<p>I know Duke doesn't accept too many students for transfer, but I can't to seem to find a group for it other than the 2011 group.</p>
<p>I applied to Duke and got waitlisted. I am so anxious right now because I only got two waitlisted and no accpetance. Should’ve apply to a safety in the first place. Anyway, how is your decision? Are you one of the 40 lucky guys?</p>
<p>I’ve been accepted and am 90% going to enroll there. Anyone else joining me?</p>
<p>I was also admitted. Still waiting to hear back from northwestern and nyu and not 100% sure if i will even leave my current school, but if i do it will be for Duke</p>
<p>Accepted! I am an international transfer, Duke has always been my top choice. Was also accepted to Northeastern and Boston College but Duke was my #1. Anyone else committed?</p>
<p>Would you guys mind posting your stats for future transfer hopefuls?</p>
<p>I accepted.</p>
<p>Stats:
State flagship school, regionally known
ACT: 33
GPA: 3.87 (top 3.5% of my class)
Majors: Chemistry and Economics
AP courses: Physics B, CompSci A, World History (I only had two years of high school before going into college though, so that’s why I’ve only taken 3)</p>
<p>Oh I forgot, I got a 5 on all three AP tests</p>
<p>Stats
Top international college
2400 SAT
4.0
Top 2 % of class
Published 3 books, Cured cancer at age 12, daughter of Muhammad Yunus</p>
<p>Jkjk here are my actual stats:</p>
<p>International student
3.5 from high school, went to a tiny college in Europe (probably the smallest college in the world…around 60ppl)
4.0 in College, top 10 %
Major: International Comparative Studies</p>
<p>Muhammad Yunus is not my father but I have met him haha.
SATs were actually really bad… Got above average in reading and writing but the math portion… horrible…There is hope for us as well!</p>
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<p>When you say “low”, how low do you actually mean? I’ve received relatively low scores on my SAT during high school. Should I retake them for Duke or does it not matter at all? If you have any other advice, please let me know. Thanks!</p>
<p>Can you give me any tips to get in? Saying, “I really want to go there” is an understatement for me. I haven’t even entered my freshman year, and needless to say I’ve screwed up high school really badly and there’s no point in regretting so now I’d like to make the best of my situation and take advantage of a clean slate to do this. Thanks, any feedback will be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Sorry about the slow reply, just saw this! I would love to help in any way I can as I was in your position last year. It is crazy how much I’ve wanted to go to Duke! I think that if you believe you can do better on the SATs this time around, I would definitely recommend you to retake it. My other scores were strong, my math score was well below average (in the 400’s…) The reason it was so low is because in my country and school system, math is different and the math-vocab is different. Also I had not had math for two years. If you believe you’ve done your best with the SAT, put all your focus on your other strengths. But please note, scores in the 400’s are not acceptable for Duke, so don’t think that this is the type of scores they’ll admit. It probably helped me that I am an international student and a transfer student as the SAT scores are not weighed as much in this case. Though it may be tempting, do not try to excuse your scores in any way in your application. Admissions officers are not interested in excuses they are interested in strong, well-rounded, unique and confident students. It helps if you’ve done something out of the ordinary, especially in your college career. They want to see that you are taking advantage of all the opportunities in front of you and making something meaningful out of it. Don’t make excuses for how things went wrong in high school (hs is a tough time for all of us), focus on improving your grades and getting as involved as you can in college. Your high school history will come second to that, cause they want to see what you can do NOW and how YOU can contribute. Honestly, strong recommendation letters are probably more important than the things you write about yourself, so be sure to really get to know at least two of your professors and show them that you are eager to learn and that you’re a great student to have in class (curiosity is key!)
You probably already know that it will require a lot of work but if you want this as much as I did it will definitely be worth it!</p>
<p>Is the College Official’s Report that Duke requires the same thing as a Registrar Report?</p>