Advising Questionnaire 

First-Year Students

Please complete this questionnaire and submit it as soon as possible. It will be read by your academic advisor and the dean of academic services. Information about your academic and extracurricular interests will also be shared with your Student Success Leader and faculty members in your academic areas of interest.
Name: 
  Birthdate:
Home Town and State/Country:    
 
1. What about Hollins attracted you the most?
2. Which subject areas are you most interested in studying at Hollins? 
 
3.

What are you considering as a possible major?
4. Are you interested in any of  the following?  If so, check the box.
  pre-med         pre-vet         pre-law         education
 
5. As you know, you will enroll in a first-year seminar in the fall.  You must select at least four of the seminars below that interest you.  You will be assigned to one of your choices.  Please note we will NOT place you in a seminar if  you select fewer than four choices. 
     a.     ART 197F:  Fashion Forward: Dress and Its Representation in the Visual Arts
     b.     ART 197F: From Pinhole to Smart Phone: Adventures in Photography  
     c.     BIOL/ES 197F:  Thinking like a Mountain:  Discovery, Exploration, and Conservation of Our Natural World
     d.     COMM 197F:  How to Watch TV
     e.   

ENG 197F: Edible Poetry

     f.     ENG/GWS 197F: Women/Bodies/Voices
     g.     ES/CLAS 197F:  Learning from Gaia: Nature, Myth, Archaeology and the Environment in the Ancient Mediterranean
     h.       HIST 197F: Earliest Christianity
     i.   INTL/ES 197F: From Solitary Reveries to Treks Across the Desert: The Landscapes of Francophone Cultures
     j.   INTL/POLS/REL 197F: War and Peace: Exploring Religion and Ethics within Global Conflicts and Democratic Movements
     k.   MUS 197F: Girls in Pink Tights: An Exploration of Women on Broadway
     l.   POLS 197F:  How to Be a President
    m. THEA 197F:  Mythbusters

6.
Why did you select these particular seminars? Write a sentence or two about each.
 
 
7.

Have you had experience using library resources to write papers?  Yes           No
Print resources?     Yes           No
  Electronic resources (not web)?   Yes           No
   If so, please describe.  
8. Which language(s) did you study in high school?  Spanish, French, Latin, German, other
  Spanish         French         Latin       German     Other
9. Are you interested in studying abroad?    Yes           No
If yes, in which country would you most like to study?  
10. Do you expect to need help with study skills during your first year at Hollins?     Yes           No

 If yes, please specify

             time management

  study skills

  math

  reading

  writing

  other     Please specify.  

11. Do you have any documented learning issues of which you would like your advisor and instructors to be aware?    
     Yes           No
If yes, please describe: 
12.

Please complete the following sentences:

At Hollins, in addition to earning a quality education, I am looking forward to…
  Over the next four years, I expect Hollins to...
  In order to achieve my goals at Hollins I will...
 
  As I look ahead to attending Hollins, I am most worried about...
 
13. Name a book that you have read recently or a movie you have seen that made an impression on you. Why did it impress you?
14. What do you consider your greatest accomplishments to date?
15. What do you like to do in your spare time?
 
16. What cocurricular activities do you think you might like to participate in at Hollins?
 
17. Is there anything else you would like your advisor to know about you?