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Switching Colleges Is Common but Takes a Toll, Study Finds

A new survey has found that it is common for college students to switch schools or to take courses at more than one school, and that such peripatetic students are less engaged in the intellectual and social life of their campuses.

The annual report, the National Survey of Student Engagement, found that transfer students were less likely to work with professors on research projects, to participate in community service or to engage in other activities that enrich learning.