<p>I know I basically have no chance to my dream school. And I am planning to work hard in a regular college or a community college, THEN transfer in to my dream school. 1. Duke 2. Chapel Hill 3. NC States. Will you lend me your experiences? Should I go to CC or a Regular college? Do Duke accept cc classes point? Or I don't know. Please help!!</p>
<p>Well you came to a college help forum and typed ‘help’. Great start (in future, better descriptions get more answers.). Start by self help and read the transfer pages of colleges that you are interested in. Sometimes they will have transfer charts that show where the students come from. All will have valuable info to take notes on But it is extremely difficult to enter a top private 4 year from CC, rare as hen’s teeth.</p>
<p>What 4 year options do you have? I thought NC has a lot of great options. Are you a rising Sr? What are your stats?</p>
<p>Duke, not so much. <a href=“http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/08/27/admins-seek-increase-number-transfers”>http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/08/27/admins-seek-increase-number-transfers</a> Other public NC schools yes</p>
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Don’t get fixated on a “dream school.” You’re only a rising senior, and you haven’t yet explored all the options out there. Duke’s great, yeah, but there are many, many great colleges. What are your stats (test scores, grades, etc.), and how much financial assistance will you need? Be aware that getting adequate financial aid as a transfer student can be tricky. </p>
<p>I found Rhodes to be very similar to Duke in many ways (minus the D1 athletics) but less selective and with more attention to undergraduates. It may be worth a look. </p>
<p>In your home state, UNC Asheville is a terrific school and a great financial bargain. Don’t overlook the other UNC schools either. UNCC in particular is almost unrecognizable these days with brand new or newly renovated facilities virtually everywhere on campus, and the extension of the light rail will make it extremely easy for students to get downtown. With the addition of a football team, it’s trying to be more traditionally collegiate than the commuter school it used to be. App State would also be worth a close look and has a lot to offer. </p>
<p>I’m not a transfer student, but just from looking at stats, admissions for transfer students are VERY selective, and financial aid typically sucks for transfers. Unless Duke is the only school you can see yourself succeeding at and being happy at, I’d recommend you not do this. And if Duke is the only school you can see yourself succeeding at and being happy at, you probably haven’t looked at enough colleges.</p>