College-bound American high school students usually have some combination ofparents，teachers，guidance counselors，or peers to support them in the toughprocess of applying to and beginning college.Unfortunately，s who want to go tocollege—particularly s who have been out of school for a long time—generallyhave no such support system.“s have a much harder time starting out in collegebecause，unlike regular students，they have obligations—raising children andworking full time—that often conflict with the demands of school，〞says DeepaRao，a World Education expert.“Also，s who have been out of school for a longtime may not be academically prepared for collegelevel work.Some have littleexposure to technologies like email and Internet research,which are an increasingpart of college communication and courses.They may be unaware of availableresources，such as financial aid,tutoring centers or mentoring programs，and may beunfamiliar with terms such as ‘bursar’and‘prerequisite.’And if you don’t knowwhere to begin or what to do once you do get there，it’s easy to get overwhelmedand simply give up.〞The challenges that working s face when going to college inspired Deepa todevelop a web page and website as part of World Education’s National CollegeTransition Network(NCTN)，an online forum for technical assistance，news,and helpfulresources for educators，policy makers，and others interested in learning.Thenew website is a counterpart(对应物)to the NCTN，set up to guide s who areconsidering college through the process of applying to and succeeding in school.The website is arranged like a college campus，with‘buildings’representing thesort of departments and classrooms housed on a college campus.Each buildingcontains‘classes’that describe the admissions process，where to look for grantsand scholarships，and lists resources，where an outofpractice student can reviewreading，writing，and math.There are also lists of advice and resources to helpstudents with their college life.Another helpful aspect of thisinteractive,multimedia site is its audio capacity：all texts can be read to thevisitor.This particular feature is especially helpful for people with visualproblems or learning disabilities.The cycle of learning runs from cradle to grave，and World Education works to breakdown barriers to education for people of all ages，all over the world.
The comparison between students and regular students shows that.