freshman

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I went to New England College in tiny Henniker, N.H., and transferred to B.U. after my freshman year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

But during her freshman year, Glamour magazine featured her as one of its best-dressed college students, and she gave up school to model full-time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

For those who don’t remember or never knew what happened, he was the 14-year-old freshman who exposed on a social media post an attempt to oust veteran head coach Gary Parcell.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Seward thanked Parcell for giving him the chance to start on varsity as a freshman even though he knew “it wasn’t the most popular decision,” with juniors and seniors resisting.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

As a freshman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1953, Phelps had met Floyd McKissick, then a third-year law student.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson