Does it hurt...

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>I am a junior and I am a little worried about a few things such as</p>

<li>Does it hurt that NO one in my school has ever gone to an Ivy League (not a feeder-school)</li>
<li>Oh wait, that’s because my school is 10 years old, with a little over 90 people</li>
<li>Does it hurt that if you come from a small town, pop 5000, texas</li>
<li>My school only offers 4 APs, but I am taking them all, is that still considered a taking the most rigorous courseload. I also take bioscience research classes at the local college</li>
<li>Last but not least…ECs. For some reason my school doesn’t offer underwater badmitton (hehe) but very generic ecs, like basketball, track, NHS, Interact, etc! Is a “generic” EC good for an ivy, or more specifically Yale? Don’t get me wrong, I would still play bball if it was offered at bigger school, but the problem is options.</li>
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<p>So, my big question is, do these factors work against me? and if the do, well, how do i fix it?</p>

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<p>I applied from a very similiar set of circumstances this year and got in. Colleges will look at you in context of your situation, but make sure that you let them know your situation- do this subtley and without whining, but make sure they know that you did everything you possibly could with the resources you had. Best of luck! If I could do it all over again I wouldn’t worry so much as I did last year in your shoes… there are a ton of great schools out there.</p>