<p>No. The 2400 kid is smart, but not a hard worker. That is not a recipe for future success and future success is what these colleges are looking for. Stanford would not take either of the students you describe, they have way too many applicants with it all that they have no space for and have to reject. But the last thing they would take a kid for is a high score, they are a dime a dozen at top schools.</p>