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category of personHow likely would you be to recommend this Introductory Program to a friend, classmate or colleague interested in making a big difference with their career or donations? (1 star: would definitely not recommend; 10 stars: would definitely recommend)Based on your experience in the program, to when extent do you feel like you belong in the EA community? (1 star: definitely don't belong;
10 stars: definitely do belong)		If we could improve one thing about the program, what would it be? (Feel free to list more than one suggestion, but please state which are highest priority.)What did you like about this program that we should do again next time? (and should we do this again?)What is your biggest takeaway from the event? (Something you learned/changed your mind about that you're most confident will stay stuck in your head)How likely are you to dedicate your career to doing good?How likely are you to donate some portion of your income to charity?Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about your experience or this event?consent to sharing data
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intro107
I liked the talks and it helped me to really understand the EA framework
I think reading a few texts would be interesting as well
The impact of AI - something I need to look further into to understand better
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intro87
Dumb social time, interactuve discussions
Later wakeup time
Some ideas are really terrifying
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This was fun and interesting
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intro108
Prioritizing social and intellectual aspects of community equally.
Trying to include diverse ideas and perspectives into the conversation.
EA actually consists of diverse people and ideas so look for people you resonant with. AI is dangerous.
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intro107
The group of students and leaders was great, and the sessions we had were very informative about the specific things I wanted to learn. The conversations we would get into after were also very fun and interesting, and the fact that there were outdoor destinations around the house was perfect for one-on-one walks. I think the closing session will have an impact on my life.
In the same way we were open about criticizing EA and everything we did while away, it felt like we should know the specifics of the costs of this retreat to evaluate its effect.
Charitable money is better spent far away.
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Thank you so much for putting so much effort into organizing it!
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intro65
having outside guest speakers. nice location (though also felt kinda extravagant). would recommend doing again, sure.
I honestly think for what this was it was in many ways pretty ideal. my sense of where it falls short is offering opportunities for more in-depth learning/engagement around specific areas, but that ofc won't happen in a weekend.
talk on pandemics was really good, and made me see that as a tractable area for big impact
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in-depth1010
This was great. It worked much better than an intro fellowship in my opinion.
More people, more universities
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in-depth108
The casual 1-1s and talks from experienced people were both great and should be done again.
I can’t think of anything, it was great
It made more invested in ea on the whole, and pushed me towards actually applying to more things and reaching out to people
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in-depth107
I really liked the weekend retreat idea. I think it was good to step out from the day to day of school life and be in a different setting to engage with big picture ideas. Although, the venue could be somewhere in Boston!

I also really enjoyed the 1-1 paired conversations.
We could have done some pre-readings to maximise our time at the retreat.
About x-risks and how I can use my time at Graduate school to effectively support the causes!
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organizer89
It could be done again, it was interesting. Maybe an easier location to uber to, and also over a holiday weekend.
Better in-depth events, more guest speakers at separate times.
Changed my mind about public policy when talking to Trevor.
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organizer89
Excellent special guests.
My experience was mostly sleep and personal life limited so not much :). I think 3 nights is a lot though. Next time 2 nights would be easier for a lot of people I think (myself included)
Do AI stuff! Apply to a bunch of jobs!
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professional guest89
- starving together and baking together on Friday night
- lightning talks (though should have added space for 2 Q&A after each talk)
- jumping into the ocean day 1
- split up core people away during group social events (like dinner), to minimize ingroupyness
- let people choose one of their 1:1s
- models of how university students in EA think about the world?
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