Research Blog #7: My Case

My case is how lonely the first-generation college world is. Evidence shows that social integration is completely beneficial for for college students. However, survival in college for first-generation college students relies heavily on the integrating experience. Therefore, it is vital for these students. Many of these students are not aware importance of integration, lack the skills to integrate, do not have time integrate, and do not share the experiences of the people they are expected to integrate with.

Research Blog #6: Visual

I selected this image because it shows how important it is to have people connected and socially integrated in life in general. However, the angle of the image shows that the connection is what keeps these people standing. Without being connected in some way, a person can fall. This is the point I want to illustrate. When first-generation students are not connected, socially integrated, or part of a networking system, they are more likely to fall, fail, and drop-out.

I want to emphasize the importance of social integration on both sides. Institutions should work to create networking systems like this one. It is also the responsibility of the students to be part and get involved in these networks.