According to the survey based on responses from over 188,000 students, today's college beginners are " more consumeristic and less idealistic" than at any time in the 17 years of the poll.

基于对188，000多名学生答卷的调查表明，当今的大学新生比这项民意测验开始17年以来的任何时候的大学新生都" 更主张消费主义，同时也少了些理想主义" 。