一次拿到五所常春藤Offer的文書，我們能學到什麼

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最近大家都在等錄取結果，對於我們來說能得到一所常春藤的青睞就要燒高香了，可是下面的這位小姐姐——Brittany Stinson一舉得到了五所常春藤的錄取通知書。她的申請文書究竟有什麼過人之處呢？

這邊就給大家分享一段擷取的文章內容，這裡她講述了逛Costco的過程（Costco是美國的一個大型超市，裡面可以用批發價買到很多日用品。）：

Notorious for its oversized portions and dollar fifty hot dog combo, Costco is the apex of consumerism.

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. As a veteran Costco shopper, I navigate the aisles of foodstuffs, thrusting the majority of my weight upon a generously filled shopping cart whose enormity juxtaposes my small frame. Over time, Ive developed a habit of observing fellow patrons tote their carts piled with frozen burritos, cheese puffs, tubs of ice cream, and weight loss supplements. Perusing the aisles gave me time to ponder. Who needs three pounds of sour cream? Was cultured yogurt any more well mannered than its uncultured counterpart? Costco gave birth to my unfettered curiosity.

While enjoying an obligatory hot dog, I did not find myself thinking about the all beef goodness that

Costco boasted. I instead considered finitude and infinitudes, unimagined uses for tubs of sour cream, the projectile motion of said tub when launched from an eighty foot shelf or maybe when pushed from a speedy cart by a scrawny seventeen year old. I contemplated the philosophical: If there exists a thirty-three ounce jar of Nutella, do we really have free will? I experienced a harsh physics lesson while observing a shopper who had no evident familiarity of inertias workings. With a cart filled to overflowing, she made her way towards the sloped exit, continuing to push and push while steadily losing control until the cart escaped her and went crashing into a concrete column, 52" plasma screen TV and all. Purchasing the yuletide hickory smoked ham inevitably led to a conversation between my father and me about Andrew Jacksons controversiality. There was no questioning Old Hickorys dedication; he was steadfast in his beliefs and pursuits - qualities I am compelled to admire, yet his morals were crooked. We both found the ham to be more likable and tender.

看到這裡，你覺得寫的怎麼樣呢？能把Costco這樣一個美國人日常的超市講得如此生動有趣，這也是一項特別的能力。這篇一樣利用了前一篇文章中我們所提到的帶入感，用了很深刻的描述把逛Costco 的過程和作者學習各種不同事物的行為做比喻，非常有意思，生動卻不失深度。

這位小姐姐最終選擇了斯坦福。因為她喜歡那個學校的環境。什麼時候大家可以掌握文書寫作的要領，融會貫通之後，也可以這樣肆意地選擇名校而不是讓名校選擇我們了。

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