Week 10 - ORE is Submitted!

Remember how, back in Week 6, I mentioned that my ORE application deadline was set for December 1st?

Well, during my thesis class on Tuesday this week, I overheard a conversation about ORE between Katie and another one of my classmates. They were talking about the deadline that would be necessary to (hopefully) get approval by the end of the term--the end of this week.

I quickly jumped in.

Me: "Are you talking about ORE?"
Katie: "Yes, have you submitted yours yet?"
Me: "No... I was planning for December 1st..."

Katies eyes widen. "No, no, no, you need to submit it, like, yesterday. I challenge you to submit it by the end of this week."
Then my eyes widen. "Oh... Oh gosh...Welp."

So, needless to say, I was pretty busy from Tuesday until this morning completing my survey, putting it up online, creating all of the recruitment materials, and filling out the application form. (Thank goodness I have already filled out an ORE application form before, made the process much smoother!)

And now, a week and a half earlier than planned, it's done and submitted!

I made a few (slightly) last-minute changes to my survey. I was planning on having two scenarios in which a student might feel difficulty maintaining mental wellness. Then, for each scenario, I would present two different versions of "mental wellness information" (i.e., advice or information about services) and ask students to report their opinions/attitudes about the information. I would do a scenario with two versions "advice" information, and another with two versions of "services" information. One version would present information that might be more helpful and perceived more positively than the other, based on what research I've done so far.

I realized, however, that my survey had too many questions. A smaller number of questions means fewer responses are needed, and I certainly can't bank on an "overwhelming" response. So, I decided to scrap the question with "advice" information. I felt that, most likely, it ultimately wouldn't be too illuminating, since advice is so specific to the individual and the situation, but the "services" information would be more beneficial to my study.

Now, this weekend I have to catch up on everything I've set aside while I've been working on this application. *Angelic smile!*