New Student Survey Results

Favorite movie:

• Pirates of the Caribbean: 5
• Garden State: 5
• The Notebook: 4
• Pride and Prejudice: 4

Favorite type of music:

• Rock: 34%
• Alternative: 21%
• Classical: 18%

Favorite computer/video game:

• Guitar Hero: 11
• Halo: 11
• The SIMS: 10

Favorite ice cream:

• Chocolate: 14%
• Vanilla: 10%
• Cookie & cream: 8%

Favorite book:

• Harry Potter: 19
• The Catcher in the Rye: 7
• Pride and Prejudice: 5

Intended major:

• Music Performance: 19%
• Biology: 13%
• Music Education: 6%

Favorite color:

• Blue: 38%
• Green: 30%
• Pink: 9%

Favorite way to relieve stress:

• Work out: 21
• Play music: 15
• Play sports: 11

Favorite musical instrument:

• Piano: 22 %
• Guitar: 16%
• Violin: 11%

The language known second best:

• Spanish: 47%
• French: 20%
• English: 11%

Have siblings:

• Yes: 88.5%
• No: 11.5%

Bring a car to campus:

• Yes: 11%
• No: 89%

Own a computer:

• Yes: 97%
• No: 3%

Have a Facebook account:

• Yes: 85%
• No: 15.%

Have a MySpace account:

• Yes: 39%
• No: 61%

Have an instant messenger account:

• Yes: 75 %
• No: 25%

Have a cell phone:

• Yes: 93%
• No: 7%

Have an iPhone:

• Yes: 3 %
• No: 97%

Have traveled outside the U.S.:

• Yes: 84%
• No: 16 %

Hours spent in a week preparing for class in high school:

• 0-5h: 18%
• 6-10h: 33%
• 11-15h: 30%
• 21h and up: 20%

 

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