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Girl who got into 5 Ivy League schools and Stanford reveals how she chose her essay topic

Abby JacksonApr 7, 2016, 20:26 IST

Brittany Stinson.Brittany Stinson

High school senior Brittany Stinson learned Thursday she was accepted into five Ivy League schools - Yale, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, and Cornell.

She also got into Stanford, which has an acceptance rate of 4.69% - a lower rate than any of the Ivy League schools.

Stinson shared her Common Application essay with Business Insider last week, which we published in full here.

It was a lighthearted reflection of her inquisitive personality, told against a backdrop of her childhood trips to Costco.

Stinson explained how she chose her topic.

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