What passages from “Want to Get into College? Learn to Fail” best help you understand the author’s purpose for writing the text? Education agents in other countries are known to falsify student transcripts, assuming that an outstanding GPA is the ticket to admission.

We get the most excited when we read an application that seems real. It’s so rare to hear stories of defeat and triumph that when we do, we cheer.

Students are usually in shock when I chuckle and tell them I never expect perfection. In fact, I prefer they not project it in their college applications.

The ability to bounce back is a fundamental life skill students have to learn on their own.