一位來自圭亞那共和國(在南美洲)的黑人姑娘Kelly Hyles，獲得包括全部8所常春藤大學在內的21所美國頂尖大學的錄取，只有普林斯頓大學把Kelly放在waitlist上面。
Kelly出生在圭亞那共和國的一個鄉(xiāng)村并且度過了十多年的歲月，11歲的時候隨著母親來到紐約市。僅僅為了能夠維系簡單的生活，母親需要打兩份工，一天工作超過15小時，母親吃苦受累僅僅是為了Kelly能夠獲得更好的教育。而Kelly為了上學，每天必須坐公交和地鐵一個半小時才能到達學校。
Kelly就讀于美國知名的高中High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College of New York，這所學校因為數學，科學和工程而知名，入讀學生可以利用紐約城市大學里面的資源，比如圖書館，實驗室等，學生在高中時期就可以體驗大學生活，是紐約市九所“專業(yè)高中”之一。Kelly所在年級有120多人，只有不到二十個黑人。
Kelly申請的學校都免除了申請費，因為Kelly的家庭屬于低收入家庭。對于低收入家庭，都會享受到need-based的獎學金，所以錄取學校都是全額獎學金。得知錄取消息后，Kelly激動的和母親尖叫起來，“這份錄取不光屬于我，也屬于母親”。母親多年的付出也得到慰藉，目前唯一的“困難”就是選擇哪所學校入讀。
上圖左邊是Kelly，右邊是偉大的母親
對于成功的經驗，Kelly坦言自己并不是天才，而是需要作出犧牲和付出的。平均每天休息五個小時，有時候也非?？释措娪盎蛘邊⒓泳蹠荎elly都會花費時間在最需要做的事情上。2014年和另外兩位同學在就讀高中創(chuàng)辦“黑人學生聯盟”，連續(xù)三個暑假指導之前就讀初中的學生，同時和名字叫“夢(Dream)”的項目合做，輔導想要進入她所在的這種“專業(yè)高中”。Kelly說自己并不擅長考試，第一次SAT考試分數不理想，也一度非常失望，但是后續(xù)再次參加，分數變得好了一些。Kelly喜歡生物化學，計劃未來做一名神經外科醫(yī)生。當然了，Kelly也是學校畢業(yè)生的發(fā)言者valedictorian。
上圖是Kelly本人照片
這個絕對是勵志典型，小編被深深的感動，受到莫大的鼓舞。自己家庭物質條件不是很好，高中需要準備升學，還能抽出時間幫助別人，多么有愛的姑娘。“不要抱怨，充分利用自己的資源做最大的努力。”小編對自己說。希望能真正利用自己的留學申請服務經驗，在赴美留學中幫助到大家，同時樹立自己的口碑和品牌。
Kelly的部分錄取通知書截圖 以下文章是Kelly分享出來用于申請the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan, Cornell University, and Johns Hopkins University大學的補充文書，結合Kelly的經歷，希望如下文書能夠給申請美國大學的同學們有所啟發(fā)。
Experience has been my greatest teacher; it has changed many of my perspectives and encouraged me to take on courses that I never thought I would. For most of my life, I was convinced I would become a lawyer. As a curious child, I often bothered my older cousins with endless questions, to which they would inevitably respond, “It’s a good thing you want to be a lawyer” or “You ask way too many questions!” Although I was slightly intrigued by the judicial system, the main reason I wanted to become a lawyer was because I was told I would make a great one. However, as I grew older, my interest in the judicial system dwindled, as my appreciation for the sciences grew. During my first two years at the High School for Math, Science and Engineering, I was blessed with an amazing chemistry teacher, Mr. Thompson. Most of my science classes prior to his never kept my fascination. However, Mr. Thompson was able to transfer his love for chemistry to me. His class not only interested me, it inspired me. For the first time, I found myself thinking of the importance of science outside of the classroom. Chemistry has since changed the way I view many everyday phenomenon. For instance, I no longer view sweating as a simple side effect to physical activities, but as the body’s seemingly simple way of regulating its temperature by releasing mostly water. Unfortunately, my high school classes only scraped the surface of the wonders of chemistry. As a student in the biological science department and hopefully a chemistry major, I can delve into these wonders. I hope to advance my interest as I take courses related to cellular and molecular biology, and biophysics. As a junior in the science track, I was able to work with a research laboratory at Mount Sinai Hospital. I have since worked under the guidance of Dr. Adolfo Garcia-Ocana in the Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Institute. Diabetes currently affects over 350 million people worldwide and this number is rapidly increasing. An alarming amount of those affected are children and young adults -- a crisis that was not present in previous generations. The main objective of my laboratory is to better understand this disease so that we can find less taxing ways to treat it. Every time my results confirm my mentor’s hypothesis or shed new light on a subject that we were unfamiliar with, I am filled with enthusiasm. It is fulfilling to know that, along with my team, I am using my knowledge and skills to help others. Although I may not have the opportunity to continue to research diabetes in college, there are numerous laboratories that I hope to be a part of, many of which are directly related to my major. Throughout my high school years, I have learned so much about the interaction of various body mechanisms and the simple changes that can have drastic consequences, and I look forward to embarking on a new journey as I expand my critical thinking and grow intellectually. I am eager to experience new wonders through hands-on activities in the lab and be inspired by the experts in those fields.
