Chances for Duke or Columbia?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So I am a rising senior at one of the best public schools in Massachusetts. I'm a girl and I'm half Russian half African-American. (Strange I know, lol...) I speak fluent Russian, French, and Spanish.
Anyway I wanted to know if I have any chance of getting into Duke or Columbia. I want to be a Bio or a Biochem major. Yale would be amazing but I think that's a bit of a reach for me, haha.
I've taken:
Honors Chemistry
AP Biology
AP French
AP US History</p>

<p>Next year these are the classes I'm taking:
AP Psychology
AP Calculus BC
AP English Lit
Anatomy & Physiology (No AP/Honors offered)
Advanced French Literature
Regular Spanish 4</p>

<p>I have an unweighted GPA of 3.91</p>

<p>SAT's:
Math: 780
Writing: 750
Reading: 750</p>

<p>SAT II's:
French: 800
Math 1: 770
Math 2: 780
Biology: 760
Chemistry: 770</p>

<p>AP's:
US History: 3 (eek..i know)
French: 5
Bio: 4
English Lit: 4
Psychology: 5
Calculus BC: 5</p>

<p>I will be president of the Enviromental Club and am also a member of the Navy Ball Club. (Water Polo)</p>

<p>I will be the captain of my Varsity Swim Team in the fall and I have swam on Varsity all 4 years. (btw, does being a sports captain help anything?)
Junior year, I was an All-Scholastic and I will most likely get that this year too. (I don't know if this award is offered in other sports, but this means I kept a good GPA while leading my team to victories and stuff.)
I also swim for a US team in the winter and summer. This would be my 3rd year on it.</p>

<p>I volunteer at the Massachusetts Special Olympics every year and at a couple other swim-related organizations with my teammates.
I have a summer job as a lifeguard and a swim lesson instructor at the local pool.</p>

<p>Thanks to anyone who read all of that! Please give me feedback because I'm kind of in a blind area right now. Do I have any chances of getting into an Ivy or Duke or should I aim for something more like Boston University or Boston College?</p>

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<p>Okay chances at Ivy/Duke but definitely in at B.U. or BC.</p>

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<p>Your swimming stats are pretty impressive… Just wondering, but does Duke or Columbia recruit people for sports?</p>

<p>If not, your resume still makes you a pretty decent candidate but Duke and Columbia are both reaches. I guess in the end it’ll depend on your essays, recs and rank. I’d say in at B.U. and BC though!</p>

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<p>Your ECs are really quite good, and so is your SAT. If you want to add an HYPSM or two to your list, go ahead. I’d guess that Duke and Columbia are both low reaches, maybe regular reaches.</p>

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<p>I think they both do. In fact, my swim coach swam for Columbia! Haha. But I don’t think I’m good enough to be recruited.</p>