first-year student

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Meanwhile Lachlan, now a first year student at the University of Aberdeen, tries not to think about his tumour - a relatively rare one called a tectal plate glioma.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Kavita Kar, a first year student at Stanford University from Marietta voting at the same location, cited similar fears around absentee voting.

From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2022

Instead, the guidelines released by the university department recommended that "first year student" should be used instead of "freshman" and "administrator" should be used instead of "Secretary/Clerk."

From Fox News • Oct. 26, 2021

Instead, "We now have the judgment, which is monstrous," Karadzic said, adding it "would not be endorsed even by a first year student of law."

From US News • Apr. 6, 2016

Toby Dickinson, a 19-year-old first year student, is unhappy with the way the measures are being brought in.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2015