Former ELAC student Ashley Rolon says, “I thought I was going to transfer to UC Berkley in two years

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By Mariah Palmer ,  Contributing Writer Many high school students believe it is an easy process to enroll into a community college and transfer within two years. This goal, that many students set, is slowly changing.
cheap hotels in miami florida This two-year plan allows students to know exactly what classes they must take summer, fall, winter and spring for the next two years in order to transfer out to a CSU or UC's. It might seem like an easy process, cheap hotels in miami florida but it is not.
Many community colleges such as Rio Hondo and Cypress colleges do not offer winter or summer sessions. Not only does this affect all transferring students but it also overcrowds classes during fall and spring.
Former ELAC student Ashley Rolon says, "I thought I was going to transfer to UC Berkley in two years but I actually had to do one full year at Pasadena City College as well as two full years at ELAC before I could even apply to any college."
Harvard University in 2011 had 6.3% overall freshman rate and out of that percentage, only 1.0% was the transfer rate. Another way to look at it, out of 1486 transfers that applied to Harvard only 15 were accepted.
cheap hotels in miami florida ELAC student cheap hotels in miami florida Jane Song says, "Trying to add a class is so stressful, most of the time you have to put your name in a hat and hope that your name gets called. And if it doesn't, your on to the next class to try and add."