Challenge and Innovation: Serving the High Achieving Student

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Challenge and Innovation Serving the High
Achieving Student

• Shawn Salata
• Academic Advisor
• University of Michigan
• College of Engineering
• ssalata_at_umich.edu

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Utilizing Learning Resources in the First Year

• AKA
• What, Me Need Help?
• Ive Had a 4.0 for the Past Four Years, Why
  Should This Year
• Be Any Different?

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University of Michigan College of Engineering

• 1300 FYS Fall 06 and Fall 07
• 4000 applications
• 65 offered admission
• 3.9 Median HS GPA
• 30 Median ACT Composite
• 1380 Median SAT combined
• 50 Start with Calculus II or Above
• 57 AP, IB, or College Credit

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Attitudes Towards Learning Resources

• Zoomerang Survey
• FYS 07 and Soph 07
• 67 response rate
• Yes, prizes were available

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Were you encouraged to use learning resources?
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Did you expect to use resources?
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If Yes, Why?
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If No, Why?
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Did you utilize resources in first term?
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If No, Why Not?
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Biggest reason for using resources the first time?
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Most helpful resources?
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Would you encourage new FYS to sue resources?

• Yes 100

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How to encourage future FYS to use resources?