@Join20 If you are truly passionate about Yale and your other reach schools, then yes, definitely apply! It’s better to go for it and get a definite answer from the admissions department rather than think, years down the line, “Would I have gotten into Yale?” My analysis is only based on what I know of the admissions processes of those incredibly selective universities and how unpredictable they can be, so I just don’t want you to put all your eggs in the metaphorical basket of crazy selective schools.