High School Student Accepted In 5 Ivy League Schools & Stanford, Thanks To Costco

It's definitely a prestigious honor to be accepted in one of the eight Ivy League schools available across the country. Amazingly enough, Brittany Stinson got accepted into five of those schools, in addition to Stanford University thank to a clever Costco-inspired essay.

Ivy League Acceptance

It was just on Thursday when Brittany Stinson found out that she got accepted into five of the best schools around the world. In addition to Stanford University, Stinson also received acceptance letters from Yale University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania, as per Business Insider.

"I'm sort of still in shock," Brittany Stinson told Business Insider. "I don't think I've processed everything yet."

Costco Essay

Selecting "Prompt 1," Stinson used an anecdote from when she was two years old. "Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it," the prompt read. Instead of going for the usual route, Brittany decided to go with a Costco experience.

"Notorious for its oversized portions and dollarfifty hot dog combo, Costco is the apex of consumerism," an excerpt from Brittany Stinson's essay read. "From the days spent being toted around in a shopping cart to when I was finally tall enough to reach lofty sample trays, Costco has endured a steady presence throughout my life."

The Ivy League Schools

The eight Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious institutions in the world - and one of the most exclusive. In fact, Complex reports that Harvard only accepted 2,037 students out of more than 39,041 people - translating to 5.2 percent - this fall alone.

In addition, the "easiest" - albeit, not actually easy - Ivy League school to get accepted in is Cornell University, who only took in 6,277 high school graduates out of approximately 45,000 student applicants. The school has an acceptance rate of 13.96 percent.

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Although not an Ivy League school, Stanford University is also one of the hardest schools to get into after high school. Business Insider claims that the California-based University has a lower acceptance rate than any other Ivy League school, with a mere 4.69 percent.

Check out Brittany's full essay on Business Insider. To find out more about the Ivy Leagues schools, watch the video below: