'I Started Crying:' CT Teen Accepted To 3 Ivy League Schools

EAST HARTFORD, CT — An East Hartford High School senior has a big decision before her after being accepted to three Ivy League schools.

Christiana Zembrowski was in line at the McDonald's drive-through with her sister when she got the coveted acceptance letters from Harvard University, Yale University and Columbia University — in addition to other prestigious colleges, according to East Hartford High School.

"My sister and I were rushing to get food before they released decisions at 7 p.m., but we ended up getting stuck in the McDonald's line longer than anticipated," Zembrowski said. "I started crying when I opened my acceptance letter to Yale, and then cried even harder when I opened my Harvard acceptance. I cried for an hour straight after opening the decisions, I was in total shock!

Zembrowski — who took 11 Advanced Placement classes as well as extracurricular and community service opportunities while at EHHS — has so far narrowed her choice down to Yale and Harvard, according to the high school. But she says that it will "definitely break [her] heart to have to choose between the two."

She plans to pursue a pre-law track with a major in English and a possible minor in history or philosophy, EHHS said.

Harvard University has an acceptance rate of around three percent, while Columbia's is around four percent and Yale's is around five percent, according to U.S. News and World Report.