Xtreme Beginnings 2006 Evaluations
Results from the student and the adult volunter evaluation forms
Comments from the Volunteers in the Higher Education Fair
| Higher Education - 6 adults | worst | best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Facility | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Comfort Level | 2 | 4 | |||
| Time of Day | 2 | 4 | |||
| Organization | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Student Interest | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Variety of exhibits | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Comments
- difficult to locate/id event staff for assistance or questions we had
- students should have time to fill out applications
- thought it was great (2)
- best I've seen yet... the perfect score!
Comments from the Roundtable Career Models
| round tables - 8 adults | worst | best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Program worth while? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Equipment | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Facility | 2 | 6 | ||
| Communication | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Good use of time | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Students prepared? | 5 | 3 | ||
| yes | no | |||
| Would you do this again? | 8 | 0 |
Student Evaluations
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program worthwhile? | 6 | 11 | 105 | 115 |
| Roundtables | ||||
| Agriculture | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Arts and Sciences | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 |
| Bio & Chem | 4 | 5 | 7 | |
| Business | 1 | 8 | 17 | 10 |
| Com & Artistic | 2 | 22 | 35 | |
| Construction | 5 | 3 | ||
| Engineering | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Food | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Health - nuturing | 1 | 13 | 23 | |
| Health-diagnostics | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| Human Services | 3 | 11 | ||
| Industrial tech | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Law | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Psychology | 1 | 3 | ||
| Teaching | 3 | 15 | 16 | |
| Transportation | 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| Skills needed | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| Foot in Door | 1 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| Work Based learning | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Personel choices | 4 | 12 | 15 | |
| What did you like best? | ||||
| Agriculture | 1 | |||
| Arts and Sciences | 4 | |||
| Bio & Chem | 5 | |||
| Business | 7 | |||
| Com & Artistic | 25 | |||
| Construction | 3 | |||
| Engineering | 5 | |||
| Food | 3 | |||
| Health - nuturing | 7 | |||
| Health-diagnostics | 6 | |||
| Human Services | 6 | |||
| Industrial tech | 1 | |||
| Law | 7 | |||
| Psychology | 1 | |||
| Teaching | 5 | |||
| Transportation | 3 | |||
| *Barber College | 6 | |||
| *Health Sciences | 11 | |||
| Skills needed | 5 | |||
| Foot in Door | 15 | |||
| Work based learning | 1 | |||
| Personel choices | 7 | |||
| yes | no | |||
| Will this help with registration? | 180 | 39 | ||
| did not have what I wanted | 2 | |||
| already a senior | 9 | |||
| already chosen schedule | 16 | |||
| yes | no | |||
| Would you do this again? | 100 | 15 | ||
| Future Topics | ||||
| accounting | ||||
| acting | ||||
| architecture | ||||
| auto tech | ||||
| civil engineering | ||||
| coast guard | ||||
| college life choices | ||||
| communications | ||||
| computer field future | ||||
| credit card fraud | ||||
| early childhood | 1 | |||
| electronics | ||||
| event management | ||||
| fashion | 3 | |||
| fillm making | ||||
| forensics | 1 | |||
| health careers - more | ||||
| interior design | 1 | |||
| law enforcement | 2 | |||
| marine biology | ||||
| marketing | ||||
| military - more | 2 | |||
| modeling | 1 | |||
| music | 6 | |||
| nails | ||||
| obgyn | ||||
| physical fitness | ||||
| political science | ||||
| politics | ||||
| psychology | 1 | |||
| religion | ||||
| Seniors leaving home | ||||
| small business owner | ||||
| sports, broadcasting, marketing, entertain. | 5 | |||
| study habits | ||||
| surgery | 2 | |||
| theater | ||||
| vets | 1 | |||
| video game designer | ||||
| web design | ||||
| What was the best part? | ||||
| Learning job options | 4 | |||
| Food | 13 | |||
| Interviews | 31 | |||
| Higher ed fair | 57 | |||
| Introduction speaker | 1 | |||
| Roundtables | 14 | |||
| Meeting new/variety of people | 16 | |||
| People helping students out | 2 | |||
| Activities in higher ed fair | 12 | |||
| Learning new things | 1 | |||
| Speaking with professionals | 4 | |||
| friends, networking, people | 3 | |||
| All the different careers | 2 | |||
| Friendly environment | 1 | |||
| Excitement of everyone | 1 | |||
| Seminars | 1 | |||
| One place to talk to all these people | 1 | |||
| Learning to prepare for the future | 1 | |||
| Gifts | 3 | |||
| Changes? | ||||
| need more time, at tables, interviews | 12 | |||
| chairs for all students | 3 | |||
| more space for students, crowded | 10 | |||
| more tables and chairs | 2 | |||
| more college reps, selection, careers | 10 | |||
| make session changing louder | 1 | |||
| add activity part | 6 | |||
| organize better | 5 | |||
| something just for seniors | 1 | |||
| more round table discussions | 2 | |||
| more/better food | 5 | |||
| let people leave | 3 | |||
| more sessions | 1 | |||
| round tables more specific | 1 | |||
| let more classes other than CTE classes | 1 | |||
The Most Important Thing the Students Learned
- The need to be involved
- Widen my horizons
- You have to learn and be extremely dedicated -1
- Commitment
- Doesn't take that long to do what I want to do
- Get to know me
- To be respectful
- How to start won business -1
- How to research what you want to do
- Many opportunities -1
- How to market self/prepare self -2
- How to prepare for interviews, skills - 41
- What I can do now to help me be successful
- Keep up grades
- What choices to make - 4
- Nursing is fun and rewarding job - 4
- Write down goals
- Having more than 1 language helpful - 1
- Keep mind and options open -1
- Get your foot in door and take advantage -4
- Keep trying/positive attitude - 7
- Financial aid
- Don't waste time
- New technology
- Skills needed for the future - 3
- 6 P's to success - 2
- Stealing someone's id is a felony
- Life is too short to waste time -2
- Math is important in every field
- Be yourself - 2
- Do something you are passionate about - 6
- Set goals - 9
- Being successful is a beautiful accomplishment
- How much college cost, how long it takes - 4
- Education is very important
- Never give up, be determined - 2
- Shouldn't make long term decisions for short term problems
- Volunteer a lot - 2
- Skill matter
- Higher your salary the more it takes to get there
- Everything was important to me!
- Stay in school
- Take every chance you can
- How to get others to notice you
- Get as much experience as you can
- College matters - 2
- Time matters
- Always have a back-up plan
- Networking is important
- Work smart, not hard
- Never under estimate yourself
- Never say never
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