first-year student
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Vink, the Cornell senior, said she attended a few fraternity parties as a first-year student because so much of the school’s social life centers on them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Earlier this year, BBC News followed the daily journey of one first-year student who said she was saving over £7,000 on accommodation by commuting 90 minutes into Manchester each day from home.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Even Trump’s youngest son, then a first-year student at New York University, was part of the group.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Although this kind of research is typically handled by experienced scientists, geobiologists Sterling Nesbitt and Michelle Stocker brought Srivastava onto the project as a first-year student.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2026
He was a first-year student at Dillard University, hoping to become a sociologist, to “do something for our people.”
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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