There’s some interesting points here, thank you so much to everyone for the feedback! I’m most likely going to be going to RIT but it’s good to take in as many different perspectives as possible.
This is a good point. Granted, the transfer process seems like it’d be pretty messy, as RIT gets you directly involved with major-specific classes earlier on, leaving me with gen-ed classes I’d likely have to make up somehow before I declare my major and SE credits which likely wouldn’t transfer into CS if I do transfer. I haven’t looked into this process at all though, so I’ll keep an open mind with it.
I’m definitely wary of this. The “soft skills” focused curriculum did put me off at first, but I haven’t seen too many complaints about this, and job prospects/salaries seem relatively on-par with CS majors, often fluctuating year by year. RIT SE has been touted as one of the best in the country as well, but it may just be a baseless claim. I’ll look into this some more.
I’ll also see what it’s like potentially switching to CS (unless I have a change of heart before May 1st), but the process likely isn’t easy. CS is a capped program at RIT and my best chance would likely be to score high marks my first year and try to switch into it my second.