A Profile of University of Maryland, College Park, Freshmen, 1972-73.

Autor/inn/en	Lewis, Joan A.; Sedlacek, William E.
Institution	Maryland Univ., College Park. Counseling Center.
Titel	A Profile of University of Maryland, College Park, Freshmen, 1972-73.
Quelle	(1973), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	College Freshmen; College Students; Higher Education; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Surveys; Maryland (College Park) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienanfänger; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Schülerverhalten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	This document presents a profile of the 4,806 new freshmen entering the College Park campus of the University of Maryland in fall 1972. They had mean SAT scores of approximately 493 Verbal and 531 Math and more than half ranked in the top 25% of their high school graduating classes. About 10% were black, 1% Oriental, 1% Spanish surname and 1% native American. Freshmen tended to live with parents or relatives (48%), in residence halls (35%), or in an apartment or house not with relatives (11%). Freshmen considered friendliness and independence to be their outstanding characteristics. They felt that a college degree was the only way they could enter a particular job or graduate or professional school. Only 11% felt that intercollegiate athletics should be deemphasized, but 46% were against a mandatory athletic fee. Freshmen favored a university sponsored day-care facility, and they felt the issues of the 1972 election year were ecology and pollution, the Vietnam war, racism and poverty Students expected many exam items to be unrelated to coursework, and listed small group study as their preferred learning experience. (HS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC