with potential employers?
Not very
Somewhat
Very
17.Was your business school experience life-changing?
Not very
Somewhat
Very
18.Do you believe your business degree will assist you in climbing to a new socioeconomic status?
No
Maybe
Very
19.How instrumental do you believe your business degree will be in reaching your dream career?
Not very
Somewhat
Very
20.Were you either a semifinalist or a finalist as a National Merit Scholar?
21.Were you in the top 10% of your high school class at graduation?
22.Was your first job after graduating in your desired job function?
23.Was your first job after graduating at your desired company?
24.Were you engaged in a “signature experience” (project work, simulations, global immersion, experiential learning, senior thesis, or capstone project) through the business program that was a key part of your business learning?
25.If so, please describe that experience?
26.Were you engaged in a global immersion, trip or project of any kind through the business program?
27.If so, please describe the experience:
28.How many undergraduate schools did you apply to?
29.Please list your top three undergraduate university choices:
30.Did you pay for an admissions counselor?
31.Did you pay for a tutor or ACT/SAT test prep service?
32.Years to get your undergraduate degree:
33.Major or concentration (including and additional majors):
34.Student debt burden at graduation:
35.Current debt burden:
36.Number of business-related internships:
37.Number of on-campus full-time job interviews (if applicable):
38.Salary at start of first job after graduation:
39.Signing bonus of first job after graduation (if any):
40.One-year bonus total if first job after graduation (if any):
41.When did you decide to study business in college?
42.What sources did you use to research undergraduate business schools?
43.Was there any information that you wished you had when applying to schools that you didn't?