It would help if we knew more about you.
I don’t know why Stanford is the dream - but if it is and you are statistically there, I would not say you shouldn’t try. But why is it the dream? Have you visited ? Or is this off what you heard etc. bcuz let me tell you - there is no dream. There’s homesickness, bad food, bad roomies, bad profs and more.
You’d be unlikely to get in but you know that up front. That’s no different than anyone.
We’d need more context - what is your profile, what other schools are you looking at ?
Yes you have another thread but you started this one with a question and no supporting info.
The answers given are that no one short of an athlete etc should apply REA and I’m not sure that should be the case.
I do agree that others are needed that are sure things.
Have you run the NPC to ensure affordability b4 u apply REA ?
Good luck.