when they say, “If I take AP Biology and become president of Key Club, would I get into Stanford?” You will not get into Stanford if you pursue that line of questioning. The students I’ve seen get into Stanford are usually too busy being extraordinary to care whether they get into Stanford or not. Nobody needs to get into Stanford, but it does help to stretch yourself, and not necessarily by taking all the AP classes you can get your hands on. You might be extraordinarily kind, like the girl who spent two years in a senior home teaching the residents how to use Facebook and Instagram to
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