High School Former Student Survey

Submitted by kjoseph on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 14:22

We are collecting stories from former Maine high school students in their 20s to capture their experiences since high school. We are doing this to benefit current high school students and help them make better decisions. The results of this survey will be shared with all Maine high school students, including students from your high school, through NavigatingtheRealWorld.org and printed publication, Navigating the Real World.

About you

Your name :

Email address : *

High school:

Class of :

Did you graduate? :

Current job:

Are you :

Single?

Married?

Single with children?

Married with children?

Post-High School Experiences

What did you do in the fall after high school graduation? :

First college or program attended

Name of college or program :

Major(s):

Dates attended :

Did you graduate? :

Would you enter this program again if you could do it over? Please explain. :

Did this college/program prepare you for life after college?

Second college or program attended (if applicable)

Name of college or program :

Major(s):

Dates attended :

Did you graduate? :

Would you enter this program again if you could do it over? Please explain. :

Did this college/program prepare you for life after college?

Third college or program attended (if applicable)

Name of college or program :

Major(s):

Dates attended :

Did you graduate? :

Would you enter this program again if you could do it over? Please explain. :

Did this college/program prepare you for life after college?

Briefly list the jobs you've had since high school :

ex. Hannaford cashier, June2002-December 2003
Graphic designer, January 2004-September 2006
Magazine editor, September 2006-Present

Did you:

	YES	NO
Know what you wanted for a career when you were in high school?
Feel pressured to go to college?
Have a job in high school?
Feel like you tried your hardest in high school?
Graduate from college in 4 years (or 2 years) (if you did not attend college skip the next 8 questions)
Transfer schools?
Change your major?
Have a job in college?
Take out student loans?
Go to grad school?
Regret your choice of college?
Leave college before graduating?
Have a hard time finding a job after high school or college?
Get a job in a field related to your major or area of interest?
Feel prepared for the "real world" after high school?
After college?
Wish you had learned more in high school to help you with life after high school?

Your answers to the questions below will be very helpful. However, you certainly may pick and choose the questions you answer.

If you have/had student debt approximately how much did you borrow?

Reflections on your experiences since high school

Have you followed the plan you had for yourself in high school? Please explain:

What could your high school have done to better prepare you for life after high school?

What do you wish someone had told you in high school?

If you had it to do over what would you have done differently?

Any mistakes you've made that you learned from (and others can learn from)?

Any advice for high school students?

Are you happy with where you are now?

What are some challenges you have faced since high school?

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Printed Edition PDF

The printed edition was delivered to all Maine high school students at the end of April.

Check it out here.

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Our next printed edition will be out for the fall semester.

Tell your stories

Tell your stories and help current high school students:

1. If you are from Maine and in your 20s.

2. If you work with Maine people in their 20s.

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NavigatingTheRealWorld.org is produced by Navigating the Real World, Inc., a Portland, Maine, based nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that will launch the companion publication, Navigating The Real World, in high schools all across Maine in Spring 2010. Our purpose is to gather and publish information and perspectives to help people in their teens and 20s navigate important life decisions and challenges - and to have some fun while we are doing this! Over the coming year we will roll out a range of new offerings using social media and other communication and information technology.