Some (all?) of the NYS community colleges have honors programs… which are actually somewhat competitive to get into. They are advertised… very aggressively… as a way for strong students to get into schools such as Cornell… through articulation agreements with the schools. Our CC has articulation agreements with Cornell, the Culinary Institute of America, NYU, and a bunch of others. Some might not get into these schools right away, others may want to save some money.
Binghamton… however… is an outstanding school. As noted above, your parents need to be educated about this process. If you decide to go the CC route and transfer… it should be your decision.
I would decide what you plan to do with your biology degree. My D is a bio major with 2 minors- she was on the fence with med school. Tried shadowing during break and realized it was not for her. There were too many mundane things going on all day ( too much time… hours… that they all spent on insurance codes, kids coming in all day with a cold, etc) that she felt were not stimulating - I had to remind her… again… and again…that every job can be mundane …but that’s another topic. Every job can be boring with routine stuff that needs to get done. But she realized that doing insurance stuff… which the doctors were also involved with for extended periods of time… was not for her. She realized that the practices where she shadowed were not what she wanted to do… and that is one of the purposes of shadowing. She does have a Plan B with her bio degree… which she initiated a long time ago.
Your parents should understand that success depends on you. I know kids at Bing with internships, and kids at Cornell with none… zero. Nobody will knock on your door and hand you an opportunity. You have to take the initiative- a driven student will succeed at a strong school such as Bing. Your parents need to know this… and your GC may be able to help. I would also see if you can talk to any students at Bing… it may help if your parents see success stories.
Hang in there and good luck!