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The sad bit to me is doing all of these things to pad a college application rather than for interest or enjoyment. I actually enjoyed math team and continued math competitions in college.

Though I almost wish I'd been more vigorously encouraged to study piano, since I have little time or motivation to practice it now.

As indicated, getting into Stanford still qualifies as winning the elite college admissions lottery, even if one might have preferred Princeton or MIT. (And Stanford likely provides some advantages as well.)