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Analysis Of Want To Get Into College? Learn To Fail By Angel B. Perez

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In “Want To Get Into College? Learn to fail” (2012), Angel B. Pérez ,Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Pitzer College, argues that students are not okay with failing and are pressured to only show their success, Perez believes that this problem exist because teachers and parents taught them to only show their success and not to show their flaws.Perez supports his argument with his own personal experience .Perez supports his argument with “I wish I could tell you this is an uncommon story, but kids all over the world admit they are under tremendous pressure to be perfect,” (pg. 1) Perez second piece of evidence is “Students are usually in shock when I chuckle and tell them I never expect perfection.”Perez final piece

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