There is also a comparison to responses from Emory freshman from ten years prior. The areas of comparison we chose to highlight are student background characteristics, college choice, college plans, career plans and Political Views. We also compared the activities noted in the past year between female and male freshmen. The highly selective university group included Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, Stanford, Vanderbilt and Washington. Interesting findings came up when looking at how Emory freshmen spent their time during their senior year of high school.
Significant differences exist when considering parental income and parent's education.
When we examine responses over the last ten years, the first trend to notice is a growing stress among incoming college students. Ten years ago, the corresponding proportion was only 21 percent. This trend is also reflected in the nationwide population of incoming students. It is interesting to note that among freshman, women are two times more likely to be stressed than men are. At Emory 41 percent of women compared to 19 percent of men reported a sense of being 'frequently' overwhelmed.