Background: Latina from small rural public school in lower income area
Junior
GPA: 4.0 u/w 4.5 weighted
SAT: 1480
SAT subject: haven’t taken but aiming for >700 in lit and US history
School only offers 9 APs will take 9 by graduation
ECs: part time job
Started a Newspaper
student council president at school
state board for leadership
leadership conference board
academic league captain
debate league president
(Other low key things not worth mentioning)
Dream school Yale
What are my chances
Want to major in Econ!
Your chances are about average at Yale, meaning a less than 7% chance. Your best plan is to build a list of safety, match, and reach schools that you’d be happy to attend and that appear affordable when you run the net price calculators on the school website. Look for schools that meet need. Yale can certainly be on your list as a reach.
If your family is lower income, please look up Questbridge and see if you qualify. They have a great program and can help you with your applications.