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Those who took the test in its early phase were volunteers rather than a random sample of undergraduates. But the preliminary results, which Sternberg presented in August at an APA conference, were dramatic. The Rainbow Project was nearly twice as successful at predicting students' first-year college GPAs as their SAT scores had been. The College Board, which produces the SATs, is funding Sternberg's research because the ability to predict college performance from a test--any test--hasn't improved much in 50 years, says Wayne Camara, the board's vice president of research...
...It’s not every day that you have the chance to argue in front of Phil Donahue,” said Steve Kohart, a first-year at Babson College who heard about the session through his school’s Republican club...
...center’s most visible efforts would be to sponsor mandatory yard meetings; such meetings could effectively educate first-year students with engaging skits (akin to “Sex Signals”) portraying common situations with alcohol, potent testimonials from those who have witnessed various dangers associated with alcohol abuse, as well as clarifying definitions of binge drinking as applied to familiar situations—like the amount of beer consumed during a Beirut game or hard liquor during a 21st birthday celebration. While such a program is more effective when educators can highlight responsible behavior, even...
...less likely to get dangerously sick. And without fear of discipline, students will be more likely to go to UHS when they do overdo it. While the current College policy is that students will not be punished solely for being drunk, students may fear discipline for drinking in a first-year dorm or another offense that is punishable by the administrative board—even if the punishment is a slap-on-the-wrist admonishment...
...John Edwards has a plank on his platform that is youth-oriented”—an ambitious “College for Everyone” plan to supplement work-study grants for first-year students, “but it is not resonating yet,” Chavez said...