Personality-Tsunami

Hi! I’ve taken the SAT and gotten a score in the 98 percentile, but it’s a bit lower than the ranges of schools I’m interesting in (i.e. Yale, Columbia, Princeton). Should I apply test-optional?

As a fellow rising senior, I commend you on your activism in politics! It’s really inspiring to see others my age so engaged. My question for you is how did you balance such a pivotal campaign with the normalities of a high schooler lifestyle? Sometimes, for me at least, it seems as though the days aren’t long enough to fulfill all my responsibilities LOL