Are Community College Transfer Students “a Good Bet” for 4-Year Admissions? Comparing Academic and Labor-Market Outcomes Between Transfer and Native 4-Year College Students

Factors Affecting Direct and Transfer Entrants’ Active Coping and Satisfaction with the University

“…Students from different pathways to university studies might experience different adjustment issues, which might affect their psychological wellbeing. However, most studies have investigated students' university experiences solely from the perspectives of individual groups (i.e., direct entrants (DEs) [3] or transfer entrants (TEs) [4,5]), but not many have compared the two. Studies involving both groups of students have focused mostly on their academic performances [4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12].…”

“…However, most studies have investigated students' university experiences solely from the perspectives of individual groups (i.e., direct entrants (DEs) [3] or transfer entrants (TEs) [4,5]), but not many have compared the two. Studies involving both groups of students have focused mostly on their academic performances [4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Although the findings have been inconsistent, TEs have been shown to have similar, or even higher, grade point averages (GPAs) than DEs at graduation [4,13].…”

“…Studies involving both groups of students have focused mostly on their academic performances [4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Although the findings have been inconsistent, TEs have been shown to have similar, or even higher, grade point averages (GPAs) than DEs at graduation [4,13]. This could, however, be a result of the students' GPAs not accounting for the grades of subjects of which the credits have been transferred [4].…”

“…Although the findings have been inconsistent, TEs have been shown to have similar, or even higher, grade point averages (GPAs) than DEs at graduation [4,13]. This could, however, be a result of the students' GPAs not accounting for the grades of subjects of which the credits have been transferred [4]. Nonetheless, adjustment to the new environment (i.e., university) can affect students' academic and social involvement differently.…”

“…For instance, some studies have found the "transfer shock" phenomenon [4,14] in TEs. Besides, the term "campus culture shock" has been used to describe TEs' struggles with the new and unfamiliar university campus culture [13,15].…”