<p>wait, so ur not living in the US? so you’re a foreign applicant? cuz if ur international applicant then forget about it.
But if you’re US applicant then forget about Stanford, Columbia, Upenn, Cornell only. Hmom5 is right on the money(like always). You say you have friends who got in with lower profile but you should look at who DID NOT get in; try surfing this website for some “results” threads for Stanford, Upenn, Cornell, Columbia. You’ll realize how tough it is.</p>