Depending on how competitive your major/field is you might be at a disadvantage with getting research opportunities and networking because you’ll have 2 years less when you transfer
This is very true and it means you'll have to be proactive about finding research opportunities during those two years. There are some programs, like NSF REUs, that are geared towards giving research internship experiences to students who lack those opportunities.
Several of my classmates and good friends from CC ended up in Ph. D programs for science, so going to CC is not a death sentence for those career aspirations.
This is very true and it means you'll have to be proactive about finding research opportunities during those two years. There are some programs, like NSF REUs, that are geared towards giving research internship experiences to students who lack those opportunities.
Several of my classmates and good friends from CC ended up in Ph. D programs for science, so going to CC is not a death sentence for those career aspirations.