Attention!
This is the freshman rumor control—a compilation of all the things that I’ve found to be true (or false) since I’ve been in college.
1. Freshmen are virgins: TRUE
Well I guess American Pie was wrong (whatever happened to getting laid on prom night?) because according to an article on CollegeHumor a Web site that dedicates its time to cover all things college, a whopping 46 percent of college freshmen are virgins. In fact, 38 percent of incoming freshmen lost their virginity on campus – no wonder everyone wanted to have a single room.
2. Freshmen fail College Algebra: TRUE
According to an article on Red Orbit only half of FAU students pass freshman level math courses, which is lower than the state’s passing rate of 62 percent.
The problem that I see with math classes at FAU is that, often times the classes are too big and for some reason the material is more difficult to understand. Not only that but the pace of the class is too fast, making it harder to fully focus on what’s been taught. Slow it down FAU!
3. Freshmen are alcoholics in the making: TRUE
You might be failing college Algebra, but damn you’re good at making that shot in beer pong. Yep, according to ABC news 45 percent of college freshmen are heavy drinkers. Alcohol is easily the most accessible thing to get on campus so it doesn’t surprise me that we’re the next generation of alcoholics in America.
I personally have friends who keep alcohol in their dorms and drink at least a couple of beers before the night is over – and that’s nothing compared to Friday night parties, where there’s no limit as to how much you can drink.
Partying is fun, but we have to start learning how to hold off on the shots…and the beer pong playoffs.
4. Most freshmen live on Campus: FALSE
When I first got accepted to college, the first thing that came to my mind was: “Let me see the dorms, I want to live on campus!” But after seeing the residential life at FAU, I had to think twice about where I wanted to live my first year of school.
It’s not that FAU is ugly, is just that most people don’t live on campus. Most students are commuters and prefer to live in the comfort of their homes, which makes it difficult for FAU to have a traditional “dorm life.” In fact according to FAU’s Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis only nine percent of the student population lives in the dorms, which is not much compared to other big state schools.
Besides the fact that FAU is practically dead after Friday classes are over—leaving students that do live there with nothing to do. I rather live at home.
5. Freshmen gain 15 pounds: FALSE
Apparently, I was the only freshman who gained 15 pounds during the first semester – I really have to stop going to Wendy’s – because according to a report by CBS in 2006 called “Healthwatch” only six percent of freshmen gain 15 pounds. In fact the famously called “Freshman 15” are in reality an average weight gain of about six to seven pounds.
So there you have it, my official rumor control for all freshmen at FAU. Hope I’ve helped clear some doubts.
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wow no freshman 15? I gained 15 every year I've been in college! Guess I'm the only one
Here's the thing.
In the dorms you have a ton of people who have parents that live in close places like Coral Springs, Fort Lauderdale, Boynton.
It's absolutely asinine to give so many dorms to these people because they go home on weekends to see friends, spend some time with parents and do laundry. They leave FAU and, as you noted, leave everyone else behind.
If FAU had more people in the dorms from Orlando, Tallahassee, the Keys, as well as out of state... this wouldn't happen.
Now, FAU plans to build housing for another 2500+ people by 2011, bringing the on-campus population to 5000+. But if all of these people are the Coral Springs-types, what's the point?
FAU needs to recruit farther away to get their applicants. They need to spend the money elsewhere and stop being so focused on marketing within the area where they have campuses. THOSE people already KNOW you are here... they drive by and see your campus.
It's contradictory for FAU to say they want to be more traditional but still do nothing to change their stance on "servicing their region" as their primary goal. How about all of the US as "your region" like other schools? "Servicing our region?"
What are we, Auto Zone?
And also, no offense, but if you don't want to live on campus because nobody is on campus... you're kind of feeding the monster, don't you think?
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