Transfer Age Limit at Duke???

Bait_amp_Switch
Tue, 12 May 2009 17:14:55 +0000

I recently received word that my transfer application would not be reviewed - because I was too OLD?!? I just turned 26. I spent four and a half years serving in the military, then jumped back into school, cranking out a 4.0 in five semesters of community college classes. Now, after I have spent time and money on the application process, they’re telling me that they will not consider students over the age of 25… even though I can’t find a single piece of published information on their website about such a policy.

They suggested I look into their ‘adult’ education program, which is basically night school, with no degree-granting purpose.

This policy seems… absolutely ridiculous, and is a slap in the face to anyone who has forked over a part of their life in service to a cause bigger than their own self-interest.

Can members of the Duke community comment on this?