<p>I am currently a high school student (11th), I have a 4.0 and, obviously, wanna go to an ivy league school, preferably Yale. On my SAT exam I scored a 2100 and taken every AP and Honors class possible except AP studio art. I do track and field and am expecting to be track captain next year. I am in the NHS and have 100 hours of recorded volunteer work at the retirement home. I am the current Science olympiad captain and Officer of the math club.
My family does not have a very good family history of college, would that hurt my chances of Yale? Do I have a good chance at Yale?
Thanks</p>
<p>Your SAT score is a little below average for Yale.</p>
<p>If you’re a first generation college student (parents didn’t go to college), it helps. If you’re a legacy (parents went to Yale), it helps. Otherwise, where your parents went to college doesn’t matter for your application.</p>
<p>You’ve got a decent shot. Better if you raise your SAT score and do well on your subject tests (I think they require them, not sure, didn’t apply to Yale). Much better if you’re good enough at track to be recruited (but that’s a long shot).</p>
<p>You might also want to see the Yale forum: [Yale</a> University - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/]Yale”>Yale University - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Also my parents are trying to set up a leadership camp thing for me to go to, and this summer I’m gonna study medicine at Duke. Would that matter? Or is it only college credits?</p>