<p>According to the US News website, which I can’t link to here because it is by subscription only, the percentage of first-year students enrolled at Yale in 2006 who had SAT Math subscores between 500 and 599 was a mere 2.0%. That’s fewer than 30 students.</p>
<p>Look, if you love Yale, by all means apply. You surely won’t get in if you don’t try. But please be realistic about the odds of acceptance with a Math Sat score below 600. Even among the 25% of Yale freshmen with SAT Math scores between 600 and 700, it is probable that the majority have a hook of some sort – they are recruited athletes, development cases, children of celebrities, highly promising URMs. Perhaps you fall into one of those categories: I don’t know. But please develop a balanced list of reaches, matches, and safeties. </p>
<p>Have you considered trying the ACT? Some students find that they perform better on it. And if you don’t like your score, you don’t have to send it to any colleges.</p>