New Programs for Freshmen Smooth Transition to College Life

Big state universities, concerned over freshman-dropout rates, have instituted programs to help first-year students adjust

By Ben Gose

Before leaving Asheville, N.C., for her first year at North Carolina State University last month, Angel Fenner had butterflies in her stomach.

"There are going to be a lot of people there, and I'm not used to being...

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