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120: 461:, when there are usually no classes, and students take part in induction events and fairs; but this arrangement is not universal. As freshers are newcomers to the institutions and often experience a period of adjustment as they navigate university life, there are numerous UK websites available that offer support and resources to help freshers with university preparations, such as providing guidance on accommodation, academic advice, social activities, and general tips for a successful start to their university journey. 63: 654:, junior, and senior are kept at most schools. Some colleges, including historically women's colleges, do not use the term freshman but use first year, instead. Beyond the fourth year, students are simply classified as fifth year, sixth year, super senior, etc. Some institutions use the term freshman for specific reporting purposes. 731: 175:
In Albania the freshman/woman is called "fruth", which literally means "measles". The etymology of it is "a person that has not yet passed the social measles", social measles referring to the transformation of social skills that usually takes place in the first year of university. Freshmen/women are
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and begin studying in a college or university are called "calouros" or more informally "bixos" ("bixetes" for girls), an alternate spelling of "bicho", which means "animal" (although commonly used to refer to bugs). Calouros are often subject to
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In some elite institutions in France, freshman/woman is called "cagne", the etymology of which is from Middle Age French, meaning "weighed down by the books", "lame because weighed down by books."
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was found dead at the institution's swimming pool; this has since become one of the most well known episodes of violent hazing and has received extensive national media coverage since that year.
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term to describe a beginner or novice, someone who is naive, a first effort, instance, or a student in the first year of study (generally referring to
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At college or university, freshman denotes students in their first year of study. The grade designations of high school are not used, but the terms
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High school first year students are almost exclusively referred to as freshmen, or in some cases by their grade year,
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is used for either first-year college or university students or students who haven't yet passed any exams.
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The term "first year" is used for a first-year student at university or college. The
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Some Asian countries use the same names as used in the United States (freshman,
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Students at the beginning of their first year of university are often known in
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is also used. The first week of term before lessons is widely known as
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the traditional names for the four years at university are
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at Canadian universities is often called "Frosh week."
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adding a benevolently diminutive tone. The plural is
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Fresher
Freshman (disambiguation)
Freshers (disambiguation)
Frosh (disambiguation)
Freshman Year
original research
improve it
verifying
inline citations
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East Texas State Normal College
secondary school
college
university
post-secondary educational institutions
Arab world
Brazil
vestibulares
hazing
Olinda
Chinese Brazilian
University of São Paulo
Edison Tsung Chi Hsueh
pt
student orientation period
University of Chile
sophomore
Malaysia
Germany

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