<p>You’re good to go dude. Like what other people said, the Ivy leagues are a reach but you’ve definitely got some solid essay material (being 15 and the hardships with your father) that could win them over.</p>
<p>However I strongly disagree with what Fogcity suggested. DO NOT take a gap year. From what I’ve experienced, the people that do such a thing generally don’t want to go back the following year or have a difficult time getting back into that school-mode. </p>
<p>With that said though, you are only 15 and I doubt that you’re going to party it up and lose sight of your educational goals in one year, lol.</p>