<p>I'm currently at an ivy-league school in the northeast and I'm also on a sports team here. I'm class of 2012, so this year I'll be a sophomore. I'm really considering trying to transfer to Duke for my junior year. I spent this past year as a freshman trying to get into the "groove" of my current school, but by the time I figured out that I actually really hate it here, it was too late for me to transfer for the fall, and Duke doesn't accept spring transfers. I did not enjoy the cold weather and the overall unfriendliness of the student body. I found that members on the sports team I'm on were also overly competitive, in addition to other students in my classes. I'm a fairly conservative, Christian, Southern girl and I feel like Duke would be a much better match than my current school. </p>
<p>My questions are - how difficult is it for a transfer student (a junior) to assimiliate into Duke life? Could I be a member of a sorority? I'm scared if I transfer, then I will be even more lonely than I am now. </p>
<p>Also - how important will my GPA at my current school be in transfer admission? I have about a 3.2 and did get a C in calculus, so my grades from my current school aren't stellar, but my high school record is much better. </p>
<p>Thanks for your input on this important decision!</p>