<p>I have a young friend with a similar academic profile to yours – strong interest in Latin and classics – although she is not a minority, not in need of financial aid, and a legal US citizen.</p>
<p>She applied to a slew of Ivies and top LACs, and got in everywhere except one Ivy where she was waitlisted. I don’t think you have anything to lose by aiming at the top (HYP) and then LACs with good classics programs (Williams?) and then find some academic/financial safeties known for classics.</p>