Ready Or Not, Here I Am

READY OR NOT, HERE I AM Do College Freshmen Feel Academically Prepared for Classes? 1,507 High School Graduates Surveyed When it comes to starting college level coursework, what do incoming freshmen 43% enrolled in a four-year college (65% public, 33% private) 26% not enrolled in a school program have to say about how high school prepared them? A recent study surveyed a 25% enrolled in a two-year program national sample of high school graduates from the class of 2010 to rate how 6% enrolled in a training program well their high school experience prepared them for college. Source: College Board One Year Out study, Hart Research Studies, 2010 33% 44% 55% 24% 16% of college freshmen said of college freshmen said high school did not do a good job of of college freshmen wish (16% four-year college vs. 37% two-year college) (9% four-year college vs. 24% two-year college vs. 32% of all other programs) they had taken different high college courses were more difficult than expected preparing them well for college school courses of college freshmen did not have adequate mastery of of college freshmen didn't finish one year of college basic coursework and had to take remedial courses 26% wanted more reseach skills 29% wanted more writing skills 33% wanted more science skills 37% wanted more job training 40% wanted more math skills GOOD University of Phoenix A collaboration between GOOD and Hyperakt, in partnership with University of Phoenix