Academic "Quick Questions" - First-year - Sewanee

We appreciate your taking the time to answer the following questions. We will share your responses with your advisor as we prepare for your arrival. Thank you in advance.

Enter last name, first name middle initial (for example: Hartman, Eric E.)

Sewanee Email Address (e.g., student0@sewanee.edu)

Banner ID number

1. What are your main academic interests? Select three from this list.

Academic Interests

List the three choices you just checked and rank them 1, 2, and 3.

2. Which language have you already studied? Check all that apply.

Language Studied

Chinese

French

German

Greek

Italian

Japanese

Latin

Russian

Spanish

3. What language do you plan to study at Sewanee? Check only one.

Language at Sewanee

Chinese

French

German

Greek

Italian

Japanese

Latin

Russian

Spanish

Reminder: You have to take a language placement exam or survey in at least one language before enrolling for any classes.

4. Check these options to indicate your interests majoring in the sciences and/or pre-professsional work in the sciences. Check at least one, but no more than two.

Science?

I am not plannning to major in a science

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Pre-med

3-2 Engineering

5. As you enter Sewanee and assess yourself honestly compared with an image of a Sewanee student (theoretical or otherwise), you believe you:

a. Are able to learn with exceptional ease

b. Are able to learn fairly easily but still need to apply yourself

c. Have to struggle to learn

d. Uncertain or would prefer not to comment

6. You consider yourself:

a. A hard worker

b. Average in terms of work ethic

c. Laid back about work

d. Uncertain or would prefer not to comment

7. How important is it to you to earn high grades?

a. Very important

b. Somewhat important

c. Neutral

d. Somewhat unimportant

e. Very unimportant

8. You consider your secondary school preparation for Sewanee to be:

a. Excellent

b. Good

c. Poor

d. Uncertain or would prefer not to comment

9. With respect to basic oral and written communication:

a. Oral and written are both good

b. Oral is good; written needs more work

c. Written is good; oral needs more work

d. Both written and oral need more work

10. Other than through normal, basic instruction at Sewanee, check any areas of special concern in which you may need extra help.

Study habits

Math skills

Reading skills

Writing skills

11. Do you have any disability that may affect your learning?

Yes

No

If yes, please explain.

12. Describe briefly how you like to spend your time and what activities you enjoy.

13. Why (briefly) are you choosing to attend college?

14. As you think about your first year at Sewanee, which three would you consider to be your top three priorities.

15. Check at least one (as many as pertain) of the following to reflect your concerns worries as you prepare to enter college:

No worries

Planning my academic program

Some aspects of parent/family relations

Balancing academic and pleasure interests

Learning more about myself- adjusting to changes- finding my own purposes or goals

Finances

Handling the content of my courses

Establishing new relationships

Adjusting to a small-town environment

16. Are there any general distribution requirement areas about which you are concerned? If so, please specify.

17. What specifically concerns you about the requirements you selected?

18. Do you plan to study abroad during your time at Sewanee?

Yes

No

If you have any specific ideas about location or type of program, please specify. If not, just indicate "uncertain."

19. Do you have a specific professional goal or career in mind? If so, explain.

20. One aim of this form is to help your advisor get to know you. With this in mind, please describe something you would like him/her to know about you.