<p>“My philosophy with the Ivy Leagues is just to apply to ALL of them. With your record you are bound to get into a least one of them, and if you improve your SAT a little bit it will increase your chances a little bit more.” </p>
<p>Sorry, but this is just terrible advice. The Ivies are all very different. Applying simply because they’re Ivies is pretty shallow. Apply to schools that fit you, not the most prestigious schools just because of their prestige. Contrary to popular belief, apply to a ton of reach schools doesn’t increase your chances of getting into them. </p>
<p>As far as actual advice, make sure you have schools that you WANT to attend that aren’t reaches. “Fall back” usually has some negative connotations. Would you really be happy attending those schools? Make sure you have match/safety schools that you love. Also, retaking the SAT and boosting it a few hundred points would help.</p>