Martin Altenburg, a 17-year-old from Fargo, North Dakota, achieved the impressive feat of gaining acceptance into every single Ivy League college.

He also gained acceptance into Stanford University, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The California Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago.

The high-school senior had stellar standardized test scores — a 35 on the ACT — and a demonstrated interest in the sciences, attending a selective program at MIT during the summer of his junior year.

For his Common Application admissions essay, Altenburg, who competes as a three-sport athlete in cross country, track, and swimming, chose to write about the read more >>>

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