A Profile of Incoming Freshman Students at the University of Maryland at College Park, 1996-97. Research Report #10-97.

Autor/inn/en	Quinonez, Carolina; Sedlacek, William E.
Institution	Maryland Univ., College Park. Counseling Center.
Titel	A Profile of Incoming Freshman Students at the University of Maryland at College Park, 1996-97. Research Report #10-97.
Quelle	(1997), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adjustment (to Environment); Asian Americans; Black Students; College Environment; College Freshmen; College Preparation; College Programs; Counseling Services; Employment Opportunities; Graduate Study; Higher Education; Hispanic Americans; Pacific Islanders; Student Behavior; Student Characteristics; Student Surveys; Study Skills; Time Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Hochschulumwelt; Studienanfänger; Studienprogramm; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Studientechnik; Zeitmanagement
Abstract	The report is a comprehensive survey of incoming freshmen at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP). The profile includes 2493 new students surveyed during their summer 1997 orientation. The student make-up included 53 percent males and 47 percent females; 64 percent were Caucasian and 36 percent were from minority ethnic or racial groups. Among the minority groups, 14 percent considered themselves African-American and 12 percent Asian/Asian-American/Pacific Islander. Most of the students lived in residence halls. Among the findings were: (1) 57 percent felt high school had prepared them for college while 16 percent said high school had not prepared them well; (2) the most popular reasons for attending college were to get a better job and self-development; (3) most students intended to go on to graduate school; (4) reasons for choosing UMCP included cost, location, programs and reputation; (5) students expected the most difficult adjustment to college to be time management and efficient studying, and the easiest adjustment to be getting to know other students; (6) 46 percent said they would not work during their first year of school; and (7) 70 percent of students said they would likely use counseling services to help with education and career plans. (DM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC