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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the Nova transfer option is a good choice if needed financially but is not ideal. My concern about what you miss out on is not the living-on-campus part but missing out on two years to build relationships with professors that then give you opportunities to work on research or other projects, and to get involved in campus organizations and advance to leadership roles.

One of my kids has been doing research junior-senior year and got that gig because she was in a class with the professor sophomore year. The other started working on data projects on campus in 2nd semester of freshman year into junior year, and started TA'ing for a math professor in 2nd semester of sophomore year. If they'd just started at their colleges in junior year, they would not have these opportunities. Maybe some could come senior year but they wouldn't have under their belts by they time they were applying for rising-senior summer internships.

With the current dismal hiring market for new grads, you need to build as much experience and connections as you possibly can during undergrad.[/quote]

Wait a second - are you saying this from experience? In my family, this has been the experience.

Sister went to CC in Dental Hygiene then got her BS in community health at George Mason and then her MS in public health at BU
Son went to NoVa and transferred to W&M and then on to medical school at VCU
Nephew went to CC, transferred to Wentworth Institute of Technology, got his engineering degree and then got a job at Lincoln Laboratories

All these family members saved tons of money on tuition and ended up in great jobs and/or higher education

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