So I’m currently planning to work full-time and study part-time this fall semester (my first year) at a local community college. And I was wondering if this could in any way lower my chances of getting accepted to out-of-state colleges. Some of the colleges I want to transfer to are Illinois at UC, Cornell, Carnegie Mellon, UMD. I’m mainly concerned because many top schools want students who are leaders in their community and etc. I don’t think I would be able to participate in school activities as much since I would be working full-time.