<p>I really don’t mean to attack you by saying this, but Im interested to hear your response. What is the point of applying to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Stanford (not to mention Wash U, U. Penn, and Duke)? Are you just trying to increase your chances to get into an Ivy League/very prestigious school? From your interests and goals, it sounds like you should be applying to U. Penn & Princeton ivy league schools. If you’re applying to Harvard and Yale just to see if you can get in, you’re wasting your time and money and potentially stealing the spot of someone else who wants to go to these schools.</p>