blog 14

Over the course of the semester my project has evolved into a solid side. In the beginning i believed that community colleges were the right path to take because of the way they were advertised and perceived to be places to go that would better your standings and guide you to the college experience. After much research i believe that the fact that community college acting as a stepping stone to four year institutions is false. There are many different aspects that validate my side of the argument. Some examples are, the fact that students are not prepared when they transfer from a community college to a 4 year institution, the fact that in the end it does not save you money because you wind up having to stay longer at the 4 year college because you fail classes and have to stay extra time in the university, also if the credits you take do not transfer you have to make up for them by taking more classes and you have already paid for some. The thing that influenced me most was the statistics of the success rate of students who succeed when having transferred from community college to four year institutions. I learned that in order to succeed in the research process you have to dedicate a lot of time into the topic and make sure that what you are doing interests you.