I know colleges value rigor, but do they value school competitiveness?

<p>Well, I’m not sure exactly where I’m applying, but I will be looking at at Stanford in terms of super prestigious. All UCs such as Berkeley and UCLA will be there. These are all of course reaches, despite my grades, considering they are very competitive, but I think with good luck I’ll get into UCLA or Berkeley. I only apply to Stanford since it’s very close to home and if I got in, it would be awesome ^^ haha although it’s WAY too competitive for me I think.</p>

<p>I got like a 4.1 or 4.2 GPA and my SAT is about 2150 or 2200 (we’ll see what I get, I got 2100 on my first try but I messed up a little with accidental blanks haha) so I’m competitive, but as you can see I’m not a GENIUS (2400 SAT, 4.5 GPA etc)</p>