low income student - chance me for Ivies + Top CS/Econ Schools

Current junior year of high school

• Gender: Male

• State: NJ

• Income: Low-income (income bracket: 20K$)

• School: Public, below national average / limited resources

• Background: Immigrated to the U.S. in 2025 (mid-sophomore year)

Intended Major(s):
Computer Science + Economics

Extracurriculars

- got accepted in Rockefeller SSRP (yay, in the summer )

- coding internship since jan 2026

- Co-founded and led ACTIFY, a STEM learning platform; built 3D simulations + analytics dashboard; grew to 500+ users across 20 schools, hosted workshops

- sports and shi

Stats:

• GPA: 4.0 UW

• SAT: 1490 (almost double the school average)

Coursework : No APs/IBs/honors offered in high school; (Should i take CLEP exams to show intitative though???)

Hooks:

• Low-income
• Recent immigrant (2025)
• Strong academic performance in under-resourced school

Schools:
Reaches: Ivies, Stanford, MIT, UChicago
Targets: Northeastern, Boston University, etc.
Safeties: RIT, university of Rochestor

Questions:

1. How realistic are Ivies/top CS + Econ schools for me?
2. What is the biggest weakness in my profile?
3. What schools should I add that are strong in CS + Econ AND generous with aid?