Senior Survey

EVERY FEW YEARS DAM queries about-to-be alums about their Dartmouth experience—and themselves. Responses to this year's informal survey, which was sent out via Blitz Mail, came from roughly a fifth of the class of 2007 as they headed into their final month on campus. Perhaps those who responded were procrastinating instead of doing homework (see third question below).

Are you glad college is over? No 51% Yes 41% Yes and no 8% What was your top source of stress? Academics 58% Figuring out what to do after college 14% Extracurricular responsibilities 11% Social life 10% Finances 7%

Your favorite way to procrastinate at Dartmouth: Internet 48% Blitz 30% Television 9% Video games 4% Other 90%

Do you have a Facebook page? Yes 92% No 8% Your favorite season at Dartmouth is: Winter 35% Fall 29% Spring 19% Summer 17%

Your immediate post-graduate plans are: Employment 62% Graduate school 19% No clue 12% Volunteering or unpaid internship 5% Travel 2%

Have you ever had a prof who slanted material based on his/her political views? I had profs who expressed their opinions but welcomed opposing views 44% Yes 36% No 11% I felt my grades would suffer if I disagreed with opinions expressed.................9%

Have you ever felt the College administration is too concerned about political correctness? Yes 44% No more than in corporate America 34% No 22%

How often did you call home on average? A few times a week 37% Once a week 37% Daily. 13% Infrequently. 13%

Have you ever asked one of your parents for help with homework or to intercede with a prof or dean? No 79% Yes 21% How do you identify yourself politically? Democrat.............. 55% Independent............ 31% Republican..............13% Other.................... 1%

Do you have the same political affiliation as when you entered Dartmouth? Yes................. 58% No.................. 42%

You would describe your fellow students as: Liberal on some subjects, conservative on others........ 60% Liberal............ 35% Conservative........ 5%

For which presidential candidate are you planning to vote in 2008? Haven't decided yet....... 71% Barack Obama.............. 14% Hillary Clinton........... 4% John Edwards.............. 2% John McCain............... 2% Bill Richardson........... 2% Rudy Giuliani............. 1% Unlikely to vote.......... 4%

What concern will be most critical to your generation? The environment......... 47% Middle East re1ations....22% Social Security......... 13% Poverty................. 7% AIDS.................... 6% Corporate ethics........ 5%

Do you believe in God? Ye's................... 58% No..................... 42%

Have your religious views changed while you've been at Dartmouth? No..................... 75% Yes.................... 25% How often did you attend a Dartmouth athletic event? Rarely................ 57% Frequently............ 34% Never.................. 9%

Is Keggy a suitable mascot? Yes.................... 32% No..................... 31% He's'better than anything else.......... 29% Give me a moose......... 8%

Do you wish you had studied More................... 64% Less................... 24% I wish Id worried less about my GPA and taken courses that I felt I might flunk...... 12%

Do you think there's too much drinking on campus? Yes..................... 56% No...................... 44% How often did you interact socially with faculty? Once or twice a term.......61% Never..................... 23% Regularly................. 16%

Did you ever have a personal chat with President Wright? No..................... 50% Yes.....................29% Can't imagine what we'd talk about........ 15 % Never saw him atclose range...................6%

Will you want your child to attend Dartmouth? Yes.................... 79% No..................... 21%

Will you donate money to Dartmouth on a regular basis? Yes.................. 62% No................... 38%

Senior Citizens Members of the graduating class