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First-Year Student Transitions Questionnaire


The purpose of this questionnaire is to learn more about how students perceive their transition from home and high school to life as a first-year college student. A transition can be defined as any change from one situation to a new situation that is significant in a student’s life (e.g., a family change, a new school, a move, etc.). Your responses to this questionnaire are anonymous.

Please respond to each statement by selecting one of the following:
5-Strongly Agree; 4-Agree; 3-Neither agree/disagree; 2-Disagree; 1-Strongly Disagree



I feel capable of handling my transition to college successfully. (*)

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I can name at least 5 institutional resources that can support me as a student. (*)

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I know at least one or more co-curricular groups that I can join this fall. (*)

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There are aspects of my new situation that I can control. (*)

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I have reflected on the ways my situation has changed since coming to college. (*)

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I understand how my demographic characteristics (socioeconomic status, gender, age, and/or race/ethnicity) can impact my success in college. (*)

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I have thought about how my personal characteristics (such as optimist/pessimist, introvert/extrovert, academic/physical ability, values, and resiliency) can impact my success in college. (*)

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Prior experience with transitions will help me be more successful with this transition. (*)

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I believe that my personal support systems (such as boyfriend/girlfriend, parent/relative, and/or roommate/good friend) will help me be successful as a first-year student. (*)

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People on campus such as faculty, staff, and/or mentors can help me be successful as a first-year student. (*)

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I feel that I can be successful in my new role in college. (*)

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I have at least 3 strategies to help me be successful as a first-year student. (*)

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I have set goals to help me achieve success. (*)

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I understand the importance of managing stress as a first-year student. (*)

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