The Gazette questioned 300 Keimyung University students about their goal for this sememter.

1. What is your goal for the new semester?

① Getting good grades (59%)
② Finding or preparing for a job (15%)
③ Making good friends (10%)
④ Finding a part-time job (5%)
⑤ Going on a diet (9%)
⑥ Other (2%)

2. Did you prepare for your goal before the new semester started?

① Yes (43%)
② No (57%)

3. How much effort do you make to achieve your new goals?

① I do nothing. (9%)
② The way to my goal is so difficult, so I sometimes give up. (30%)
③ I collect useful information by myself or meet people to ask for some advice. (45%)
④ I always struggle to reach my goals. (15%)
⑤ Other (1%)

4. What is the most difficult thing in achieving your goals?

① My own steady effort (38%)
② My lack of ability or experience (low authorized English test score, failure to obtain licenses) (28%)
③ Insufficient information related to the field or few opportunities (24%)
④ My lack of sociability or self-confidence (8%)
⑤ Other (2%)

5-1. Have you ever done helpful activities or gotten information for your goal in Keimyung University? If you have, please specify?

① Study group activities or seminars (20%)
② Taking mock TOEIC examinations or taking courses about obtaining licenses (36%)
③ Broadening my knowledge and personal connections through club activities or faculty academic activities (17%)
④ Joining various job programs (job fair, job camp) (16%)
⑤ Making use of consultation programs (6%)
⑥ Other (5%)

5-2. If you haven’t, what was the reason?

① There was no program or activity that I wanted (29%)
② I missed the opportunity (12%)
③ I didn’t have information about that (38%)
④ No time (18%)
⑤ Other (3%)

6. How much time do you think it will take to achieve your future goals?

① Less than three months (13%)
② More than three months (16%)
③ More than six months (28%)
④ More than a year (22%)
⑤ More than two years (18%)
⑥Other (3%)