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The American Council on Education has sponsored an annual survey of college freshmen since 1966.
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We can assume, then, that alcohol is a part of life for at least some incoming college freshmen.
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In addition to being a facilitator of friendships, Facebook also serves a practical purpose for many incoming college freshmen.
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And since half of entering college freshmen never graduate, make it clear as well what you expect if your child leaves school with debt, but no degree.
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Hardly surprising, the Department of Education reports that in 1983-84, 16% of college freshmen were enrolled in remedial reading, 21% in remedial writing and 25% in remedial mathematics.
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These nine tips will ensure that college freshmen starting up their own business get the most out of their four year education plan while working on a five year business plan.
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In one study involving African-American and white college freshmen in a predominantly white university, the intervention, delivered in the first year of college, changed the trajectory of minority students' achievement by steadily improving their grades all the way through senior year.
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It seems like even freshmen in college have four digits of friends these days.
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"Kids who were freshmen and sophomores in college in 2008 are gone, they are not on campus anymore, " said Scott Falmlen, a Democratic consultant advising gubernatorial candidate Walter Dalton.
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Nationwide, 44% of high-school freshmen go on to attend college and 21% earn a bachelor's degree in six years, the College Board said.
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Additionally, the University will leverage Nokia Data Gathering, recently made available for Windows Phone, to communicate with the incoming freshmen beginning this summer by conducting polls, providing information to help students prepare for college and to learn how the Lumia 900 and other technologies are being used.
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