Table B.2 GSBS Alumni Survey, Summary of Frequencies by Year of Graduation

PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI
1. How adequate was your preparation at the GSBS in the	Total		Very				Not				Very
areas of:	Respondents		Adequate		Adequate		Certain		Inadequate		Inadequate
a. Course work
1965-1979	97		51.6%		44.3%		3.1%		1.0%		0.0%
1980-1989	123		43.9%		51.2%		3.3%		1.6%		0.0%
1990-1999	205		37.1%		59.9%		1.5%		1.5%		0.0%
2000-2004	145		36.6%		56.5%		3.4%		2.1%		1.4%
All Respondents	612		41.5%		53.9%		2.6%		1.6%		0.4%
b. Major Exams
1965-1979	97		44.3%		46.4%		7.2%		2.1%		0.0%
1980-1989	121		35.5%		56.3%		7.4%		0.8%		0.0%
1990-1999	205		29.8%		63.3%		5.4%		1.5%		0.0%
2000-2004	146		36.3%		55.5%		7.5%		0.0%		0.7%
All Respondents	611		35.7%		56.3%		6.5%		1.1%		0.4%
c. Research training (for the thesis/dissertation)
1965-1979	95		71.5%		25.3%		1.1%		2.1%		0.0%
1980-1989	122		63.9%		29.5%		2.5%		4.1%		0.0%
1990-1999	203		61.0%		34.5%		1.5%		2.5%		0.5%
2000-2004	147		49.6%		42.2%		6.1%		1.4%		0.7%
All Respondents	609		60.4%		34.0%		2.8%		2.5%		0.3%
d. Extracurricular activities
(seminars, poster sessions, symposia, trips to conferences)
1965-1979	95		37.9%		40.0%		11.6%		8.4%		2.1%
1980-1989	121		36.4%		44.6%		10.7%		8.3%		0.0%
1990-1999	203		39.9%		42.8%		7.9%		8.9%		0.5%
2000-2004	144		35.4%		45.9%		6.9%		9.7%		2.1%
All Respondents	604		36.6%		43.5%		10.1%		8.6%		1.2%
2. How effective was your experience at the GSBS in	Total		Very				Not				Very
providing you with:	Respondents		Effective		Effective		Certain		Ineffective		Ineffective
a. The knowledge you are using today
1965-1979	95		40.0%		47.4%		6.3%		6.3%		0.0%
1980-1989	123		39.0%		48.8%		7.3%		4.9%		0.0%
1990-1999	204		44.1%		44.1%		8.3%		2.5%		1.0%
2000-2004	147		48.3%		44.9%		3.4%		2.7%		0.7%
All Respondents	609		42.4%		46.3%		6.6%		4.1%		0.6%
PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI (Continued)
2. How effective was your experience at the GSBS in		Total		Very				Not				Very
providing you with: (continued)		Respondents		Effective		Effective		Certain		Ineffective		Ineffective
b. The skills you are using today
(methodology and analytical thinking)
1965-1979		93		54.8%		37.6%		5.4%		1.1%		1.1%
1980-1989		120		39.2%		47.5%		7.5%		5.0%		0.8%
1990-1999		201		51.2%		41.8%		6.0%		1.0%		0.0%
2000-2004		145		54.5%		40.0%		4.1%		1.4%		0.0%
All Respondents		599		48.4%		42.7%		6.2%		2.3%		0.4%
3. Overall, how satisfied are you with the education		Total		Very				Not				Very
you received from the GSBS?		Respondents		Satisfied		Satisfied		Certain		Unsatisfied		Unsatisfied
1965-1979		95		65.2%		31.6%		2.1%		1.1%		0.0%
1980-1989		123		49.7%		44.7%		2.4%		2.4%		0.8%
1990-1999		205		58.1%		35.6%		3.4%		2.9%		0.0%
2000-2004		146		54.0%		41.1%		2.1%		2.1%		0.7%
All Respondents		611		55.6%		38.6%		2.8%		2.6%		0.4%
4. How important is training in these areas in the preparation		Total		Very				Not				Very
of GSBS students for their future careers?		Respondents		Important		Important		Certain		Unimportant		Unimportant
a. Research
(understanding the literature and techniques and solving
problems in their area of specialization)
1965-1979		97		85.5%		12.4%		2.1%		0.0%		0.0%
1980-1989		123		88.6%		10.6%		0.0%		0.8%		0.0%
1990-1999		203		82.7%		15.3%		1.0%		1.0%		0.0%
2000-2004		146		77.4%		22.6%		0.0%		0.0%		0.0%
All Respondents		611		82.7%		16.0%		0.8%		0.5%		0.0%
b. Scholarship
(awareness of the implications of their work and how it
fits into a more complex pattern)
1965-1979		96		69.8%		25.0%		5.2%		0.0%		0.0%
1980-1989		123		61.8%		32.5%		4.9%		0.8%		0.0%
1990-1999		202		59.4%		36.6%		2.5%		1.0%		0.5%
2000-2004		147		53.7%		42.9%		3.4%		0.0%		0.0%
All Respondents		610		60.5%		34.8%		4.1%		0.5%		0.1%

PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI (Continued)
4. How important is training in these areas in the preparation	Total	Very		Not		Very
of GSBS students for their future careers?	Respondents	Important	Important	Certain	Unimportant	Unimportant
c. Teaching
(ability to teach, advise and mentor students, manage people)
1965-1979	97	42.3%	43.3%	10.3%	4.1%	0.0%
1980-1989	123	45.5%	45.5%	4.1%	4.1%	0.8%
1990-1999	201	35.8%	50.3%	11.9%	2.0%	0.0%
2000-2004	145	40.7%	42.7%	13.1%	2.8%	0.7%
All Respondents	608	40.5%	46.1%	10.4%	2.8%	0.2%
d. Industrial research
(ability to perform research in a business setting)
1965-1979	96	12.5%	48.9%	31.3%	6.3%	1.0%
1980-1989	123	24.4%	43.1%	26.0%	5.7%	0.8%
1990-1999	203	27.6%	37.9%	29.6%	4.4%	0.5%
2000-2004	145	24.1%	36.6%	31.0%	8.3%	0.0%
All Respondents	609	23.6%	40.7%	29.6%	5.6%	0.5%
e. Job skills
(provided with information about career planning and
options, preparing resumes, communication and time
management, presentation skills, team work)
1965-1979	96	37.5%	43.8%	14.6%	3.1%	1.0%
1980-1989	123	43.9%	45.6%	8.9%	0.8%	0.8%
1990-1999	204	52.4%	38.2%	6.9%	2.5%	0.0%
2000-2004	147	51.0%	36.7%	7.5%	4.1%	0.7%
All Respondents	612	48.0%	39.9%	9.0%	2.6%	0.5%
f. Other career opportunities
(exposure to opportunities in other fields such as
engineering, government, journalism, law)
1965-1979	96	22.9%	33.3%	33.3%	9.4%	1.0%
1980-1989	123	17.9%	42.3%	27.6%	11.4%	0.8%
1990-1999	202	24.8%	42.1%	26.7%	5.4%	1.0%
2000-2004	145	31.7%	33.1%	29.0%	4.1%	2.1%
All Respondents	608	24.7%	39.0%	28.1%	7.1%	1.1%

PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI (Continued)
5. How would you rate the GSBS in the following areas:	Total	Very		Not		Very
SERVICES AND FACILITIES	Respondents	Good	Good	Certain	Poor	Poor
a. Academic Affairs
1965-1979	90	48.9%	36.7%	12.2%	2.2%	0.0%
1980-1989	120	40.8%	45.0%	11.7%	2.5%	0.0%
1990-1999	203	39.9%	48.3%	11.3%	0.5%	0.0%
2000-2004	146	43.2%	45.2%	8.9%	2.7%	0.0%
All Respondents	586	41.8%	45.1%	11.4%	1.7%	0.0%
b. Admissions
1965-1979	89	47.2%	42.7%	10.1%	0.0%	0.0%
1980-1989	120	44.2%	40.0%	13.3%	2.5%	0.0%
1990-1999	204	38.7%	50.0%	8.8%	2.5%	0.0%
2000-2004	147	43.5%	42.9%	8.8%	4.8%	0.0%
All Respondents	587	41.9%	44.8%	10.7%	2.6%	0.0%
c. Stipends
1965-1979	92	29.3%	41.4%	29.3%	0.0%	0.0%
1980-1989	120	32.5%	50.8%	15.0%	1.7%	0.0%
1990-1999	205	36.6%	46.8%	12.2%	4.4%	0.0%
2000-2004	147	29.9%	50.4%	10.2%	5.4%	4.1%
All Respondents	591	32.5%	47.2%	15.6%	3.6%	1.1%
d. Other Financial Aid
1965-1979	89	18.0%	28.1%	50.5%	3.4%	0.0%
1980-1989	117	21.4%	23.1%	52.1%	3.4%	0.0%
1990-1999	203	25.1%	34.0%	37.0%	3.9%	0.0%
2000-2004	147	17.7%	27.9%	46.3%	5.4%	2.7%
All Respondents	583	21.1%	29.5%	44.4%	4.3%	0.7%
e. Classrooms
1965-1979	91	22.0%	45.0%	28.6%	4.4%	0.0%
1980-1989	117	29.1%	49.5%	17.1%	4.3%	0.0%
1990-1999	203	26.1%	63.6%	3.9%	5.9%	0.5%
2000-2004	146	16.4%	58.3%	11.6%	12.3%	1.4%
All Respondents	583	23.2%	56.4%	12.9%	7.0%	0.5%

PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI (Continued)
5. How would you rate the GSBS in the following areas:	Total	Very		Not		Very
SERVICES AND FACILITIES, continued	Respondents	Good	Good	Certain	Poor	Poor
f. Library facilities
1965-1979	92	66.3%	21.7%	9.8%	2.2%	0.0%
1980-1989	120	70.0%	22.5%	5.0%	2.5%	0.0%
1990-1999	205	55.6%	34.6%	4.4%	4.9%	0.5%
2000-2004	146	45.9%	48.0%	2.7%	3.4%	0.0%
All Respondents	590	58.1%	33.1%	5.3%	3.4%	0.1%
g. Research facilities
1965-1979	92	77.2%	16.3%	6.5%	0.0%	0.0%
1980-1989	121	76.8%	18.2%	5.0%	0.0%	0.0%
1990-1999	204	60.3%	36.3%	3.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2000-2004	147	51.0%	42.2%	4.8%	2.0%	0.0%
All Respondents	591	64.1%	30.6%	4.7%	0.6%	0.0%
h. Computing facilities
1965-1979	91	29.7%	24.2%	43.9%	2.2%	0.0%
1980-1989	118	16.9%	41.6%	37.3%	4.2%	0.0%
1990-1999	203	23.2%	43.8%	25.1%	6.4%	1.5%
2000-2004	146	30.1%	41.8%	15.1%	11.6%	1.4%
All Respondents	585	24.3%	39.8%	28.4%	6.7%	0.8%
i. Recreational facilities
1965-1979	90	5.6%	17.8%	54.3%	16.7%	5.6%
1980-1989	120	15.8%	30.0%	40.0%	14.2%	0.0%
1990-1999	204	29.9%	41.7%	19.1%	8.3%	1.0%
2000-2004	147	27.2%	44.2%	19.7%	7.5%	1.4%
All Respondents	588	21.9%	35.9%	29.6%	11.1%	1.5%
j. Housing available for students
1965-1979	88	4.5%	6.8%	70.6%	13.6%	4.5%
1980-1989	119	13.4%	12.6%	53.0%	17.6%	3.4%
1990-1999	204	21.6%	31.9%	37.2%	7.8%	1.5%
2000-2004	147	23.1%	31.3%	31.3%	10.2%	4.1%
All Respondents	584	17.1%	23.8%	44.2%	11.5%	3.4%

PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI (Continued)
5. How would you rate the GSBS in the following areas:
PEOPLE	Total	Very		Not		Very
k. Faculty	Respondents	Good	Good	Certain	Poor	Poor
1965-1979	89	68.5%	23.6%	7.9%	0.0%	0.0%
1980-1989	120	65.8%	29.2%	4.2%	0.8%	0.0%
1990-1999	204	53.4%	41.7%	2.9%	2.0%	0.0%
2000-2004	147	48.9%	44.9%	4.8%	1.4%	0.0%
All Respondents	587	56.7%	37.6%	4.4%	1.3%	0.0%
l. GSBS Dean
1965-1979	90	58.9%	16.7%	24.4%	0.0%	0.0%
1980-1989	120	50.0%	28.3%	19.2%	0.8%	1.7%
1990-1999	205	51.2%	34.1%	13.7%	1.0%	0.0%
2000-2004	146	56.2%	30.1%	11.6%	2.1%	0.0%
All Respondents	588	53.7%	28.6%	16.3%	1.0%	0.4%
m. GSBS Asst./Assoc. Deans
1965-1979	89	40.4%	19.1%	40.4%	0.0%	0.0%
1980-1989	118	48.3%	25.4%	26.3%	0.0%	0.0%
1990-1999	203	49.2%	34.0%	15.3%	1.5%	0.0%
2000-2004	146	56.1%	33.6%	8.2%	2.1%	0.0%
All Respondents	583	49.7%	28.8%	20.4%	1.1%	0.0%
n. Other GSBS staff
1965-1979	87	42.6%	31.0%	26.4%	0.0%	0.0%
1980-1989	119	58.0%	31.1%	10.9%	0.0%	0.0%
1990-1999	202	52.5%	39.6%	7.4%	0.5%	0.0%
2000-2004	145	56.6%	39.3%	4.1%	0.0%	0.0%
All Respondents	579	53.2%	35.6%	11.1%	0.1%	0.0%
o. GSBS students
1965-1979	86	31.4%	53.5%	15.1%	0.0%	0.0%
1980-1989	122	31.1%	57.4%	10.7%	0.8%	0.0%
1990-1999	204	28.4%	62.8%	7.8%	1.0%	0.0%
2000-2004	143	37.1%	48.2%	12.6%	2.1%	0.0%
All Respondents	582	31.6%	56.4%	10.8%	1.2%	0.0%

PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI (Continued)
5. How would you rate the GSBS in the following areas:
PEOPLE, continued	Total	Very		Not		Very
p. Your advisor	Respondents	Good	Good	Certain	Poor	Poor
1965-1979	90	62.2%	24.4%	6.7%	5.6%	1.1%
1980-1989	121	48.8%	38.0%	5.8%	6.6%	0.8%
1990-1999	202	58.3%	30.7%	4.5%	4.0%	2.5%
2000-2004	146	56.9%	28.1%	4.1%	6.8%	4.1%
All Respondents	586	56.0%	30.9%	5.3%	5.5%	2.3%
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION
q. Quality of courses
1965-1979	93	48.4%	46.2%	4.3%	1.1%	0.0%
1980-1989	122	39.3%	51.7%	5.7%	2.5%	0.8%
1990-1999	203	36.5%	58.1%	3.9%	1.5%	0.0%
2000-2004	147	33.3%	57.2%	6.8%	2.0%	0.7%
All Respondents	592	38.2%	54.7%	4.9%	1.9%	0.3%
r. Breadth of courses available
1965-1979	92	39.1%	44.6%	10.9%	5.4%	0.0%
1980-1989	122	36.9%	49.2%	8.2%	5.7%	0.0%
1990-1999	204	34.3%	52.5%	8.3%	4.4%	0.5%
2000-2004	147	30.6%	49.7%	8.8%	10.9%	0.0%
All Respondents	592	35.0%	49.5%	8.8%	6.6%	0.1%
s. Tutorials (1st year lab rotations)
1965-1979	91	52.7%	28.6%	18.7%	0.0%	0.0%
1980-1989	121	48.8%	38.8%	10.7%	1.7%	0.0%
1990-1999	202	37.6%	45.5%	14.4%	2.0%	0.5%
2000-2004	141	30.5%	51.7%	12.8%	4.3%	0.7%
All Respondents	581	41.0%	42.5%	13.9%	2.2%	0.4%
t. Research guidance
1965-1979	92	55.5%	32.6%	7.6%	4.3%	0.0%
1980-1989	119	37.0%	47.9%	5.9%	9.2%	0.0%
1990-1999	203	35.0%	48.3%	10.8%	4.9%	1.0%
2000-2004	146	28.8%	48.6%	8.9%	12.3%	1.4%
All Respondents	584	37.0%	46.2%	8.6%	7.5%	0.7%

PREPARATION OF GSBS ALUMNI (Continued)
5. How would you rate the GSBS in the following areas:	Total	Very		Not		Very
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION	Respondents	Good	Good	Certain	Poor	Poor
u. Career development activities and advising
1965-1979	91	26.4%	31.8%	24.2%	16.5%	1.1%
1980-1989	121	9.1%	37.2%	26.4%	24.0%	3.3%
1990-1999	204	13.7%	35.8%	24.0%	24.5%	2.0%
2000-2004	147	19.0%	32.7%	18.4%	23.1%	6.8%
All Respondents	590	15.9%	34.6%	22.4%	23.7%	3.4%
v. Flexibility of curriculum
1965-1979	87	35.6%	43.7%	18.4%	2.3%	0.0%
1980-1989	117	35.9%	46.2%	16.2%	1.7%	0.0%
1990-1999	202	36.6%	46.0%	14.4%	3.0%	0.0%
2000-2004	143	39.1%	34.3%	16.8%	8.4%	1.4%
All Respondents	575	36.9%	42.6%	15.7%	4.3%	0.5%
w. Your Program (if applicable)
(Cancer Biology, Neuroscience, etc.)
1965-1979	81	54.3%	34.6%