<p>As the title suggests, I want to apply to Stanford. But I’ve heard from a great wealth of friends, who have friends at all the top tier schools, that getting into Stanford under Early Action is a rather lofty goal. I don’t know if these kids are telling this to scare me, or if the people who they are talking to say these things because they didn’t get in, or if it’s a mix of both. I just want to know how difficult it is to get in early. And would sending an arts supplement with a presumably successful live audition for their music department aid one’s chances in any substantial way?</p>
<p>Well at my HS, a top public, we had like 30 people apply my year early. Most of these were students with all AP classes junior and senior years, with 3.7 GPAs or higher (that may seem low, but As were not easy at my HS).</p>
<p>Of these people, exactly zero gained admission. That was below average. Generally one or two (tops) get in. </p>
<p>Remember this isn’t some hack public high school. </p>
<p>So it is a pretty lofty goal for the average top student (the average CC person, basically). Now if you’re an academic and extracurricular god, it may not be as lofty a goal. But it’s still hard. Stanford could fill it’s class a couple times over (I think) with valedictorians if they wanted to. Maybe that will put things in perspective.</p>
<p>They may not be trying to scare you, but rather level your expectations a bit. Few people should expect to gain admission to Stanford. </p>
<p>I don’t know about the arts supplement.</p>