Is going to WCC first a smart move for transferring to top SUNYs/private schools?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p><strong>Summary</strong>: Considering going to WCC to save money and transfer to a top SUNY (like Binghamton) or schools like Baruch/Fordham/NYU. I already have a lot of dual enrollment/AP credits, wondering how transferring credits, GPA (especially one C in stats), and transfer chances work.</p> <p>Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice about Westchester Community College and transferring.</p> <p>I live about 30 minutes from WCC, so commuting would be really easy and it seems like a good option financially. My main goal would be to go there for a short period (ideally 1 year, maybe even 1 semester if possible depending on credits) and then transfer to a strong school like Binghamton, Baruch, or potentially even Fordham/NYU if things work out.</p> <p>I’m planning on doing something in business, or maybe accounting or finance (or something related).</p> <p><strong>For context:</strong></p> <p>- I took a bunch of dual enrollment classes:</p> <p>- Spanish 101 &amp; 102, English 101 &amp; 102 through DCC (all A’s)</p> <p>- Precalc through SUNY Albany (A)</p> <p>- Entrepreneurship + Economics through Syracuse University (A)</p> <p>- I also took a statistics class through WCC but got a C (teacher wasn’t great), so I’m wondering how much that will hurt my GPA if I go there and if I’d be able to retake it.</p> <p>- AP scores: 3 (Bio), 4 (APUSH), 4 (AP Lang)</p> <p>- ECs: President of Spanish NHS, service officer of Social Studies NHS, multiple marketing internships + a law internship, community service, plus awards (honor roll and NYS Civic Seal Award) </p> <p>My GPA isn’t great overall (~3.3 weighted) because of a bad freshman year and some external stuff, but:</p> <p>- Sophomore year: 95+ average </p> <p>- Junior year: a bit mixed due to hard classes </p> <p>- Senior year: 98+ average (all AP/college classes), but it wasn’t included in my GPA i’m pretty sure</p> <p>So I feel like I’ve improved a lot academically.</p> <p><strong>My quest