Vol 2 Issue 1
Freshman Honors Program at OSU The Ohio State University�s Freshman Honors Program (FEH) can boast a very small loss in new Engineering students for the scholastic year 1997-98. After one semester, 70 of the 71 students who began the program are still involved in Engineering. Furthermore, the students in this program have a higher cumulative grade point average than the students in the control group, which is randomly generated through the College�s database. In addition, the students in the program have taken more challenging classes and have accumulated more credits than the control group. The Freshman Honors Program seems to be off to a promising start this year, as well. The test scores and high school rankings of the 104 students enrolled in the program equal, and, in some cases, outdistance last year�s incoming Freshman class. The increase in enrollment can be attributed to the program�s success and to recruiting throughout 1997-98 and during Summer Orientation. One recruiting tool involves the Robot Design-Build project, displayed on video tapes produced during the Spring and Summer Quarters. For further information, contact John Demel at [email protected]
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