<p>I had a 2.0 in high school for some certain reasons, which I have a good explanation for. At community college I have approximately a 3.7 in 70 semester hours where I have taken Calc I and II, Physics w/lab, Chemistry w/lab, Elementary German I and II, Intermediate German I and II, and nearly all of the general education requirements I attend the University of Miami where I pulled a 3.3 with 15 semester hours for the one semester I was there. However, I had to leave due to something personal and the dean as well as the president said they are going to be writing me outstanding letters of recommendations to whatever school I wish to attend. I also have superior extracurricular activities, leadership positions held, president of clubs, and other significant letters of recommendations from professors and such. Do you think they will be willing to overlook my poor high school performance, and do you think I have a good shot for admission assuming I have good essays, etc? I have never had less than a B in college.</p>
<p>I'm not going to lie--your chances are probably not too good. Transferring to Duke is harder than getting in in the first place, with a very limited number of spots available each year. Successful transfers usually have 3.6-3.8 from top schools like Chicago, Yale, Dartmouth, or Cornell (I know people who have transferred from all of those schools) or 3.8-4.0 from lower ranked schools (e.g., UMiami). I'm pretty sure high school record is taken into consideration, and that wouldn't do you very well. Also, they definitely look at SAT scores. Basically, although it is great that you have turned things around and you should definitely be proud, you should also be realistic in assessing what schools to look at to transfer to.</p>
<p>thanks for the reply. i assumed the same thing as you, but wanted to get some more input.</p>