Q. 25-26
Encouraging Factors in Deciding Whether to Attend Graduate School*
|
1996 Participants |
1996 Comparison Group |
|||||
|
N=20 |
N= 13 |
|||||
|
Total |
Percent |
Total |
Percent |
|||
|
Success in undergraduate CS |
16 |
80% |
10 |
77% |
||
|
Influence of family member |
8 |
40% |
4 |
31% |
||
|
High school experience |
2 |
10% |
1 |
8% |
||
|
Work experience |
6 |
30% |
7 |
54% |
||
|
Career goals |
15 |
75% |
9 |
69% |
||
|
Technical interests |
10 |
50% |
9 |
69% |
||
|
Undergraduate advisor |
12 |
60% |
6 |
46% |
||
|
Extra-curricular activity |
4 |
20% |
4 |
31% |
||
|
DMP |
16 |
80% |
n/a |
n/a |
||
|
Other: |
||||||
|
Desire to solve problems |
1 |
5% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Love of learning |
1 |
5% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Degrees reflected in salaries |
1 |
5% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Need Engineering background |
0 |
0% |
1 |
8% |
||
Discouraging Factors in Deciding Whether to Attend Graduate School*
|
1996 Participants |
1996 Comparison Group |
|||||
|
N=20 |
N=13 |
|||||
|
Total |
Percent |
Total |
Percent |
|||
|
Success in undergraduate CS |
4 |
20% |
4 |
31% |
||
|
Technical interests |
3 |
15% |
1 |
8% |
||
|
Work experience |
2 |
10% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Career goals |
2 |
10% |
3 |
23% |
||
|
Influence of family member |
1 |
5% |
4 |
31% |
||
|
Extra-curricular activity |
1 |
5% |
2 |
15% |
||
|
DMP |
1 |
5% |
n/a |
n/a |
||
|
High school experience |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Undergraduate advisor |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Other: |
||||||
|
Cost |
2 |
10% |
1 |
8% |
||
|
Too competitive |
1 |
5% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Fear of failure |
1 |
5% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Lack of skills |
1 |
5% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Conflicts with marriage plans |
1 |
5% |
0 |
0% |
||
|
Being female in CS&E |
0 |
0% |
1 |
8% |
||
*Percents may total more than 100% because respondents could choose more than one option.
|
|