The author, Angel B. Perez, views the idea of perfection being a necessary fundamental to obtain entry into college as a misconception that should not be followed. As someone who has a hand in the admission of students, he knows that not all of your future college professors and academic superiors want complete perfection, in fact, as it says in the text of paragraph 4, "...admission officers tend to be skeptical of students who present themselves as individuals without flaws." As it also says in paragraph 4, "Students are usually in shock when I chuckle and tell them I never expect perfection." This is evidence enough to show that the parents and former teachers of these students have drilled into their mold-able minds that perfection must