I have a 4.3 GPA and I’m a freshman in high school and I really want to get into Stanford and I was just wondering I got a B+ in AP Human Geo and a B+ in Algebra 1 will they still accept me if I have those grades
Last year Stanford accepted 4.65% of applicants. A few years ago Stanford said in an article that they sent to alumni that 80% of applicants are academically qualified to attend. They turn down a lot of applicants that have very strong stats, and Stanford is a very high reach for nearly everyone.
There are a LOT of very good universities in the US. You should consider a range of schools. You also shouldn’t worry much at this point about where you might go to university – you have more than two years before you start to send in applications.
Stanford has just always been my dream school
These are your first semester grades? Assuming so, you have the second half to get an A and likely average an A for the course. Try not to focus on Stanford. Rather, focus on learning Human Geo and Algebra, especially Algebra. You will need these fundamentals to continue in the math sequence and they will be emphasized greatly on standardized tests. Talk to your teachers in these classes tomorrow and figure out a game plan on how to study more effectively, get extra help and/or get a private tutor. Also, don’t forget about Khan Academy for Algebra.
If you can’t make mostly A’s in high school, you are not a fit for Stanford. Even if you are a fit for Stanford, the odds of getting in are low. 9 out of 10 applications are from good qualified students and 19 out of 20 applications must be rejected.
Obsessing over each imperfection on your transcript or resume starting in 9th grade is not healthy. For the sake of your mental health, start reading the Fiske of Princeton Review college guides and learn about other schools. Whatever your career goal, I promise there is more than one college that can help you get there.
The algebra 1 is an 8th grade course
I think having taken Algebra in the eighth grade is helpful, @MaxwellWeston17.
Are you getting an A in geometry? How does your school district report your eighth grade courses and are they are reflected in your high school GPA? I think that with an otherwise strong record, a B+ in eighth grade would be overlooked (and even better/more so if it isn’t included in your high school GPA).
As @AroundHere stated, straight As are virtually required to get into Stanford. But, really, don’t let getting into a top 20 school rule your high school experience. Take time to become an interesting person. You want to enjoy your four years in high school, while working hard, and if you’re not the 1 in 26 applicants to be admitted to Stanford, you’ll be fine.
What do you like about Stanford?
There are thousand of colleges in the US, some must share the qualities you most appreciate about Stanford and not reject 95% applicants.
Think of your college list as the cake, and Stanford as the cherry on top. You need the cake before you can put the cherry on top 
Get a Princeton Review’s Best colleges. Find 20 colleges in your region (tristate area, etc.) that you’d never heard of yet sound interesting. Add 10-20 more elsewhere.
Then go online and run the NPC with your parents on all of them (if they use the collegeboard’s NPC, then you wouldn’t have to enter the data more than once). Be redy 1° for widely different results 2° for your parents to fall off their chair.
That will likely start a discussion about college costs.
Out of the 30-40 you had found, cross out all the colleges that look too expensive to your parents based on the NPC.
What if the answer to your post is that no, you have no chance at Stanford with even one B? What would you do differently? Will you work twice as hard to make sure you get into your next choice?
We really don’t know but can only advise you to get the best grades and scores possible and keep an open mind about schools. Had a friend whose heart was set on Harvard and she got accepted but she got a better offer from MIT (back in the days of merit scholarships). Be flexible and you’ll be happier.
I low key hate all of the responses above. Yes, you should consider all schools, not just Stanford. But come on guys, we tell ourselves that as seniors in high-school…can we really do that? And yes, you need good grades, a good SAT score, etc etc. As long as you have these ‘numbers’ within range (look at Stanford’s stats, so far, you’re in range) you’re fine. Furthermore, Stanford doesn’t even consider your freshman year grades. I’ve known kids that have gotten 10 Bs allllll over their transcript, 3s and 4s for their AP tests, and 1320 SAT scores. These kids didn’t have hooks. Why did they get in? They had authentic, genuine essays that conveyed their authenticity and individuality and pursued learning outside of the classroom. Don’t just take my word for it: look up Dean Richard Shaw’s interviews on YouTube. Fact is, virtually 90% of all applicants have what it takes to make a successful career at Stanford, but 90% of all applicants also fake-out on their application and fail to write what they can bring to the campus.