I think the stock answer (for the high stats kids looking for affirmation) might be the way to go. It always makes me sad when people start pulling apart their profile, commenting on “just how high did they go in math” or “2 years of Chinese, 2 years of Latin just won’t cut it.” We’re an anonymous forum with little true context for the individual and we don’t read the minds of AOs. Damaging the self-esteem of 17 year olds with our “reality checks” just doesn’t seem like a good use of our time. I’m not saying we all do this—but I’ve seen enough of it that I tend to avoid all Chance Me posts now. I mostly want to tell those kids: You are great. You are special. You will be ok. And I’m so sorry that the college application process has become so fraught that you feel compelled to bring your case here in an attempt to feel some sense of control.