Pratt Transfer chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Duke University
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Major - ECE (Freshman)
Current school -> Top 40 engineering school (very reputed private university)
Transfer Appplication -> Sophomore standing for ECE
GPA - 3.95 ( All As except for an A- in a CS course )
Projected GPA at the time of application - 3.9 or so
Course Rigor - First semester -> freshman courses, Second semester -> going to take sophomore courses too
Citizenship -> International Indian (which is why I didn’t have AP credits)
HS GPA : 98%
SAT 2 - 1600/1600 (Math L2, Phy)
SAT 1 - (760M, 650CR, 600W) (Doesn’t matter much for transfer does it?)

ECs -

College :
Creating new sports club (Founder, President)
Part of Executive Board of a very important club
Active Member of 11 other clubs (Most of which are engineering)
Involved in two projects
One of the scholars of a very famous international organization (don’t want to go into specifics to keep my identity a secret.
Bottomline: You can find my name listed on this international organization’s website)
High School:
Research abstract done for research that I did
Won many national science competitions with very good ranks within state
Participated and won a variety of Competitions (MUNs, etc etc)
Awarded honorary title
Founded organization
… there are more ECs

Other information:

-> Seeking FA
-> Have solid reason to transfer (course that is not currently available here but is there)
-> Write good essays

please tell me my chances as of now and how I can improve or keep up my chances.

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bump

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Did you complete high school in the US?

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OOPs sorry did not realize you were wanting to transfer-for some reason I just saw that you wanted Duke.

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No, I completed my high school in India. And yes I wish to transfer!

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hey, I think Duke doesn’t offer financial aid to international transfer students. take a look at this:
http://admissions.duke.edu/images/uploads/process/Duke_Transfer_FAQ.pdf

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They do. They have a merit scholarship. Please chance me

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Why wouldn’t they look at your SAT score? Your chances of winning a merit scholarship are very slim unless the awards you’re referring to are major international awards (Google Science Fair, Intel ISEF etc.)

Do you currently attend Manipal? Did you score 98% on your board exams?

If you PM me about the international organization I might be able to provide a more accurate assessment.

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I go to school in the US. My university is ranked top 30 in the world overall on an average. I don’t want to give out any more details than that.

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That changes things. I thought you were studying at an Indian university. I think you have a decent shot of transferring from an American one.

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Alright thanks! Any more opinions?

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Just to clarify - I did my schooling in India but attend college in the US

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From the linked FAQ:

“Unfortunately, there are no merit-based scholarships available to transfer applicants”

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Alright! Thanks! I guess I won’t be applying then haha