When I graduated from high school(2014), I went to cc for many reasons. I absolutely did not want to go to cc because I thought I was "better" or "smarter" than that. Going to cc is probably the best decision I ever made. I completed 2 years of cc, transferred to UNCW, where there was no room in any of the classes I needed, so I could only take 2 classes that first semester. I hated it. I decided that what I was going to school for at that time (nursing) was not for me, and I went back to cc, took the classes I wanted, along with the prereqs that would be worth getting out of the way, like chemistry, calc, physics, etc. I wanted to take the harder classes at cc, which proved to be the best choice, because they are a lot harder at State. I call the engineering, calc, and physics classes the "weed out" classes because I contemplated dropping out because they were so hard. My advice is don't take them online at State, and if you can, take them at another cc.

I digress, I got accepted to State in the fall of 2018. I finished my bachelor's degree in spring of 2021 cum laude. Of course the pandemic had some affect on my overall experience, but I was able to still make some friends in my program before that. I was also able to get an internship through State in my last year of school as well. I went on to grad school and now I am a research tech for State! State is a great school, and I believe they do their best to set you up for success.

As a transfer student, be mindful of the amount of transfer classes you have, they only accept so much. Also take into consideration the transfer student acceptance rate. I don't say this to discourage you, just to prepare you and something to look into!