<p>Public School (Population:2800 students)
Extremely Competitive School
3.92 / 4.0 Unweighted
4.368 Weighted
Rank: 9 out of about 600</p>
<p>SAT I: 2270 (740 CR, 800 Math, 730 Writing)
SAT II: 770 Math II, 770 US History
ACT: 35 Composite (35, 36, 34, 36, 11 writing)
All scores are one sitting.</p>
<p>I took the most demanding courses my school offers.</p>
<p>AP Tests:
APUSH: 5
Calc BC: 5 (5 subscore)
English Language: 5
Physics C Mechanics: 5
Physics C E and M: 5
Euro: 5
Calc AB: 5
Chem: 4
Psych: 4
World: 3</p>
<p>Senior Year Courses: AP Spanish, AP Bio, AP English Lit, AP Stat, AP Macroeconomics, AP Gov, Honors Music Tech.</p>
<p>Duke Moot Court ( National Appellate Law Competition) 3rd place team, 5th place individual in country and captain (4 years)
Mock Trial (Honorable Mention Pre-Trial and captain)(2 years)
Russian Club (Co-founded and President)(2 years)
Jewish Student Union (4 Years and President)
USY (Regional Board Member and Chapter Board) (3 years)
Editor for Israel Newspaper for 6 states
Speech and Debate (Won several awards and state qualifier)
AIME Qualifier, Score:5
Prestigious Israel Fellowship</p>
<p>Work:
Internship at Law Firm writing briefs and arguments to Court of Appeals
Piano Teacher (6 years)
Math Tutor (2 years)</p>
<p>I know both of these schools are hard to get into but I wanna know if I have a chance.</p>
<p>Duke seems doable, although Yale is a mild reach–as it is for even the most qualified. Quick question–what area of the country you are from? Urban or suburban?</p>
<p>I believe you have a “solid shot” for Duke (I cannot comment re Yale, due to insufficient expertise); however, this year’s RD acceptance rate will probably approximate 8 percent. Thus, it’s a “reach” for everyone, even for applicants with extraordinarily distinguished records and unlimited potential (like you). I can see no reason – other than the competition and the size of the RD pool – why you would not be admitted, but <10 percent unfortunately is daunting.</p>
<p>I sincerely wish you good luck in late-March.</p>
<p>It all depends. In short, your application is relative to both the region and type of community in which you are making application. Thus, areas like NYC and LA are highly competitive and other areas a tad less. The diversity of every entering class also has a nexus to the diversity they want to achieve regionally and demographically.</p>
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At Duke, I do not believe region and community-type are particularly decisive (we seek curricular rigor, however, we understand that some communities simply do not offer many/any IB/AP courses).</p>
<p>Your stats and ECs seem solid enough for Duke. Your chances there are fairly good, especially if your app essays are well done. Really, Yale is a reach for even the most qualified applicants. Best of luck!</p>