Cherry S. Wanya, Bernie N. Wanna, & Dianne Mae L. Llanto
Abstract
Academic achievement is paramount in the context of an education system aimed at the child's
progressive scholastic development and human resource development at the macro level. This study determined
the relationship between the profile of freshmen college students and their academic achievement. Findings
reveal that male and female respondents are almost equal in number, and they are at the right age for their year
level in college. Almost all of them are single, Roman Catholics, and enrolled in the College of Agriculture. The
data supports the finding that some student respondents are members of an indigenous cultural community
recognized by the National Commission on Indigenous People. They enrolled in CSU for the purpose of future
employment. The respondents mostly belong to families with a below-average standard of living and reside in
their own houses. Based on the family size of the respondents, they could hardly afford to have big families
because their monthly family income is not that high. As to the language spoken at home, almost all the
respondents speak Iloco. Their fathers are farmers, while their mothers are housekeepers. The mean daily
allowance of the respondents indicates that it is barely enough to support their daily expenses. The respondents
have good academic achievement, but the performance of female respondents was better than males. However,
regardless of the respondents’ levels of economic status, their academic performances are equal. “It is found out
that civil status, course, religion, age, father’s occupation, mother’s occupation, school type, family income,
type of residence, daily allowance, and language spoken have no significant relationship with the respondents’
academic achievement.” However, variables pertaining to sex were revealed to be statistically significantly
related to academic achievement, which implies that females have better academic achievement than males.
Moreover, the number of siblings of the respondents and indigenousity are significantly correlated with their
academic achievement
Keywords
profile, freshmen, relationship, academic performance, socio-economic