My daughter just returned from her college orientation, and the information she brought is interestingly similar to my last post (many moons ago). They require a freshman seminar course, built around a common theme/interest (students choose from the available seminars, rather than building their own), that helps students get used to college learning, build their academic "muscle" as it were, and introduces them to research and resources offered by the college. Hmmm. Maybe it WAS a worthwhile idea after all!