Aspiring Finance Major Seeking Guidance on T20 Schools as a Transfer from CC

Generally speaking the more information that you give us, the more accurate any advice is likely to be.

Your high school GPA and your budget would be useful to know. Whether you are a US citizen or permanent resident, versus an international student, and whether you are a resident of Washington State (or if not any other state) would also be useful to know.

Given that you are starting at community college in Washington State, I would be inclined to think of the University of Washington as a very good school to consider.

I do by the way know people who started at community college either because of budget limitations or because they had done badly in high school, who did very well at community college, and who transferred to very good universities and who continued to do very well. One ended up being a respected tenured professor at a university that they would not have been accepted to if they had applied straight out of high school. It is definitely possible to do very well after starting at community college. However, you will want to put in a strong effort starting the first day of college, and you will want to always pay attention in class and keep well ahead in your class work.

This is exactly the right attitude and I wish you good success.