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February 17, 2011


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Recent study reports low student emotional health as Swatties reflect upon first-year college transitions

In January, the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California Los Angeles published the results of a survey entitled “The American Freshman: National Norms 2010.” Based on 200,000 first-time and full-time students entering four-year colleges nationwide, the study displayed a broad range of students’ ethnicity, educational plans and self-concepts. Among the findings, one indicated that students’ self-perceived emotional health was at a record low.

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