Assessed how different levels of previous academic success related to varying outcomes, such as desire to pursue postgraduate education, higher career aspirations, and factors related to leaving school prematurely. Found that students who have been successful in the past are more likely to have more positive perceptions of their academic…

Ethnic differences in self-appraisals among 2,743 incoming college freshmen were examined. Results showed that Asian and Black students reported lower career and social self-appraisals than did White students, and Asian students reported lower career and social self-appraisals than did Black students. Practical and research implications are…

Occupational goals of students were related to their attitudes and expectations about college. Attitudes concerning selection of major and the career choice process were also related to occupational goals. Occupational goals not only are excellent predictors of future occupation, but also are part of the vocational decision-making process. (Author)

Results of the University New Student Census and the Mini Census completed by 1,984 freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), are presented. The sex distribution of incoming freshmen was 51% male and 49% female. The majority of the sample was White (81%), while 9% were Black, 8% Asian, and 1% Hispanic. Thirty-seven percent…

The number of international students attending universities in the United States has increased steadily over the last two decades. Although research has found international students to have strong academic skills, high educational aspirations, and positive attitudes toward their school, other studies have found international students to face many…

A representative sample of 987 entering freshmen (45 percent male and 55 percent female) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), were surveyed regarding their attitudes and demographic characteristics during two-day summer orientation sessions. The typical UMCP freshman was from an upper-middle class home, earned at least a B average…

The characteristics and attitudes of 982 incoming freshmen who attended 2-day orientation programs at the University of Maryland, College Park, were compared to those of 566 incoming freshmen and 378 transfer students who attended 1-day orientation programs. The University New Student Census (UNSC), a 78-item questionnaire consisting of…

Results of the University New Student Census and the Mini Census completed by 1,655 freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), are presented. Half of the incoming freshmen were male and half were female, and 84 percent were White, 9 percent were Black, 5 percent were Asian American, and 3 percent were Hispanic. Important…

A random sample of 170 black graduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park was sent an anonymous questionnaire concerning their characteristics and attitudes towards academic and nonacademic variables. They tended to agree most strongly that they were certain of their vocational goal, that there was at least one person in their…

The topic of predicting black student success in higher education is discussed. The Cultural Study Center (CSC) at the University of Maryland has begun a three phase research program aimed at answering the broad research question "Is there anything that could be called a unique black experience or experiences which could be measured and translated…

The general background, views of the university, career and educational plans, academic skills, and personal development of incoming international students at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), were surveyed. Students were also given the opportunity to indicate their social and political attitudes and their specific concerns about…

Results of the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), 1981 University, New Student Census, which is based on data from both the 1-day and the 2-day freshmen orientation programs, are presented. The total sample consisted of 1,454 entering freshmen. Eighty-five percent of the students were white, 7 percent were black, 3 percent were…

A study examined the differences between women who choose traditional and nontraditional career options. A 78-item inventory, which solicited information concerning vocational goals, demography, study skills, attitudes, and activities, was administered to 530 incoming female freshmen at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. Of…