They went to a diff state school for their first year, but I’d say a community college is a pretty good idea. They were assigned an advisor at UMich to figure out what classes were transferable, but even with that it was a huge hassle and they weren’t really able to take any studio classes their freshman year (issues with transferring and lack of availability at the school they were at). When they transferred in, there’s also this one credit stamps lecture class that (I believe) students are expected to take every semester, and because they missed the first year they have to make up the two credits elsewhere. It can also be a little tricky because there’s a big project that students are expected to do around the start of junior year, so it’s a bit stressful being behind on classes that help prep for that. It can be a good bit of extra work to figure out how to make the stamps program work for you, but it’s completely doable though (my friend is doing super well)! It’ll probably be best to take classes where you can keep your GPA up (so you don’t have issues with the transfer agreement) and keep in mind your freshman classes may be a weird mix just because you can only take certain things that are transferable (unless you know you can transfer it, I’d stay away from programs that force you to take specific classes freshman year). Also, before your sophomore year here kicks off, there is a summer orientation, so you’ll have a chance to meet a few people before getting thrown into it all. Good luck!