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Activity Number:
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175
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Type:
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Invited
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Date/Time:
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Monday, July 30, 2007 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsor:
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Mu Sigma Rho
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| Abstract - #308091 |
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Title:
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The First-Year Experience
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Author(s):
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Matthew Ritter*+
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Companies:
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North Carolina State University
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Address:
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Department of Statistics, Raleigh, NC, 27695-8203,
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Keywords:
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graduate education ; transition points ; mentoring ; retention ; advising
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Abstract:
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A successful student's perspective on the transition from undergraduate to graduate studies in statistics will be presented. The transition involves changes in level of academic difficulty, cultural changes in how students interact and study and workload issues including fellowships or assistantships. Strategies that worked or did not work will be discussed including peer mentoring, academic advising, "summer camp" and bridge courses. We will also discuss how the smoothness or difficulty of this transition affects student engagement and retention further down the line.
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