first-year student
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Geiser argued that the high school GPA outperforms the SAT in predicting first-year student success once income and race are controlled.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
Although this kind of research is typically handled by experienced scientists, geobiologists Sterling Nesbitt and Michelle Stocker brought Srivastava onto the project as a first-year student.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
At the picturesque University of Memphis, in a wealthy enclave, first-year student Claire Norwood, 18, feels reassured the troops are in town.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
"He was apprehended in Washington County, which is where I'm from," said first-year student McKinley Shinkle.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
He was a first-year student at Dillard University, hoping to become a sociologist, to “do something for our people.”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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