<p>I will be attending UMASS Amherst this fall and participating in the honors program (Commonwealth College). However, I am already planning on transferring. After extensive research and reading, I have fell in love with Duke University. There is nothing i want more than to be able attend Duke. I have a strong high school record and am planning on continuing with that success in the fall. I had a 3.95 GPA in high school with a 1390 SAT score. I have a tentative schedule set up for the first semester, which includes 7 courses (the maximum courseload) in the honors college. I am taking the most rigorous courseload possible with a maximum courseload and honors courses. I am also already looking into some extracirriculars for the fall (several clubs). I would just really like to know what else i can do in order to better my chances for admission to Duke as a transfer. I know there will be essays involved in the application also. Other than attaining a 4.0 GPA, I want to put my heart and soul into this next year in order to gain admission to Duke for fall 2006. If anyone has any info or recommendations on how to most effectively go about achieving my goal i would greatly appreciate it.</p>
<p>i could be wrong here, but if you keep a high GPA in college...like you did in high school...and keep the ec's...you could probably get in almost anywhere...you probably could have gotten into Duke out of high school...best advice...keep doing what youre doing and you will probably be in.</p>