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Goals and Expectations
Student Goals and Objectives. Raising a family and Helping others who are in difficulty are the top rated objectives of incoming Calvin students, rated as Essential or Very important by 80% and 72% of students, respectively. These are also top-rated objectives of students at peer institutions 79% and 70% respectively. One of the large differences between objectives of Calvin students and those of their peers is the percentage saying “Being very well off financially” is an essential or very important objective (43% for Calvin vs. 63% for peer institutions). In addition, significantly fewer Calvin students today than ten years ago place a high importance on “Becoming an authority in my field” (54% in 2006 vs. 61% in 1996). |
| Objectives Considered to be Essential or Very Important |
Calvin College |
Other Religious Four-year Colleges |
| Becoming accomplished in performing arts |
16% |
19% |
| Becoming an authority in my field |
46% |
54% |
| Obtaining recognition from my colleagues |
36% |
46% |
| Influencing the political structure |
19% |
20% |
| Influencing social values |
46% |
47% |
| Raising a family |
80% |
79% |
| Being very well off financially |
43% |
63% |
| Helping others who are in difficulty |
72% |
70% |
| Making a theoretical contribution to science |
15% |
15% |
| Writing original works (poems, novels, etc.) |
12% |
17% |
| Creating artistic work |
13% |
16% |
| Becoming successful in my own business |
23% |
36% |
| Cleaning up the environment |
16% |
20% |
| Developing a meaningful philosophy of life |
43% |
46% |
| Helping to promote racial understanding |
28% |
32% |
| Keeping up to date with political affairs |
31% |
33% |
| Becoming a community leader |
28% |
36% |
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