First-Year Experience (MFYE): Bridging the gapThe MFYE model has had a positive impact on students' lives and career decisions. After seven-years of implementation, 888 students (out of 903 initially enrolled) completed the EngineeringSuccess Seminar. Interestingly, the success rate of ESS closely correlates with the WrightEngineering Program’s Fall-to-Fall retention rate of 93%. EES was first offered in Fall 2016semester. Since then, out of 903 enrolled students, 828 students completed the class with grade Cor higher.The MFYE innovations, the Cohort model, and leadership opportunities through chapters ofnational organizations develop essential soft skills needed to succeed in college and in theworkforce. Through these experiences, students
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