Yale admission question.

moosemunchies
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 01:16:30 +0000

This is a weird one. And I do want to apologize if this is a daft question, as I do not–nor have I ever–had a high school counselor.
I graduated from high school a while ago from home school.
My entire high school, but especially the latter half, have been shaky due to a severe illness.
I didn’t know I was sick, but I found out late last year. (Nothing terminal, but it is chronic) I am improving and am able to start thinking about my future alma mater.
I always craved going to Yale, as it has a program that is unique and very rare in the USA. I graduated from HS at 16, but my numbers on tests and academics are not the best because of my illness. I have silent achievements–things I can reflex upon in my application, but academia is where my heart is, even if my numbers don’t reflect it.
You can probably see where this is going.
I know Yale admissions are over, but I want to apply for fall 2017 or 2018. But this would require waiting.
I do not have a counselor so I am doing this all blind and it is very confusing. The home school I used also means that I could not get any teacher recommendations.
The first question is: can I apply for 2017 or 2018 now or do I have to wait?
I know we as people all think that we are the ones that are deserving of the special circumstances, so I’m sure that this is not enough, but I know that those who fall under that criteria can in fact be admitted.
Do you think it is worth trying?
Please be kind with your responses. I am very new to all of this.
Thanks!