Transferring to a California university from community college has been harder than I expected. Analí Salazar, a transfer student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, described her experience: "Going from a school where we had an environment where it was all people of color, all coming from similar backgrounds, to coming to a campus where everyone's white, it's definitely a transition to say the least."
She also noticed the social difference: "seeing a huge group of frat boys walking towards me. I am a small person. I am a five-foot little brown girl. So seeing a huge group of, like, 6'3" white frat men — not a great feeling."
The academics are fine. The social part? That's the real challenge.
She also noticed the social difference: "seeing a huge group of frat boys walking towards me. I am a small person. I am a five-foot little brown girl. So seeing a huge group of, like, 6'3" white frat men — not a great feeling."
The academics are fine. The social part? That's the real challenge.