<p>Hi SouthernHope, I was accepted early and if I can throw in my two cents, at a school like Stanford perfect stats and perfect GPA and etc matters far less than essays and other parts of the application. While this kid may be loved by all, unfortunately it’s very difficult for admissions officers to discern a student’s past four or five years of work in a single application, so they do the best job they can with what they’ve been given. Unfortunately this means that apps are often simply a tossup between many amazing students. </p>
<p>Hope that helped!</p>