<p>Nope, you actually don’t speak the truth at all. When my D applied Restrictive Early Action for the class of 2013, she was 1/~120, 4.167 GPA, 1890 SAT, 1 AP class, no sports, president of two organizations, involved all four years in FFA (Future Farmers of America), placed in several different FFA regional and state competitions, including 8th in the state for prepared public speaking, income <$100K, and she’s not a minority or URM. </p>
<p>If she had asked “Should I apply?” in CC, she most likely would have been told a resounding “Don’t bother!”. Thank goodness we didn’t find CC until after she had been accepted REA. Did we really think she was going to be accepted? Not really. But, she decided she wanted to give it a try, as one of her reach schools. After the initial shock of reading that acceptance letter and questioning whether Stanford hit the wrong button, we knew how Stanford had made that decision. As the admittance office said during the official tour we took prior to applying, each applicant is evaluated within their personal context - “By focusing on your achievements within context, we evaluate how you have excelled within your unique school environment and how you have taken advantage of what was available to you in your school and community.” - and that is exactly what they did.</p>
<p>Given all of my D stats, did Stanford make the right decision? Yes, as she just graduated in June, getting her BS, with honors. Was it easy? Not at all. Was it worth it? Absolutely!</p>