Hi,
I’m a current incoming sophomore at Cal interested in transferring to Yale or Duke. I’m interested in canine cognition/research, and there is none of that happening here. I know Yale and Duke don’t accept very many transfers, but I know what I want to do. My Berkeley GPA is 3.72 and current major is really unrelated. Any thoughts?
Duke is not very receptive to transfers but Berkeley is widely recognized as being a very good school. I’d like to believe that your odds of acceptance are higher than average. This is not to say that it will be easy but you do have a realistic shot. Good luck!
Yes the transfer acceptance rate is very low (most recent admit rate is ~3%). I read somewhere that a few spots may be reserved for athletes looking to continue their program at Duke. So on top of a high GPA and test scores, you must be truly exceptional and must have a good reason for wanting to attend Duke to earn one of the remaining seats in the transfer class.