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CONTENTSTables…………………………………………………………………………………………… iiiYour First College Year (YFCY):………………..……………………………………………… 12009 Administration of the YFCY Survey………………………………………………………. 1A Snapshot of the First-Year Experience………………………………………………………... 2Student Academic and Social Adjustment to College…………………………………………… 3Satisfaction with College and Campus Community…………………………………….. 3Adjustment Among First-Year Students…………………………………………………..5Academic Experiences in the First Year………………………………………………………… 6Habits of Mind for Academic Success in College……………………………………….. 6Academic Climate………………………………………………………………………... 7Academic Activities and Engagement…………………………………………………………... 8Interactions with Faculty in the First-Year…………………………………………………….. 10Self-Reported First-Year Gains………………………………………………………………… 12Finances and Employment……………………………………………………………………... 13Experiences with Diversity…………………………………………………………………….. 14Civic Awareness and Engagement……………………………………………………………... 17Peer Relationships and Personal Health in the First-Year……………………………………... 19Plans to Return Next Year……………………………………………………………………… 21A Longitudinal Perspective on the First College Year………………………………………... 22Expectations Meet Reality……………………………………………………………… 22Changes in Time Allocations and Frequency of Activities…………………………….. 24Changes in Concerns About Financing………………………………………………. 27Changes in Life Goals………………………………………………………………….. 28Summary……………………………………………………………………………………….. 29References……………………………………………………………………………………… 30Appendix A: 2009 Institutional Participation………………………………………………….. 31Appendix B: 2009 National Aggregates……………………………………………………….. 34Appendix C: 2009 Longitudinal Aggregates…………………………………………………… 73Appendix D: 2009 Instrument………………………………………………………………….. 86ii
TABLES1. Student Participation by Institutional Type…………………………………………………. 22. Demographic Characteristics………………………………………………………………... 33. Student Satisfaction with Campus Life……………………………………………………… 44. Satisfaction with Academic Facilities and Student Support Services……………………….. 55. Student Self-Ratings of Success During the First Year of College………………………….. 66. Habits of Mind for Academic Success………………………………………………………. 77. Time Spent on Academics…………………………………………………………………… 88. Academic Engagement………………………………………………………………………. 99. Academic Disengagement………………………………………………………………….. 910. Student-Faculty Interaction in the First College Year…………………................................ 1111. Types of Student-Faculty Interactions……………………………………………………... 1112. Self-Rated Gains…………………………………………………………………………… 1213. Finances…………………………………………………………………………………….. 1314. Employment………………………………………………………………………………... 1415. Diversity: Cross-Racial Interactions………………………………………………………...1516. Diversity: Negative Interactions……………………………………………………………. 1617. Personal Importance and Satisfaction with Diversity……………………………………… 1718. Civic Awareness and Engagement…………………………………………………………. 1819. Civic Engagement: Future Goals…………………………………………………………... 1920. Socializing in the First College Year………………………………………………………. 1921. Student Social Activities in the First College Year, by Gender……………………………. 2022. Drinking Behaviors and Personal Health…………………………………………………... 2123. Plans to Return Next Year………………………………………………………………….. 2224. Percent indicating that they did each activity in the past year (YFCY), by self-ratedlikelihood (TFS)………………………………………………………………………... 2325. Percent indicating that they did each activity in the past year (YFCY), by self-ratedlikelihood (TFS)………………………………………………………………………... 2426. Changes in First-Year Students' Time Allocation………………………………………….. 2527. Change in Frequency of Behaviors Over the First-Year…………………………………… 2628. Change in Frequency of Drinking Behaviors Over the First-Year………………………… 2729. Change in First-Year Students’ Concerns About Financing College………………………. 2730. Proportion of Students Rating each Life Goal as Very Important or Essential at CollegeEntry (TFS) and End of the First-Year of College (YFCY)…………………………… 28iii
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