The challenges that college students face in selected colleges at the University of Eastern Philippines were the subject of this studyIts specific goals were to determine the problems faced by freshman students in selected colleges at the University of Eastern Philippines, as well as to determine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, gender, religion, residence, birth order, occupation and educational attainment of parents, financial support, and hobbies; to determine the problems faced by freshman students in selected colleges at the University of Eastern Philippines; to determine if there is a significant difference in the level of problems encountered between male and female college freshmen; and to determine if there are significant differences of problems encountered by the college freshmen in the selected colleges. The descriptive-correlational technique was used. Because the students engaged came from several institutions, stratified random sampling was employed to determine each college's representations/respondents. Data was collected by questionnaire and analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, averages, ranking, ANOVA, and multiple regressions. The majority of the responders were female and in their adolescent years. The majority of respondents were Roman Catholics, and the majority of their parents were farmers. The respondents' monthly family income ranged from P 2,000.00 to P 5,000.00. The majority of the respondents lived in boarding homes while studying, were financially supported by their parents, and received a weekly allowance of P 200.00 to P 400.00. The majority of the respondents read books, periodicals, and journals in their spare time. As regards to the problems encountered by the college freshmen, majority identified the following statements as the problems they encountered almost often to wit: “teachers are giving so many requirements”; “I am afraid of making mistakes:”; “the school does not have better ventilation”; “the school does not have a good garbage disposal system”; “comfort rooms are not properly maintained”; “I am bothered by the changes of weather”; “I need to learn how to spend my money wisely”; “my parents worry about money during enrollment”; “I have less money than my friends”; and “I miss my family during special occasions”. The following comments were deemed also by the majority of the respondents as issues they experienced sometimes, to wit: “I am nervous during examination period”; “I am constantly scared about what people would say:’ “I have too many personal problems”; "I miss my parents' love and affection"; "I'm worried about my weight." No significant differences were found in the problems faced by male and female freshmen. However, significant differences were found in the problems faced by freshmen respondents belonging to one college versus the other colleges included in this study, namely: College of Education, College of Business Administration, College of Arts and Communication.
Problems Encountered, Freshmen Students
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