<p>Thanks bluedog. That is very insightful. I have taken all the AP classes I could (and my school offers a large number) and the highest classes at every level.</p>
<p>I do know that no one with as high a class rank and as good test scores has applied to Duke but I certainly don’t think that my stats make me any sort of “likely” admit. </p>
<p>I was just so impressed with everyone and everything at Duke. We has just seen Penn before that and I didn’t understand why my friends liked it so much. In fact, I had not felt that any school was very special (and I’ve visted about a dozen). Then I saw Duke and was blown away!</p>