Infographic: Do College Freshmen Feel Academically Prepared for Classes?
Check out the following infographic about how college freshmen surveyed by GOOD and the University of Phoenix feel when entering college. Some of these statistics are staggering.
For those who can’t check out the image:
- 33% feel high school did not do a good job preparing them for college
- 44% wish they had taken different high school courses
- 55% said college courses were more difficult than they expected
- 24% of college freshmen had to take remedial courses
- 16% of college freshmen (9% 4-year, 24% 2-year, 32% all other programs) did not finish their first year
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sean Quinn is a sophomore at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL majoring in political science and public relations. Go Gators! He enjoys watching all sports, especially baseball and football, listening to every type of music (and yes, that includes country and opera), is a relentless Apple fanboy, and is originally from north New Jersey. Sean's an avid reader and was involved in student government and drama during his run at Seminole High School in Sanford, FL. He is also infamous for having a never-ending Hulu and Netflix queue. Sean was previously the Vice President, Marketing and Media Relations and Community Blogger for Teens in Tech , a Silicon Valley-based start-up that provided technology opportunities for pre-teens and teenagers. You can contact Sean on Facebook or Twitter or through email at sean@hackcollege.com.
