But I was wrong. There's more than studying going on in Community 44. The group has a list of goals for the semester and each student is in charge of one goal, which includes activities such as finding campus resources, getting involved in organizations and getting an 'A' or 'B' in Math 130. When asked for their favorite thing, Community 44 unanimously agreed. Patel admitted Community 44 was a bit more enthusiastic than average, but that from his experience with them and other groups, the program has been overwhelmingly successful.
Total adjustment is accelerated.
Rainer listed some of the benefits of the program as including advanced study and test taking skills, accelerated socialization and greater comfort in working with faculty. The program is increasing in popularity, shooting from 300 participants last year to 850 this year, with plans for further increases. Stewart had been in charge of a section of Cohn scholars in comparative literature who spent two semesters together in the same classes. He noticed the group's special chemistry and wondered how it could be reproduced. Finding it a rather simple matter to co-enroll a group of students in two courses for two semesters, he put an honors student in charge of a weekly study for the students, creating the current package.