Chance me for Harvard, Yale, Northwestern, and Georgetown! [IN resident, 4.0 UW, 1550 SAT, Global Health/Biology & Spanish]

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Getting deferred from Yale affirms that your application is competitive for almost all reaches.

This is true but to OP not a reason to choose Yale. Your strategy is independent and you’ll be applying to the other schools regardless. And no one, not even Yale, can determine the outcome at other schools.