Wanted to get everyone’s opinion on my chances at Stanford. My entire application will be centered around medicine. I will be applying this cycle, thank you!
Asian Male
UW GPA: 3.9
W GPA: 4.35
SAT: 1470
SAT2: Math 2: 710, Biology: 700, English: 750
Rank: 5/1200
AP’s (9): Bio (4), World History (5), English Language (5), Calculus AB (5), US History (4), Government, Calculus BC, English Literature, Physics
Extracurricular:
Varsity Tennis: 3 years
UCLA Summer Neurology Research Assistant: 1 year
Academic Decathlon, Captain: 1 year
Key Club: 2 years
Student Council: 2 years
School for Advanced Studies Club: 2 years
Awards:
Ephebian Society
USC Global Government Award
Recommendations:
AP Bio teacher/ Tennis Coach: Very strong - He has taught me since 9th grade and has known me for 3 years
AP Calculus teacher: Strong
Honors English teacher: Very strong - She taught me for 2 years, key advisor during high school
AP English teacher/ Vice Principle: Very strong - She taught me for 2 years, key advisor during high school, also TA for several of her AP classes
MD/PhD UCLA Professor: Very strong - He has known me for a year and states I did an excellent job on the paper we are working on. Paper is not published but I am able to mention the title on my application
Thanks for all your input!
Thank you for the input! Unfortunately I don’t have the money to hire an admissions firm, so I will be going forward on my own 
Are you good enough to play tennis at Stanford? That would get you noticed.
You have all the “qualification” boxes checked. SAT could maybe be higher, but I don’t know if that matters so much–Stanford rejects lots of people with perfect SAT scores. You need to make yourself stand out as an individual among a sea of qualified candidates. Your best shot at that is probably to highlight the college-level research experience, and come up with a creative way in your essays to show that you are informed, committed, and will do things in the future to keep Stanford’s name in the spotlight. And do it humbly, with humor.
Even so, it’s like a roll of the dice getting into Stanford. If you don’t get in there, don’t sweat it. I think you’ll do well wherever you end up.
Just as most of the applicants, I would say your chances are at or below their acceptance rate, especially given your scores are on a little low side (SAT, subjects). While research is interesting, not enough to tilt the scale. You should apply, but make sure to build a strong, balanced college list. BTW, I wouldn’t put too much on “MD/PhD UCLA Professor” recommendation. Again, it rarely tilts the scale at the Stanford level.
Edit: “MD/PhD UCLA Professor” could definitely help at UCLA.