College student attrition rates remain a major concern and many students leave due to unsatisfactory academic performance. Colleges have responded by offering first-year seminars focused on study skills. There is limited research on the effectiveness of these programmes. More research is needed to assess actual student behaviours after completing one of these programmes. The purpose of this study was to gauge college students' study habits after they had completed a study skills-focused first-year seminar. Based on recent research, it was predicted that college students would report more frequent use of ineffective study strategies in favour of effective study strategies, despite receiving formal training on study skills. A survey on their study habits was completed by 101 college students. Results confirmed the prediction and suggest that study skills-focused first-year seminars have little impact on students' actual study habits. Specific suggestions to improve study habits among students are discussed.