In the context of this text, what is the goal of education? In your view, is that the right goal? How should schools and teachers help students learn how to fail, grow, and succeed? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer. 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. Of course, this goes against everything they've been told and makes young people uncomfortable. How could a dean of admission at one of America's most selective institutions not want the best and the brightest? The reality is, perfection doesn't exist, and we don't expect to see it in a college application. In fact, admission officers tend to be skeptical of students who present themselves as individuals without flaws.