<p>Yale is a reach for everyone. Yes, it counts. A person I know of got into Yale with that score. But for the top universities, GPA and test scores aren’t the be all end all as they are with some state universities. You also need strong extracurriculars, essays, recs, etc… Essentially, nobody can predict if you will or won’t get into the nation’s top univerisites like Yale, Emory, and Vandy. Here is a website to help you with your college search:</p>
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<p>Any college with a star next to the # of subject tests it requires will take only the ACT instead of the subject tests. For, example look at Yale. Also, some like Vandy and Emory just recommend you take subject tests. They don’t require you to. As long as you have a strong app, the missing subject tests shouldn’t hurt you too much. The Ivies that will take only the ACT are: Yale, University of Pennsylvania, and Brown. However, I might have missed one or two, just look at that chart. Other really good schools such as Duke, Vandy, and Emory will also just accept the ACT. Your ACT score definitely helps your application but it won’t get you in al by itself. You need high grades, good essays, recs, extracirriculars…</p>