JC Transfer

Being a junior college transfer myself and playing a sport, I have the inside scoop on what the experience is like.  The transition itself is not really that difficult because jc students have done it going from high school to juco.  The biggest thing a transfer athlete has to deal with are the preconceived notions that junior college sports are so far behind Division  1.  In reality, with the exception of the top 20 D1 teams, the top junior college teams can compete right along side the rest of D1 schools.  My 2009 Diablo Valley College baseball team made it to the state championship had three players drafted and 6 pitchers that could throw 90 mph.  That team could have easily competed against Santa Clara and in my opinion could win.  Another key example is Evan Peters, SCU's staring second baseman last year.  Peters transfered from Delta College, my old rival, and came in to D1 baseball and made a strong impact right away.  He needed no time to transition to a faster or better game because the level of jc ball that we played in compared to division 1.
Yet there are other problems that people deal with and can be read in John Nash's blog.