一位来自圭亚那共和国(在南美洲)的黑人姑娘Kelly Hyles，获得包括全部8所常春藤大学在内的21所美国顶尖大学的录取，只有普林斯顿大学把Kelly放在waitlist上面。
Kelly出生在圭亚那共和国的一个乡村并且度过了十多年的岁月，11岁的时候随着母亲来到纽约市。仅仅为了能够维系简单的生活，母亲需要打两份工，一天工作超过15小时，母亲吃苦受累仅仅是为了Kelly能够获得更好的教育。而Kelly为了上学，每天必须坐公交和地铁一个半小时才能到达学校。
Kelly就读于美国知名的高中High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College of New York，这所学校因为数学，科学和工程而知名，入读学生可以利用纽约城市大学里面的资源，比如图书馆，实验室等，学生在高中时期就可以体验大学生活，是纽约市九所“专业高中”之一。Kelly所在年级有120多人，只有不到二十个黑人。
Kelly申请的学校都免除了申请费，因为Kelly的家庭属于低收入家庭。对于低收入家庭，都会享受到need-based的奖学金，所以录取学校都是全额奖学金。得知录取消息后，Kelly激动的和母亲尖叫起来，“这份录取不光属于我，也属于母亲”。母亲多年的付出也得到慰藉，目前唯一的“困难”就是选择哪所学校入读。
上图左边是Kelly，右边是伟大的母亲
对于成功的经验，Kelly坦言自己并不是天才，而是需要作出牺牲和付出的。平均每天休息五个小时，有时候也非常渴望看电影或者参加聚会，但是Kelly都会花费时间在最需要做的事情上。2014年和另外两位同学在就读高中创办“黑人学生联盟”，连续三个暑假指导之前就读初中的学生，同时和名字叫“梦(Dream)”的项目合做，辅导想要进入她所在的这种“专业高中”。Kelly说自己并不擅长考试，第一次SAT考试分数不理想，也一度非常失望，但是后续再次参加，分数变得好了一些。Kelly喜欢生物化学，计划未来做一名神经外科医生。当然了，Kelly也是学校毕业生的发言者valedictorian。
上图是Kelly本人照片
这个绝对是励志典型，小编被深深的感动，受到莫大的鼓舞。自己家庭物质条件不是很好，高中需要准备升学，还能抽出时间帮助别人，多么有爱的姑娘。“不要抱怨，充分利用自己的资源做最大的努力。”小编对自己说。希望能真正利用自己的留学申请服务经验，在赴美留学中帮助到大家，同时树立自己的口碑和品牌。
Kelly的部分录取通知书截图 以下文章是Kelly分享出来用于申请the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan, Cornell University, and Johns Hopkins University大学的补充文书，结合Kelly的经历，希望如下文书能够给申请美国大学的同学们有所启发。
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.
