<p>Stanford clearly states that they DO NOT want students to send in any extra stuff like research paper. The most selective college of the country doesn’t want to overwhelm themselves with tons of paper from students trying to show off. Unless your research are well recognized and world-changing results, they do not care. Many students do research and join activity just to get into the prestigious schools. Honestly, if you are among that type of students, you are wasting your time and will likely get rejected like other 97%. Stanford looks for students with passion and drives. They can tell just from reading your essays so I suggest you to do what you actually love and passionate about. DO NOT do things just to gain admission officer’s interest. Visit the Result forum on CC and you can see thousands of qualified students (captain of multiple clubs, research with top professors, etc…) were rejected. </p>