New Student Transition Survey


	institutional research

Report of the Results of the 2004 New Student Transition Questionnaire

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY
RESULTS:
- Results 1: Overall and Differences by Gender, Race, and College
- Results 2: Differences between Respondents in Different First Year Programs
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY

The BGSU New Student Transition Questionnaire was developed in Fall 1997 as a means of gathering information about how well first year first time students were becoming acclimated to college life within their first six weeks at BGSU. This report describes the results of the eighth administration of the survey in Fall 2004.

The 2004 survey was administered to all new freshmen at BGSU main campus who enrolled in English 110, 111, and 112H classes in early October. Two thousand nine hundred and twenty surveys were returned, resulting in a response rate of 76% (2920/3865). Of the 2,920 respondents, 1,726 provided PID numbers, which allowed us to identify respondents' gender, ethnicity, college, as well as the first year program in which some of them are participating (see Table 1 and Table 2 below).

Table 1. Student Characteristics (Overall, and by Gender, Race and College)
	Overall	Gender		Ethnicity		College
	Overall	Female	Male	Minority	White	A&S	ACE	BA	EDHD	HHS	MUS	TEC
Population of New Full-Time Fall 2004 Main Campus First Year Students	3865	2211	1654	497	3228	996	761	497	931	345	126	209
Percentage in Overall Population	100%	57%	43%	13%	84%	26%	20%	13%	24%	9%	3%	5%
Survey Respondents	2920*	1001	725	229	1447	430	349	230	407	163	47	100
Percentage in Survey Sample	100%	58%	42%	14%	86%	25%	20%	13%	24%	9%	3%	6%
*Survey respondents included those who reported PID numbers and those who didn't.

*Table 2. Student Characteristics (by First Year Program)**
	BATCH _MUS	BA 150	BGX	CHAP- MAN	HSRC	HONORS	LSL	MAI	Q_ COURSE	SPRING_ BOARD	UNIV 100	UNIV 131	UPAS
Population of New Full-Time Fall 2004 Main Campus First Year Students	85	242	1386	154	139	299	142	301	2074	291	1000	79	242
Survey Respondents	37	139	627	60	70	79	75	130	976	130	455	34	100
* First year programs with fewer than 20 respondents were excluded.

The survey results were analyzed by noting the percentages of participants who provided various responses to each questionnaire item. Percentages may not always sum to 100 due to rounding. In addition, group differences were investigated and significant differences are noted where they occurred.

RESULTS

Results 1: Overall and Differences by Gender, Race, and College

	Overall	Gender		Ethnicity		College
	Overall	Female	Male	Minority	White	A&S	ACE	BA	EDHD	HHS	MUS	TEC
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
I am finding it easy to adjust to the University
Strongly Disagree	1	1	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	0
Somewhat Disagree	4	5	4	3	5	6	5	4	4	3	0	4
Neutral	11	10	10	15	9	11	12	11	7	9	13	6
Somewhat Agree	41	41	42	40	42	36	42	47	45	41	43	38
Strongly Agree	43	44	42	40	44	46	41	36	43	46	41	52

I have figured out how to study effectively
Strongly Disagree	2	2	2	4	2	3	3	2	1	1	7	4
Somewhat Disagree	14	13	13	17	12	11	17	15	13	12	11	7
Neutral	34	33	37	35	35	32	38	34	32	44	41	36
Somewhat Agree	41	42	39	33	42	46	35	39	44	35	30	43
Strongly Agree	9	10	8	11	9	9	7	11	11	8	11	10

I am satisfied with my roommate
Strongly Disagree	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	9	3
Somewhat Disagree	7	8	6	10	6	8	6	4	9	6	4	6
Neutral	18	14	18	16	16	17	15	19	14	8	20	23
Somewhat Agree	21	20	22	20	21	25	21	20	19	21	20	17
Strongly Agree	51	55	51	50	54	47	56	54	55	62	48	52

I am satisfied with my living accommodations
Strongly Disagree	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	0	2
Somewhat Disagree	9	9	8	8	9	10	6	9	9	8	7	11
Neutral	21	18	20	23	18	20	20	20	18	15	26	18
Somewhat Agree	37	39	36	29	39	36	38	38	39	41	41	33
Strongly Agree	30	32	34	38	32	31	34	31	33	36	26	36

I am making friends easily
Strongly Disagree	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	3	1	0	0	4
Somewhat Disagree	6	6	5	4	6	9	4	4	4	4	7	3
Neutral	13	12	12	15	11	12	16	11	10	11	7	13
Somewhat Agree	37	35	39	32	37	35	34	41	39	37	37	34
Strongly Agree	43	44	44	48	44	42	44	41	46	47	50	46

I am not concerned about alcohol use among students
Strongly Disagree	6	6	5	10	5	7	5	6	5	6	13	4
Somewhat Disagree	9	10	9	8	10	13	6	8	11	7	9	9
Neutral	28	30	25	30	27	28	22	27	28	32	35	34
Somewhat Agree	25	27	24	21	27	24	32	30	27	20	15	18
Strongly Agree	32	27	37	30	31	29	35	29	29	35	28	35

I feel lonely, left out, or isolated
Strongly Disagree	55	57	59	62	58	55	58	59	59	57	48	68
Somewhat Disagree	24	22	23	17	23	23	22	22	23	25	24	15
Neutral	12	11	11	10	11	12	10	11	11	9	15	10
Somewhat Agree	8	9	6	9	7	9	10	7	6	7	11	4
Strongly Agree	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	3

I find my classes challenging
Strongly Disagree	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	0	1
Somewhat Disagree	8	7	9	10	7	9	5	8	10	5	2	11
Neutral	32	31	32	34	31	29	32	31	33	29	30	35
Somewhat Agree	44	45	45	36	46	45	45	46	43	47	54	44
Strongly Agree	14	15	12	15	14	15	16	13	12	17	13	8

I miss home and my friends who are not at BGSU
Strongly Disagree	6	5	7	8	5	6	6	7	3	7	11	6
Somewhat Disagree	10	7	13	9	10	10	13	9	7	10	9	11
Neutral	24	20	26	22	23	21	24	22	23	21	18	32
Somewhat Agree	35	36	36	28	37	35	32	36	40	33	51	34
Strongly Agree	25	32	18	33	26	28	26	27	28	29	11	16

It is difficult for me to get in touch with teachers or staff outside of class
Strongly Disagree	24	25	22	28	23	21	24	22	25	22	35	29
Somewhat Disagree	39	41	39	40	40	41	37	43	41	43	37	37
Neutral	27	25	29	22	27	28	26	25	27	24	24	27
Somewhat Agree	8	8	8	7	8	8	10	9	6	10	4	5
Strongly Agree	2	1	3	4	2	2	3	2	1	1	0	2

I am getting actively involved with my classes
Strongly Disagree	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	2
Somewhat Disagree	8	8	7	7	8	6	10	7	8	7	4	4
Neutral	43	43	41	48	42	37	48	50	41	41	44	39
Somewhat Agree	40	42	41	33	42	46	35	34	44	45	41	43
Strongly Agree	8	7	10	12	8	10	6	9	7	6	11	12

Faculty and staff I encounter have a good attitude toward students
Strongly Disagree	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Somewhat Disagree	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	3	1	1	2	0
Neutral	11	11	10	13	10	13	9	12	10	12	2	10
Somewhat Agree	48	47	48	39	48	43	52	41	51	49	50	43
Strongly Agree	39	40	40	47	39	42	38	43	37	37	46	47

I can't find things to do on weekends
Strongly Disagree	48	48	50	37	51	43	52	47	51	54	37	53
Somewhat Disagree	24	26	23	21	25	25	25	26	23	25	28	22
Neutral	14	14	14	18	13	16	12	12	14	12	24	16
Somewhat Agree	10	9	9	13	9	12	8	12	8	6	11	4
Strongly Agree	4	4	4	11	3	4	4	3	4	3	0	5

I am having difficulty deciding on a major or career
Strongly Disagree	37	41	34	39	38	37	12	27	54	51	65	58
Somewhat Disagree	18	19	17	17	18	21	9	24	19	23	4	14
Neutral	17	12	22	16	16	17	16	25	12	11	15	16
Somewhat Agree	16	16	14	18	15	16	28	17	10	9	9	5
Strongly Agree	12	13	13	10	13	9	35	7	5	6	7	7

I get along well with others on campus
Strongly Disagree	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Somewhat Disagree	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0
Neutral	10	8	9	12	8	11	9	11	6	3	11	5
Somewhat Agree	42	40	45	38	42	42	43	43	41	44	44	41
Strongly Agree	47	51	45	50	49	47	47	44	52	54	46	52

I have taken advantage of mentoring or tutoring groups
Strongly Disagree	27	23	32	15	29	28	25	26	26	25	33	36
Somewhat Disagree	23	22	23	22	23	26	23	20	22	18	28	22
Neutral	31	29	33	29	31	30	30	33	34	23	33	32
Somewhat Agree	12	16	8	15	12	10	15	14	12	17	7	6
Strongly Agree	7	10	5	19	6	6	7	8	8	17	0	3

I am not managing my time well
Strongly Disagree	16	18	13	18	16	16	11	17	20	14	7	23
Somewhat Disagree	32	35	32	26	35	34	28	30	38	33	41	40
Neutral	28	26	30	27	27	26	31	28	24	33	28	23
Somewhat Agree	20	18	20	20	19	19	24	23	15	17	17	10
Strongly Agree	5	4	5	9	4	6	6	2	3	3	7	4

I am involved with campus activities outside of class
Strongly Disagree	14	14	15	14	15	12	15	17	15	17	5	18
Somewhat Disagree	19	20	16	15	19	18	21	19	18	18	11	14
Neutral	21	21	19	19	20	18	20	20	22	20	16	20
Somewhat Agree	28	25	33	25	29	29	30	27	26	24	46	30
Strongly Agree	18	20	18	27	18	22	15	17	19	21	23	18

I am having trouble keeping up with my studies
Strongly Disagree	14	16	13	19	14	14	10	15	18	14	9	25
Somewhat Disagree	35	37	34	29	37	38	32	34	38	31	47	38
Neutral	28	25	32	30	27	27	34	26	25	32	26	21
Somewhat Agree	19	19	19	16	19	18	18	22	18	22	17	13
Strongly Agree	4	3	3	6	2	2	6	3	2	2	2	3

I like the social life at BGSU
Strongly Disagree	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	2	0
Somewhat Disagree	4	5	2	5	3	5	4	4	2	3	2	3
Neutral	17	17	15	25	14	18	13	17	15	13	22	15
Somewhat Agree	38	34	40	33	37	35	38	38	36	37	30	41
Strongly Agree	40	43	42	36	44	39	42	39	46	48	44	41

I would recommend BGSU to my friends
Strongly Disagree	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0
Somewhat Disagree	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	5	2	1	0	2
Neutral	12	11	12	20	10	15	12	12	8	9	11	10
Somewhat Agree	33	32	36	31	34	33	36	34	34	29	36	32
Strongly Agree	51	55	50	44	54	50	50	47	57	60	53	56

The noise level on my floor does not interfere with my ability to sleep or study within my personal room
Strongly Disagree	10	10	8	11	9	10	7	10	8	11	6	10
Somewhat Disagree	14	16	13	9	15	17	12	18	12	15	15	15
Neutral	21	18	20	15	19	17	20	22	19	14	22	19
Somewhat Agree	24	25	23	23	24	25	23	22	26	24	33	21
Strongly Agree	31	32	37	42	33	31	38	30	35	36	24	34

Gender:
Females were more likely than males to take advantage of mentoring or tutoring groups. They were also more likely than males to report that they missed home and their friends who are not at BGSU.

Ethnicity:
Minority students were more likely than European American students to agree that they have taken advantage of mentoring or tutoring groups. Although they were more likely than European American students to claim that they got actively involved with campus activities outside of class, they still feel that it's hard for them to find things to do on the weekends and they didn't enjoy the social life at BGSU as much as European American students did. They were also more likely than European American students to indicate that the noise level on their floor interfered with their ability to sleep or study within their personal room. They were less likely to say that "I would recommend BGSU to my friends" than were European American students.

College:
Among the students in the seven colleges, students in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education and Human Development, College of Technology, and College of Business Administration were more likely to report that they have figured out how to study effectively than were students in College of Musical Arts, College of Health and Human Services, and Academic Enhancement. Students in the College of Academic Enhancement and College of Business Administrations were less like to indicate that they are getting actively involved with their classes than were students in the other five colleges. Health and Human Services students were most likely have taken advantages of mentoring or tutoring groups. Academic Enhance students were most likely to have difficulty deciding on a major or career. Technology students were least likely to say that they missed home and their friends who are not at BGSU.

Results 2: Differences Between Respondents in Different Fist Year Programs

BATCH_
MUS BA 150 BGX   CHAP_
MAN HSRC HONORS LSL   MAI    Q_
COURSE SPRING_
BOARD UNIV
100 UNIV
131 UPAS

% % % % % % % % % % % % %

I am finding it easy to adjust to the University

Strongly Disagree
0 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1

Somewhat Disagree 0 1 5 2 1 5 7 4 4 7 6 0 8

Neutral 14 7 8 8 12 14 12 16 10 8 11 6 12

Somewhat Agree 43 51 40 35 36 33 39 39 43 48 41 41 37

Strongly Agree 43 39 47 52 51 47 43 38 41 36 41 53 42

I have figured out how to study effectively

Strongly Disagree
8 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 3 0 1

Somewhat Disagree 14 19 13 8 11 17 7 13 13 16 14 21 12

Neutral 41 32 38 43 36 23 36 34 33 33 35 32 35

Somewhat Agree 35 39 39 38 46 48 48 36 42 40 39 35 42

Strongly Agree 3 7 9 10 6 11 9 13 10 11 10 12 9

I am satisfied with my roommate

Strongly Disagree
5 3 3 5 4 3 4 5 4 2 3 9 4

Somewhat Disagree 11 4 7 10 3 7 13 11 7 6 9 3 9

Neutral 16 21 11 15 14 11 11 18 18 14 18 9 10

Somewhat Agree 22 22 18 20 17 21 18 17 23 22 20 28 13

Strongly Agree 46 50 62 50 61 59 54 50 48 56 50 50 64

I am satisfied with my living accommodations

Strongly Disagree
0 1 3 5 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 0 4

Somewhat Disagree 8 7 10 9 7 4 6 5 8 8 8 12 7

Neutral 22 20 17 17 7 18 15 24 20 17 20 9 16

Somewhat Agree 49 42 40 39 46 44 49 32 37 41 37 36 39

Strongly Agree 22 31 30 31 39 33 27 36 34 34 33 42 34

I am making friends easily

Strongly Disagree
0 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 3 2 3 3 4

Somewhat Disagree 3 1 4 3 7 10 4 4 6 6 6 0 6

Neutral 8 10 11 3 13 9 12 16 13 9 13 9 13

Somewhat Agree 38 44 38 37 34 40 48 31 36 37 34 38 35

Strongly Agree 51 45 46 57 44 41 33 47 44 47 45 50 42

I am not concerned about alcohol use among students

Strongly Disagree
14 7 5 8 4 5 4 9 6 3 7 6 5

Somewhat Disagree 11 5 9 12 13 18 15 8 9 11 10 15 13

Neutral 32 24 27 25 33 21 27 31 29 33 28 9 29

Somewhat Agree 16 31 27 18 13 27 32 19 25 29 23 41 31

Strongly Agree 27 33 32 37 37 29 22 33 31 25 32 29 21

I feel lonely, left out, or isolated

Strongly Disagree
46 66 61 62 53 51 49 61 57 59 55 55 54

Somewhat Disagree 24 20 22 17 27 26 27 19 22 19 23 21 20

Neutral 14 6 9 12 13 12 12 9 12 12 10 15 8

Somewhat Agree 14 7 6 8 4 9 9 10 8 8 8 9 13

Strongly Agree 3 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 2 0 5

I find my classes challenging

Strongly Disagree
3 2 2 2 0 3 1 2 2 1 2 6 2

Somewhat Disagree 6 7 7 10 3 8 7 12 8 10 6 12 8

Neutral 25 27 30 34 39 10 45 33 33 34 30 21 37

Somewhat Agree 58 51 46 39 47 42 39 40 45 42 49 38 44

Strongly Agree 8 14 14 15 11 38 8 13 12 13 13 24 8

I miss home and my friends who are not at BGSU

Strongly Disagree
11 7 5 2 3 7 0 5 6 6 5 3 1

Somewhat Disagree 14 9 10 8 10 4 4 9 9 9 10 9 7

Neutral 14 19 21 27 13 23 23 27 24 23 22 31 29

Somewhat Agree 42 39 35 33 40 49 46 25 35 37 34 31 33

Strongly Agree 19 26 29 30 34 17 27 34 26 25 29 25 29

It is difficult for me to get in touch with teachers or staff outside of class

Strongly Disagree
35 21 24 23 17 23 20 25 24 18 25 21 21

Somewhat Disagree 27 40 40 40 40 43 45 45 41 39 40 44 40

Neutral 24 25 27 25 33 27 28 20 26 35 26 27 31

Somewhat Agree 14 11 8 12 10 8 7 5 8 6 8 9 8

Strongly Agree 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0

I am getting actively involved with my classes

Strongly Disagree
0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0

Somewhat Disagree 3 4 8 3 11 8 12 7 7 8 6 0 9

Neutral 46 54 43 42 43 30 44 47 44 49 45 62 47

Somewhat Agree 46 34 41 44 34 51 36 33 41 36 39 24 38

Strongly Agree 5 5 8 10 10 12 8 13 8 5 9 15 6

Faculty and staff I encounter have a good attitude toward students

Strongly Disagree
0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Somewhat Disagree 5 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 2 2 2 0 2

Neutral 0 10 11 3 19 9 8 12 10 12 8 9 9

Somewhat Agree 57 47 47 41 41 41 49 40 48 54 46 35 55

Strongly Agree 38 41 40 54 39 46 39 45 40 32 44 56 34

I can't find things to do on weekends

Strongly Disagree
36 54 52 38 46 37 41 33 47 45 50 56 53

Somewhat Disagree 22 29 25 30 31 32 31 22 24 30 23 18 20

Neutral 28 9 11 15 13 18 19 17 15 14 14 15 15

Somewhat Agree 14 6 9 13 9 12 7 15 10 8 10 9 12

Strongly Agree 0 2 3 3 1 1 3 13 4 3 3 3 0

I am having difficulty deciding on a major or career

Strongly Disagree
60 16 39 34 50 30 56 40 38 38 35 29 38

Somewhat Disagree 11 19 17 10 11 23 22 16 18 22 20 6 19

Neutral 8 24 16 24 16 17 14 19 16 10 16 24 14

Somewhat Agree 8 24 16 24 16 17 6 14 15 19 16 21 21

Strongly Agree 14 17 12 9 7 14 3 11 13 11 14 21 8

I get along well with others on campus

Strongly Disagree
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Somewhat Disagree 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0

Neutral 8 8 6 7 7 6 8 12 9 7 9 0 11

Somewhat Agree 41 46 43 38 37 41 43 39 43 40 42 47 47

Strongly Agree 51 46 51 53 56 53 46 49 47 50 48 53 42

I have taken advantage of mentoring or tutoring groups

Strongly Disagree
27 29 23 12 14 47 18 14 28 20 28 29 30

Somewhat Disagree 22 23 23 33 23 26 22 22 23 20 22 21 21

Neutral 38 34 30 27 20 17 44 28 31 33 32 38 28

Somewhat Agree 14 11 13 12 20 8 11 18 12 16 11 3 14

Strongly Agree 0 4 11 17 23 3 6 19 6 12 7 9 7

I am not managing my time well

Strongly Disagree
14 14 17 22 9 20 17 20 16 15 16 21 17

Somewhat Disagree 32 29 33 27 39 30 52 25 34 35 35 18 31

Neutral 30 32 29 30 32 22 19 31 27 26 25 27 28

Somewhat Agree 22 23 17 18 17 23 11 17 19 19 19 29 22

Strongly Agree 3 2 4 3 3 5 1 7 4 5 5 6 2

I am involved with campus activities outside of class

Strongly Disagree
6 18 15 10 17 10 16 12 15 13 16 24 15

Somewhat Disagree 11 19 18 14 19 13 16 12 19 19 20 9 22

Neutral 14 22 21 17 16 13 24 22 19 21 23 18 23

Somewhat Agree 46 26 31 43 26 31 28 26 27 32 24 29 25

Strongly Agree 23 15 16 16 22 33 15 28 20 15 18 21 15

I am having trouble keeping up with my studies

Strongly Disagree
11 13 15 17 6 18 18 18 14 13 16 21 11

Somewhat Disagree 38 35 36 24 43 35 35 34 36 40 35 27 48

Neutral 27 25 28 38 31 18 26 29 28 23 27 26 19

Somewhat Agree 22 22 18 19 17 28 19 15 18 23 19 24 21

Strongly Agree 3 6 3 2 3 1 3 5 3 2 3 3 1

I like the social life at BGSU

Strongly Disagree
3 2 1 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0

Somewhat Disagree 3 1 3 2 4 7 7 5 4 2 5 3 8

Neutral 22 10 13 12 19 18 21 25 17 13 16 18 9

Somewhat Agree 32 43 37 43 37 38 35 38 37 39 33 29 37

Strongly Agree 41 45 47 42 40 36 37 30 40 45 43 50 46

I would recommend BGSU to my friends

Strongly Disagree
0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0

Somewhat Disagree 0 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 2 1 3 0 1

Neutral 8 6 10 9 13 12 8 23 12 13 13 3 11

Somewhat Agree 35 37 31 29 31 40 34 31 35 31 29 39 38

Strongly Agree 57 54 57 59 53 47 55 42 50 54 54 55 50

The noise level on my floor does not interfere with my ability to sleep or study within my personal room

Strongly Disagree
5 8 13 10 15 4 8 9 7 9 10 9 6

Somewhat Disagree 16 19 14 9 16 17 17 10 15 18 16 18 23

Neutral 24 20 16 17 17 19 18 17 20 15 19 9 17

Somewhat Agree 30 22 25 17 25 19 24 27 25 23 26 18 32

Strongly Agree 24 32 31 47 28 41 33 36 34 35 30 46 23

Among the respondents in thirteen first year programs,

students in MAI were most likely to report that they can't find things to do on weekends;
students in LSL were least likely to report that they are having difficulty deciding on a major or career;

students in the HSRC and MAI programs were more likely to have taken advantage of mentoring or tutoring groups;

students in the Honors program were most likely to say that their classes are challenging;

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

The questionnaire results show that most main campus new freshmen seem to be becoming academically and socially integrated into college life during their first six weeks at BGSU. The majority of the respondents indicated that it was easy for them to adjust to the University and that they were satisfied with their roommates as well as their living accommodations. Most of them reported that they were not concerned about alcohol use among students and were not bothered by the noise level on their residence hall floor. Although 60% of them feel that they missed their home and their friends who are not at BGSU, the majority of them claimed that they got along well with others on campus, made new friends easily at BGSU, and didn't feel lonely, left out, or isolated. More than seventy percent of them agreed that they can find things to do on weekends and that they liked the social life at BGSU. The majority of them also feel that the faculty and staff they encountered at BGSU had a good attitude toward students and it's easy for them to get in touch with teachers or staff outside of class. Eighty-four percent of them would recommend BGSU to their friends.

Fifty eight percent of the survey respondents found their classes challenging and yet only 19% of them have taken the advantages of mentoring or tutoring groups. About half of the respondents reported that they have figured out how to study effectively and that they were actively involved with their classes as well as campus activities outside of class. About a quarter of them, however, still had trouble or difficulty keeping up with their studies (23%), managing their time (25%), and deciding a major or a career (28%).

The survey results also tend to reveal some substantial differences across student groups. Caution is to be advised in interpreting the results due to the fact that, even though the distribution across groups in the questionnaire sample parallels that of the whole population, only 1726 (59% of the first year class) provided PID numbers that allowed for group comparisons to be made. Feedback concerning how this and other studies and how they can continue to be improved is always welcome.