The data presented in this section is from an emailed survey sent to the 1994 and 1995 mentors of the CRA-DMP. Out of the 38 mentors who participated in 1994 and/or 1995, 21 responded. Ten of the mentors who responded had one student throughout their participation in the program. The remainder (11) had two or more throughout their participation. Associated with the 21 mentors who responded were the 34 students who they mentored.
This section is broken down into two categories. In the first, we will present the results which do not deal specifically with the students. These are tallied by the number (21) of mentors that responded. In the second section we will present the results of the questions in the survey which specifically ask about the student. Since there were 34 total students associated with the number of mentors who responded, the tally in this section is 34.
| (N=21) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Extremely Important | 8 | 38% |
| Important | 6 | 29% |
| Important to the extent that the undergraduate has definite interests | 5 | 24% |
| Not Important | 0 | 0% |
| If students motivated enough, it doesn't matter | 2 | 10% |
| (N=21) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| None at all | 2 | 10% |
| Very little | 3 | 14% |
| Somewhat | 10 | 48% |
| A fair amount | 3 | 14% |
| A lot | 3 | 14% |
| (N=21) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not at all satisfied | 1 | 5% |
| Not very satisfied | 1 | 5% |
| Somewhat satisfied | 3 | 14% |
| Satisfied | 13 | 62% |
| Very satisfied | 3 | 14% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Selecting a graduate school | 27 | 79% |
| Research opportunities | 27 | 79% |
| Succeeding in graduate school | 28 | 82% |
| Selecting thesis/research topic | 16 | 47% |
| Study skills | 21 | 62% |
| Application to graduate school | 21 | 62% |
| Career opportunities and options | 32 | 94% |
| Fellowship opportunities | 11 | 32% |
| Interviewing advice | 4 | 12% |
| Job applications | 3 | 9% |
| Letter of reference | 26 | 76% |
| Resume development | 8 | 24% |
| Balancing family and work | 13 | 38% |
| Crisis intervention | 1 | 3% |
| Departmental politics | 6 | 18% |
| Networking/professional contacts | 9 | 26% |
| Advice re: publishing, etc. | 18 | 53% |
| Advice re: minority status | 2 | 6% |
| Sexual harassment | 7 | 21% |
| Self-image and self-confidence | 21 | 62% |
| Time management | 15 | 44% |
| Other | 7 | 21% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 21 | 62% |
| No | 8 | 24% |
| Undergraduates lack the knowledge to have definite area of interest | 5 | 15% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not at all satisfied | 9% | |
| Not very satisfied | 0 | 0% |
| Somewhat satisfied | 5 | 15% |
| Satisfied | 7 | 21% |
| Very satisfied | 17 | 50% |
| Not applicable, picked students herself 3 | 12 | 6% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not at all satisfied | 3 | 9% |
| Not very satisfied | 4 | 12% |
| Somewhat satisfied | 0 | 0% |
| Satisfied | 13 | 38% |
| Very satisfied | 14 | 41% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Much less than expected | 4 | 12% |
| Less than expected | 3 | 9% |
| What expected | 10 | 29% |
| More than expected | 12 | 35% |
| Much more than expected | 5 | 15% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not at all satisfied | 3 | 9% |
| Not very satisfied | 1 | 3% |
| Somewhat satisfied | 2 | 6% |
| Satisfied | 8 | 24% |
| Very satisfied | 20 | 59% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| None at all | 7 | 21% |
| Very little | 12 | 35% |
| Somewhat | 11 | 32% |
| A fair amount | 2 | 6% |
| Too much | 2 | 6% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Much less than expected | 1 | 3% |
| Less than expected | 5 | 15% |
| What expected | 21 | 62% |
| More than expected | 4 | 12% |
| Much more than expected | 3 | 9% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Didn't feel like spent any time | 0 | 0% |
| Didn't feel like spent enough time | 15 | 44% |
| Spent the right amount of time | 15 | 44% |
| Spent too much time | 2 | 6% |
| Spent way too much time | 2 | 6% |
| (N=34) | Number of Responses | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Not at all effective | 3 | 9% |
| Somewhat effective | 4 | 12% |
| Effective | 20 | 59% |
| Very effective | 7 | 21% |
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