Academic Interests and Goals Questionnaire

The following questionnaire serves three purposes. First, to identify your academic interests and goals so that you can be assigned to an appropriate faculty advisor. Second, to provide him or her with a sense of your high school experience, your interests and goals for your college experience, and third, any special concerns you wish to share.

Please fill out the entire questionnaire thoughtfully and honestly. The questionnaire should take you around 30 minutes to complete, and it includes writing a letter to your academic advisor.

Please note that you need to complete it in one sitting, so plan accordingly.

First Name

Last Name

Birthdate

Personal Email Address

High School Academic Interests

What subjects did you most enjoy in high school? Select all that apply.

Art and Music

English

History

Languages (Chinese, Classics [Latin, Greek], French, German, Italian, Spanish)

Mathematics

Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)

Social Studies

Theology/Religion

Was there another subject in high school that you enjoyed?

What subjects did you least enjoy in high school? Select all that apply.

Art and Music

English

History

Languages (Chinese, Classics [Latin, Greek], French, German, Italian, Spanish)

Mathematics

Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)

Social Studies

Theology/Religion

College Academic Interests

Below is a list by school of the majors, minors and concentrations available to the members of the Class of 2028. For more information on these, see https://www.assumption.edu/explore-academics/undergraduate-studies/majors-minors.

In the text box below, please indicate the top three areas that you are most interested in pursuing at Assumption. If you are unsure or exploratory, feel free to indicate that. This is to give your advisor a sense of your academic interests right now, but you are not committing to a major and you can change your mind. With the exception of the Nursing Program, most students don’t declare their majors until their sophomore year.

_{D’Amour College of Liberal Arts and Sciences}
_{Applied Behavior Analysis}	_{Creative Writing & Magazine Design}	_{Law & Economics}
_{Art (Studio)}	_Criminology	_{Law, Ethics & Constitutional Studies (LEX)}
_{Art History}	_{Cybersecurity}	_Mathematics
_{Biology or Biotechnology}	_{Data Analytics}	_{Medieval & Early Modern Studies (MEMS)}
_Chemistry	_{Education/Teacher Preparation}	_Music
_{Communication & Media}	_{English Literature}	_Neuroscience
_{Community Service Learning}	_{Engineering Science}	_Philosophy
_{Computer Science}	_{Environmental Sciences}	_Physics
_{Concentration in Communication Sciences & Disorders}	_{Global Studies}	_{Political Science}
_{Concentration in Healthcare Management}	_{Graphic Design}	_Psychology
_{Concentration in Patient Advocacy}	_{Health Sciences}	_{Racial & Ethnic Studies}
_{Concentration in Pre-Clinical Health Professions (Pre-Med/Pre-Dental/Pre-Vet)}	_History	_Sociology
_{Concentration in Pre-Occupational Therapy}	_{Human Services}	_Spanish
_{Concentration in Pre-Physical Therapy}	_{Information Technology}	_Theology
_{Concentration in Working with Children and Adolescents}	_Italian	_{Women's Studies}
_{Core Texts & Enduring Questions}	_{Latin-American and Latino Studies}
_{Froelich School of Nursing}
_Nursing
_{Grenon School of Business}
_Accounting	_{Fraud Examination & Forensic Accounting}	_Marketing
_Economics	_{International Business}	_{Organizational Communication}
_Finance	_Management	_{Sports Management}

Please indicate the top three areas that you are most interested in pursuing at Assumption from the list above. If you are not sure or exploratory, feel free to indicate that.

Advanced Placement Exams

Have you taken Advanced Placement exams in any subjects?

Please list the subjects for which you took Advanced Placement exams:

College Credit

Some high schools provide students with the opportunity to take dual-enrollment courses at local colleges or universities so that they can earn college credits while still in high school.

Have you taken any dual-enrollment courses for college credit?

Please list the courses for which you earned college credit:

Study Abroad

The reasons for studying abroad are as varied as the students who choose this academic adventure. Assumption University provides students with a variety of opportunities to experience different cultures, including our campus in Rome, Italy.

Assumption’s Rome Campus provides sophomores, juniors and seniors with the opportunity to spend a semester abroad studying the art, culture, language and history of “The Eternal City.” Staffed by AU faculty members, the Rome Campus offers a variety of courses that fulfill Foundations Program curriculum or major requirements, or count as electives.

Are you interested in studying abroad at Assumption's Rome Campus?

Yes

Are you interested in other study abroad programs?

Yes

Help us get to know you better

What are your academic strengths? Select all that apply:

Analytical writing

Creative writing

Critical reading (asking questions of a text)

Mathematics

Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics

Languages (Chinese, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish, etc.)

History, Sociology, Psychology

Creative arts (art, music, theater)

Oral presentation skills

Computer skills

Other, please specify:

What are your academic challenges? Select all that apply:

Analytical writing

Creative writing

Critical reading (asking questions of a text)

Mathematics

Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics

Languages (Chinese, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish, etc.)

History, Sociology, Psychology

Creative arts (art, music, theater)

Oral presentation skills

Computer skills

Other, please specify:

Academic and Professional Goals

What are your goals in coming to college? Select all that apply.

To grow as a person

To obtain credentials for graduate school

To obtain credentials for a professional career

Intellectual curiosity

Opportunity to socialize with peers

Opportunity to continue playing a sport

Improve writing skills

Develop critical thinking skills

Improve math skills

Complete internship/learn specific job skills

Study abroad

Gain research experience

Do community service learning

Improve oral communication skills

How much time on average per week did you spend studying in high school?

What is your goal for your GPA at Assumption?

Achieving your GPA goal depends on how much time you plan to study. How many hours per week do you plan to spend studying at Assumption to achieve your GPA goal?

All Assumption students have academic advisors, full-time faculty who help you choose your courses, your major, and guide you in your future plans. You will be assigned an advisor, and we’d like you to write that person a short letter briefly describing your accomplishments in high school and your academic interests and goals at Assumption. By giving your advisor a sense of the kind of student you have been and the kind of student you want to become, you can work together to make more informed choices about classes and academic opportunities. Remember, this is a letter to your academic advisor, so focus on academic interests and goals. You will have the opportunity to list major extra-curricular activities later in the survey.

Are there any special circumstances, accommodations or needs that you feel your academic advisor should be aware of in order to provide you with the best support for your academic coursework and performance?

Extra- and Co-Curricular Activities

To give your advisor a sense of other, non-academic interests and activities that you were involved in, briefly list/describe the top three activities in which you spent a significant amount of time in high school. They can be any kind of pursuit, including sports, extracurricular clubs and activities, volunteer work, paid work, or hobbies.

To give your advisor a sense of interests and activities you hope to get involved in at Assumption, please check all that apply below:

Advocacy groups (Student Government Association, Environmental, Politics, LGBTQIA, etc.)

Programming groups (Traditions, Family Weekend, Homecoming, etc.)

Wellness Groups (Mental Health, self-care, mind body and spirit, etc.)

Publications (Newspaper, yearbook, etc.)

Intramurals/Club sports/Blue & White Teams

Campus Ministry Groups (Peer Ministry, Bible study, retreats, service trips, etc.)

Academic Associations & Clubs (Student Nursing Association, Cybersecurity Club, Education Club, etc.)

Multicultural Groups (Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, Muslim Student Association, etc.)

Special Interest Groups (Anime, Tabletop Gaming, etc.)

Leadership Opportunities (Orientation, Tour guides, Student Ambassadors, etc.)

Working on campus for pay/Work-Study Opportunities

I don’t want to get involved at Assumption.

OTHER

Please use the space below to let us know what groups we are missing from above but that you hope Assumption has to offer.

Will you be playing a sport at Assumption?

Yes

Which sport?

Do you plan to work in addition to being a full-time student?

Yes

Where and for how many hours per week?

Do you anticipate any other major commitments that might affect your academic life?

Yes

Please explain

To give your advisor a better sense of who you are, tell us the title of the one book that you would want to have with you if you were stranded alone on an island. How and why has this book influenced you?

Residential Status

Do you plan to live on campus or commute?

Live on campus

Commute

Please select select the level of confidence that best fits how you think and feel about the issue right now. Remember, there are no right and wrong answers.

How do you feel about your ability to manage your time effectively?

How do you feel about your ability to live on your own?

How do you feel about your ability to adjust to being away from your home and family?

How do you feel about adjusting to living with roommates?

How do you feel about your ability to adjust to residence life in general?

How do you feel about your ability to adjust to the food available at college?

How do you feel about your ability to do your own laundry?

How do you feel about your ability to adjust to leaving a close friend or boyfriend/girlfriend at home?

How do you feel about your ability to make new friends and social connections at Assumption?

Please select select the level of confidence that best fits how you think and feel about the issue right now. Remember, there are no right and wrong answers.

How do you feel about your ability to manage your time effectively?

How do you feel about your commute?

How do you feel about your transportation/ability to get to and from campus reliably?

How do you feel about your ability to do your own laundry?

How do you feel about your ability to make new friends and social connections at Assumption?

How do you feel about your ability to balance family responsibilities and expectations with being a full-time college student?

As a commuting student, do you have any additional concerns that your advisor should be aware of?

Are there any concerns you wish to share with Assumption University that this section of the survey has not addressed? Please describe them.

For the following questions, choose the answer that best represents your point of view.

I think that _______________ is the greatest challenge facing the United States today:

I am a big fan of:

My favorite kind of music is:

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