The responses of 15,357 undergraduates at the University of Maryland, College Park, to the University Student Census are summarized in this study. Results indicate students felt the hardest part of adjusting to college life is selecting a major field of study or career. The census also reported results concerning: part-time jobs; residence;…

This study compares the attitudes of transfer students toward drugs with those of freshmen. An anonymous poll was administered to 170 new freshmen. Results indicate that transfer students had tried speed, mescaline, LSD, DMT, cocaine, wine and liquor more often than freshmen, and that transfers tend to be more regular useres of marijuana, cocaine,…

This study dealt with the perceptions of eight University of Maryland counselors of the sex-related problems of female Maryland students. Five of the eight counselors felt that some students have not had an adequate sex education or adequate information about contraception. The counselors rated decisions involving whether to engage in premarital…

This 10-year study of 156 Hispanic college students revealed that their ability to identify and combat perceived interpersonal and institutional racism, as measured by the Noncognitive Questionnaire, predicted their grades their first 3 semesters in college. Noncognitive variables did not foreshadow Hispanic students' retention over a…