Hey everyone! Thanks for all these comments, they’re really helpful and I’ve gotten a lot of perspective over the past few weeks. I want to clarify- yes, I am a junior by credits but have only completed one year of university and it’s a real possibility that I’ll spend 3 more years, not 2, in college before matriculating. I just got accepted to the University of South Carolina as a transfer student for Fall 2020 and I’m currently waiting to hear back from ECU, so my options look way different now.
I still don’t know where I’ll be going, but USC is a really attractive option for me- it’s a large public university and has a medical school attached, and it is closer to home than ECU. ECU is ~4 hours away and doesn’t really have the reputation that USC does, but tuition is a major factor for me as a low income student so it looks like it will probably come down to the financial aid. UNCC is not out of the running yet but as a smaller university and a commuter school, it’s not my most attractive option now and the only real “pull” it has is that most of my good friends go there/off campus housing is great/I know and like the area already. But academically I think it’s the weaker of the three schools. Does anyone have any advice pertaining to those 3 schools in particular?