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2005 ACT Advising Survey
Section 5: Additional Advising Information

 
  National Norms DePaul
Overall
DePaul
sans SNL
Barat Commerce LAS CTI Education Music SNL Theatre
Overall Privates
n=44,860 n=15,719 n=3,096 n=2,465 n=24 n=768 n=1,077 n=223 n=193 n=36 n=631 n=41

Have you changed advisors since enrolling at DePaul?

Yes, once 25.3% 30.1% 25.0% 28.8% 28.6% 27.1% 31.3% 27.6% 30.9% 33.3% 10.7% 5.4%
Yes, twice 4.8% 4.6% 7.4% 8.5% 9.5% 8.3% 7.6% 10.4% 12.1% 15.2% 3.1% 2.7%
Yes, more than twice 2.9% 1.9% 7.9% 9.4% 0.0% 15.0% 7.3% 4.2% 16.4% 3.0% 0.4% 0.0%
No 59.4% 58.6% 59.8% 52.9% 61.9% 49.6% 53.8% 57.8% 40.6% 48.5% 85.9% 91.9%
 
Which statement best describes your reasons for your most recent change?
Changed major 41.3% 46.8% 23.2% 24.8% 62.5% 16.1% 35.6% 20.5% 12.0% 12.5% 4.9% 66.7%
Moved into an upper-level program within my area 8.1% 8.5% 2.6% 2.5% 0.0% 1.6% 2.0% 3.4% 1.0% 37.5% 3.7% 0.0%
My advisor left 13.3% 12.1% 16.5% 13.5% 0.0% 9.5% 9.6% 14.8% 37.0% 25.0% 53.1% 0.0%
Institution/program changes advisor 14.2% 12.5% 15.8% 16.5% 0.0% 14.9% 13.1% 12.5% 39.0% 25.0% 7.4% 0.0%
I was not satisfied with my advisor 8.2% 7.8% 25.2% 25.9% 0.0% 31.3% 25.9% 30.7% 9.0% 0.0% 17.3% 33.3%
Other 14.8% 12.3% 16.6% 16.9% 37.5% 26.6% 13.8% 18.2% 2.0% 0.0% 13.6% 0.0%
 
During the past year, how often did you meet with your advisor?
never 7.7% 3.6% 15.1% 14.3% 19.0% 9.6% 17.8% 22.1% 1.8% 17.6% 18.3% 13.5%
once 17.1% 13.5% 25.3% 24.9% 9.5% 21.3% 29.7% 18.4% 20.0% 23.5% 26.8% 27.0%
twice 24.2% 24.4% 26.4% 26.9% 4.8% 32.8% 23.2% 23.7% 35.2% 23.5% 24.5% 21.6%
three times 17.4% 21.8% 18.7% 19.2% 9.5% 23.7% 15.5% 17.9% 29.7% 11.8% 16.7% 10.8%
four or five times 13.6% 17.5% 9.0% 9.5% 28.6% 9.9% 8.4% 10.5% 9.1% 5.9% 7.0% 10.8%
more than five times 12.2% 14.1% 5.5% 5.2% 28.6% 2.7% 5.4% 7.4% 4.2% 17.6% 6.6% 16.2%
 
Was this number of meetings sufficient for your needs?
Yes 65.7% 72.5% 56.9% 52.8% 61.9% 54.2% 49.4% 62.1% 48.5% 61.8% 72.8% 59.5%
No 14.7% 11.7% 27.8% 31.2% 33.3% 30.7% 33.8% 23.2% 32.1% 26.5% 14.4% 16.0%
Not sure 10.9% 10.3% 15.3% 15.9% 4.8% 15.1% 16.8% 14.7% 19.4% 11.8% 12.8% 24.3%
 
How much time do you usually spend in each meeting with your advisor?
I have not met with my advisor 6.1% 2.6% 11.0% 10.9% 14.3% 7.6% 13.6% 16.8% 1.2% 17.6% 11.2% 10.8%
less than 5 minutes 6.7% 5.5% 4.7% 5.4% 0.0% 5.1% 5.5% 5.3% 7.3% 2.9% 2.2% 2.7%
5 to 15 minutes 43.9% 44.6% 36.3% 41.9% 38.1% 44.4% 39.4% 32.1% 55.8% 52.9% 14.8% 48.6%
16 to 30 minutes 28.3% 33.6% 33.4% 33.8% 28.6% 38.4% 32.1% 36.8% 33.3% 14.7% 32.0% 16.2%
more than 30 minutes 7.0% 8.7% 14.6% 8.0% 19.0% 4.5% 9.5% 8.9% 2.4% 11.8% 39.8% 21.6%
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