The WSSP has been running for over 23 years. Over that time period more than 150 schools and 7000 students have participated in the program during summer institutes held at Rutgers, John Hopkins, or Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories and/or at their high schools during the academic year. To help us strengthen the program and obtain funding needed to continue the WSSP, we are asking our alumni to take a survey so that you can tell us a little bit about what you have been up to since you graduated from high school!

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* 1. What is your name? (Optional)

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* 2. What High School did you attend?

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* 3. How did you participate in the project at your school?

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* 4. What year(s) did you participate in the project? (Check all that apply)

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* 5. What WSSP Project activities did you participate in?

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* 6. What is the highest level of education you completed?

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* 7. If you attended college, what undergraduate school did you attend?

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* 8. Which subject most closely describes your undergraduate major?

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* 9. If you were involved in science research after the WSSP project, at what level was this? (check all that apply).

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* 10. Which of the following fields best describes your present career?

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* 11. Did you publish a DNA sequence on NCBI? If applicable, approximately how many?

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* 12. Please check how your participation in the WSSP research project influenced you by responding to the following statements.

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Working in the lab motivated me to continue working on the WSSP project
Publishing a DNA sequence motivated me to continue working on the WSSP project (if applicable)
Developed organizational and leadership skills
Did not further my interest in biological research
Broadened my understanding of the process of science
Developed good laboratory, computer, and research skills
Furthered my interest in science
Furthered my interest in computational biology
Helped me to get into other enrichment programs while in high school and/or college
Influenced me to enter into science competitions
Was beneficial for college admissions
Helped me get into a research lab as an undergraduate
Dissuaded me from pursuing a science major or career
Revealed to me that I can be successful doing science

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* 13. In a few words, please describe how the WSSP project has influenced your
academic and career goals.

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* 14. Briefly tell us a little bit about what you have been doing since your participation in the WSSP project.

Thank you very much for your participation in the WSSP Alumni Survey. Your responses will help us strengthen our program and obtain funding needed to continue the WSSP. Please visit our web site (wssp.rutgers.edu) for information about our current and past activities.

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