POLLS : Pecking Order

Academic life often feels like a silent hierarchy: who speaks, who waits, who gets heard, and who gets forgotten. This survey helps you observe the invisible ordering system that governs conversations, decisions, credit, and confidence inside your campus ecosystem.

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1. The Seniority Trump Card: Seniority is not just an experience marker — it’s a silent microphone. Even when a junior has the better idea, everyone waits to see if a senior nods first. Without the nod, ideas stay on “mute.”

Question: How often does an idea get accepted only after a senior nods, even if a junior said the same thing earlier?