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Survey for Current Graduate (PhD) Students

Surveys:

Some Quick Demographics

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Select Your University
Select Your Department	if major is not listed, please select department/school
More Specific Field of study? (ie: Optics)	Add :
Thesis Title? (if applicable)
Your Test Scores (Leave blank if not taken.)	GRE
Rate Yourself Just be honest about what you think of yourself -- don't try to be modest.
Years (completed) at this University
When applying to graduate school, your primary strength was in:
Year Of Graduation
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You are an:

Please be honest & objective : all "A+'s" do not provide useful information

Graduate Questions

· Your Department
Completion		Students entering the PhD program leave with a PhD -- not a Masters degree.
Politics		Your Graduate school actually about the science of research -- not bogged down with irrelevant politics.
Research Quality		The research that takes place in your Graduate school is of Nobel prize quality -- not Mad scientist quality.
Project Involvement		It is easy to get involved in research projects
Funding		There is sufficient funding for your research.
Not Errand Runner		You are able to focus on completing your thesis -- you are not a lapdog, constantly running errands.
Work Level		You are working hard for an attainable goal (PhD) and completion date -- not just floating with no forseeable time of completion.
Payment method		Alternative payment program such as Teaching Assistanceships are readily available and easy to get involved in.
Payment Sufficiency		Compared to the cost of living, the alternative compensation programs (TA, etc) provide you sufficient resources to live off of.
Competitiveness		Everyone in your field works together for common understanding and progress -- not against each other.
Quality of Courses		Your education at this University (thus far) has been worth your time and money.
Faculty Accessibility		Thesis faculty is available & helpful to you -- not absorbed into personal research.
Usefulness		In the large scheme of things, your research is actually useful.
· The University
Individual Value		This University treats you as a person, not just as a number in the factory.
Friendliness		This bunch is one friendly crew.
Perceived Campus Safety		You feel safe both day and night.
Campus Aesthetics		This University is beautifully planned with abounding trees and flowers -- not haphazardly placed concrete.
Campus Maintenance		Windows are fixed, bathrooms kept in order, recreational facilities maintained -- nothing is in a 'falling apart' condition.
University Resource Use		University resources provide opportunities for students, through facilities and programs, to learn and grow -- instead of being spent on 'proUniversity' propaganda.