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通常枯跑，轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)的學(xué)生都會(huì)面對(duì)被當(dāng)做選擇了一條輕松出路這樣的尷尬情況。通過(guò)參加社區(qū)大學(xué)并轉(zhuǎn)到四年制大學(xué)白热，學(xué)生們繞過(guò)了可怕的SAT敛助、ACT和AP考試。并且屋确，社區(qū)大學(xué)的學(xué)生可以無(wú)視高中的平均績(jī)點(diǎn)纳击，開(kāi)始新的學(xué)習(xí)。這對(duì)于那些在高中表現(xiàn)不太好的學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)是非常有吸引力的攻臀。這是一個(gè)重建GPA的機(jī)會(huì)焕数。此外，申請(qǐng)社區(qū)大學(xué)也沒(méi)什么障礙刨啸，通過(guò)有一個(gè)不要求個(gè)人陳述的簡(jiǎn)單程序即可輕松申請(qǐng)堡赔。基于這些原因设联，一些直接進(jìn)入四年制大學(xué)的學(xué)生認(rèn)為善已，轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)的學(xué)生并不是優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生。

然而离例，這些假設(shè)是經(jīng)不起推敲的换团，對(duì)轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)的學(xué)生也是不公平的。為什么有人選擇在社區(qū)大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)而不是直接去讀四年制大學(xué)粘招，這有很多原因啥寇。這就是為什么我想介紹我3年前的一個(gè)實(shí)習(xí)生，特蕾莎洒扎，她幫助我為我的一個(gè)前客戶建立了一個(gè)“社區(qū)大學(xué)轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)”的平臺(tái)辑甜，目標(biāo)是幫助那些從一流大學(xué)畢業(yè)，希望通過(guò)社區(qū)大學(xué)轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)申請(qǐng)的中國(guó)學(xué)生袍冷。

她的故事是這樣的：

作為一名高中高年級(jí)學(xué)生(美國(guó)的12年級(jí))磷醋，特蕾莎被各種中等層次的大學(xué)錄取，但特蕾莎選擇參加一所社區(qū)大學(xué)胡诗，因?yàn)樗嘈胚@樣可以降低成本邓线，讓她有機(jī)會(huì)上一流大學(xué)淌友。在分析了她的個(gè)人情況之后，特蕾莎意識(shí)到骇陈，如果她從一所社區(qū)大學(xué)轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)來(lái)震庭，她將能夠以零學(xué)生債務(wù)的情況獲得學(xué)位畢業(yè)，更不用說(shuō)從名牌大學(xué)畢業(yè)了你雌。對(duì)于一些美國(guó)學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)器联，他們可能選擇一所社區(qū)大學(xué)可能僅僅是因?yàn)樗x家更近。又例如婿崭，她有一個(gè)朋友拨拓，沒(méi)有選擇四年制的大學(xué)因?yàn)樗谝粋€(gè)科技初創(chuàng)公司工作，只能晚上去上課氓栈≡祝總的來(lái)說(shuō)，社區(qū)大學(xué)是一個(gè)更具吸引力的選擇授瘦，原因有很多醋界，就像我剛剛舉例的那些。此外奥务，在大學(xué)的頭兩年里物独，學(xué)生們都在參加必要的課程;直到后兩年，學(xué)生們才開(kāi)始更多地關(guān)注他們的專業(yè)氯葬。因此挡篓，對(duì)于那些不確定自己想要學(xué)習(xí)什么的學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)，社區(qū)大學(xué)是一種不錯(cuò)的選擇帚称。最重要的是官研，它為學(xué)生提供了選擇適合自己專業(yè)的機(jī)會(huì)。所以總的來(lái)說(shuō)闯睹，出于很多原因戏羽，社區(qū)學(xué)院是一個(gè)有吸引力的選擇。

雖然她在一所社區(qū)大學(xué)上的兩年學(xué)是卓有成效的,能夠參加學(xué)生會(huì),能夠在非營(yíng)利組織的實(shí)習(xí),可以做兼職工作,甚至出國(guó)留學(xué),這些都不是在轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)之后能做到的,特蕾莎就是一個(gè)很好的例子楼吃，社區(qū)大學(xué)和四年制大學(xué)差異是很明顯的始花。兩年后，特蕾莎轉(zhuǎn)到了加州大學(xué)伯克利分校(我的母校;特蕾莎現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)畢業(yè)了孩锡，現(xiàn)在是校友酷宵，就像我一樣)。在伯克利躬窜，特蕾莎與著名的教授們進(jìn)行了交流浇垦，這些教授發(fā)明了拯救生命的技術(shù)，在克林頓政府的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下荣挨，他們?cè)诎讓m工作男韧，并獲得了諾貝爾和平獎(jiǎng)朴摊。與社區(qū)大學(xué)不同，四年制大學(xué)有財(cái)力資助國(guó)際研究此虑，讓圖書館每天24小時(shí)開(kāi)放甚纲，并與其他主要學(xué)術(shù)機(jī)構(gòu)有著密切合作。四年制大學(xué)所提供的資源是一所社區(qū)大學(xué)所無(wú)法比擬的朦前。四年制大學(xué)提供更多的實(shí)習(xí)機(jī)會(huì)贩疙，有聲望的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，以及學(xué)生們幫助教授進(jìn)行下一個(gè)研究項(xiàng)目的機(jī)會(huì)况既，沒(méi)錯(cuò)，這也正是讓社區(qū)大學(xué)學(xué)生為之奮斗的原因组民！

盡管如此棒仍，如果不是因?yàn)樯鐓^(qū)大學(xué)的教育系統(tǒng)，特蕾莎很確定她不會(huì)有“跳板”讓她進(jìn)入世界上最好的公立大學(xué)伯克利分校臭胜，因?yàn)楸M管四年制大學(xué)可以讓她產(chǎn)生巨大的改變莫其，但社區(qū)大學(xué)確實(shí)改變了她的生活。

你會(huì)問(wèn)中國(guó)學(xué)生怎么樣?事實(shí)上社區(qū)大學(xué)更有意義,因?yàn)楫?dāng)他們?nèi)匀皇潜粴w類為一個(gè)國(guó)際學(xué)生,他們已經(jīng)有兩年在社區(qū)大學(xué)環(huán)境中學(xué)習(xí)的基礎(chǔ),這意味著為這些學(xué)生在所制定的招生條件中耸三，不需要把中國(guó)的成績(jī)轉(zhuǎn)化成美國(guó)成績(jī)乱陡，因此學(xué)生可以自動(dòng)提高指數(shù)從而得到頂尖大學(xué)錄取機(jī)會(huì)。這對(duì)于那些在高中時(shí)期可能表現(xiàn)不太好的學(xué)生來(lái)說(shuō)很有利仪壮，他們?nèi)匀粨碛羞M(jìn)入美國(guó)頂尖大學(xué)的必要潛力——把這看作是一個(gè)美妙的“第二次機(jī)會(huì)”憨颠。

最終，沒(méi)有人會(huì)關(guān)心你第一年上的是什么學(xué)校积锅，但是每個(gè)人都關(guān)心你從哪個(gè)學(xué)校畢業(yè)爽彤。就像我和我的客戶一樣，在推動(dòng)社區(qū)大學(xué)轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)系統(tǒng)的過(guò)程中缚陷，在2017年也就是現(xiàn)在适篙，很多公司都在支持這種簡(jiǎn)單的進(jìn)入美國(guó)頂尖大學(xué)的方法。

——————以下來(lái)自Andy老師英文原稿——————

Often, transfer students are faced with the stigma of choosing the easy way out. By attending community colleges and transferring to four year institutions, students bypass the infamous SAT, ACT, and AP exams. Furthermore, community college students can forgo their high school GPA and start fresh and new. This is extremely appealing for students who did not do well in high school. It is an opportunity to rebuild their GPA. Additionally, there are no hurdles when it comes to applying for community colleges. There is a simple application that does not ask for personal statements. For these reasons, some students who directly go into a four year university assume that transfer students are not high achieving students.

However, these assumptions are inaccurate and unfair towards transfer students. There are many reasons why someone would choose to study at a community college instead of going directly to a four year institution. This is why I’d like to describe an intern I had 3 years ago, Teresa, who helped me build a “community college transfer” platform for one of my ex-clients, targeting Chinese students that were looking to graduate from a top university via a community college.

This is her story:

As a high school senior (12th grade), Teresa was accepted into various mid-tier universities, but Teresa chose to attend a community college because she believed it would be able to reduce costs and give her a higher chance of attending a top university. After analyzing her costs, Teresa realized that if Teresa transferred from a community college, Teresa would be able to graduate with a bachelor degree with zero student debt, not to mention coming out from a prestigious university brand. For a number of American students, they may choose a community college because it was closer to home. For example, she had a friend who didn’t go to a four year institution because he was working full time at a tech start-up and wanted to only take classes in the evenings. Overall, there are many reasons why community college is a more attractive option. Furthermore, during the first two years of college, students are enrolling in prerequisite classes; it is not until the last two years that students focus more on their majors. Therefore, a community college is an option for students who are not sure what they want to study. The best part about this is that it provides students with the opportunity to explore possible majors. Overall, there are many reasons why community college is an attractive option.

Although her two years at a community college was fruitful, and Teresa was able to take part in student government, intern for a non-profit organization, work part time, and even study abroad, it was not after transferring did Teresa realize the differences in resources between a community college and a four year institution. After two years, Teresa transferred to the University of California, Berkeley (my alma-mater; she has graduated by now and is now an alumni, just like myself). At Berkeley, Teresa was interacting with incredible professors who have invented life saving technologies worked in the White House under President Clinton’s administration, and won Nobel Peace prizes. Unlike a community college, four year universities have financial resources to fund international research, keep libraries open 24 hours a day, and have affiliations with other leading academic institutions. The resources available at a four year universities is incomparable to a community college. Four year institutions offer more internship opportunities, prestigious fellowships, and opportunities for students to assist professors on their next research projects, but that’s what makes it so appealing for community college students to strive for!

Nonetheless, if it weren’t for the community college system, Teresa was very certain that she would not have the springboard to catapult her into the best public university in the world, Berkeley, because it truly changed her life in spite of the vast differences a four-year institution can offer.

What about Chinese students you ask? The same applies here, and in fact community colleges make even more sense because while they would still be classified as an international student, they would already have had two years of fundamentals in a community college environment, which meant admissions criteria for those students would not be as arbitrary since there would be no need to convert Chinese grades into American guidelines, automatically raising chances exponentially to become admitted into a top university. This is great for students that may not have performed as well during high school, but still possess the necessary potential to enter a top American university - think of this as a wonderful second chance.

At the end of the day, nobody cares which school you attended in your first year, but everyone cares about what school you graduated from. It’s unsurprising that as much as my client and I were pioneers in pushing the community college transfer system back in the day, as of 2017 there are numerous companies endorsing this easy method of entering top American universities.

Andy的簡(jiǎn)介：

- Multicultural and multilingual: Grew up and lived in a number of countries, American-born Chinese -（Third Culture Kid）多文化和多語(yǔ)言:在多個(gè)國(guó)家成長(zhǎng)和居左镆嚷节；美籍華人-典型第三文化人士(TCK)

- Leader in empowering corporate training and recruitment professionals with assessment methodologies and project-based learning andragogy為企業(yè)培訓(xùn)和招聘人士提供領(lǐng)先評(píng)估體系和游戲化的項(xiàng)目式學(xué)習(xí)的職場(chǎng)教學(xué)法的領(lǐng)袖

- Decade of experience in education and training, and expert in China十年以上的學(xué)生教育和企業(yè)培訓(xùn)的經(jīng)驗(yàn):并被很多本土和國(guó)外人士稱為“中國(guó)通”

- Regular community event organizer with expertise in workplace gamification for employees定期社區(qū)活動(dòng)的組織者:游戲化員工體系的主題

- UC Berkeley Alumni Club Ex-Leader and Recruitment Ambassador畢業(yè)于世界名校加州伯克利大學(xué)并擔(dān)任校友俱樂(lè)部前任負(fù)責(zé)人和前任招生大使

- Third-party Interviewer for College Admissions美國(guó)第三方面試官(很多大學(xué)現(xiàn)在需要學(xué)生在提交申請(qǐng)書與第三方機(jī)構(gòu)進(jìn)行面試)

- Helped build a number of college admissions counseling departments負(fù)責(zé)搭建多個(gè)海外升學(xué)指導(dǎo)中心

- Unlike most “education experts”, personally attended more than a dozen schools growing up and personally went through the AP, IB, British, Singaporean and Hong Kong education systems相比其他所謂的“教育專家”，從小上過(guò)十幾所學(xué)校虎锚，親自體驗(yàn)過(guò)AP硫痰、IB、英國(guó)翁都、新加坡和香港的教育制度

- Recently, created China’s first bilingual entrepreneurial and innovation educational events organization: Center for Youth Business Facilitation

在這一兩年間碍论，建立了中國(guó)第一個(gè)雙語(yǔ)創(chuàng)新創(chuàng)業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)的活動(dòng)平臺(tái): CYBF創(chuàng)習(xí)國(guó)際交流中心