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NEW YORK — The transition to college is a monumental step for many high school seniors across the country, and a new survey shows exactly what’s keeping New York students up at night.

Seventeen Magazine, with the help of The College Board, recently surveyed more than 110,000 students to discover what’s on the minds of incoming freshmen as they continue their educational journey. The students were asked about everything from the cost of college to expectations for dorm life to their major field of study.

For many, a big concern is how they’re going to pay for their college educations. Out of the incoming freshmen in New York who responded to the survey, 44 percent said they planned to take out student loans.

That makes sense considering New Yorkers carry among the most student debt per borrower in the country at just under $31,000, according to a study by Lend EDU, which licensed the annual Peterson’s financial aid survey earlier this year. New York ranked 10 most in the nation, with borrowing ballooning 36 percent from 2007 to 2017.

The latest survey went to graduating high school seniors during April and May 2019. Not all of the approximately 110,000 students who completed the survey responded to every question. Additionally, states weren’t ranked on questions that received fewer than 50 responses.

Seventeen Magazine and The College Board ranked the findings nationally, but broke down the data by state at Patch’s request.

Here’s what high school seniors in New York said about continuing on to college:

• How many four-year colleges/universities did you apply to? 8.6 colleges or universities.
• Are you planning on taking out loans to help pay for college? 44 percent said yes.
• How would you rate your level of concern around going into debt after college? 49 percent were very concerned, 38 percent were somewhat concerned.
• What was the hardest part of the college process? Check all that apply. 57 percent said figuring out how to get financial aid or scholarships; 47 percent said deciding which college to attend; 46 percent said writing the application essay and personal statement; 43 percent said deciding which colleges to apply; 40 percent said keeping track of deadlines.
• Which part of dorm life are you most nervous about? 28 percent said getting along with roommates and another 28 percent said making friends.
• Are you planning on working a job while in college? 69 percent said yes.
• What was your most stressful part of high school? 85 percent said college planning and 79 percent said doing well in school. 59 percent said mental health concerns.
• How many scholarships did you apply for? 41 percent said zero scholarships while 31 percent said more than three.
• Why do you want to major in your field of choice? 69 percent said passion for the subject and 14 percent said job opportunities.
• Do you know the steps you need to take before your career begins? 48 percent said they’re pretty sure they understand the steps they need to take while 28 percent said they’re not too sure about the steps they need to take.
• How often did teachers in high school assign you grades higher than deserved? 43 percent said sometimes and 37 percent said rarely. 12 percent said frequently.

The final question was, “How much of an impact did the potential to save money in college have on your decision to take AP (advanced placement courses)?” Forty-three percent of New York students answered a strong impact and 27 percent answered a moderate impact.

In total, 80 percent of graduating seniors said the biggest challenge facing them is the cost of college tuition and student loan debt, according to Seventeen Magazine. On a national scale, the survey also found that a staggering 90 percent of respondents are “very or somewhat” concerned about going into debt after graduation.

Despite these high figures, one-third of respondents didn’t apply for scholarships. Seventeen said they cited both “lack of time and information as well as lack of need as the main reasons why they opted not to” seek scholarships.

The survey also found that on average, students applied to six colleges or universities. Overall, more than 50 percent of high school seniors who responded said they were nervous about the social aspect of college.

Patch reporter Gus Saltonstall contributed to this report.

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