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Alison Lin
By Jeffrey R. Young
Many changes in behavior and attitudes
Drink More
Study a Little Harder
Spend far Less Time on Volunteer Work and
Exercise
“Your First College Year”
Survey conducted by the Higher
Education Research Institute at the
University of California at Los Angeles
Nearly 25,000 freshmen at 109 four-year
colleges
Given in April of 2002 and during first
week on campus, fall 2002
Adjust well socially to college life
But struggled academically
Freshmen do well in developing close
friendships
84% of freshmen completely or fairly
successful
0 50 100 150 200
0 Hours
1-5 Hours
6-15 Hours
16-20 Hours
>20 Hours
Hours Socializing w/ Friends
The number of freshmen who party more than 6 hours per week rose from 21.4% to 26.5%
0 50 100 150 200 250
0 Hours
1-5 Hours
6-15 Hours
16-20 Hours
>20 Hours
Hours Partying
Percentage of students who drank
frequently or occasionally rose
45.8% at the beginning of the year
58.5% at the end of the year
0 50 100 150 200 250
0 Hours
1-5 Hours
6-15 Hours
16-20 Hours
>20 Hours
Studying or Doing H.W.
Students who felt “frequently overwhelmed”
29.9% to 37.8%
97% thought they had some kind of chance at a B average
Only 77% did
47.9% felt fairly successful or completely successful in getting to know their professors
31% felt intimidated
Volunteer work
From 88.5%
To 62.9%
Talking politically
From 20.5%
To 13.4%
Exercising or playing a sport 6 hours or more
From 53% to 34%
0 50 100 150 200 250
0 Hours
1-5 Hours
6-15 Hours
16-20 Hours
>20 Hours
Exercising
Adjusting socially to college life
X Adjusting academically
Ms. Sax says…
“Student’s self-confidence is declining
academically. The real challenge of the
first year at this point is to help students
adjust academically.”