I am a uprising high school senior

<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>Duke? See <a href=“Chances of transfer to either Cornell or Duke? - Transfer Students - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/transfer-students/571494-chances-of-transfer-to-either-cornell-or-duke.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>CC route is not a bad route to go; however, keep in mind, for the money you are saving, you sacrifice time. Depending on your major, you may spend 3 or 4 years at a CC. </p>

<p>The route you choose should depend on the schools themselves. I’ve read that Cornell looks down on CC applicants because they don’t consider the curriculum rigorous, whereas Amherst prefers CC applicants over people transferring from a 4-year school.</p>

<p>Look into how transfer friendly those schools are and what the general trend has been for accepted applicants in the past.</p>