I go to a small relatively poor school. My school has about 8 ap classes I’m a sophomore taking ApUSH (first AP) im not even allowed to take the course do you think its possible to get into a competitive school such as Princeton, Harvard, and Georgetown. With these low resources.
You need to do very, very well at what is offered at your school. You need strong test scores to prove that you are competitive with students from schools with more resources. And you need strong ECs. Yes, sure, it is possible.
thanks for the quick response I also forgot to mention I am on the fencing team (1st year) and I am also hopefully trying to join the med and science club. I am also a African American male in a poor neighborhood and plan to volunteer at Cornell’s medical school this year hope this helps,
does anyone else have any thoughts just want to know the reality of my chamces.
At a college fair that I went to, admissions representatives from all of the universities (ranging from a local instate university to UPenn) agreed that they take a student’s background into consideration. It’s harder to do well in school when you are low-income, your school has few resources, etc, so they note when looking at your app. 8 AP classes is actually not bad for a school to offer, but my two cents is just to excel at your school, and do what you can with the resources available…? I think you have a decent chance if you do well and get pretty involved in your ecs!
Most colleges take a holistic view of your application, meaning they look beyond your GPA, grades, and test scores (although these are incredibly important and most schools have a standard they look for), nothing is ever set in stone and the amount of AP classes at your school is NOT the be-all-end-all for competitive colleges. My school only offers 9 AP classes, and plenty of students have gotten accepted to highly selective colleges. Just make sure to work hard and excel in what you are offered, join EC’s, write stellar essays, get good letters of rec, and make your entire application personal, refined, and proof-read, and my biggest piece of advice is to start early. Don’t wait until your senior year to start applications, take the SAT/ACT, and make sure to continue challenging yourself into senior year (meaning still take hard classes even though colleges won’t see those grades when you apply). Good luck 
Some schools offer even fewer AP classes and have placed students in the Ivies. It does happen.
Your ambition and talent are admirable. It’s worth noting that there are a range of schools beyond the Ivies that offer great opportunity. You may like some of them too. Here’s a link to schools that have “taken the pledge” to make sure that the students they accept, will graduate with low debt.
http://thecollegematchmaker.com/63-colleges-committed-student-loans/
The list is a little old now, but it’s a good starting place for you to think about other top-notch schools that you might not have heard of. Also, you should check out Questbridge and Posse for other opportunities to match you to top schools.
Posse
https://www.possefoundation.org/
On this forum, there is also a list of other schools that offer automatic merit aid/ scholarships for high GPA and test scores.
Thanks I’ve been really nervous if the resources in my school would determine if Im a viable candidate or not and its a huge relief to know that it won’t affect my chances as much as I thought. I never even knew about Posse but I really like the schools it is partnered with and as for Quest bridge I have already been affiliated with the company and do look forward to applying next year. Thank you so much!!!