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Updates  First year or freshman, is a term often used to
describe a student's status during their first year at an
educational institution. It can also be used as a noun, to
describe the students themselves (e.g. They are first years).
New Zealand  The term first year is used within New Zealand
universities, primarily to describe students in their first year
of tertiary education direct from secondary school.  United
States  Freshmen is commonly in use as a US English idiomatic
term to describe a beginner or novice, a first effort, instance,
or a student in the first year of study (generally referring to
high school or university study).  New members of Congress in
their first term are referred to as freshman senators or
freshmen congressmen to suggest their lack of experience at
their new position, no matter how experienced they were in
previous business or government positions.  In a four