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The College of New Jersey Magazine
Who are we now?
Did you do ever y thing you wanted to as a college student?
18%
Yes
13%
No
69%
Most of it
We first polled the Class of 2020 in Travers lounge in 2017
and repeated it this year by email in April.
Let's see how far they've come.
For comparison, all answers in italics are students' responses and predictions from 2017.
Describe yourself in one great word:
Compassionate / creative / hopef ul / silly / humble / assiduous / charismatic / maverick / proud / fearless / loyal
ready / genuine / weird / evolving / resourceful / wise / anxious / confident / loving
Are you confident your life will
look like the American dream?
Ha ha
38%
50%
Yes
62%
50%
Tell us the whole stor y
93%
Became friends with someone
very different from me
54%
78%
Became more generous
60%
71%
Completed one
or more internships
80%
49%
Reduced dependence
on snooze button
40%
32%
Studied abroad
78%
18%
Learned second language
40%
54%
Fell
in
love
42%
