Allen, David F. PRE-COLLEGE CHARACTERISTICS OF FALL 1984 UNCW FRESHMEN. North Carolina Univ., Wilmington. 1984. 31 p. (ED261601)

Pre-college characteristics of 99 University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) freshmen were assessed, based on routine pre-college admission information and a national survey of entering freshmen conducted by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. Using the 1984 Student Information Form, data were collected on UNCW freshmen demographic characteristics, secondary school background, reasons for attending college and UNCW, tutoring needs, living plans/preferences, financial aid, family income, parent's education and careers, academic and occupational aspirations, and activities engaged in by the student in the past year. The typical freshman was white (96 percent) and an in-state resident (95 percent). Fifty percent received over $2,000 in parental aid for their first year educational expenses, while slightly over 13 percent received $1,000-1,499 in Pell Grant money. Getting a better job was cited by 86 percent of the sample as a very important reason for attending college, while learning was cited by 77 percent, and making more money by 75 percent. UNCW was the student's first choice for 77 percent of the respondents. Finally, 14 percent had some type of remedial work in high school, especially in foreign languages and math. The survey questionnaires are appended, along with findings for each item. (SW)