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Appendix A: Figures from Review of Literature
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Figure 1
Differences Between High School and College Requirements
Item
Class time
High School
College
6 hours per day, 180 days
12 hours per week, 28 weeks
Total: 1,080 hours
Total: 336 hours!
Class size
25-30 students
Up to 300 students
Study time
Whatever it takes you to do your homework! 1-
Rule of thumb: 2 hours of study for 1 hour
2 hours per day
of class.
3-4 hours per day
Tests
Weekly; at the end of a chapter, frequent
2-4 per semester; at the end of a four-
quizzes
chapter unit; at 8:00 am on the Monday
after Homecoming
Grading
Passing grades guarantee you a seat!
Satisfactory academic standing requires
Performance evaluations may be subjective,
grades of C or above; performance based
based on level of effort or level of
on mastery of course content material.
improvement.
Teaching
Teachers often take attendance. Teachers may
Professors rarely take attendance and
regularly
seldom check homework or monitor daily
work. Professors lecture nonstop and
rarely teach you the textbook. Professors
require library research. Professors
challenge you to integrate information
from a variety of sources.
Freedom
Structured most of the time. Limits are set by
Managing time and personal freedom is
parents, teachers, and other adults. High school
the greatest problem college students face.
buildings are monitored.
Self-reliance is the key. College campuses
are often extensive and security may be a
concern.
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Figure 2
Significant Differences Between High School and College Disability Services
High School
College/University
Applicable Laws
IDEA
ADA
Section 504
Section 504
Rehabilitation Act
Rehabilitation Act
Required Documentation
IEP and 504 plans
Varies depending on disability, IEP and 504 are not
sufficient, must include the testing on which the
accommodations are based.
School provides evaluation at no cost to student.
Students must get evaluation at own expense.
School conducts evaluations at prescribed intervals. Student generally not required to be re-tested after
initial documentation approved.
Student Role
Student is identified and supported by
Student must self-identify to Disability Services
parents/teachers.
Office or designated office.
Primary responsibility for accommodations belongs Primary responsibility for accommodations belongs
to school.
to the student.
Parent Role
Parents must have access to student records and
Parents do not have access to disability-related
participate in the accommodation process.
records unless student provides written consent.
Parents advocate for students.
Students advocate for self.
Teachers/Professors
May modify curriculum and/or alter pace of
Not required to modify curriculum.
assignments.
Use multi-sensory approach.
Tend to rely on lecture; may or may not use multisensory approach.
Weekly testing, mid-term, final, and graded
Testing and assignment frequency vary.
assignments.
Attendance taken and reported.
Attendance often not taken; student is responsible
for attending class.
Grades
Grades may be modified based on curriculum.
Grades reflect the quality of work submitted.
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Figure 3
Average Satisfaction with Transition Services Provided for Students with Learning
Disabilities Enrolled in Higher Education
Likert Score
Statement
Most students seeking services have had a current assessment (within
M
SD
3.45
1.24
3.25
0.76
2.90
0.96
2.86
1.29
2.51
1.34
2.39
1.12
2.18
0.92
2.80
0.61
the past 3 years) conducted by their high school prior to enrollment.
Generally, students who seek our services have enrolled in programs in
which they are interested and have a high probability of success.
High school counselors, teachers, and other school staff make most
students who use our services aware of our program.
Generally, specific accommodations that would assist the student in
college (e.g. note taking) are adequately documented on the IEP by the
school to ensure that the accommodation is accepted at the college or
university.
The students and parents whom we serve are properly informed of the
services available to them through VESID (i.e. financial assistance,
career planning, and comprehensive evaluations).
Many students who would benefit from our services do not seek out our
assistance.
The students with learning disabilities whom we serve were adequately
prepared in junior and senior high school to advocate for themselves in
college.
Overall satisfaction with transition services.
Note. Raters used a 5-point Likert scale (1=completely disagree; 5= completely agree). VESID=Vocational and Educational Services
for Individuals with Disabilities program.
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Figure 4
Suggestions for Improvements in Transition Services
Suggestion
% Suggested
Improve students’ self-advocacy skills
66.7
Increase student’s understanding of their disability and their specific needs
38.9
Improve students’ study skills before college
31.9
Develop independent learners-encourage teachers to limit student dependence and
24.3
encourage parents to “let go” and allow their children to advocate for themselves.
Ensure that students have adequate reading and writing skills
18.1
Educate students and parents about laws (e.g. difference between IDEA and ADA)
18.1
Help parents and students have realistic expectations of what the student will be able
18.1
to accomplish in college
Provide quality assessment prior to enrollment in college (includes adequate
13.9
documentation of accommodations needed)
Teach students time management skills
12.9
Use more assistive technology in high school
11.1
Encourage students to take higher level high school classes, including mathematics
8.6
Provide career orientation for students
8.3
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Figure 5
Alignment of Nationally Identified Needs, Locally Identified Needs, and Academy Key
Components to Meet These Needs
Nationally Identified
Needs
Lack of awareness of
postsecondary education
opportunities and
requirements
Locally Identified Needs
Lack of information about
the differences between
high school and college
Lack of awareness about
college options
Lack of familiarity with
college campus
Lack of education and
support to meet
postsecondary education
requirements
Lack of self-advocacy,
ability to identify
disability and
accommodation needs
Lack of information
regarding accessing college
resources
Lack of selfawareness/advocacy skills
How Needs were Met:
Academies Key Components
 Student panel
 Disability Services
Office orientation
 Breakout sessions
 Disability
accommodations
provided at the
academy
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Specific tours
Handout/materials
Parent/teacher panel
Student panel
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Tours
College services panel
Handouts/materials
Breakout sessions
DSO orientation
Disability
accommodations
Tours
Lunch
Student participants
with disabilities
Overall college setting
Student disability
panel
DSO orientation
Breakout sessions
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Figure 6
Recommendations at a Glance
Wilton
1) Write your questions down so you will not forget them while the professor is lecturing. Ask for
clarification.
2) Challenge yourself. Take general education classes in high school.
3) Study with a group of students that are focused on studying.
4) Sit in the front of the class and participate in discussions.
5) Talk with your professors about your disability and learning styles.
6) Never get discourage. Keep trying no matter how hard it is.
7) Do the best you can and try from the first day of class, not after you get behind. Do not let
anything interfere with your learning. Remember, you only have a few years to concentrate on
your degree.
Ryan
1) Know your academic strengths and weaknesses.
2) Visit the college you plan to attend, and research the services offered students with learning
disabilities.
3) Talk with students who already attend the college of choice.
4) Introduce yourself to your advisor and professors immediately. Knowing your professors is half
the battle.
5) Take advantage of the resource center to receive all the help you need.
Jonathan
1) Use a planner.
2) Work on assignments the minute you get the course syllabus.
3) Balance your course load with a few difficult courses and a few easier courses each semester.
4) Read over your notes every night.
5) Set appointments with teachers in advance, especially when a test is coming up.
6) Remind teachers that you need accommodations on tests before the day of the test. Arrange the
best testing situation for you and your professor.
7) Remember, anything worth doing is going to take time and effort on your part.
8) Ask questions about the college program that interests you. It could be the best program in the
nation, but if it does not meet your needs, it is not the best program for you.
9) Make sure the program is personable. Talk to students that utilize the services for students with
learning disabilities. Ask questions about the manner in which assistance is given.
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Appendix B: IRB Proposal Submission
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UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL CENTER INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD
HUMAN BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE IRB PROCESSING FORM
SUBMISSION FOR UMCIRB REVIEW
EXEMPT RESEARCH
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Type of application:  New
Modification
Date: April 22, 2009 UMCIRB #:
Title of proposed research (this title must match protocol, funding application and consent
form): LD College Preparation Study
List of all items related to this research study submitted for UMCIRB review and approval:
administrator letter of support, parent consent form (high school students), assent form (high school
students), informed consent form (college students)
Principal Investigator, credentials, department, section, and school: Christine Bouck;
Graduate Student.; Department of Curriculum and Instruction;
Academic Affairs; College of Education
Check the institutions for which the principal investigator is affiliated: ECU PCMH
Other
Investigators not affiliated with ECU or PCMH require submission of an
Unaffiliated Investigator Agreement.
Subinvestigators, credentials, department, section and schools:none
List the duties of the research team members and describe the qualifications of each
member to perform their duties. Christine Bouck is the primary researcher. She will arrange the set
up of the study, record, process, and document the information. She is a MAED candidate in the field of
special education and has completed all required coursework for the program before beginning her study.
SOURCE OF FUNDING
Government Agency, Name:
Private Agency, Name:
Institution or Department Sponsor, Name:
 No funding
Grant, include 1 copy of the final grant application
NOTE: The UMCIRB Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form does not need to be submitted
for exempt research.
CHECK ALL INSTITUTIONS OR SITES WHERE THIS RESEARCH STUDY WILL BE
CONDUCTED:
 East Carolina University
 Other D.H. Conley High School
Indicate applicable boxes if study involves PCMH and obtain the corresponding signature
Nursing services _________________________________________________
Medical records __________________________________________________
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Radiology________________________________________________________
Laboratory _______________________________________________________
Physical therapy __________________________________________________
Occupational therapy ______________________________________________
Speech therapy ___________________________________________________
Audiology ________________________________________________________
Recreation Therapy________________________________________________
Psychology_______________________________________________________
OTHER ____________________________________________________________
PLEASE CHECK THE APPROPRIATE EXEMPTION CATEGORY
 (1) Research conducted in established or commonly accepted educational settings,
involving normal educational practices, such as (i) research on regular and special
education instructional strategies, or (ii) research on the effectiveness of or the
comparison among instructional techniques, curricula, or classroom management
methods.
(2) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude,
achievement), survey procedures, interview procedures or observation of public behavior,
unless: (i) information obtained is recorded in such a manner that human participants can
be identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the participants; and (ii) any
disclosure of the human participants' responses outside the research could reasonably
place the participants at risk of criminal or civil liability or be damaging to the participants'
financial standing, employability, or reputation.
(3) Research involving the use of educational tests (cognitive, diagnostic, aptitude,
achievement), survey procedures, interview procedures, or observation of public behavior
that is not exempt under paragraph (b)(2) of this section, if: (i) the human participants are
elected or appointed public officials or candidates for public office; or (ii) Federal
statute(s) require(s) without exception that the confidentiality of the personally identifiable
information will be maintained throughout the research and thereafter.
(4) Research involving the collection or study of existing data, documents, records,
pathological specimens, or diagnostic specimens, if these sources are publicly available
or if the information is recorded by the investigator in such a manner that participants
cannot be identified, directly or through identifiers linked to the participants. NOTE: 1)
This information must be existing on the date this IRB application is submitted. 2) The
data collection tool may not have an identifier or code that links data to the source of the
information.
(5) Research and demonstration projects which are conducted by or subject to the
approval of Department or Agency heads, and which are designed to study, evaluate, or
otherwise examine: (i) Public benefit or service programs; (ii) procedures for obtaining
benefits or services under those programs; (iii) possible changes in or alternatives to
those programs or procedures; or (iv) possible changes in methods or levels of payment
for benefits or services under those programs.
(6) Taste and food quality evaluation and consumer acceptance studies, (i) if
wholesome foods without additives are consumed or (ii) if a food is consumed that
contains a food ingredient at or below the level and for a use found to be safe, or
agricultural chemical or environmental contaminant at or below the level found to be safe,
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by the Food and Drug Administration or approved by the Environmental Protection
Agency or the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
NOTE: Exemptions #1, #3, #4, #5, and #6 are applicable to research involving minors.
Exemption #2 regarding educational tests is also applicable to research involving minors.
However, research involving survey or interview procedures or observations of public
behavior cannot be given an exempt status when minors are involved, except for research
involving observation of public behavior when the investigator(s) do not participate in the
activities being observed.
PROTOCOL SUMMARY
Provide a brief, one page summary of the research study. Include a description of the
consent/assent process, if applicable. Provide a separate protocol if one is available.
Because this study has two purposes, to analyze the types of questions asked by potential
college students with learning disabilities of current college students with learning disabilities and
to provide factual answers to those questions, it is important to carefully select both the high
school students asking the questions and the college students who will be responding. For this
study, two separate groups of subjects will be chosen, a group of high school students and a
group of college students. The high school participants will all be identified as students with
learning disabilities participating in a college-bound course of study in a public high school. The
group will consist of juniors and seniors who have participated in some pre-college activities in
their high school curriculum assistance course.
It is important to choose students with these qualifications for several reasons. In order to
get honest feedback and real questions regarding postsecondary opportunities and experiences
for students with learning disabilities, it is important to choose students for whom college is a
realistic option. Students in the occupational course of study or diagnosed with severe cognitive
disabilities such as mental retardation, are not likely to attend a four-year postsecondary
institution right out of college. Limiting the participants to juniors and seniors is also a vital part of
the study. Students of this age are more likely to be thinking about their post-graduation options.
In addition, the students being selected for the study have participated in some college
exploratory experiences as part of their high school curriculum. While they have traveled to a
local community college and live in a town known for its support of the local university, they have
had few school-sponsored opportunities to explore the campus and what the university has to
offer. This limited knowledge will hopefully encourage questions about the university and its
academic, social, and miscellaneous offerings.
The second group of students will be two to three college students attending the local
university. Each of the students has a learning disability and is enrolled in a special program
designed to provide academic support in relation to their learning disabilities. As part of their
participation, the students in this program are asked to consent to participating in research. If
they agree, they sign a consent form which has been approved by IRB to cover approved
research. The students have been chosen using several criteria. Each is a second-year student
at East Carolina University and has a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or above on a 4 point
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scale. One student is majoring in elementary education, another in fashion merchandising, and
the third is undecided. They are also well rounded; each has an active social life in addition to
their studies.
There are several reasons for choosing those students for the study. First, the high GPA is
important. It demonstrates that the students are successful in their classes. If the high school
students are to receive useful answers to their questions, it is important that the responses come
from students who can accurately answer them. It is also important the students are active
socially outside their classes. These students are members of campus organizations, use the
university recreation center, and attend university sponsored sports events. They also have each
done volunteer service. This kind of involvement ensures that the students have activities and
interests outside academics. Being well-rounded and experienced in university culture will assist
the students in answering any social questions the high school panel may have. Choosing
students with different majors is also significant because it gives them different experiences. This
will make their answers more broad and diverse.
Because this is a qualitative study, there are no measuring instruments involved. However,
several tools will assist in recording the information gained from the study. First, the panel
discussion will take place on the campus of East Carolina University. Classroom space will need
to be reserved. Arranging the discussion in a university classroom will hopefully enhance the
experience and inspire questions. The panel the discussion will be video and audio recorded. The
video camera will be a Flip, which downloads the recording directly onto a computer. The audio
will be recorded on a LiveScribe pen while the researcher takes notes. This pen provides several
useful features. First, it synchronizes the audio recording with the notes being taken. When
analyzing the notes and discussion, the researcher can use the synchronization feature to play
audio from any point in the session simply by touching that place in her notes. The pen also
comes with downloadable software which will translate the audio into text. Once transcribed, the
data will be examined. The researcher will look for patterns in the types of questions asked and
the subjects those questions involve.
Required Research Approvals
Is the research study being conducted outside of your institution? Yes
If yes, attach a letter of support from that site.
No
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mailing address for all correspondence: 2228 Blue Heron Dr.; Greenville, NC 27834
Telephone Number: 252-756-7672
Fax Number: 252-737-2115
bouckc@ecu.edu
Research assistant:
Telephone number:
e-mail:
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If you are an undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, resident, fellow, or visiting
professor, complete the information below on the responsible faculty member and obtain
his/her signature.
Responsible Faculty: Dr. Karen Voytecki
Mailing address: Rivers NB 101
Telephone Number: 252-328-5747
voyteckik@ecu.edu
Fax Number: 252-328-2585
e-mail:
___________________________________________________________________
______
Signature responsible faculty as above
Print
Date
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Unique Identifier: LD College Preparation Study
Dear Parent/Guardian,
My name is Christine Bouck. I work at East Carolina University with a program for students
with learning disabilities called Project STEPP. Presently, I am working on my Masters of
Education at ECU. As part of my degree requirements, I am planning an educational research
project to take place in September that will help me to learn more about the level of college
preparation students with learning disabilities have in high school. Your student will travel to
East Carolina University for a brief visit. At that time he/she will meet with college students with
learning disabilities and have the opportunity to ask them questions about college life and ECU.
This discussion will be recorded and analyzed. The fundamental goal of this research study is to
use the questions high school students with learning disabilities have about attending college to
develop a curriculum which will better prepare them for postsecondary life.
As part of this research project, your child will participate in one panel discussion that will allow
me to observe the types of questions they have. As this study is for educational research purposes
only, the results of the discussion will not affect your child’s grade. I am requesting permission
from you to use your child’s data (i.e. the question they ask) in my research study. Please
understand that your permission is entirely voluntary.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at my office at
328-5798 or by emailing me at bouckc@ecu.edu. If you have any questions about the rights of
your child as a research participant, you may contact The University and Medical Center
Institutional Review Board at 252-744-2914 or email them at umcirb@ecu.edu.
Please detach and return the form below by
educational research study.
. Thank you for your interest in my
Christine Bouck
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As the parent or guardian of ______________________________________________,
(write your child’s name)
 I grant my permission for Christine Bouck to use my child’s data in her educational
research project regarding LD college preparedness. I voluntarily consent to Mrs. Bouck
using any of the data gathered about my student in her study. I fully understand that the
data will not affect my child’s grade, will be kept completely confidential, and will be
used only for the purposes of her research study.
 I do NOT grant my permission for Mrs. Bouck to use my child’s data in her educational
research project regarding LD college preparedness.
Signature of
Parent/Guardian:________________________________________Date:____________
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Minor Assent Document
Title of Research Study: LD College Preparation Study Principal Investigator: Christine
Bouck
Telephone #: 328-5798
What is the research study about?
This research study is designed to obtain information about the types of questions high
school students with learning disabilities have about going to college. The information
will be used to develop curriculums to help future high school students who are
considering a college degree.
Who will be in the research study?
High school students with learning disabilities are being asked to participate. College
students with learning disabilities will also be asked to participate
What will I be asked to do?
You will be asked to work with your Curriculum Assistance teacher to develop a list of
questions you might have about going to college. With your classmates, you will visit
East Carolina University on a school field trip, meet with college students with learning
disabilities, and ask your questions. The discussion will be recorded.
Where will the research study take place?
East Carolina University
How can I participate?
By creating a list of questions you have about college and ECU and then coming to
campus to ask them of the college students.
What happens if I change my mind about participating?
Participating in this study is your choice. You may stop at any time during the study. No
one will be upset with you if you decide not to participate.
WHO CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I MIGHT HAVE LATER ON?
YOU CAN TALK TO CHRISTINE BOUCK AT 328-5798 IF YOU HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME DURING THE STUDY. YOU CAN ALSO CALL
THE UNIVERSITY OFFICE AT 744-2914 IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
HOW YOU HAVE BEEN TREATED IN THE STUDY.
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IF I PUT MY NAME AT THE END OF THIS FORM IT MEANS I AGREE TO BE
IN THIS STUDY. I WILL BE GIVEN A COPY OF THIS FORM TO KEEP AFTER
I SIGN IT AND SO WILL MY PARENTS.
PRINT YOUR NAME ___________________________
SIGN YOUR NAME____________________________
DATE _____________________________________________
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Appendix C: IRB Approval Letter
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Appendix D: Figures from Data Analysis
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Figure 7
Questions asked in study in order and separated by location
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You talked about fraternities and sororities, are you in one?
What year are you?
Are the dorms coed?
How do you use DSS?
So you’re an auditory learner?
Do you have a good art program?
Which dorm is the nicest here?
How many dorms do you have?
So it’s a place to hang out?
So you can’t park if you’re a freshman?
Can you ride your bike?
Why do they call it 360?
If you pledge a fraternity or sorority can you study there or not really?
Where do you do all of that [study hall]?
It [the column] chimes?
What are the easiest classes here?
Is this the anthropology building?
What are you learning about [in oceanography]?
Are you in teaching fellows?
What GPA did you have coming here?
What’s in that building?
What’s geology?
What’s this area?
Is it true that if you stick a body part in the fountain you have to pay a fine?
I heard that if you stick like your foot in the water you get a ticket.
Who names the buildings?
Where would I take classes?
Where would criminal justice be?
What kind of degree would I get with that [BS or BA]?
Are the dorms mixed? (coed)
Why is it so big to have sinks [in the dorms]?
As a freshman do you have to live in a dorm or can you live off campus?
So if you live on campus and you drive a car can you bring it?
So if you live off campus can you park on campus?
So what do the blue lights do?
So what do I do if someone’s chasing me?
Hit the button and stand there [at the blue light]?
Can I push one [blue light]?
Where is psychology?
Is there a curfew [in the dorms]?
Do I have to live in a dorm?
[The Rec Center] With the indoor pool?
What’s “a la carte”?
What’s the cafeteria like?
Do you really gain weight?
Everyone tells me it’s horrible if you get a dorm! It’s horrible!
What other food is on campus?
What’s in there [Wright Place]?
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When is it [Chick-Fil-A] going to open?
What score do you need on the SAT to get in [to ECU]?
What do you mean columns?
Why would a college build a clock with a clown in it?
Yes [what’s in the Student Health Center]
You learn how to do massage [in the Student Health Center]?
Do you have to pay [for the massages]?
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Do you get to go to parties?
How much did you have to pay to come to school?
What do [socially] you do on campus?
How many classes in a day?
What determines whether you’re a sophomore, junior, senior, or whatever?
Do the professors do notebook checks?
Like if you have a friend in the same class you’re in and you have to take notes
can you ask that person to take notes for you if you’re not a good note taker?
How does note-taking work?
Who pays them [note takers]?
How does DSS work?
So do you have to pay for your textbooks?
But don’t you have to give them [your textbooks] back?
Do they have specific for what your major is do they have specific classes that
you have to take?
All I have to do is press down like that [to get the LiveScribe Pen to work]?
Is there like streaking at ECU? (Laughter)
Is ECU a good sports medicine school?
If I did that [medical school] can I play a sport in college?
So you have to pick a team [to be on] and like follow it?
What are your accommodations?
So does the food ever get old around here?
What about the dining hall?
Where did you go [to high school]?
Are there any weird professors in freshmen classes?
I’ve heard some stories about …[weird professors]
How are the buses?
What about if you ride a bike?
Do you have curfews here?
For football games, how do you get tickets?
Do you have to wait outside [for football tickets]?
Is the student pirate club included [in tuition]?
If you go is there like nobody there at ECU basketball games?
Baseball’s pretty good around here right?
They [the baseball team] won like a national title or something.
So is ECU still considered a party school?
What’s the GPA required to get into the STEPP program?
I have like a 2.7. Would that get me in [to Project STEPP]?
Is it hard to find your way around campus?
Are they [the professors] hard here...
Are they [the professors] really that strict?
So, basically it can only be hard if you make it hard.
Are you used to giving speeches like this?
Is public speaking a required class?
That’s small [20 students in an English class]?
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Will they [DSS] help you? Like with all your stuff?
They [DSS] will?
And you guys have disabilities right?
What are you guys majoring in?
Where did you guys go to high school?
Are the dorm rooms really that bad?
Are the dorms like really small?
How many bathrooms do you guys have [in the dorms]?
What’s it like [in the Rec Center]?
What do they have [in the Rec Center]?
They have rock climbing [in the Rec Center]?
So, it’s like a work out center [the Rec Center]?
They have kayaking in the pool [in the Rec Center]?
Is it free [to use the Rec Center]?
How many classes can you take with a purple or gold pass [in the Rec Center]?
Do people really gain the Freshman 15?
Did it happen to you?
Are you guys on Fall Break now?
Oh, just two days [for Fall Break].
Do they have ultimate Frisbee?
Do they have sky diving?
What do they have in the arcade [in Mendenhall]?
Like classic games in there [in the arcade in Mendenhall]?
Is there going to be any fall back as far as help or do you have to take
responsibility for everything?
So it’s all self-advocation [sic]?
What’s a note taker?
Do you have a note taker?
Do you just go ask somebody [to be your note taker]?
It’s because the note taker may not know exactly which notes you need and that’s
why you still have to take notes yourself?
Do you get to choose what time the classes are that you take?
Is study hall in class or is it something else?
Would you say it’s a lot harder here than it is in high school?
Are you both in the same psychology class?
How many pages do they [English papers] have to be?
What kind of source [accommodations] do you all get like taking notes and what
else y’all need and stuff?
Is it like a required thing to have a laptop? Or is it like you should have one?
So like you had to decide if you wanted to do track or STEPP?
So you couldn’t do both [track and Project STEPP]?
Does that apply to club teams [the Project STEPP rule about athletics]?
What kind of language do you have to take?
Yeah, what languages do you have?
Is that [the ACT] harder than the SAT?
Did you always know you were coming to ECU?
So how do you get into Project STEPP?
Is it [Project STEPP] only at ECU?
Do you think you would’ve done as well at one of the other schools as here?
Don’t they have like set grades that you need to be making in all your classes in
order to be able to play [sports]?
So do you still have to take like your standard classes like in high school you
have to take English and history?
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92. So no matter what your major is you still have to take like English and history
and all that other stuff?
93. How are the maths here?
94. I’m planning to do dual enroll next year and go to Pitt for like second and third
period so would those credits transfer over here when I graduated?
95. When you transfer your grades over if you have like straight A’s don’t they like
drop to C’s?
96. Is that why you can’t be in both [athletics and Project STEPP]?
1. If you join sports do you have to do more study hall hours?
2. Is that why you can’t be in both [Project STEPP and athletics]?
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Original Student Questions
You talked about fraternities and sororities, are you in one?
What year are you?
Are the dorms coed?
How do you use DSS?
So you’re an auditory learner?
Do you have a good art program?
Which dorm is the nicest here?
How many dorms do you have?
Can you ride your bike?
If you pledge a fraternity or sorority can you study there or not really?
Where do you do all of that [study hall]?
What are the easiest classes here?
Is this the anthropology building?
What are you learning about [In oceanography]?
Are you in teaching fellows?
What GPA did you have coming here?
What’s in that building?
What’s this area?
Is it true that if you stick a body part in the fountain you have to pay a fine?
Who names the buildings?
Where would I take classes?
Where would criminal justice be?
What kind of degree would I get with that [BS or BA]?
Are the dorms mixed? (coed)
As a freshman do you have to live in a dorm or can you live off campus?
So if you live on campus and you drive a car can you bring it?
So if you live off campus can you park on campus?
So what do the blue lights do?
So what do I do if someone’s chasing me?
Can I push one [blue light]?
Where is psychology?
Is there a curfew [in the dorms]?
Do I have to live in a dorm?
What’s the cafeteria like?
Do you really gain weight?
What other food is on campus?
What’s in there [Wright Place]?
When is it [Chick-Fil-A] going to open?
What score do you need on the SAT to get in [to ECU]?
Why would a college build a clock with a clown in it?
Do you have to pay [for the massages]?
Do you get to go to parties?
How much did you have to pay to come to school?
What do you do [socially] on campus?
How many classes in a day?
What determines whether you’re a sophomore, junior, senior, or whatever?
Do the professors do notebook checks?
Like if you have a friend in the same class you’re in and you have to take notes can you ask that person to
take notes for you if you’re not a good note taker?
How does note-taking work?
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Who pays them [note takers]?
So do you have to pay for your textbooks?
Do they have specific for what your major is do they have specific classes that you have to take?
Is there like streaking at ECU? (Laughter)
Is ECU a good sports medicine school?
If I did that [medical school] can I play a sport in college?
What are your accommodations?
So does the food ever get old around here?
What about the dining hall?
Where did you go [to high school]?
Are there any weird professors in freshmen classes?
How are the buses?
What about if you ride a bike?
Do you have curfews here?
For football games, how do you get tickets?
Is the student pirate club included [in tuition]?
If you go is there like nobody there at ECU basketball games?
Baseball’s pretty good around here right?
So is ECU still considered a party school?
What’s the GPA required to get into the STEPP program?
Is it hard to find your way around campus?
Are they [the professors] hard here...
Are you used to giving speeches like this?
Is public speaking a required class?
Will they [DSS] help you? Like with all your stuff?
And you guys have disabilities right?
What are you guys majoring in?
Where did you guys go to high school?
Are the dorm rooms really that bad?
Are the dorms like really small?
How many bathrooms do you guys have [in the dorms]?
What’s it like [in the Rec Center]?
What do they have [in the Rec Center]?
Is it free [to use the Rec Center]??
Do people really gain the Freshman 15?
Are you guys on Fall Break now?
Do they have ultimate Frisbee?
Do they have sky diving?
What do they have in the arcade [in Mendenhall]?
Is there going to be any fall back as far as help or do you have to take responsibility for everything?
Do you have a note taker?
Do you just go ask somebody [to be your note taker]?
Do you get to choose what time the classes are that you take?
Would you say it’s a lot harder here than it is in high school?
Are you both in the same psychology class?
How many pages do they [English papers] have to be?
What kind of source [accommodations] do you all get like taking notes and what else y’all need and stuff?
Is it like a required thing to have a laptop? Or is it like you should have one?
What kind of language do you have to take?
Yeah, what languages do you have?
Is that [the ACT] harder than the SAT?
Did you always know you were coming to ECU?
So how do you get into Project STEPP?
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Is it [Project STEPP] only at ECU?
Do you think you would’ve done as well at one of the other schools as here?
Don’t they have like set grades that you need to be making in all your classes in order to be able to play
[sports]?
So do you still have to take like your standard classes like in high school you have to take English and
history?
How are the maths here?
I’m planning to do dual enroll next year and go to Pitt for like second and third period so would those
credits transfer over here when I graduated?
When you transfer your grades over if you have like straight A’s don’t they like drop to C’s?
If you join sports do you have to do more study hall hours?
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So, it’s [Mendenhall] a place to hang out?
So you can’t park if you’re a freshman?
Why do they call it 360?
It [the columns] chimes?
What’s geology?
I heard that if you stick like your foot in the water you get a ticket.
Why is it so big to have sinks [in the dorms]?
Hit the button and stand there [at the blue light]?
[The Rec Center] with the indoor pool?
What’s a la carte?
Everyone tells me it’s horrible if you get a dorm! It’s horrible!
What do you mean columns?
Yes [what’s in the Student Health Center]
You learn how to do massage [in the Student Health Center]?
How does DSS work?
But don’t you have to give them [your textbooks] back?
All I have to do is press down like that [to get the LiveScribe Pen to work]?
So you have to pick a team [to be on] and like follow it?
I’ve heard some stories about …[weird professors]
Do you have to wait outside [for football tickets]?
They [the baseball team] won like a national title or something.
I have like a 2.7. Would that get me in [to Project STEPP]?
Are they [the professors] really that strict?
So, basically it can only be hard if you make it hard.
That’s small [20 students in an English class]?
They [DSS] will [help you]?
They have rock climbing [in the Rec Center]?
So, it’s like a work out center [the Rec Center]?
They have kayaking in the pool [in the Rec Center]?
How many classes can you take with a purple or gold pass [in the Rec Center]??
Did it happen to you [the freshman 15]?
Oh, just two days [for Fall Break].
Like classic games in there [in the arcade in Mendenhall]?
So it’s all self-advocation [sic]?
What’s a note taker?
It’s because the note taker may not know exactly which notes you need and that’s why you still have to
take notes yourself?
Is study hall in class or is it something else?
So like you had to decide if you wanted to do track or STEPP?
So you couldn’t do both [track and Project STEPP]?
Does that apply to club teams [the Project STEPP rule about athletics]?
So no matter what your major is you still have to take like English and history and all that other stuff?
Is that why you can’t be in both [athletics and Project STEPP]?
Is that why you can’t be in both [Project STEPP and athletics]?
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Figure 8
Indigenous and Sensitizing Themes Identified
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Professors
Programs
Studying
Dorms
Breaks
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Athletics
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Recreation Center
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Getting Around Campus
What is/What are/Where is…?
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Disability Support Services office
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Figure 9
You talked about fraternities and sororities, are you in one?
What year are you?
Are the dorms coed?
How do you use DSS?
So you’re an auditory learner?
Do you have a good art program?
Which dorm is the nicest here?
How many dorms do you have?
So it’s a place to hang out?
So you can’t park if you’re a freshman?
Can you ride your bike?
Why do they call it 360?
If you pledge a fraternity or sorority can you study there or not
really?
Where do you do all of that [study hall]?
It [the column] chimes?
What are the easiest classes here?
Is this the anthropology building?
What are you learning about [In oceanography]?
Are you in teaching fellows?
What GPA did you have coming here?
What’s in that building?
What’s geology?
What’s this area?
Is it true that if you stick a body part in the fountain you have
to pay a fine?
I heard that if you stick like your foot in the water you get a
ticket.
Who names the buildings?
Where would I take classes?
Where would criminal justice be?
What kind of degree would I get with that [BS or BA]?
Are the dorms mixed? (coed)
Why is it so big to have sinks [in the dorms]?
I have a question, as a freshman do you have to live in a dorm
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Navigating Campus
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or can you live off campus?
So if you live on campus and you drive a car can you bring it?
So if you live off campus can you park on campus?
So what do the blue lights do?
So what do I do if someone’s chasing me?
Hit the button and stand there [at the blue light]?
Can I push one [blue light]?
Where is psychology?
Is there a curfew [in the dorms]?
Do I have to live in a dorm?
[The Rec Center] With the indoor pool?
What’s “a la carte”?
What’s the cafeteria like?
Do you really gain weight?
Everyone tells me it’s horrible if you get a dorm! It’s horrible!
What other food is on campus?
What’s in there [Wright Place]?
When is it [Chick-Fil-A] going to open?
What score do you need on the SAT to get in [to ECU]?
What do you mean columns?
Why would a college build a clock with a clown in it?
Yes [what’s in the Student Health Center]
You learn how to do massage [in the Student Health Center]?
Do you have to pay [for the massage]?
Do you get to go to parties?
How much did you have to pay to come to school?
What do you do [socially] on campus?
How many classes in a day?
What determines whether you’re a sophomore, junior, senior,
or whatever?
Do the professors do notebook checks?
Like if you have a friend in the same class you’re in and you
have to take notes can you ask that person to take notes for you
if you’re not a good note taker?
How does note-taking work?
Who pays them [note takers]?
How does DSS work?
So do you have to pay for your textbooks?
But don’t you have to give them [your textbooks] back?
Do they have specific for what your major is do they have
specific classes that you have to take?
All I have to do is press down like that [to get the LiveScribe
Pen to work]?
Is there like streaking at ECU?
Is ECU a good sports medicine school?
If I did that [medical school] can I play a sport in college?
So you have to pick a team [to be on] and like follow it?
What are your accommodations?
So does the food ever get old around here?
What about the dining hall?
Where did you go [to high school]?
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Are there any weird professors in freshmen classes?
I’ve heard some stories about …[weird professors]
How are the buses?
What about if you ride a bike?
Do you have curfews here?
For football games, how do you get tickets?
Do you have to wait outside [for football tickets]?
Is the student pirate club included [in tuition]?
If you go is there like nobody there at ECU basketball games?
Baseball’s pretty good around here right?
They [the baseball team] won like a national title or
something.
So is ECU still considered a party school?
What’s the GPA required to get into the STEPP program?
I have like a 2.7. Would that get me in [to Project STEPP]?
Is it hard to find your way around campus?
Are they [the professors] hard here...
Are they [the professors] really that strict?
So, basically it can only be hard if you make it hard.
Are you used to giving speeches like this?
Is public speaking a required class?
That’s small [20 students in an English class]?
Will they [DSS] help you? Like with all your stuff?
They [DSS] will?
And you guys have disabilities right?
What are you guys majoring in?
Where did you guys go to high school?
Are the dorm rooms really that bad?
Are the dorms like really small?
How many bathrooms do you guys have [in the dorms]?
What’s it like [in the Rec Center]?
What do they have [in the Rec Center]?
They have rock climbing [in the Rec Center]?
So, it’s like a work out center [the Rec Center]?
They have kayaking in the pool [in the Rec Center]?
Is it free [to use the Rec Center]?
How many classes can you take with a purple or gold pass [in
the Rec Center]?
Do people really gain the Freshman 15?
Did it happen to you?
Are you guys on Fall Break now?
Oh, just two days [for Fall Break].
Do they have ultimate Frisbee?
Do they have sky diving?
What do they have in the arcade [in Mendenhall]?
Like classic games in there [in the arcade in Mendenhall]?
Is there going to be any fall back as far as help or do you have
to take responsibility for everything?
So it’s all self-advocation [sic]?
What’s a note taker?
Do you have a note taker?
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Do you just go ask somebody [to be your note taker]?
It’s because the note taker may not know exactly which notes
you need and that’s why you still have to take notes yourself?
Do you get to choose what time the classes are that you take?
Is study hall in class or is it something else?
Would you say it’s a lot harder here than it is in high school?
Are you both in the same psychology class?
How many pages do they [English papers] have to be?
What kind of source [accommodations] do you all get like
taking notes and what else y’all need and stuff?
Is it like a required thing to have a laptop? Or is it like you
should have one?
So like you had to decide if you wanted to do track or STEPP?
So you couldn’t do both [track and Project STEPP]?
Does that apply to club teams [the Project STEPP rule about
athletics]?
What kind of language do you have to take?
Yeah, what languages do you have?
Is that [the ACT] harder than the SAT?
Did you always know you were coming to ECU?
So how do you get into Project STEPP?
Is it [Project STEPP] only at ECU?
Do you think you would’ve done as well at one of the other
schools as here?
Don’t they have like set grades that you need to be making in
all your classes in order to be able to play [sports]?
So do you still have to take like your standard classes like in
high school you have to take English and history?
So no matter what your major is you still have to take like
English and history and all that other stuff?
How are the maths here?
I’m planning to do dual enroll next year and go to Pitt for like
second and third period so would those credits transfer over
here when I graduated?
When you transfer your grades over if you have like straight
A’s don’t they like drop to C’s?
Is that why you can’t be in both [athletics and Project STEPP]?
If you join sports do you have to do more study hall hours?
Is that why you can’t be in both [Project STEPP and athletics]?
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Table 2
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Question
You talked about fraternities and
sororities, are you in one?
What year are you?
Are the dorms coed?
How do you use DSS?
Findings
Campus Life theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Campus Life theme
So you’re an auditory learner?
Do you have a good art program?
Disability Supports
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Academics theme
Which dorm is the nicest here?
Campus Life theme
How many dorms do you have?
Campus Life theme
Navigating Campus
theme
So it’s a place to hang out?
Navigating Campus
theme
Navigating Campus
theme
So you can’t park if you’re a
freshman?
Can you ride your bike?
Navigating Campus
theme
Why do they call it 360?
If you pledge a fraternity or
sorority can you study there or not
really?
Where do you do all of that [study
hall]?
Trivia or Personal theme
Academics theme
Campus Life theme
It [the column] chimes?
What are the easiest classes here?
Trivia or Personal theme
Academics theme
Is this the anthropology building?
Navigating Campus
theme
Academics theme
What are you learning about [In
oceanography]?
Are you in teaching fellows?
What GPA did you have coming
here?
Academics theme
Navigating Campus
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
Recommendations
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
No recommendations.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should explore the DSS office,
services, etc.
No recommendations.
Students should explore majors they are
interested in pursuing.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students will need to learn the rules and
procedures for parking before arriving
on campus.
Students will need to learn the rules and
procedures for parking before arriving
on campus.
No recommendations.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students will need time to explore
campus and learn their way around
campus as well as the necessary study
skills.
No recommendations.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students will need to learn their way
around campus.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
No recommendations.
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
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Trivia or Personal theme
What’s in that building?
What’s geology?
What’s this area?
Is it true that if you stick a body
part in the fountain you have to pay
a fine?
I heard that if you stick like your
foot in the water you get a ticket.
Who names the buildings?
Where would I take classes?
Where would criminal justice be?
What kind of degree would I get
with that [BS or BA]?
Navigating Campus
theme
Academics theme
Navigating Campus
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Navigating Campus
theme
Navigating Campus
theme
Academics theme
Are the dorms mixed? (coed)
Campus Life theme
Why is it so big to have sinks [in
the dorms]?
Campus Life theme
I have a question, as a freshman do
you have to live in a dorm or can
you live off campus?
Campus Life theme
Navigating Campus
theme
So if you live on campus and you
drive a car can you bring it?
Navigating Campus
theme
So if you live off campus can you
park on campus?
Navigating Campus
theme
So what do the blue lights do?
Health and Wellness
theme
So what do I do if someone’s
chasing me?
Health and Wellness
theme
with a guidance counselor, teacher, or
university admissions counselor.
Students will need to learn their way
around campus.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students will need to learn their way
around campus.
Students should read the student code of
conduct before or upon arriving on
campus.
Students should read the student code of
conduct before or upon arriving on
campus.
No recommendations.
Students will need to learn their way
around campus.
Students will need to learn their way
around campus.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit. They will need to learn
the rules and procedures for parking
before arriving on campus.
Students will need to learn the rules and
procedures for parking before arriving
on campus.
Students will need to familiarize
themselves with safety procedures and
the safety services provided by the
university before traveling campus at
night.
Students will need to familiarize
themselves with safety procedures and
the safety services provided by the
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Hit the button and stand there [at
the blue light]?
Health and Wellness
theme
Can I push one [blue light]?
Health and Wellness
theme
Where is psychology?
Is there a curfew [in the dorms]?
Navigating Campus
theme
Campus Life theme
Do I have to live in a dorm?
Campus Life theme
[The Rec Center] With the indoor
pool?
What’s “a la carte”?
What’s the cafeteria like?
Health and Wellness
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Campus Life theme
Do you really gain weight?
Health and Wellness
theme
Everyone tells me it’s horrible if
you get a dorm! It’s horrible!
Campus Life theme
What other food is on campus?
Campus Life theme
What’s in there [Wright Place]?
Navigating Campus
theme
Campus Life theme
When is it [Chick-Fil-A] going to
open?
What score do you need on the
SAT to get in [to ECU]?
What do you mean columns?
Why would a college build a clock
with a clown in it?
Yes [what’s in the Student Health
Center]
You learn how to do massage [in
the Student Health Center]?
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
Navigating Campus
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Health and Wellness
theme
Health and Wellness
theme
university before traveling campus at
night.
Students will need to familiarize
themselves with safety procedures and
the safety services provided by the
university before traveling campus at
night.
Students should read the student code of
conduct before or upon arriving on
campus.
Students will need to learn their way
around campus.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
No recommendations.
Students should visit campus and
university dining options.
Students should learn healthy eating and
exercise habits before moving to
campus.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should visit campus and
university dining options.
Students will need to learn their way
around campus.
No recommendations.
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor, teacher, or
university admissions counselor.
No recommendations.
No recommendations.
Students should learn what health
services are provided before or upon
arriving on campus.
Students should learn what health
services are provided before or upon
arriving on campus.
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Do you have to pay [for the
massage]?
Health and Wellness
theme
Do you get to go to parties?
Campus Life theme
How much did you have to pay to
come to school?
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
What do you do [socially] on
campus?
How many classes in a day?
Campus Life theme
What determines whether you’re a
sophomore, junior, senior, or
whatever?
Do the professors do notebook
checks?
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
Like if you have a friend in the
same class you’re in and you have
to take notes can you ask that
person to take notes for you if
you’re not a good note taker?
How does note taking work?
Disability Supports
theme
Who pays them [note takers]?
How does DSS work?
So do you have to pay for your
textbooks?
Academics theme
Academics theme
Disability Supports
theme
Disability Supports
theme
Disability Supports
theme
Academics theme
But don’t you have to give them
[your textbooks] back?
Academics theme
Do they have specific for what
your major is do they have specific
classes that you have to take?
All I have to do is press down like
that [to get the LiveScribe Pen to
work]?
Is there like streaking at ECU?
Academics theme
Is ECU a good sports medicine
school?
If I did that [medical school] can I
play a sport in college?
Academics theme
Disability Supports
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Academics theme
Campus Life theme
Students should learn what health
services are provided before or upon
arriving on campus.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor, teacher, or
university admissions counselor.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
If possible, students should attend a
college class or classes during their
senior year of high school.
Students should explore the DSS office,
services, etc.
Students should explore the DSS office
Students should explore the DSS office
Students should explore the DSS office
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor, teacher, or
university admissions counselor.
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor, teacher, or
university admissions counselor.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students should explore the DSS office,
services, etc.
Students should read the student code of
conduct before or upon arriving on
campus.
Students should explore majors they are
interested in pursuing.
Students should explore majors they are
interested in pursuing and the
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So you have to pick a team [to be
on] and like follow it?
What are your accommodations?
So does the food ever get old
around here?
What about the dining hall?
Campus Life theme
Disability Supports
theme Trivia or Personal
theme
Campus Life theme
requirements of those majors.
No recommendations.
No recommendations.
Where did you go [to high school]?
Are there any weird professors in
freshmen classes?
Trivia or Personal theme
Academics theme
I’ve heard some stories about
…[weird professors]
Academics theme
How are the buses?
Navigating Campus
theme
What about if you ride a bike?
Navigating Campus
theme
Do you have curfews here?
Campus Life theme
For football games, how do you get
tickets?
Do you have to wait outside [for
football tickets]?
Is the student pirate club included
[in tuition]?
Campus Life theme
Students should visit campus and
university dining options.
Students should visit campus and
university dining options.
No recommendations.
If possible, students should attend a
college class or classes during their
senior year of high school.
If possible, students should attend a
college class or classes during their
senior year of high school.
Students will need to learn the rules and
procedures for parking and
transportation before arriving on
campus.
Students will need to learn the rules and
procedures for parking and
transportation before arriving on
campus.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
No recommendations.
Campus Life theme
No recommendations.
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
Campus Life theme
Trivia or Personal theme
No recommendations.
Trivia or Personal theme
No recommendations.
Trivia or Personal theme
No recommendations.
Campus Life theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
Disability Supports
theme
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
Disability Supports
theme
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor, teacher, or
university admissions counselor.
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor, teacher, or
university admissions counselor.
If you go is there like nobody there
at ECU basketball games?
Baseball’s pretty good around here
right?
They [the baseball team] won like
a national title or something.
So is ECU still considered a party
school?
What’s the GPA required to get
into the STEPP program?
I have like a 2.7. Would that get
me in [to Project STEPP]?
Campus Life theme
No recommendations.
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Is it hard to find your way around
campus?
Are they [the professors] hard
here...
Navigating Campus
theme
Academics theme
Are they [the professors] really that
strict?
Academics theme
So, basically it can only be hard if
you make it hard.
Academics theme
Are you used to giving speeches
like this?
Is public speaking a required class?
Trivia or Personal theme
That’s small [20 students in an
English class]?
Academics theme
Will they [DSS] help you? Like
with all your stuff?
They [DSS] will?
Disability Supports
theme
Disability Supports
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
If possible, students should attend a
college class or classes during their
senior year of high school.
Students should explore the DSS office,
services, etc.
Students should explore the DSS office,
services, etc.
No recommendations.
Trivia or Personal theme
Trivia or Personal theme
No recommendations.
No recommendations.
Campus Life theme
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should explore campus housing
options and if possible stay in a
residence hall for an overnight or
weekend visit.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
And you guys have disabilities
right?
What are you guys majoring in?
Where did you guys go to high
school?
Are the dorm rooms really that
bad?
Academics theme
Are the dorms like really small?
Campus Life theme
How many bathrooms do you guys
have [in the dorms]?
Campus Life theme
What’s it like [in the Rec Center]?
Health and Wellness
theme
Health and Wellness
theme
Health and Wellness
theme
Health and Wellness
theme
Health and Wellness
theme
Health and Wellness
theme
What do they have [in the Rec
Center]?
They have rock climbing [in the
Rec Center]?
So, it’s like a work out center [the
Rec Center]?
They have kayaking in the pool [in
the Rec Center]?
Is it free [to use the Rec Center]?
Students will need to learn their way
around campus.
If possible, students should attend a
college class or classes during their
senior year of high school.
If possible, students should attend a
college class or classes during their
senior year of high school.
If possible, students should attend a
college class or classes during their
senior year of high school.
No recommendations.
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How many classes can you take
with a purple or gold pass [in the
Rec Center]?
Do people really gain the Freshman
15?
Health and Wellness
theme
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
Health and Wellness
theme
Did it happen to you?
Are you guys on Fall Break now?
Oh, just two days [for Fall Break].
Do they have ultimate Frisbee?
Trivia or Personal theme
Campus Life theme
Campus Life theme
Campus Life theme
Do they have sky diving?
What do they have in the arcade [in
Mendenhall]?
Campus Life theme
Campus Life theme
Navigating Campus
theme
Campus Life theme
Navigating Campus
theme
Disability Supports
theme
Students should learn healthy eating and
exercise habits before moving to
campus.
No recommendations.
No recommendations.
No recommendations.
Students should spend time exploring
options for campus activities.
No recommendations.
No recommendations.
Like classic games in there [in the
arcade in Mendenhall]?
Is there going to be any fall back as
far as help or do you have to take
responsibility for everything?
So it’s all self-advocation? [sic]
Disability Supports
theme
What’s a note taker?
Disability Supports
theme
Disability Supports
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Disability Supports
theme
Disability Supports
theme
Do you have a note taker?
Do you just go ask somebody [to
be your note taker]?
It’s because the note taker may not
know exactly which notes you need
and that’s why you still have to
take notes yourself?
Do you get to choose what time the
classes are that you take?
Academics theme
Is study hall in class or is it
something else?
Academics theme
Would you say it’s a lot harder
here than it is in high school?
Academics theme
Are you both in the same
psychology class?
How many pages do they [English
papers] have to be?
Trivia or Personal theme
What kind of source
Disability Supports
Academics theme
No recommendations.
Students should read the student code of
conduct before or upon arriving on
campus and explore the DSS office,
services, etc.
Students should read the student code of
conduct before or upon arriving on
campus and explore the DSS office,
services, etc.
Students should explore the DSS office
Students should explore the DSS office
Students should explore the DSS office
Students should explore the DSS office
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
If possible, students should attend a
college class or classes during their
senior year of high school.
No recommendations.
If possible, students should attend a
college class or classes during their
senior year of high school.
Students should explore the DSS office,
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[accommodations] do you all get
like taking notes and what else
y’all need and stuff?
Is it like a required thing to have a
laptop? Or is it like you should
have one?
So like you had to decide if you
wanted to do track or STEPP?
So you couldn’t do both [track and
Project STEPP]?
Does that apply to club teams [the
Project STEPP rule about
athletics]?
What kind of language do you have
to take?
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
services, etc.
Disability Supports
theme
Students should explore the DSS office,
services, etc.
Disability Supports
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Disability Supports
theme
Trivia or Personal theme
Campus Life theme
Disability Supports
theme
Academics theme
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
No recommendations.
Yeah, what languages do you
have?
Academics theme
Is that [the ACT] harder than the
SAT?
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
Did you always know you were
coming to ECU?
So how do you get into Project
STEPP?
Trivia or Personal theme
Is it [Project STEPP] only at ECU?
Do you think you would’ve done
as well at one of the other schools
as here?
Don’t they have like set grades that
you need to be making in all your
classes in order to be able to play
[sports]?
So do you still have to take like
your standard classes like in high
school you have to take English
and history?
So no matter what your major is
you still have to take like English
and history and all that other stuff?
How are the maths here?
I’m planning to do dual enroll next
year and go to Pitt for like second
and third period so would those
Admissions, Cost, and
Status theme
Disability Supports
theme
Disability Supports
theme
Disability Supports
theme Trivia or Personal
theme
Academics theme
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Academics theme
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Academics theme
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor
Academics theme
Academics theme
No recommendations.
No recommendations.
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
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credits transfer over here when I
graduated?
When you transfer your grades
over if you have like straight A’s
don’t they like drop to C’s?
Is that why you can’t be in both
[athletics and Project STEPP]?
Academics theme
Disability Supports
theme
If you join sports do you have to do
more study hall hours?
Academics theme
Is that why you can’t be in both
[Project STEPP and athletics]?
Disability Supports
theme
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor
Students will need to discuss the
requirements for college admissions
with a guidance counselor
Students will need to meet with an
academic advisor to learn about course
requirements and options.
Students should explore the DSS office,
services, etc.