Most important reason. After ranking each motivator individually, first-year students were asked to select the most important reason for why they decided to attend university. The top three reasons were all job related, with preparing for a specific job or career (30%) selected most often. The most common non-job related reason was to apply what they learned to make a positive difference (11%). To prepare for a specific job or career 30% 34% 27% 30% 27% To get a more fulfilling job than I probably would if I didn't go 15% 16% 15% 15% 18% I am more likely to get a job with a degree 12% 10% 13% 12% 9% To apply what I will learn to make a positive difference in society or my community 11% 11% 11% 12% 13% To earn more money than if I didn't go 7% 6% 8% 6% 6%
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Most important reason. After ranking each motivator individually, first-year students were asked to select the most important reason for why they decided to attend university. The top three reasons were all job relatedNot surprising, with given the information in the previous table, preparing for a specific job or career (3044%) selected was the most oftenimportant reason. The most common However, two other non-job related reason was aspects land in the top five (although selected by 10% or fewer students), and include to apply what they learned learn to make a positive difference in society (1110%) and to satisfy their intellectual curiosity (7%). To prepare for a specific job or career 3044% 3448% 2743% 3044% 27% To get a more fulfilling job than I probably would if I didn't go 15% 16% 15% 15% 18% I am more likely to get a job with a degree 12% 10% 13% 12% 933% To apply what I will learn to make a positive difference in society or my community 1110% 10% 10% 11% 11% I am more likely to get a job with a degree 10% 9% 12% 139% 14% To earn get a more money fulfilling job than I probably would if I didn't go 9% 8% 9% 9% 14% To satisfy my intellectual curiosity 7% 6% 6% 8% 6% 67%
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Most important reason. After ranking each motivator individually, first-year students were asked to select the most important reason for why they decided to attend university. The top three reasons were all job relatedNot surprising, with given the information in the previous table, preparing for a specific job or career (3044%) selected was the most oftenimportant reason. The most common However, two other non-job related reason was aspects land in the top five (although selected by 10% or fewer students), and include to apply what they learned learn to make a positive difference in society (1110%) and to satisfy their intellectual curiosity (7%). To prepare for a specific job or career 3044% 3448% 2743% 3044% 27% To get a more fulfilling job than I probably would if I didn't go 15% 16% 15% 15% 18% I am more likely to get a job with a degree 12% 10% 13% 12% 947% To apply what I will learn to make a positive difference in society or my community 1110% 10% 10% 11% 1110% I am more likely to get a job with a degree 10% 9% 12% 139% 11% To earn get a more money fulfilling job than I probably would if I didn't go 9% 8% 9% 9% 7% To satisfy my intellectual curiosity 7% 6% 6% 8% 6% 67%
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Most important reason. After ranking each motivator individually, first-year students were asked to select the most important reason for why they decided to attend university. The top three reasons were all job related, with preparing for a specific job or career (30%) selected most often. The most common non-job related reason was to apply what they learned to make a positive difference (11%). To prepare for a specific job or career 30% 34% 27% 30% 2736% To get a more fulfilling job than I probably would if I didn't go 15% 16% 15% 15% 1816% I am more likely to get a job with a degree 12% 10% 13% 12% 910% To apply what I will learn to make a positive difference in society or my community 11% 11% 11% 12% 139% To earn more money than if I didn't go 7% 6% 8% 6% 67%
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