Do I have a chance of getting in next year?

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<p>I'm strongly considering applying to Duke ED next year. I want to know if I have a chance of getting in though. Not many kids apply to Duke from my high school, but almost all of the applicants get in. This year only four students applied ED and all four got in. I do not know the numbers for RD.</p>

<p>Gender: F
College Class Year: 2015
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.73
GPA - Weighted: Definitely higher, but my school does not weight (I'm in all honors/APs though)
Classes this year: honors precalc, AP physics, APUSH, honors Spanish 4, honors English, honors Latin 3, orchestra
Classes next year (senior year): AP Bio, AP macroeconomics, AP Spanish, AP English, AB calc, honors Latin 4, orchestra
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 375</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT: 2260; M-750 R-720 W-790. I only took the SAT in January and then in May (aiming for a 2300. I can't wait to get that score back!)
SAT II Biology - E: 750. I will be taking US History in June, and I will be taking Lit in October unless I decide to retake the SAT reasoning exam.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Junior State of America, hebrew teacher, viola (2nd stand in school orchestra), field hockey, track(Captain)
Leadership positions: elected official of the Junior State of America (I do not want to say which JSA State because it will give away my identity...), varsity winter track captain
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity Field Hockey, Varsity Winter Indoor Track(captain). I do not plan on playing a college sport, though.
Volunteer/Service Work: teach hebrew at my synagogue
Honors and Awards: member of Tri-M Honors Society, most likely a national merit scholar (I received the letter saying that I am a semi-finalist, and I got a 220 on the PSAT)
College Summer programs: JSA Summer School 2009 and 2010</p>

<p>Ethnicity: Middle Eastern (It counts as white on the common app though, so I do not know how that will help, but I am Israeli)</p>

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<p>You’ll get in with ED</p>

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<p>You have a good chance of getting in ED.</p>

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<p>I agree with the two posts above mine, but please don’t take it for granted. Just do well on your finals this month, get good grades for the year and spend a lot of time writing great essays. If you do that, I’m pretty confident you’ll get in ED</p>