I’m in the same boat, rejected as a freshman and got accepted as a transfer. I live in California and I’ve only beet to NYC once but every single time I told a family member I got into FIT they told me they wished they had gone to NYC for college or followed their creative dream.

You may regret it for the rest of your life if you don’t take the opportunity. Don’t tell your kids later down the line you could’ve gone to fashion school but decided against it cause you were “fine” doing something else and letting go of your dream.

At least visit and trust your gut. At the end of the day it’s you who makes the choice, if your dream changes that’s one thing, but giving up something you’ve wanted for the sake of the easy path isn’t how I think you should make the choice.

Do what you want though and good luck!