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Research Blog #1: Topic Idea

For my research paper, I am considering a few different options:
  1. College in the Digital Age: I am curious to see if the increased use of technology in today's classrooms have an effect on the grades or productivity of students.

  1. Residency: It would be interesting to see if residency status had an effect on grades, social life, participation in extra circulars. As a student living off-campus, it would be interesting to explore the differences in students who commute, live on campus, and live off campus.
  1. Going into college undecided: I am still undecided about my major and I would like to research more about going into college undecided and if it has an effect on a student's academic career.






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