For decades now, college-bound teens have worried about packing on the pounds during their first year at school. But new research suggests that the dreaded Freshman 15 is just a myth.

A recent study shows that higher education leads to less skepticism—contrary to the researchers' expectations. The results are published in the January-February issue of Skeptical Inquirer magazine. A full spectrum of paranormal concepts were covered.

The poll of 439 college students found that seniors and grad students were more likely than freshmen to allow for the possibility of that “haunted houses, psychics, telepathy, channeling and a host of other questionable ideas” may, on some level, have validity. The questions, however, only offered three possible answers: ”Believe,” “Not Sure,” and “Don't Believe.” And in fact the seniors and grad students checked “Believe” much less often than the freshman did. However, what irked the skeptic researchers was that the seniors and grad student checked “Don't Believe” even less frequently.