BEED FRESHMEN STUDENTS’ READINESS FOR COLLEGE LIFE

This research aimed to determine the BEED freshmen students’ readiness for college life. The researcher used the descriptive correlational method. Descriptive method was used to gather and analyze data regarding the students’ profile and a rating scale for the interview performance. The correlation method was also used to find out the relationship between personal profiles of the respondents and the level of readiness of the first year students for college life. The result of the study revealed that most of the respondents are females and within the age bracket of 15-16, Roman Catholic. Their parents were mostly high school graduates and worked as farmers and housekeepers. The respondents were good in singing and playing badminton. Their level of interview performance was VERY GOOD. The respondents have exerted all their efforts and made different preparations for their college life. As a whole, there was a significant relationship between the profile of the respondents and their interview performance. It is recommended therefore that administrators must strengthen the use of interview as admission pre-requisite to the course to determine the preparedness of the freshmen and to guide them in which course to take. Students should enrich themselves with knowledge about the college and course they want to take up so that they won’t look confused when they are interviewed. Students must enhance their answering skills, be confident and be themselves upon the interview. Further study can be done using other variables to discover the level of readiness of the freshmen in entering college.