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The etymology of it is "a person that has not yet passed the social measles", social measles referring to the transformation of social skills that usually takes place in the first year of university. Freshmen/women are regarded as socially inept. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arab_world">Arab world</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Arab world"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In much of the <a href="/wiki/Arab_world" title="Arab world">Arab world</a>, a first-year is called a <span title="Arabic-language text"><i lang="ar-Latn">mubtadi'</i></span> (<span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">مبتدئ</span></span>; plural <span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">مبتدئون</span></span>, <span title="Arabic-language text"><i lang="ar-Latn">mubtadi'ūn</i></span>), which is Arabic for "beginner".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Brazil">Brazil</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Brazil"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, students that pass the <a href="/wiki/Vestibular" class="mw-redirect" title="Vestibular">vestibulares</a> and begin studying in a college or university are called "calouros" or more informally "bixos" ("bixetes" for girls), an alternate spelling of "bicho", which means "animal" (although commonly used to refer to bugs). Calouros are often subject to <a href="/wiki/Hazing" title="Hazing">hazing</a>, which is known as "trote" (lit. "prank") there. The first known hazing episode in Brazil happened in 1831 at the Law School of <a href="/wiki/Olinda" title="Olinda">Olinda</a> and resulted in the death of a student.<sup id="cite_ref-ME_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ME-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, a <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Brazilian" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese Brazilian">Chinese Brazilian</a> calouro of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" title="University of São Paulo">University of São Paulo</a> Medicine School named <a href="/w/index.php?title=Edison_Tsung_Chi_Hsueh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edison Tsung Chi Hsueh (page does not exist)">Edison Tsung Chi Hsueh</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morte_de_Edison_Tsung_Chi_Hsueh" class="extiw" title="pt:Morte de Edison Tsung Chi Hsueh">pt</a>]</span> was found dead at the institution's swimming pool; this has since become one of the most well known episodes of violent hazing and has received extensive national media coverage since that year.<sup id="cite_ref-ME_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ME-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Canada">Canada</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term "first year" is used for a first-year student at university or college. The <a href="/wiki/Frosh-week" class="mw-redirect" title="Frosh-week">student orientation period</a> at Canadian universities is often called "Frosh week." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chile">Chile</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Chile"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Mechón</i></span> or <span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">mechona</i></span> is used for the first-year students of <a href="/wiki/University_of_Chile" title="University of Chile">University of Chile</a>, a term that has spread to the rest of the universities in the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Croatia">Croatia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Croatia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The term <span title="Croatian-language text"><i lang="hr">brucoš</i></span> is used for either first-year college or university students or students who haven't yet passed any exams. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Asia">Asia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Asia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some Asian countries use the same names as used in the United States (freshman, <a href="/wiki/Sophomore" title="Sophomore">sophomore</a>, junior, senior), among them <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="France">France</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In some elite institutions in France, freshman/woman is called "cagne", the etymology of which is from Middle Age French, meaning "weighed down by the books", "lame because weighed down by books." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Germany">Germany</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, a first-semester student of a university program (Bachelor, Master, State exam etc) is called <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Erstsemester</i></span>, or in short and more common, <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Ersti</i></span>, with <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">erst</i></span> meaning 'first' and the <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">-i</i></span> adding a benevolently diminutive tone. The plural is <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Erstis</i></span>. </p><p>Unlike the word <i>freshman</i>, which stands for a student in their whole first <i>year</i>, the German word <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Ersti</i></span> is exclusively used for students in their first <i>semester</i>. Students of higher semesters are accordingly called <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Zweitsemester</i></span>, <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Drittsemester</i></span>, <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Viertsemester</i></span> etc. and sometimes, but rarely, also <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Zweitis</i></span>, <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Drittis</i></span>, <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Viertis</i></span>, etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="England_and_Wales">England and Wales</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: England and Wales"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Students at the beginning of their first year of university are often known in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> as <b>freshers</b>; however, the term '<b>first years</b>' is also used. The first week of term before lessons is widely known as <b>freshers' week</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when there are usually no classes, and students take part in induction events and fairs; but this arrangement is not universal. As freshers are newcomers to the institutions and often experience a period of adjustment as they navigate university life, there are numerous UK websites available that offer support and resources to help freshers with university preparations, such as providing guidance on accommodation, academic advice, social activities, and general tips for a successful start to their university journey.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, this term is not used in reference to pre-university education, the equivalent terms being <b>year sevens</b> for the first year of <a href="/wiki/Secondary_education_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Secondary education in the United Kingdom">secondary school</a> and <b>first years</b>, <b>lower sixths</b> and <b>year twelves</b> used at <a href="/wiki/Sixth_form_college" title="Sixth form college">sixth forms</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scotland">Scotland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Scotland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>First year</b> (also known as <b>S1</b> in Scotland) is the first year of schooling in <a href="/wiki/Secondary_education_in_Scotland" title="Secondary education in Scotland">secondary schools in Scotland</a> and is roughly equivalent to <a href="/wiki/Year_Eight_(School)" class="mw-redirect" title="Year Eight (School)">Year 8</a> (Second Form) in England and Wales and Year 9 (Second Form) in Northern Ireland. Most pupils are 12 or 13 years old at the end of S1. </p> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Primary_7&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Primary 7 (page does not exist)">Primary 7</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> First year </b><br />11.5–13 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Second_year" title="Second year">Second year</a></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The first year of primary education in <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> is known as <b>Primary 1</b> (<b>P1</b>). </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/Universities_in_Scotland#Middle_Ages" title="Universities in Scotland">four ancient Scottish universities</a> the traditional names for the four years at university are <a href="/wiki/Bejan" title="Bejan">Bejan</a> ("Bejant" at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_St_Andrews" title="University of St Andrews">University of St Andrews</a>) (1st),<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Semi (2nd), Tertian (3rd) and Magistrand (4th), though all Scottish universities will have a "freshers' week" (as with all British universities) and the term is as widely used with more traditional terms.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_States">United States</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Beginner">Beginner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Beginner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Freshman is commonly in use as a <a href="/wiki/US_English" class="mw-redirect" title="US English">US English</a> <a href="/wiki/Idiom" title="Idiom">idiomatic</a> term to describe a beginner or novice, someone who is naive, a first effort, instance, or a student in the first year of study (generally referring to <a href="/wiki/High_school" class="mw-redirect" title="High school">high school</a> or university study).<sup id="cite_ref-dict-fresh_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dict-fresh-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Year_Congressional_representatives">First Year Congressional representatives</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: First Year Congressional representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>New members of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> in their first term are referred to as <i>freshmen senators</i> or <i>freshmen congressmen or congresswomen</i>, no matter how experienced they were in previous government positions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_year_high_school_students">First year high school students</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: First year high school students"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>High school first year students are almost exclusively referred to as freshmen, or in some cases by their grade year, <a href="/wiki/9th_grade" class="mw-redirect" title="9th grade">9th graders</a>. Second year students are sophomores, or <a href="/wiki/10th_grade" class="mw-redirect" title="10th grade">10th graders</a>, then juniors or <a href="/wiki/11th_grade" class="mw-redirect" title="11th grade">11th graders</a>, and finally seniors or <a href="/wiki/12th_grade" class="mw-redirect" title="12th grade">12th graders</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_year_university_students">First year university students</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: First year university students"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At college or university, freshman denotes students in their first year of study. The grade designations of high school are not used, but the terms <a href="/wiki/Sophomore" title="Sophomore">sophomore</a>, junior, and senior are kept at most schools. Some colleges, including historically women's colleges, do not use the term freshman but use first year, instead.<sup id="cite_ref-Huffpost_College_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huffpost_College-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCF_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCF-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beyond the fourth year, students are simply classified as fifth year, sixth year, super senior, etc. Some institutions use the term freshman for specific reporting purposes.<sup id="cite_ref-wisc_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wisc-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freshman_fifteen" class="mw-redirect" title="Freshman fifteen">Freshman fifteen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sophomore" title="Sophomore">Sophomore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Junior_(education_year)" title="Junior (education year)">Junior (education year)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senior_(education)" title="Senior (education)">Senior (education)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazing" title="Hazing">Hazing</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Freshman&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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