“my impression was that this was a very happy and well adjusted girl, the kind of kid that simply would do well no matter where she went.”
that probably is very true…
the issue is that all these elitist schools did not admit her because of her essay. that is how the articles I read made it sound.(all those ivy schools and other elite schools reading 1000xx of essays all just honed in on this costco essay and it moved them all to admit her? )
next year a large crop of essays about walmart,dairy queen and pizza hut will sure to be seen.