Friday, September 6, 2013

Questions for First Sessions


These are the open-ended and probing questions our returners came up with during the returner meetings. Please feel free to use these and other questions as you plan for your first sessions!
  • What goals do you have for yourself academically this semester?
  • What are your long term goals?
  • What has been your favorite course here and why?
  • Why are you taking this course?
  • What do you do to relax and de-stress?
  • Why are you interested in your major? Why did you choose it?
  • Give an example of a learning experience you benefited from.
  • What has been your best learning experience?
  • What activities on campus are you involved in?
  • What other courses are you taking this semester?
  • Describe yourself in X amount of words.
  • What are you passionate about?
  • What would you do if time and money were unlimited?
  • Why do you enjoy Madison?
  • What colleges did you consider attending besides UW?
  • What are your favorite breakfast items?
  • What would your best friend say is your best trait and why?
  • Who is someone you admire and why?
  • What was your favorite hobby or game as a kid?
  • What is your family like?
  • What has your biggest accomplishment been so far in college and what makes it special?
  • If you were a city, which one would you be and why?
  • Are Badger Saturdays meant for football games, farmers’ markets, or something else? Why?
  • What movie/tv character can you most relate to and why?
  • What do you really like to do outside of school and why does it interest you?
  • What is your favorite part of being a UW student?
  • How was your summer? What did you do for fun?
  • What is your career goal?/What are your post-graduation plans?
  • What do you want to take away from this class aside from a letter grade?
  • How do you feel about BLANK class?
  • What is the most successful thing, in terms of your study habits, that you did last year?

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