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Objective: The aims of the study were to assess whether women during the first year of college experience (1) significant weight gain; (2) a prospective relation between dietary restraint and weight gain; (3) an increase in disordered eating; and (4) a prospective relation between dietary restraint or concern about the Freshmen 15 (i.e., weight gain of 15 lbs during the freshman year of college) and disordered eating.\n\nMethod\nParticipants were 336 female students in their first year of college who completed questionnaire measures of Body Mass Index (BMI), eating disorder pathology, dietary restraint, body image, and self-esteem.\n\nResults\nParticipants' mean weight gain was approximately 3 lbs (1.5 kg), and among those who gained weight, the mean gain was 7.32 lbs (3.3 kg). Dietary restraint in September did not predict weight change in April, but participants who lost weight reported significantly greater dietary restraint than those participants who gained weight. Eating disorder symptoms increased significantly from September to April. Dietary restraint, concern about the "Freshman 15", and self-esteem in September uniquely predicted EDE-Q Weight and Shape Concern subscale scores in April.\n\nDiscussion\nFemale students in their first year of college gain a small but significant amount of weight, and weight gain was mostly unrelated to dietary restraint. Disordered eating increases during the first year of college and, is predicted by prospective dietary restraint and concerns about weight gain.

Shim, Soyeon, et al. "Financial Socialization of First-year College Students: The Roles of Parents, Work, and Education." Journal of Youth & Adolescence 39.12 (2010): 1457-1470. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. This article is based on first year college students regarding financial literacy. This study tested over two thousand students on their financial behaviors, financial tendencies, and financial knowledge. The study showed that students who had grown up with parents with good financial tendencies, also showed these strong tendencies. The study also said that when the students tested had developed good techniques at a young age, they were more then likely to have good techniques as adults. Lastly, the study confirmed that it takes a combination of financial literacy, financial behavior, and financial knowledge together in order to achieve a set of strong techniques.

Hicks, Terence, and Samuel Heastie. "HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE TRANSITION: A PROFILE OF THE STRESSORS, PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE FIRST-YEAR ON-CAMPUS COLLEGE STUDENT." Journal of Cultural Diversity 15.3 (2008): 143-147. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article deals with the problems that first year students go through on campus during their first year. The article deals with responses to over 500 college students to a survey. It deals with problems from roommates to being sick often. Not too many people reported that they had been affected very often. Also only two percent were stressed about housing. Only three were stressed about problems with a professor.

Manus, Sara. "Librarian in the Classroom: An Embedded Approach to Music Information Literacy for First-Year Undergraduates." OhioLINK. Web. 20 November 2010 This article is about developing a new model for information literacy. It discusses how you foster the development of foundational research skills in first-year undergraduate music students. This was the dilemma facing Vanderbilt University music librarians and faculty. Our solution to this problem was to implement a four-semester integrated music information- literacy program that emphasized library instruction for first-year stu- dents.

Corbett, Patrick. "What about the "Google Effect"? Improving the Library Research Habits of First-Year Composition Students." Teaching English in the Two-Year College 37.3 (2010): 265-277. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 20 Nov. 2010. The article talks about how the students' research behavior affect the tradtional method of library research in first-year writing courses and then gives an alternate method using libbraries and internet search tools. They details the obligation that educators place on students to use the tools to find relevant information. They present a human-computer interaction study that offers a possible explanation as to the interaction of the students and their non-academic information searches.

Stonerock, Krista H. "From Training to Practice: the Writing Center as a Setting for Learning to Tutor." OhioLINK. Ohio State University, 2005: 1-251. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. . This article is about first year college students going to writing programs to better on their first papers. Studies have shown that tutor strategies are more effective during first year of college. These studies also show that tutor's transfer their teaching skills to their peers. This study was done with an education yet personal role throughout all tutors in the case study.

Delinsky, Sherrie S. and G. Terence Wilson. "Weight gain, dietary restraint, and disordered eating in the freshman year of college." Eating Behaviors 9.1 (2008), 82-90. Eating disorders, lack in proper dietary intake, and skipping meals is an ongoing trend in the college freshman women. This article wants to find the link between these and the disorders that are coming cross these women. This experiment was conducted through questionnaires and by weighing the participants. By measuring the BMI from when they first met in beginning of the year and the end of the year the expirementer was able to come up with several conclusions and theories.

Earlier studies associated the first year of college with a dramatic increase in body weight, termed the "freshman 15". However, recent studies showed that weight gain might be smaller. The purpose of this review was to evaluate the extent of observed weight/body composition changes, including factors associated with them, among students entering university. Searches were conducted for studies examining weight/body composition changes during freshman semesters. Most studies were not comprehensive in assessing numerous potential causative factors for weight gain. Methods for assessing diet, physical activity, and behavioral factors varied among studies. Weight changes were often not quantified by measures of body composition (lean/fat) to ascertain that changes were limited just to gains in fat mass. Overall, weight changes ranged from 0.7-3.1 kg, but among individuals who gained weight, the range was narrower, 3.1-3.4 kg. There may be specific groups of students with a greater predisposition for weight gain and future research should focus on identifying those groups.

Henderson, Paulette A. ""Is everybody getting it?": Sustained support for English as a second language students." About Campus 14.4 (2009): 8-15. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. This article is about English as a Second Language (ESL), and the experiences of international students in understanding English in their first year in American universities. Both professors and students talk about their own experiences and how the professors can help them understand the materials that been taught in class. every international student is working twice compared to most American students.first they have to overcame the language barrier,and then they have to understand the material benign taught in class.

Gil, Lynn A. "Bridging the Transition Gap From High School to College." Teaching Exceptional Children 40.2 (2007): 12-15. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. The article uses John, a freshman at a four year university, as an example for the transition from high school to college. John was identified to a have a learning disability in second grade. He recieved services throughout his academic career. The article addresses problems and transitional issues that may come about during the first year of college. The article ultimately shows that those students who are self-determined are more likely to seek out help during their academic transition.

McLachlan, Debra A., and Jessica Justice. "A Grounded Theory of International Student Well-being." Journal of Theory Construction & Testing 13.1 (2009): 27-32. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. The article discusses how some International Student can easily adapt with U.S. universities life style while others are have a hard time adapting with it. the article gives us an idea about what the process that most students go through to have a successful Academic education. what should most students do for their first years? also what kind of methods they should use to break the barrier between them and other native students.

Watson, Linda R., and Michelle Flippin. "Language Outcomes for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders." ASHA Leader 13.7 (2008): 8-12. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. This article is about children with autism developing language. Children with autism are typically at a lower level of language as opposed to children with PDD-NOS. Early language abilities are a sign of better language later on with children with autism. Some children with autism are nonverbal through the first two years. Different findings of speech with people with autism demonstrate a child's behavior skills, imitations of adult speech, and language skills.The SLP recommends the predicators to focus on supporting children with autism so they can learn how to speak.