Can I make it in as a transfer student?

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<p>I'm going to be a freshman at Duke.</p>

<p>-30 on the ACT, will retake
-770, 690 on SAT Subjects, might retake
-Ranked 6/550
-4.2 HS GPA
-Passed several AP exams with 4s and 5s</p>

<p>-Extensive volunteering during HS
-Did a business summer program
-NHS and a couple of other clubs
-varsity tennis (not recruited though)</p>

<p>-minority, low income
-major: undecided </p>

<p>I'm taking a pretty tough schedule this fall. I also plan on becoming involved in the Duke community. Any thoughts or opinions?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Why Harvard? considering Duke is a very, very good school.</p>

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<p>minority status should help you out. Just apply...you never know until you get a decision. Get excellent recs an spen a lot of time on your essays...What do you think you'll be majoring in?</p>

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<p>WindCloudUltra: The main reasons are the location and the house system. </p>

<p>racnna: I'm still undecided, but I might go for econ/polisci/stats. I eventually want to go to business school.</p>

<p>Thanks for replying :)</p>

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<p>did you get waitlisted or outright rejected your first time; that is usually a good indicator of if you have a chance or not.</p>

<p>don't kid yourself with that location or house system bologna. you want to say that you go to harvard.</p>

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<p>Your chances will depend on what you accomplish at Duke.</p>

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<p>1MX: I was rejected during the regular decision round. And I'll admit, the Harvard name is part of the reason why I want to transfer, but it is not the sole reason.</p>

<p>Northstarmom: Yeah, that's why I plan on working really hard. I really think I can pull this off.</p>

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<p>1MX...my thoughts exactly.</p>

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<p>Lazy- you got rejected regular decision? Do really really well this fall. A 4.0 or close to it and get to know at least 2 professors really well.</p>

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<p>Thanks racnna.</p>

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<p>I would forget the ACT. You clearly do better on the SAT, so why waste the effort? Get a strong GPA (3.8+) at Duke and you're very competitive.</p>

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<p>How many people transfer into Harvard each year? (approximately; I realize that this matters on how many people don't return the next year for whatever reason).</p>

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<p>It's been around 75 for 2-3 until this last round, which dropped down to 40 or so. It's likely to remain at 40 per year for a time being. Of course, the number of transfers differ each year. Apparently there have been years with over 100 and years with close to zero.</p>

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<p>How important are extracurricular activities for transfer admissions? Is it safe to say that the most important factors are GPA and the reason for transferring?</p>