Maryland Smith Finance vs. UVA CAS Economics (Freshman Transfer)

If I have the choice between jumping into a finance major at a noticeable nontarget vs. attending Wise College (a shitty satellite campus located in yeehaw appalachia as a way to artificially keep acceptance rates down with 0 prestige) for a year and then going to UVA's CAS economics major as a sophomore (i.e guaranteed transfer), which one should I do? Ik everyone's gonna beg me to apply McIntire, but IF I don't get into McIntire (which is hard as shit and only takes 1/5 of transfer students), I WILL HAVE TO STAY AT WISE COLLEGE FOR THE REST OF MY UNDERGRADUATE YEARS AND LOSE MY GUARANTEED ECONOMICS SPOT.

Any advice? Is CAS a huge disadvantage compared to the plethora of McIntire students competing for the limited amount of IB slots, and will I lose out on the network? Will firms look down on me, or could I explain my situation? Or is McIntire worth the tremendous risk? Thanks a lot!