她寫了篇關於披薩的文章 結果進了耶魯大學

High school student Carolina Williams was accepted to Yale – one of America's finest institutions, with alumni such as Hillary Clinton and Meryl Streep – by talking about how she loves a Papa John's delivery, and all the feelings the process evokes.

高中生卡羅萊娜·威廉姆斯寫下了自己如何喜愛棒約翰披薩和點披薩給自己帶來的感受，結果就被耶魯大學錄取了。作爲美國最好的大學之一，耶魯大學的知名校友有希拉里和梅姨。

The Yale application process is complex. One task set to candidates requires them to "write about something that you love to do". Carolina, 18, did just that.

申請耶魯的程序十分複雜。其中一項要求申請人“寫下自己愛做的事情”。於是，18歲的卡羅萊娜耿直地寫了披薩。

Obviously, it wasn't Carolina's Papa John's adoration alone that won her a spot at Yale – which for the class of 2021 has an admissions rate of just 6.7 per cent. But it played a significant role, evident not just by her offer, but by the fact a university admissions officer told her so.

顯然，卡羅萊娜被耶魯錄取並不僅僅歸功於這篇作文，要知道，耶魯2017級新生錄取率只有6.7%。但是這篇作文的確發揮了重大作用，錄取通知書可以證明，另外就是耶魯大學招生官親口告訴她了。

"I laughed so hard on your pizza essay," Carolina was told. “I kept thinking that you are the kind of person that I would love to be best friends with.”

卡羅萊娜被告知，“讀到你這篇關於披薩的文章，我忍不住笑出聲來。心裏不斷在想，你就是我想找的那種最好的朋友。”

“I want you to know that every part of your application stood out in our process and we are thrilled to be able to offer you a spot at Yale.”

“你要知道，你在申請的每個環節表現都十分出色，我們很高興給你一個耶魯新生的名額。”

But while Carolina was “honoured to have gotten into Yale”, she's decided to instead attend Auburn University in Alabama.

不過，儘管卡羅萊娜表示“很榮幸被耶魯錄取”，她最終還是選擇了位於阿拉巴馬州的奧本大學。