RCC University Transfer Graduate Katelyn Carr finds early success in life If you were to look at Carr says the transition “It’s an interesting new experience,” Carr Katelyn Carr’s list of from RCC to NC State said. “I work at a start-up, and I just things to accomplish, it was seamless, which started, so no day is really a typical day.” might go something like is what administrators this: hope to hear from Her new job involves technical writing transfer majors as they for business and industry. She’s currently – Complete High make the leap to the working remotely, a trend that is School university level. sweeping across the nation post-COVID, – Earn an associate and a trend that has gained favorability degree “It was pretty easy,” with new college graduates. – Graduate from NC Carr said. “I do think State the classes were much “Right now, I just handle my tasks as – Find my dream job easier to transition into they come to me, but as I get more than they would have used to my role, I’ll be helping out with At just the age of 21, Katelyn has been had I not gone to Early College and writing customer-facing documentation, achieved all of the above. RCC.” manuals, guides, and things like that,” Carr added. Katelyn found her way to Robeson As Katelyn moved to Raleigh, she Community College through the discovered that life on campus was just With achieving so much success at an early college housed on its campus. as she expected. early age, Carr says she is very thankful During high school, she completed for the path she has taken. college credits, allowing her to get her “I did love it,” Carr stated. “Once I made diploma and earn an associate degree friends and joined the clogging team, it Attending RCC Early College can be a simultaneously. Once she graduated was really just nice to have people that great decision, Carr said. in May 2022, she set her sights on new you consistently see every day or every goals — transferring to North Carolina week.” “It really does prepare you for moving State University and earning a bachelor’s on to a 4-year university and saves you degree in English with a concentration Although Carr only got to experience money....Your time spent at RCC will in Rhetoric and Professional Writing. college life and experience on campus prepare you well for transferring.” for 2 years, she says it was a valuable “RCC prepared me for NC State by experience and is even thinking of providing me experience with the pacing moving back to the area once she gets and academic level of college courses, settled in with her new job, a position but in a smaller and less overwhelming she started 昀椀rst as an intern as part of her environment,” Carr said. “So, when I did studies and graduation requirements for go to NC State, my classes at least were a NC State. During the summer months, familiar experience when everything else she worked for the organization as a was so new.” contractor and accepted a full-time position this past September. 4