Factoring in resources available to the applicant

Colleges & Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I know that Yale takes into account the resources available to each applicant and the school's past history with students who've done well at Yale, but i'm still worried. My school only sends 1-2 kids to an Ivy a year (last year Harvard and the year before Princeton) and has REALLY limited resources due to massive budget cuts. (NJ Governor Christie cut over $500 million in aid for schools)</p>

<p>Honestly, i've never even heard of some of these international awards and research opportunities that some of you are mentioning. How knowledgeable do you think Yale is about student resources, accessibility to opportunities, etc.? Will it hurt that I don't have as much advanced and professional experiences as other applicants?</p>

<p>And more importantly, where do you guys live that these opportunities are offered?!? (So I know where to raise MY children! :D)</p>

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<p>^
I have the same questions.
Except I’m pretty sure my resources are even more limited.
My school has had only one person go to an Ivy. Ever. And that was Yale, six years ago.</p>

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<p>^^ NJ has one of the strongest public school systems in the country and is always regarded as an academic powerhouse state along with California and New York.</p>

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<p>OP, you can live anywhere and send your child to an academic HS powerhouse; just make sure your son/daughter does well in middle school and send him/her to Phillips Exeter for HS. I live in NJ also, and I find very good resources available (for science/math) at Bergen County Academies.</p>

<p>^ Yes, NJ is very much an academic powerhouse. Our PSAT cutoff score is always the highest or second highest (if second, then second to Massachusetts). But what’s interesting is that our state average SAT score is lower than the national average SAT score, indicating that we have an exceptional top 1% of scorers, but on average, our public school system is less effective at teaching students for the SAT.</p>

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<p>Ummmmm my school has only ever had one ever too. Columbia. 11 years ago. I’m not kidding. Just, nobody ever applies. Like at all.</p>

<p>That’s why it’s crazy for me when you guys are talking about how, like, last year “only three got into Yale, and only one in Harvard and two for Brown” from your school.</p>

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<p>Ummm. Have you heard of this little thing called budget cuts?</p>

<p>OK, I guess maybe it’s “regarded” as “academic powerhouse” but California’s public education system is failing.</p>