<p>Thank you everyone for the encouraging feedback. I did apply by the deadline and opted for a NACAC fee waiver (thank god !:)) My application was good, but it could have been better. I really wished I had fleshed out my prevailing circumstances more in my essays. But what’s done is done.I guess I play the waiting game till April. . .</p>
<p>^@Dungareedoll You’re right. I should have more feasible back ups in case Stanford doesn’t come through (which seems very likely in my case). I actually did apply to ND, and I’m speaking with the coach there to hopefully be recruited for my sport (I play Basketball and Crew). All I really want is to get into a top university in which I could mature both academically and socially as well. I really hope Stanford can see that through my application.</p>