Chances at Stanford? REA or RD?

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>You’ve probably read this, but I’ll post it anyway:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You’re certainly competitive academically, and that’s about all that anyone can tell you. </p>

<p>At this point, all you can do is work on those essays. Frankly, I think that they make or break applications. The essays that stand out really are those in which a student’s voice is apparent, so discuss something about which you care in a writing style that reflects your own voice. </p>

<p>You seem to be lacking a passion for something. Stanford explicitly says that it likes to admit passionate people, though I don’t think that everyone is passionate. So your best bet is to be yourself. They can usually tell if you’re trying to “manufacture” a fake passion in your essays. </p>

<p>If Stanford is, in fact, your first choice, then you should apply REA.</p>